Paul Temple: East of Algiers (A Paul Temple Mystery)

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When Paul Temple is asked to do a simple favour for his wife Steve, he has no idea of the brutal repercussions about to follow.

Flying from Paris, Temple and Steve are bound for Tunis to deliver a package to David Foster until the parcels sender is found dead in a dust bin. It is the prelude to a series of murders, leaving Temple and Steve desperate to stop the tide of escalating events only they can get to the heart of the mystery and ensure that justice prevails.

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Francis Durbridge, made [Paul and Steves] adventures utterly enchanting within that shivering threadbare postwar reality.The Telegraph

A classy period piece, all clipped accents, glamour and a smoking and drinking count to rival Mad Men. Great fun and surprisingly gripping. The Guardian

Author Bio

Francis Henry Durbridge was born 25th November 1912 in Hull. 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.