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The XYY Man began as a series of novels by Kenneth Royce, featuring the character of William (or Willie) 'Spider' Scott, a one-time cat-burglar who leaves prison aiming to go straight but finds his talents still to be very much in demand by both the criminal underworld and the British secret service. Scott has an extra Y chromosome that supposedly gives him a criminal predisposition – although he tries to go straight, he is genetically incapable of doing so.

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  • The XYY Man (en)
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  • The XYY Man began as a series of novels by Kenneth Royce, featuring the character of William (or Willie) 'Spider' Scott, a one-time cat-burglar who leaves prison aiming to go straight but finds his talents still to be very much in demand by both the criminal underworld and the British secret service. Scott has an extra Y chromosome that supposedly gives him a criminal predisposition – although he tries to go straight, he is genetically incapable of doing so. (en)
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  • William "Spider" Scott (en)
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  • William "Spider" Scott (en)
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  • Spider buys a half-share of an executive aircraft charter company. One of his first customers is an old acquaintance from his criminal past, then one of his old friends turns up dead. (en)
  • Spider goes on the run with his fellow escapee, but it isn't only the police who are in pursuit. (en)
  • Reisen brings pressure to bear on Spider. (en)
  • Spider decides to take Fairfax on at his own game and offers to sell the photograph to rival foreign agents, unaware just how high the stakes are and that his own life is in danger. (en)
  • Spider is implicated in robbery and murder, and finds Laidlaw and Bulman are both on his tail. (en)
  • Spider seeks out a criminal who threatened his girlfriend. (en)
  • Spider, facing a murder charge, agrees to go back to prison to carry out a job for Fairfax – helping another prisoner to escape. (en)
  • Cat burglar Spider Scott is released from prison and wants to go straight. A British Intelligence officer called Fairfax has other ideas though and wants to use Spider's talents to retrieve an incriminating photograph. (en)
  • Spider finds himself on the run from foreign agents, who are also after the photograph which they plan to use for their political ends. (en)
  • Spider is released from custody, but only so he can help capture an enemy agent. (en)
  • Spider is convinced that the police were tipped off about the break-in. He attempts to get close to Thresher's daughter, but soon finds his life under threat. (en)
  • Spider plays along with the scheme to smuggle a man out of the country, unaware that he is being set up as a decoy for a deadly international operation. (en)
  • Spider is invited to serve on a committee investigating prison conditions, but is soon asked to resign by the committee chairman. (en)
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