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Goddard, Robert

Robert Goddard is a popular, much-translated and lauded British thriller writer with an unusual and highly personal style. His novels are multifaceted, but they mainly concern historical descriptions – or stories about events with roots way back in time – with intricate plots on many layers. They are usually based on psychological tension, but quite often have elements of, for example, a who...

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Willie Garvin

Gender: Male

The orphaned Willie Garvin ran away from an English children’s home when he was 14 years old. He became an international vagabond and supported himself as a Thai boxer when the leader of a criminal gang, Modesty Blaise, became aware of him. He became her trusted companion even after they had left their criminal life behind them, and instead work for the British Secret Service in the books by P...

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