Anniversaries, 1 November
Arthur Morrison
Arthur Morrison was one of Britain's best-known authors around the turn of the last century on account of his realistic portrayals of London's East End and his stories about the private detective Martin Hewitt.
Morrison was born in Poplar, a working-class district in London's East End. His father was an engine fitter. Morrison was ashamed of his background, and he later invented details about his childhood and parents. As a result, little is known about his early life except that he did...
Theme article
History of crime fiction
By: Johan Wopenka
Literary figure
Lew Fonesca
Gender: Male
Middle-aged, thin and bald gentleman who worked in a lawyer’s office in Chicago until his wife was killed by a motorist who absconded from the scene. Lew Fonesca took his car and drove until it gave up. Now he works as a freelance legal assistant and process server in Sarasota, Florida. He also a sad and unwilling detective when somebody asks for help, says author Stuart M. Kaminsky.