Ed Lacy

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Ed Lacy (Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction)

Principal Series

The Dave Wintino series, 1957-1965; the Toussaint Moore series, 1957-1964; the Lee Hayes series, 1965-1967.

Principal Series Characters

Dave Wintino, a detective on the New York police force. Young, strong, and wiry, Wintino makes a reputation for himself very quickly as a smart and incorruptible investigator and as a formidable pugilist.

Toussaint Moore, a black private investigator. Reared in Harlem, he had been a postal worker, but idealism—and the desire to make better money—motivated him to give up his government post in favor of...

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See Also:

• Detective Novel, The (Topical Overview--Long Fiction)
• Detective Story, The (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)