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    Okewood of the Secret Service
    Okewood of the Secret Service
    Okewood of the Secret Service
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    Okewood of the Secret Service

    By Valentine Williams

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    George Valentine Williams (1883-1946) was an English journalist, actor, lecturer and screenwriter. He created "The Fox" (Baron Alexis de Bahl), "Clubfoot" (Dr Adolph Grunt), Mr Treadgold the tailor and Detective Sergeant Trevor Dene. He also wrote one book under the name Valentine Douglas.


    This is the first volume in the Adolph Grunt series.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateJun 20, 2020
    ISBN9781479450633
    Okewood of the Secret Service
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    Valentine Williams

    GEORGE VALENTINE WILLIAMS (1883-1946), periodista de Reuters por tradición familiar, empezó a escribir tras ser herido en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Durante su vida, transcurrida entre la Riviera francesa, Estados Unidos, Egipto e Inglaterra, firmó varios guiones y más de treinta novelas de espías y de detectives.

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