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Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett

The Irish author Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, was a major celebrity in the first half of the 20th century. He belonged to one of the oldest dignities in the peerage of Ireland . The family seat, Dunsany Castle, County Meath , goes back to the 12t century and is known as the oldest still occupied building in Ireland. The 18th Baron was something of a Renaissance man....

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Am Hunter

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Pudgy, good-humoured and middle aged Ambrose ”Am” Hunter works at a travelling funfair (when he’s not playing poker). He used to be, among other things, a private detective, which is why his nephew, Ed Hunter, seeks him out: Ed’s father – Am’s drunken brother – has been murdered. Together they solve the case, as well as a number of other cases, in a series of highly praised, humorous and soft-boil...

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