Charles Exbrayat

Charles Exbrayat (Saint-Étienne, 5 mai 1906 - Saint-Étienne, 8 mars 1989) est un écrivain français, auteur de romans policiers. Il a publié plus de cent romans dont certains ont été adaptés au cinéma et à la télévision. Quelques titres ont également été écrits avec l'écrivain Jacques Dubessy sous le nom de plume commun de Michael Loggan.

Charles Exbrayat (Saint-Étienne, May 5, 1906 - Saint-Étienne, March 8, 1989) was a French writer, best known for his detective novels. He published over one hundred novels, some of which were adapted into films and television shows. A few titles were also written with the author Jacques Dubessy under the shared pen name of Michael Loggan.

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