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Robin Newbold

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Robin Newbold is an author and journalist. Fourth novel, thriller When the Darkness Swallowed the Sun, is out now on Amazon. His work has appeared in Time Out, the South China Morning Post, Bangkok Metro and Gay Times. He is a Crystal Palace fan and lives in sunny Hove.

Average rating: 4.31 · 48 ratings · 31 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
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3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions
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