 Authorities were amazed by the similarities between Cox's actual crimes and the manuscript, which they found several years before Cox was arrested. The fictional character is 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), has brown hair and blue eyes. Cox is 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), has brown hair and green eyes. Both the fictional character and Cox drove a silver Audi TT, illegally acquired Tampa real estate worth $ 2.7 million, were alumni of the University of South Florida, had an intense fear of Interpol, and formerly worked as insurance seller.
