The Tyler Mystery

By Francis Durbridge

1957

First Published

3.47

Average Rating

254

Number of Pages

7H45M

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2011, trade paperback edition (originally published in 1957), Arcturus Publishing, London, U.K. 253 pages. Some authors arrive on time and become immediate successes. We are talking about international sales. Others, like Francis Durbridge, have definite success here, there, and everywhere, and almost no one remembers their name at all. Imagine this Paul Temple mystery, which is neglected indeed. Two women are murdered within a week of each other. Scotland Yard calls on crime writer Paul Temple to help. Working with his elegant wife, Steve (not a typo), Temple investigates and all kinds of secrets are waiting. Believe it or not, the Paul Temple character first appeared in a BBC radio serial. That same character would later appear in 16 radio serials, become a 64-part major-budget television series, would also appear in comic strip form, in 4 feature films, and elsewhere. Here he returns in a beautifully done trade paperback edition.

Avg Rating

3.47

Number of Ratings

143

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Author

Francis Durbridge

Author · 35 books

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.