Goodreads asked Mike Billington:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Mike Billington That's not an easy question to answer because, as someone who reads between 75 and 100 books a year, I have several "favorite" fictional couples. Nick and Nora Charles, for example, are longtime favorites from "The Thin Man" as are Sean King and Michelle Maxwell from David Baldacci's more contemporary thrillers. That said, I guess if I had to choose one favorite fictional couple - not counting any of my own characters, which I am very partial to - I'd have to pick Amelia Peabody Emerson and her husband Radcliff from the Elizabeth Peters series of late Victorian Egyptian novels. Amelia is one of my favorite characters of all time because she defies convention, actually adores her husband (as he does her) and is fearless in the face of danger. I am a big fan of strong female characters and Amelia is one of the strongest.

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