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Griffiths, Elly

The English author Domenica Maxted – known as a crime writer under the pseudonym Elly Griffiths – was born in London as Domenica de Rosa. Her father is of Italian descent, her mother English. When Domenica was five years old, the family moved to Brighton, and she has lived in or just outside the city virtually all her life. She went to local schools, and in 1981 started to study at King’s Colle...

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George Challenger

Gender: Male

Professor Challenger is an impressive figure – in several ways. He is a research scientist in various subjects, has a large body and an enormous head, a black full beard and a dominating personality. He is also conceited and has a bad temper, as well as being the main character if three novels with a specific fantasy element by Arthur Conan Doyle, who based him on a teacher he had himself been t...

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