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Schirach, Ferdinand von

German lawyer and writer Ferdinand von Schirach (b. 1964) was born in Munich to a wealthy family in the nobility. He grew up in Trossingen, living with his mother’s kin until the age of 10, when he was sent to the catholic boarding school at St. Blasien. After graduation he left the church. He went through his military service and then studied law at the University of Bonn in 1987–1991. Since the...

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Harriet Blue

Gender: Female

She is a police detective in Australia, and has specialised in solving sex crimes. Harriet Blue, called Harry by her friends, was born in 1981, is short in stature (155 cm), has blue eyes and black hair, and is well-known for her stubbornness. The only person close to her is her brother Sam. How she solves her cases is described in books that the American author James Patterson and Australian...

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