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Grafton, Sue
Sue Taylor Grafton was an American author of detective novels born in Louisville, Kentucky. Her father, Cornelius Warren Grafton, was a lawyer and author, and her mother a high school chemistry teacher. C.W. Grafton was the author of four novels, three detective stories and Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1950), a courtroom novel and minor classic.
Both Grafton’s parents developed a drinking p...
Literary figures
Charles Paris
Gender: Male
Careless, slightly alcoholic actor with more resting periods than working periods. He is of upper middle age, looks a bit the worse for wear but nice all the less, and he likes women, author Simon Brett assures us. Charles Paris lives in a small furnished bedsitter, and likes to socialise with his wife – they did, however, separate several years ago. He is a busy amateur detective even though he s...