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Vidocq, Eugène François

Few people have had a life and a professional career to match that of the criminal, police officer, criminologist and master-of-disguise Eugène François Vidocq. And one can well ask whether anybody has written an autobiography with such great literary influence. He also features under his own name as well as rather obvious aliases in a number of books, and has been the subject of a lot of films, T...

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Abe (Abraham) Lieberman

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A tired and worn-out veteran in the Chicago police force. He is 60+ and suffers from arthritis as well as insomnia, according to author Stuart M. Kaminsky. However, Abraham ‘Abe’ Lieberman is happily married to Bess. Their daughter Lisa has just left a failed marriage and this has hit him hard. He looks like a sad dog and comforts himself with crossword puzzles, old films and books – parti...

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