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Baldacci, David

The American author David Baldacci, with family roots in Toscana in Italy, was born in Richmond, Virginia, as the youngest of three siblings. His father was a mechanic and his mother worked at a telephone company. Their son studied at Henrico High School before acquiring a B.A. at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and in 1968 a Law degree at the University of Virginia in...

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Gunnar Barbarotti

Gender: Male

His father was Italian, his mother Swedish – and one of the few things they were successful with was their son’s name. Gunnar Barbarotti is a police detective in the fictive Swedish town of Kymlinge. He is a reflecting gentleman with an everyday appearance who is unlucky in his relationships: his first wife leaves him, his second wife dies in the books by Håkan Nesser. When alone, Barbarotti has l...

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