Author:Francis Durbridge,Peter Coke,Marjorie Westbury,Full Cast
For thirty years the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC Radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case. Whilst she and Paul are staying in the fishing village of Downburgh, Steve gets the uneasy feeling that she is being watched by a man at Fisherman's Point. A pleasant boat trip turns into a nightmare when their craft gets shot at - and the boatman himself is later discovered drowned at sea. Back in London, the daughter of the head of CI5 has disappeared, and Sir Graham brings the matter to Paul's attention. Could there be a connection between this and the events in Downburgh?
Hugely ambitious... Vickers's triumph has been to weave the lives of three bisexual, egotistical monsters into an utterly enthralling narrative.
—— Sheridan Morley , Sunday TimesThis enticing book... is wonderful.
—— ObserverImmensely entertaining.
—— Alexander Walker , Evening StandardKelly has proved that he is one of Ireland's best emerging talents with a substantial gift for comic writing
—— Irish NewsRich in familiar horrors but full of weird surprises
—— ObserverKelly communicates a deep love for the simple and profound influence of music
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—— Sunday TribuneCaptivating . . . an emotional memoir . . . The author takes readers on a roller-coaster ride from the height of Hollywood fame to his darkest days . . . In one heartbreaking passage, Reeve writes how he wanted to die after his Memorial Day accident until his wife urged him to live
—— New York Daily NewsInspiring
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