Dead to the World

Introduction By Melvyn Barnes Francis Durbridge

ISBN 10: 0008276358 / ISBN 13: 9780008276355

Published by HarperImpulse, 2018

Seller Inventory # U9780008276355

Synopsis:

This novelisation of the radio serial Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery also includes a Paul Temple short story, ‘The Ventriloquist’s Doll’.

Photographer and amateur detective Philip Holt is asked to investigate the unexplained murder of an American student at an English university. With a postcard signed ‘Christopher’ and the boy’s father’s missing signet ring as his only leads, Holt’s investigation soon snowballs into forgery, blackmail, smuggling … and more murder.

Dead to the World is Francis Durbridge’s novelisation of his radio serial Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery, rewriting the Paul and Steve Temple characters as Philip Holt and his secretary Ruth Sanders. This new edition is introduced by bibliographer Melvyn Barnes and includes the Paul Temple Christmas story THE VENTRILOQUIST’S DOLL.

About the Author:

Francis Henry Durbridge was born 25th November 1912 in Hull, England. In addition to writing mysteries for radio and television, Durbridge also forged a successful career as a writer for the stage and wrote 43 novels. Durbridge married Norah Lawley in 1940, they had two sons. He died at his home in Barnes, aged 85 in 1998.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dead to the World
Publisher: HarperImpulse
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: 14042009
Signed: 2/16/2026 9:47:34 AM
Edition: 1771235254.