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Wilson, Robert

The crime novelist Robert Wilson was born in Stanford, Kent. His father was a Royal Airforce fighter pilot, and the family often moved between air force bases. When Robert was six years old the family was living in France where he started school. A year later he was enrolled in an English school where he enjoyed books and sport. He graduated with good grades. When he was nineteen years old, he...

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Tom Reynolds

Gender: Male

A friendly, calm and humorous police detective in Dublin, who leads the investigations into brutal murders in books by Jo Spain. He is between 40 and 50 years old, with a slightly crooked nose and black hair going grey, and he is happily married to Louise: they have a daughter together, Maria, who is not entirely without problems. Tom Reynolds’ personality is based on the author’s husband, Mar...

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