Caroline Graham
Caroline Graham | |
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Born | Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England | 17 July 1931
Occupation | Novelist |
Education | MA, Writing for the Theatre[1] |
Alma mater | University of Birmingham, Open University |
Genre | Mystery |
Notable works | Chief Inspector Barnaby series |
Caroline Graham (born 17 July 1931) is an English playwright, screenwriter and novelist.
Early life and education
Graham was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire to a working-class family,[2] and attended Nuneaton High School for Girls where her English teacher encouraged her to write.[2][3] Graham's mother died when she was six and her father remarried when she was 13.[3] At the age of 14, she left school and went to work in Courtaulds Mill as a wefter.[2]
She served in the
She studied with the Open University, and in 1991 received a master's degree in theatre studies from the University of Birmingham at the age of 60.[3][5]
Career
Her first published book was Fire Dance (1982), a
Since The Killings at Badger's Drift, Graham has written six more Inspector Barnaby novels; the last, A Ghost in the Machine, was published in 2004.
Selected works
Chief Inspector Barnaby series
- The Killings at Badger's Drift (1987)
- Death of a Hollow Man (1989)
- Death in Disguise (1992)
- Written in Blood (1994)
- Faithful unto Death (1996)
- A Place of Safety (1999)
- A Ghost in the Machine (2004)
Others
- Fire Dance (1982)
- The Envy of the Stranger (1984)
- Murder at Madingley Grange (1990)
References
- ^ "Caroline Graham". Midsomer Murders. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Weekend: The Saturday Interview - Caroline Graham - Dissatisfaction must be guaranteed". The Birmingham Post. The Free Library. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Oliver, Gill (9 June 2011). "Author of Midsomer Murders stories". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b "'FROM CROSSROADS TO MIDSOMER MURDERS' CAROLINE GRAHAM IN CONVERSATION WITH RUSSELL JAMES AT THE NFT IN LONDON". 9 July 2004.
- ^ a b "Caroline Graham". British Council – Literature.
- ISBN 0-904030-02-4).
- ^ "Mystery Readers International's Macavity Awards". Mysteryreaders.org. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Malice Domestic Convention - Bethesda, MD". Malicedomestic.org. 23 August 1988. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Super Sleuths". 3 October 2006 – via IMDb.
- ^ "The People's Detective". 31 August 2010 – via IMDb.
External links
- Caroline Graham at British Council: Literature