# McGraw — Red Harvest character guide

> McGraw in Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-the-czar-of-poisonville

## Who they are

A police officer or detective, often seen around the station.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/the_narrator)

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McGraw, a newspaper editor, works with the Narrator as a source of information and a reluctant ally in the fight against corruption.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/the_narrator)

_professional_

McGraw, a newspaper editor, works with the Narrator as a source of information and a reluctant ally in the fight against corruption.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/the_narrator)

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McGraw, a newspaper editor, works with the Narrator as a source of information and a reluctant ally in the fight against corruption.

## In the story

### [V: Old Elihu Talks Sense](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/chapters/v-old-elihu-talks-sense)

Police lieutenant accompanying Noonan; scowls at the narrator.

### [XVI: Exit Jerry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/chapters/xvi-exit-jerry)

Reports the details of the bank robbery to Noonan and suggests Whisper was behind it.

### [XXII: The Ice Pick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/chapters/xxii-the-ice-pick)

Acting police chief who interrogates the narrator about Dinah Brand's murder and reveals the details of the crime.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/characters