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Fforde, Jasper

Jasper Fforde is a British author. He grew up in London and Wales. His father was an economist who was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England in 1966–70. His mother, who was involved in different charities, passed on her great love of books to her children. Jasper Fforde was enrolled at the progressive boarding school Dartington Hall School in Totnes, Devon, at the age of twelve. Even though he d...

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Christian Rønnes

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Little is known about his private life, but in the criminal investigation department in Trondheim everyone knows who he is: an honest, pleasant veteran who eventually retires in books by Fredrik Skagen, but who is still sought out for advice by his younger former colleagues. Christian Rønnes is a stable elderly gentleman, he thinks and acts sometimes rather slowly, but he sticks stubbornly at it ...

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