Anniversaries, 1 November
Arthur Morrison
Arthur Morrison was one of Britain's best-known authors around the turn of the last century on account of his realistic portrayals of London's East End and his stories about the private detective Martin Hewitt.
Morrison was born in Poplar, a working-class district in London's East End. His father was an engine fitter. Morrison was ashamed of his background, and he later invented details about his childhood and parents. As a result, little is known about his early life except that he did...
Theme article
History of crime fiction
By: Johan Wopenka
Literary figure
Bo (Barbara) Bradley
Gender: Female
With the mano-depressive legally-trained investigator Barbara ‘Bo’ Bradley in San Diego, author Abigail Padgett created one of the weirder detectives in literature. His good deeds include supporting children who have been badly treated. He is handsome, has red hair and green eyes, but struggles with the fact that he is beginning to be overweight and the memory of when his sister, Laurie, com...