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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The withdrawn British novelist and playwright Caroline Graham is best known for her seven police novels about Detective Inspector Tom Barnaby who operates in the fictional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
Paul Temple
Gender: Male
A successful British crime writer who also turns out to be a clever amateur detective. He is handsome, exceptionally well brought-up (his most offensive expletive is ‘by Timothy!’) and is quite often called in to help Scotland Yard, author Francis Durbridge tells us. During an investigation, Paul Temple meets the beautiful and intelligent journalist Louise ‘Steve’ Trent who becomes his wife.