User:Potassium Dichromate VI

Potassium Dichromate VI, the alias of the prolific author Polydore Sinclair, has been a well-known figure on the crime fiction scene for many years. Sinclair began penning short novels, until his first success, The Fight for the Bent Ha'penny, became an international bestseller. By introducing the world to the now famous Victor Nyquist, Sinclair did not at first realise the true extent of his fame. Booth went on to feature in a number of novels, all of which have been at the top of the New York Times Bestseller List, along with his journalist companion /on-off lover Adrienne Sinclair.

Personal Life
Polydore Sinclair (born Polydore Ignatius Jasper Sinclair) was born on March 17th, 1968 to parents Sir Reginald Sinclair and Morag Sinclair (nee Matador). Sinclair was an admiral in the Navy, whilst Matador ironed the collars of new shirts at a factory in West Carmarthanshire. The couple met at a party held by a mutual acquantance and they were married shortly afterwards. Polydore attributes much of his success in life to the encouragement given to him by Morag in his early years. His godparents, incidentally, are both famous figures also, being Lord Byron McAllistair and Professor Norman Bracegirdle. In his memoirs, Sinclair sites that he spent many summers at the country residence of Professor Bracegirdle and his estranged wife Mohini (of Limpopo descent). It was rumoured that Sinclair was in a relationship with their daughter, Tinkerbelle-Penelope, but proof has never surfaced.

Sinclair now resides in Monaco, with a wife of French nationality named Devereaux LaSoueza. The couple have two children, Jasper Arthur and Yvette Gabrielle, born in 1994 and 1996 respectively. Devereaux was a notable socialite on the Monaco scene and it was no surprise when she married the prolific author in a whirlwind romance during the late 1980's.

At the last estimate on the Fforbes Rich List, Sinclair poled in at 17th place, worth an estimated £17 billion.

Novels
Sinclair's first novel, Fight for the Bent Ha'penny, was in fact not the first story to feature Victor Nyquist. His first printed appearence was in the short story Victor Nyquist and the Disciples of Abaddon which was first published in Sinclair's own university newspaper, The Aston Times. The short story saw Victor being made to accompany Adrienne on an investigation into a suspicious monastery which may be implicated in the trafficking of conflict diamonds. The story itself is unsual for the principal reason that it is Adrienne who instigates the case; something which was only used as a plot device much further in the series. It is unknown why this short story is never cited as the first in the Victor Nyquist canon, though this is likely to be due to the story making several strong references to previous cases and adventures that the two have embarked upon, and implies that Nyquist and Sinclair have known each other for some time. As such, it would therefore have to have occurred post the events described in Fight for the Bent Ha'penny.

Victor Nyquist
In a rare interview with The Times, Polydore Sinclair said this of his most famous literal creation:


 * I had spent many years toiling over a character, specifically, a main character, and it was during one of my vision science lectures during my first year of university when the Nyquist rate was mentioned. Of course, an important aspect of a character is his (or her) name, and something struck me about the word 'Nyquist'. By the time I had walked back to my student flat, the name had formed in its entirity and all that was left to do was flesh out the character. To be quite honest this took the most time, and I spent longer trying to visualise this person than I have ever spent planning a book. He did eventually present himself, but it was a long time before his little idiosyncracies and quirks and tics had all fallen into place. That point came as such a relief to me.