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Bodkin, M. McDonnell

Matthias McDonnell Bodkin was an Irish barrister, journalist, Irish nationalist and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his autobiography and for creating a family of fictional detectives that consist of Paul Beck, his wife Dora Myrl and their son who is also called Paul Beck.
Bodkin was born to a devoutly Catholic family in Galway, Ireland. His father was a physician. Bodkin studied law...

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Donald Lam

Gender: Male

Although a capable lawyer, Lam is unpopular with both the police and his colleagues. There is no evidence or witness statements that he cannot distort in one way or another. He is employed by the tough private detective Bertha Cool. They make up a formidable pair in a series of light-hearted mystery novels by A. A. Fair (pen name for Erle Stanley Gardner).

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