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Levin, Ira
The American novelist, playwright and scriptwriter Ira Levin was born in Bronx in New York; he was the only child in the family. His father, Charles Levin, was a successful businessman in the toy trade. Ira Levin started his academic education at Drake University in Des Moines, but after a couple of years moved to New York University, where he gained a B.A. in Philosophy and English in 1950.
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Stephen Ramsey
Gender: Male
Detective Chief Inspector Ramsey is a bitter, middle-aged lone wolf, abandoned by his wife and not appreciated by his colleagues in the police force in Northumberland. In Ann Cleeves’ first books about him, he seems unacceptably glum and boring, but his personality develops and he turns out to be a good and empathetic listener – which also makes him a good murder investigator.