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Sample of authors
Lyall, Gavin
Gavin Tudor Lyall was a British author of espionage thrillers. He was born in Birmingham, England, where he attended the King Edward VI School between 1943 and 1951. After serving in the Royal Air Force 1951–53, he read English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1956. While at Cambridge he edited the student newspaper Varsity in which he also published a c...
Literary figures
Arab Blake
Gender: Female
Black-haired Arabella ”Arab” Blake is young, beautiful and slim. She is a crack shot, angler and she plays a mean game of hockey. She is married to the antiques dealer Andy, a pensive, quiet gentleman who ends up in some very perilous situations, usually as a result of his adventurous wife. The couple are the principal characters in a series of entertaining novels by Richard Powell.