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Sample of authors
King, Laurie R.
American author and theologian, born as Laurie Richardson in Oakland, California. The family moved several times within the state and lived in, among other places, Santa Cruz and San Jose before settling down in Tacoma on the outskirts of Washington in 1961. The parents separated, the mother moved to Saratoga in California and for several years, Laurie R. (Richardson) King shuttled between...
Literary figures
Lecoq
Gender: Male
Monsieur Lecoq, whose first name is never mentioned, had some minor crimes on his conscience when he changed sides and instead got a job with La Sûreté in Paris. He is from a fine, but financially ruined, family. He is a small person but with a well-proportioned body and glowing eyes. In five classic novels by Émile Gaboriau, published 1866-68, he solves crimes in a surprisingly modern manner.