Dead to the World: Based on Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery

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This novelisation of the radio serial Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery also includes a Paul Temple short story, The Ventriloquists 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 boys fathers missing signet ring as his only leads, Holts investigation soon snowballs into forgery, blackmail, smuggling and more murder.

Dead to the World is Francis Durbridges 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 VENTRILOQUISTS DOLL.

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Paul Temple gives thrills, suspense, and excitement for all. Daily Mail

Paul Temple commands a greater audience than any film actor or stage star. Temples adventures are listened to by millions of people all over the world. Temple is the modern Sherlock Holmes. Evening Standard

I enjoy every minute of Paul Temple. Its great! Daily Express

Mr Temple, the novelist with a genius for detection, is a phenomenon . . . probably the most famous of all modern fictional characters. London Evening News

Paul Temple has broken all records. The most famous . . . most persistently popular detective. Radio Times

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.