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Sample of authors
Kantor, MacKinlay
The author and journalist MacKinlay Kantor was born Benjamin McKinlay Kantor in Webster City, Iowa. His father, John Martin Kantor, a Swedish immigrant, did not stay long in any job and his marriage was a disaster. He abandoned his family when his son was born and from then on all contact with his two children ceased. Benjamin grew up with his mother, Effie McKinlay Kantor, at her parents' house...
Literary figures
Lecoq
Gender: Male
Monsieur Lecoq, whose first name is never mentioned, had some minor crimes on his conscience when he changed sides and instead got a job with La Sûreté in Paris. He is from a fine, but financially ruined, family. He is a small person but with a well-proportioned body and glowing eyes. In five classic novels by Émile Gaboriau, published 1866-68, he solves crimes in a surprisingly modern manner.