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.
Ed Lacy
Author details
- Aliases:
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Ed Lacy, Leonard S. Zinberg
- Born:
- Aug. 25, 1911
- Died:
- Jan. 7, 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.
