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Sample of authors
Macdonald, Ross
Ross Macdonald is a pseudonym for the American-Canadian crime writer Kenneth Millar. He was born in Los Gatos, California, but he grew up in his parents’ native Canada. His parents divorced shortly after the family moved there, and during childhood Macdonald constantly changed homes, living with his mother who was in poor health. He later wrote that he had figured out that he, up until the age o...
Literary figures
Miles Bredon
Gender: Male
A well-built, absentminded and somewhat lethargic private detective – in school, however, he was a promising runner – who has just one employer: an insurance company. Miles Bredon’s task is to investigate fraud, including life insurance cases. He is married to Angela, a quick-thinking conversation partner, who according to author Ronald A. Knox is ‘a little bit smarter’ than her husband. They have...