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Sample of authors
Connelly, Michael
Michael Connelly is an American author of crime fiction born in Philadelphia. At the age of twelve, he moved with his family to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He began to study for a building construction major at the University of Florida, Gainesville, but did not do as well as he expected. A keen admirer of Raymond Chandler, he decided to do a...
Literary figures
Burke
Gender: Male
He is a violent and tough ‘private’ crime-fighter (without a licence) in New York. Like his creator, lawyer Andrew Vachss, he combats sex criminals, predominantly paedophiles, Burke – his first name is never mentioned – has himself had a tragic childhood during which he was sexually abused, and has also been in prison. He surrounds himself with an odd ‘family’ consisting of other former prison inm...