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Smith, Ernest

Ernest Bramah, born Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author, numismatist and creator of two of the most original characters in British fiction: the Chinese master storyteller Kai Lung and the blind detective Max Carrados. The stories are still read and appreciated, mostly in the UK. Smith was a recluse who refused to give interviews even though he became something of a celebrity in Britain....

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Rex Carver

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He isn’t considered to be good enough for the secret service, but when he opened his own detective agency they engaged him anyway – for a fee. He took on the job: Rex Carver adores money just as much as he does women. He has an office in London, where his secretary Hilda Wilkins sits, but he himself is often out and about. With him, Victor Canning created an original hybrid of a secret agent and h...

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