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A woman reader wondered why he'd created Carla - an adopted daughter for Zen, who was then killed in Sicily - as she didn't seem very convincing, something that also struck me. [Michael Dibdin] answered that he'd invented her on a whim as it seemed a good idea at the time. Later he realised she'd be an embarrassment in a series and so he got rid of her. 'It hurt me more than it hurt her.' He explained that when she appeared no one at the publisher objected, so he went ahead.
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Mystery Man
It's strange to think that John Le Mesurier has been dead for 22 years, a reminder that came in an affectionate profile of his life as a character actor, Conked Out - but Not Forgotten! , on Radio Four this week (Tuesday). I don'...
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