Sample of authors
Morrison, Arthur
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...
Literary figures
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).