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Portrait of Derek Raymond Photo: Sophie Bassouls/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images (1990)

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Raymond, Derek

English author, who during a Bohemian and wandering life occupied himself with a number of different jobs and activities, a by-no-means small part of them criminal. This is also reflected in his books: he is known as a pioneer in the crime-literature sub-genre called ‘British noir’, and which is usually set in environments and among people at the bottom of society. The books have been criticised f...

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Nick Stefanos

Gender: Male

Nicholas J. ‘Nick’ Stefanos is a Greek-American private detective in Washington in a trilogy of detective stories by George P. Pelecanos. He is heavily built and often does unpaid work to help relatives and friends who have run into problems. This means that he doesn’t earn much money, and to make ends meet he also works in a bar. He rarely says no to a bit of liquor, some sex or a fight.

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