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Sample of authors
Fonseca, Rubem
Brazilian author, born in Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais, but at the age of 7 moved to Rio de Janeiro. Fonseca gained a degree in Law at Rio de Janeiro’s federal university, UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro). In 1952 he started a career in the police service, first as a patrolling police officer, advancing quickly in rank to eventually become police commissioner, one of the highest p...
Literary figures
Edward Leithen
Gender: Male
A Scottish lawyer and Conservative member of parliament, as well as a devoted fly-fisherman, the main character in a suite of crime adventures by John Buchan. Sir Edward Leithen is a stylish man and moves in the best of circles, but falls ill with tuberculosis. He does, however, take on a final case, and travels to Canada where he solves the problem and before he dies also helps a native tribe...