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Portrait of Ruth Rendell Photo: Jane Mingay / AP Photo/TT (2005)

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Rendell, Ruth

The British crime writer Ruth Rendell was born in London as Ruth Barbara Graseman. Her mother was of Scandinavian origin and her father a former shipyard worker in Plymouth who was able to train as a technology and mathematics teacher as an adult. Ruth Rendell attended the County High School for Girls in Loughton, Essex. She was a feature writer and deputy editor at a number of local newspapers...

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Luther Trant

Gender: Male

Shortly after finishing his university studies, the young psychologist Luther Trant opens his own practice, not just as a psychologist but also as a private detective. He becomes very successful and is also respected by the police. He is of average height, athletically built and has thick, red hair and blue-green eyes. Unfortunately, the authors William MacHarg and Edwin Balmer only wrote one...

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