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The Detective (1966)
by Roderick Thorp

The Detective

Medium: novel

Publication date: 1966

Publisher: Dial Press
Written by: Roderick Thorp


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Character
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Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
John McClane Detective Joe Leland (John McClane)
(lead character)
hero
  NYPD Dial Press W. W. Norton & Company, etc. 31

This novel features the first appearance of Detective Joe Leland. This was an immensely successful novel which spawned a sequel: Nothing Lasts Forever. When the sequel was adapted into the feature film Die Hard, Leland's name was changed to "John McClane."