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Sample of authors
Connelly, Michael
Michael Connelly is an American author of crime fiction born in Philadelphia. At the age of twelve, he moved with his family to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He began to study for a building construction major at the University of Florida, Gainesville, but did not do as well as he expected. A keen admirer of Raymond Chandler, he decided to do a...
Literary figures
Willie Garvin
Gender: Male
The orphaned Willie Garvin ran away from an English children’s home when he was 14 years old. He became an international vagabond and supported himself as a Thai boxer when the leader of a criminal gang, Modesty Blaise, became aware of him. He became her trusted companion even after they had left their criminal life behind them, and instead work for the British Secret Service in the books by P...