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'''Colonel Charles Edward Russell''', generally known as '''Colonel Russell''', is an Anglo-Irish British army officer created by the British thriller writer [[William Haggard]] who, after [[World War II]], becomes head of an unobtrusive but occasionally lethal British counter-intelligence agency called the Security Executive. The Executive figures in 25 novels featuring Russell and in several others in which Russell is not a character. Haggard himself, who had served at least for a while as an Intelligence Officer during the | '''Colonel Charles Edward Russell''', generally known as '''Colonel Russell''', is an Anglo-Irish British army officer created by the British thriller writer [[William Haggard]] who, after [[World War II]], becomes head of an unobtrusive but occasionally lethal British counter-intelligence agency called the Security Executive. The Executive figures in 25 novels featuring Russell and in several others in which Russell is not a character. Haggard himself, who had served at least for a while as an Intelligence Officer during the War, called it "not entirely imaginary". Russell is presented throughout the series as an "unapologetic" Establishment conservative but, perhaps because of his part Irish-heritage, is far from being a racist: in at least one of his books, he hopes that a Black "operator" of the Executive, [[William Wilberforce]] Smith, will become its head. | ||
In book 1, '''Slow Burner''', Russell' height is mentioned somewhere; he has "an abundant mustache"; he drinks whisky and soda before lunch; plays golf; smokes a pipe. | In book 1, '''Slow Burner''', Russell' height is mentioned somewhere; he has "an abundant mustache"; he drinks whisky and soda before lunch; plays golf; smokes a pipe. | ||
In book 21, '''The Mischief Makers''', no longer smokes, still drinks, and still has a mustache | In book 21, '''The Mischief Makers''', no longer smokes, still drinks, and still has a mustache | ||
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Colonel Charles Edward Russell, generally known as Colonel Russell, is an Anglo-Irish British army officer created by the British thriller writer William Haggard who, after World War II, becomes head of an unobtrusive but occasionally lethal British counter-intelligence agency called the Security Executive. The Executive figures in 25 novels featuring Russell and in several others in which Russell is not a character. Haggard himself, who had served at least for a while as an Intelligence Officer during the War, called it "not entirely imaginary". Russell is presented throughout the series as an "unapologetic" Establishment conservative but, perhaps because of his part Irish-heritage, is far from being a racist: in at least one of his books, he hopes that a Black "operator" of the Executive, William Wilberforce Smith, will become its head.
In book 1, Slow Burner, Russell' height is mentioned somewhere; he has "an abundant mustache"; he drinks whisky and soda before lunch; plays golf; smokes a pipe.
In book 21, The Mischief Makers, no longer smokes, still drinks, and still has a mustache