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[Grubozaboyschikov]

Have you noticed that some of the leading female characters in Gardner's novels are named after flowers and trees?

Lavender
Cedar
Heather
Clover
(Any more?)

I wonder if Garder took this notion from THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN? I remember there was that Jamaican girl who claimed her all sisters had been named after flowers.

BTW, sometimes Gardner doesn't even bother inventing new names!

A Heather Dare is mentioned in THE NOSTRADAMUS TRAITOR.

Morover, the name of a certain supporting MALE character Johnny Brassier (i'm not sure about the right spelling, cause I can't check it now) appears in two books - NBLF and WLOD. In both cases this is a different man.

[Jim]

Doesn't he also change the first name of his "new Leiter" Mr Wolkowsky? (not sure about spelling, can't be bothered to check)

Good call on the flower thing, though. Hadn't twigged that.

[Grubozaboyschikov]

I've never read Scorpius. But I know his name's mentioned also in LTK. Kinda unusual thing, considering the fact that SCORPIUS is a novel, while LTK is just a novelization. Wolkowsky seems to be the only Gardner's character which has appeared in a Bond novel AND in a novelization. Two different worlds, basically not crossing each other.

[Tanger]

Doesn't Wolkowsky's name change from Dave to Steve?