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Peter Drax


Born
in Edinburgh, Scotland, The United Kingdom
May 19, 1899

Died
August 31, 1941

Genre
Fiction, Thriller, Crime


Eric Elrington Addis was born on 19 May 1899 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the youngest child of the marriage formed by Emily, the daughter of an officer in the British Indian Army, and David F. Addis, a retired Indian civil servant. Drax attended Edinburgh University, and served in the Royal Navy. In 1926, she married with Hazel Iris Wilson. By his job, the couple lived in New Zealand until his retirement in 1928. They moved to Norfolk, where they had their two children: Valerie A. in 1929 and Jeremy Cecil in 1931, before moved to Charlwood. He studied law and he began practising as a barrister to the Admiralty bar. He recalled to the Navy upon the outbreak of the Second World War, he served on HMS Warspite and was mentioned in dispatches. Her f ...more

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High Seas Murder: A Golden ...
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Murder by Chance: A Golden ...
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Death by Two Hands: A Golde...
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Tune to a Corpse: A Golden ...
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He Shot to Kill: A Golden A...
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Sing a Song of Murder
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