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Sample of authors
Leonard, Elmore
The American author Elmore John Leonard, Jr. was born in New Orleans, but because his father worked for the automobile industry, the family often moved homes. They lived in Dallas, Oklahoma City and Memphis before finally settling in Detroit in 1934. Leonard graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School in 1943, after which he did his military service in the Navy and was sent to...
Literary figures
Christopher McKee
Gender: Male
Middle-aged detective inspector in Manhattan of Scottish ancestry, and the main character in a long row of police novels by Helen Reilly. He is tall with a large head, dark hair and brown eyes. Christopher Mckee – called the Scotsman in the force – is known for being tough but just. He is a gruff, sometimes hard, interrogator, but can be both friendly and humorous. He is single – and has little in...