In interviews, Thomas has said that Barker is based on men such as Richard Francis Burton and Edward William Barton-Wright, founder of Bartitsu.
In Will Thomas' third mystery novel, The Limehouse Text, his Victorian detective Cyrus Barker trained in martial arts in Guangdong under Wong Fei-hung's tutelage.
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The album is again co-written and produced by Will Thomas, features vocals by Joseph Arthur, Patrick Cooper, Mark Gardener (from Ride) and Cat Martino, and it features instrumental contribution from Kevin O'Donnell on drums and Julia Kent on cello.
On July 28, 1996, two local students, Will Thomas and Dave Deacy, discovered a skull embedded in the mud and underbrush of the south bank of the Columbia River, while they were wandering alongside the river during the Tri-City Water Follies hydroplane boat races.