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Ed Lacy

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American novelist and short story writer (1911-1968)

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Ed Lacy, born Leonard S. Zinberg, was an American writer of crime and detective fiction. Lacy, who was Jewish American, is credited with creating "the first credible African American PI" character in fiction, Toussaint "Touie" Marcus Moore.

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1958Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel

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Ed Lacy, born Leonard S. Zinberg, was an American writer of crime and detective fiction. Lacy, who was Jewish American, is credited with creating "the first credible African American PI" character in fiction, Toussaint "Touie" Marcus Moore. Room to Swing, his 1957 novel that introduced Touie Moore, received the 1958 Edgar Award for Best Novel.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1911 to 1968 · aged 56
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