Never before published in paperback, and back in print for the first time since 1951, this long-lost novelisation reworks the nail-biting radio serial 'Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair' with new and original characters.
The Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard visits retired Detective Lionel Wyatt with the chilling news that an old adversary they never caught has struck again, strangling an innocent girl. Wyatt is reluctant to return to police work, but then another body is found - this time at his own home, with a personal message: 'With the compliments of Mr Rossiter'.
In Design for Murder, Francis Durbridge adapted his longest Paul Temple serial, Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, into a full-length novel. All the obligatory elements from the thrilling radio episodes were present, but in a new twist, he renamed the principal characters: Paul and Steve Temple became Lionel and Sally Wyatt, and 'Mr Rossiter' replaced the villainous Gregory. Reprinted for the first time in 66 years, fans of Francis Durbridge and of Paul Temple can finally relive this ingenious adventure.
Also includes an introduction by bibliographer Melvyn Barnes
plus the exclusive 1946 Radio Times short story
'Paul Temple's White Christmas'.
| ISBN: | 9780008242077 |
| Publication date: | 16th November 2017 |
| Author: | Francis Durbridge |
| Publisher: | Collins Crime Club an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Classic crime and mystery fiction Crime and mystery: police procedural Thriller and Suspense Action Adventure |
Never before published in paperback, and back in print for the first time since 1951, this long-lost novelisation reworks the nail-biting radio serial 'Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair' with new and original characters.The Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard visits retired Detective Lionel Wyatt with the chilling news that an old adversary they never caught has struck again, strangling an innocent girl. Wyatt is reluctant to return to police work, but then another body is found - this time at his own home, with a personal message: 'With the compliments of Mr Rossiter'.In Design for Murder, Francis Durbridge adapted his longest Paul Temple serial, Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, into a full-length novel.
Design for Murder features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Thriller and Suspense, Action Adventure
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Design for Murder was written by Francis Durbridge and published by Collins Crime Club an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Design for Murder has 256 pages