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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
Pete Schofield
Gender: Male
A reasonably tough private detective in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles. He is just over 30 years old, tall and well-built, very handsome, is extremely charming and – according to author Thomas B. Dewey – easily gets women to fall for him. But Pete Schofield is married and faithful to his wife, the temperamental, beautiful and red-haired Jeannie, who (partly against his will) helps him to solve t...