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Sample of authors
Harris, Robert
Robert Dennis Harris is a British author born in Nottingham where his father worked at a printing plant. When he was very young Harris decided that he too wanted to work with text and print. The family moved to Leicestershire when he was nine. He attended Belvoir High School at Bottesford and 1971–75 King Edward VII School at Melton Mowbray. He then went on to read English and history at Selwyn C...
Literary figures
Duncan Maclain
Gender: Male
He is young and rich, tall, dark and handsome with his curly hair. He also dresses very elegantly. Duncan Maclain lost his sight during the First World War, in which he took part with the rank of captain. It is, however, hard to believe – his other senses are extremely well developed. He is a well-known private detective in New York, where he marries the beautiful Sybylla Ford, according to a...