Lawrence Richmond

Lawrence Richmond
Species:	Human
Place of origin:	Earth
Spouse:	Evelyn Smythe
First mentioned in:	The Marian Conspiracy

Lawrence Richmond, or according to one account, Lawrence Smythe, (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness) was a war buff with a special interest in codebreaking, some of which his ex-wife Evelyn Smythe picked up. (AUDIO: Project: Twilight) Evelyn divorced him after he protested against her attending an academic conference on their wedding anniversary. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy) They were in the middle of their divorce in 1993. They had been married for 25 years before this. Evelyn expressed a level of regret for divorcing Lawrence, someone whom she still loved. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness)

Behind the scenes

• Instruments of Darkness establishes that Evelyn Smythe married a man named Lawrence and her married name was Evelyn Richmond. However, at one point he is referred to as "Lawrence Smythe" in the same novel.