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Graham, Caroline
The withdrawn British novelist and playwright Caroline Graham is best known for her seven police novels about Detective Inspector Tom Barnaby who operates in the fictional region of Midsomer in central England. The popular television series Midsomer Murders that has aired since 1997 are based on her books.
Caroline Graham was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Her mother died when Caroline was six...
Literary figures
Kate Fansler
Gender: Female
Like her creator Amanda Cross (pseudonym for Carolyn G. Heilbrun) Kate Fansler is a professor of Literature, independent and respected, as well as being an active feminist. When Fansler marries Reed Amhearst, she refuses to adopt his surname or wear a wedding ring. Besides which the slim and attractive middle-aged lady is a skilled amateur detective who solves her cases mainly by talking with...