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Portrait image of Hannah Kent Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo/TT (2014)

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Kent, Hannah

The Australian author Hannah Kent looks back on an idyllic childhood in Adelaide Hills. Together with her little sister, she spent a lot of time out in nature among oaks and rubber trees. This interest in nature is mirrored in her novels, in which she likes to "transform the qualities of nature into prose". She is one of those children who decide to become an author at an early age. She made...

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Jeffrey Rand

Gender: Male

He was originally called C. Jeffery Rand, but after a while Edward D. Hoch changed the name of his agent, who is the boss of a secret department in the British intelligence services and whose speciality is breaking codes. He is a middle-aged gentleman and he retires after marrying archaeologist Leila Gaad. He is, however, often asked to help solve cases, including strange murders.

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