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Allingham, Margery
English crime writer born in Ealing, London, as the daughter of Herbert John Allingham and his wife and cousin Emily Jane Hughes. Both parents were writers and journalists who regularly contributed to various weekly magazines. Herbert John was the editor of the New London Journal as well as the Christian Globe.
Margery Allingham grew up in Essex as the oldest of three children. She was...
Literary figures
Patrick Petrella
Gender: Male
He spent his childhood in Spain, where his father was a police detective. When he was eight years old, his English mother sent him to her home country, and he came to stay there for good. Michael Gilbert has written two novels and more than 50 short stories about Patrick Petrella, who becomes a police officer, marries Jane Orfrey and has a son. Readers get to follow his professional career from...