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Sample of authors
Deaver, Jeffery
Jeffery Deaver is an American author of mystery novels born in Glen Ellyn near Chicago, Illinois. Having been born to a family with cultural interests, he enjoyed music and books as a child. When he was eleven years old, he began to write a novel that was left unfinished, he edited the high school literary magazine and contributed to the school magazine. He later read journalism at the...
Literary figures
Lew Archer
Gender: Male
He began his careers within the police, but he was too honest for his job, so he became a private investigator in Los Angeles instead. Ross Macdonald’s sympathetic, intelligent and sensitive protagonist, Lew Archer, is one of the best-known characters within the hard-boiled crime genre. He often helps young people that have got into trouble, and he engages in cultural activities in his spare time.