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Yorke, Margaret

Margaret Yorke is the pseudonym of the popular English author of crime fiction Margaret Nicholson. She has been described as kind, helpful and forthcoming, but she could also be determined, sharp-tongued and single-minded, qualities that made her a highly appreciated member of various societies and associations. Margaret Nicholson was born in Compton, Surrey, as Margaret Larminie. Her parents...

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Ephraim Peck

Gender: Male

The very friendly and honest retired judge Ephraim Peabody Peck lives in the fictive Sac Prairie in Wisconsin. He usually wears a large overcoat and a wide-rimmed hat and carries an umbrella. He can look slightly confused and lost, but one shouldn’t be fooled by his appearance, author August Derleth assures us. Peck has helped the police to solve many strange murder cases.

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