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Francis, Dick

The British jockey and author Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis is famous worldwide both as a champion jockey – at one time jockey to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother – and as a bestselling author. From 1962 onwards he dedicated most of his time to writing crime fiction. He was an immensely successful author and is known as one of the most frequently awarded authors of his generation. He received thr...

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Cesare Paul Randollph

Gender: Male

Methodist pastor in a rich congregation in Chicago, which gives him the possibility to live in a luxury flat (owned by the congregation) and to indulge in expensive clothes, good food and beautiful women – including his future wife, the TV star Samantha Stack. But Reverand Randollph, a former football-star in the NFL, also helps the members of his congregation, especially when a murder has been c...

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