The Desperate People by Francis Durbridge
Rex Holt — a nice lad, carefree, brimming with over-confidence, is found dead in a hotel room out in the country. It appears to have been suicide but Philip Holt is convinced that his brother has been murdered; and his conviction brings him up against those who cheat, who rob, who go to the utmost lengths to achieve their aim — the desperate people to whom murder is one of the norms of life..Francis Henry Durbridge was an English playwright and author born in Hull. In 1938, he created the character Paul Temple for the BBC radio serial Send for Paul Temple.
A crime novelist and detective, the gentlemanly Temple solved numerous crimes with the help of Steve Trent, a Fleet Street journalist who later became his wife. The character proved enormously popular and appeared in 16 radio serials and later spawned a 64-part big-budget television series (1969-71) and radio productions, as well as a number of comic strips, four feature films and various foreign radio productions.
Francis Durbridge also had a successful career as a writer for the stage and screen. His most successful play, Suddenly at Home, ran in London’s West End for over a year.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781447215158 |
| ISBN 10 | 144721515X |
| Title | The Desperate People |
| Author | Francis Durbridge |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2012-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 198 |
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