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Portrait of Diane Mott Davidson Photo: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images (2013)

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Davidson, Diane Mott

The American crime writer Diane Mott Davidson was born, one of six siblings, in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her father, a naval officer, was then stationed. She grew up in Washington D.C. as well as in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she attended St. Anne’s School. Her education continued at Wellesley College in Boston, Massachusetts, which only accepts female pupils, and she lived in the same s...

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Edward X. Delaney

Gender: Male

When his wife becomes terminally ill, he retires from the New York police. After her death, he consoles himself with giant sandwiches, which author Lawrence Sanders lets him create – and eat! – together with a new wife, Monica. Former detective Edward X. Delaney continues to solve murder cases as a hobby. He is a large and heavy man with grey hair cut very short, and he is ruthless when necessary.

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