Tim Frazer Gets the Message

By Francis Durbridge

1978

First Published

3.73

Average Rating

192

Number of Pages

5H51M

Audio Length

Part of Series

Tim Frazer

Series · 3 books

By Francis Durbridge

From the creator of popular radio detective Paul Temple comes this gripping adventure featuring undercover agent Tim Frazer, read by Anthony Head. The World of Tim Frazer was the longest–running BBC serial of the early Sixties, and one of the most successful. The popularity of the TV programs inspired Francis Durbridge to write several novels featuring the easygoing engineer–turned–spy Tim Frazer. In this one, read by Buffy and Little Britain star Anthony Head, Frazer becomes involved in another complex case full of twists and turns. St. Bride's guest house, just outside the town of Melinfforest, was a restful place with glorious views of the Welsh countryside. Tim Frazer, however, had no time for fishing and long country walks. He had been sent there to find out why Miss Thackery, a British intelligence agent, had been brutally murdered and her body dumped in a nearby wood. There was also the matter of a missing German scientist, Kurt Lander, who had been working for the British Government before mysteriously disappearing. Can Tim Frazer find out what links the two agents—before it's too late?

Avg Rating

3.73

Number of Ratings

5 STARS

27%

4 STARS

32%

3 STARS

27%

2 STARS

14%

1 STARS

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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.