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Innes, Hammond
Pseudonym used by the British novelist Ralph Hammond-Innes who was born in Horsham, Sussex, to Scottish parents. He attended Cranbrook School in Kent between 1927 and 1931 after which he did odd jobs, including working as a journalist. Between 1934 and 1940 he was employed at Financial News, later the Financial Times, in London. He also wrote novels to add to his income, and he published the...
Literary figures
Clinton Driffield
Gender: Male
He is a chief constable in England, aged about 35, a small thin man, sun-tanned, with a sharp eye, decisive mouth and neatly-trimmed moustache. He is usually accompanied by his ‘Watson’, Squire Wendover. Sir Clifford Driffield likes to dress conventionally, and has remarkably well-manicured hands and good teeth, according to author J.J. Connington (pseudonym for A.W. Stewart).