the character himself is based on Reginald VelJohnson, the supporting star of the best action movie of all time, "Die Hard," and, more importantly, the head of the Winslow household in the beloved ...

Yeah, Winslow is a guy who writes hard-boiled crime fiction full of leggy, tough-talking dolls and guys with $70,000 watches and short, telegraphic sentences. ("First thing you learn in this kind ...