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Connolly, John

Irish author, born and raised in Dublin. After finishing school, he worked for a few years, including jobs as a bartender and waiter, before starting to study at Trinity College in his home city. After graduating with a B.A. in English, he went on to study Journalism at Dublin City University, gaining an M.A. in 1993. He did freelance work for The Irish Times but got tired of that and decided to...

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Joe Leaphorn

Gender: Male

Joe Leaphorn is a Navajo police officer at a reservation in southeast United States. He is a wise and contemplative individual. Contrary to his colleague Jim Chee, he does not believe in traditional Native American folklore, but in Western rationalism, logic and forensic science. The author, Tony Hillerman, has allowed him to age. Leaphorn eventually retires from his job, but is still...

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