Paul Temple And The Spencer Affair

Oct 6, 2024 10:33 AM

Author:Francis Durbridge,Peter Coke,Marjorie Westbury,Full Cast

From 1938 to 1969 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. When young drama student Mary Dreisler is found murdered in her flat, her father instantly sends for Paul Temple. There appears to have been no struggle, no robbery - no motive. The only possible clue is a package that arrives for the dead girl. It contains a gramophone record called 'My Heart and Harry' and attached is a note: ‘Adored every minute of it - Spencer’. Who is Spencer? Does the song have anything to do with the murder? If anyone can find the answers, Paul can...

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Hugely ambitious... Vickers's triumph has been to weave the lives of three bisexual, egotistical monsters into an utterly enthralling narrative.

—— Sheridan Morley , Sunday Times

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—— Observer

Immensely entertaining.

—— Alexander Walker , Evening Standard

Kelly has proved that he is one of Ireland's best emerging talents with a substantial gift for comic writing

—— Irish News

Rich in familiar horrors but full of weird surprises

—— Observer

Kelly communicates a deep love for the simple and profound influence of music

—— Big Issue

Witty and well observed and, on the subject of music, inspiring

—— Sunday Tribune

Captivating . . . 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 News

Inspiring

—— Los Angeles Times

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