Never before published in paperback, and back in print for the first time since 1951, this longlost novelisation reworks the nailbiting radio serial Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair with new and original characters. The Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard visits retired Detective Lionel Wyatt with the chilling news that an old adversary they never caught has struck again, strangling an innocent girl. Wyatt is reluctant to return to police work, but then another body is found this time at his own home, with a personal message With the compliments of Mr Rossiter. In Design for Murder, Francis Durbridge adapted his longest Paul Temple serial, Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, into a fulllength novel. All the obligatory elements from the thrilling radio episodes were present, but in a new twist, he renamed the principal characters Paul and Steve Temple became Lionel and Sally Wyatt, and Mr Rossiter replaced the villainous Gregory. Reprinted for the first time in 66 years, fans of Francis Durbridge and of Paul Temple can finally relive this ingenious adventure. Also includes an introduction by bibliographer Melvyn Barnesplus the exclusive 1946 Radio Times short storyPaul Temples White Christmas.

Binding: Paperback;258 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Classification: N/A; Weight: 377.19 g; Dimensions: N/A

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