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Books by Francis Durbridge

Francis Durbridge was born in Hull in on 25 November 1912. He was educated in Bradford and went on to Birmingham University. It was while he was there that his radio play, Persuasion, was written and broadcast. After leaving university he worked for a short time in a stockbroker's office before realising that the only career he was really interested in was writing. For some time he toyed with the idea of creating a detective who was also a crime novelist, but was unable to finalise the character to his satisfaction until 1938. The end result, Paul Temple, inhabited a world of luxurious sports cars, Knightsbridge flats and chic women - a bygone age of elegance and manners. Durbridge had his first detective novel published at the age of twenty-two and went on to write three dozen more. Paul Temple made his first radio appearance on 8 April 1938 on the BBC's Midland Region. Send for Paul Temple was a huge success: within a week of the serial's final instalment the BBC received 7000 letters demanding more. A second adventure, Paul Temple and the Front Page Men, was broadcast in November and December 1938 and was even more popular than the first. The theme tune for the series was Vivian Ellis' Coronation Scot, which became instantly recognisable to the millions of Temple listeners. In all, twenty-one series of Paul Temple were broadcast over a period of thirty years. During the 1950s and '60s Durbridge transferred his skills to television; Portrait of Alison, Melissa and The Scarf are just a few of the serials that gripped the nation during those years. They all adhered to the writer's golden formula: 'Everybody is lying, nothing is as it seems.' His appeal was widespread: in Germany in particular a new Durbridge television thriller was apparently enough to clear the cinemas. In 1967 the European Broadcasting Union commissioned him to create a radio serial for the international market. The result, La Boutique, made for riveting listening. Durbridge was an extremely entertaining writer and the clever twists and turns of his plots were guaranteed to keep audiences tuning in week after week. He also wrote nine plays for the theatre: Suddenly at Home, The Gentle Hook, House Guest and A Touch of Danger all ran successfully in the West End. He married Norah Lawley in 1940 and had two sons. Francis Durbridge died in London on 10 April 1998.
Paul Temple: East of Algiers By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple: East of Algiersby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$27.99
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Send for Paul Temple Again! By Francis Durbridge
Send for Paul Temple Again!by Francis Durbridge
Like New
$11.99
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Send for Paul Temple By Francis Durbridge
Send for Paul Templeby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$15.99
inc. GST
Paul Temple and the Front Page Men By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the Front Page Menby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$11.99
inc. GST
Suddenly at Home By Francis Durbridge
Suddenly at Homeby Francis Durbridge
New
$32.39
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Paul Temple and the Madison Case By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the Madison Caseby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$21.99
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Paul Temple and the Kelby Affair By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the Kelby Affairby Francis Durbridge
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$24.49
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Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Caseby Francis Durbridge
Well Read
$20.49
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My Wife Melissa By Francis Durbridge
My Wife Melissaby Francis Durbridge
New
$47.49
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News of Paul Temple By Francis Durbridge
News of Paul Templeby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$11.99
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A Paul Temple Mystery By Francis Durbridge
A Paul Temple Mysteryby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$11.99
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Paul Temple and the Curzon Case By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the Curzon Caseby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$18.99
inc. GST
Back Room Girl By Francis Durbridge
Back Room Girlby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$19.49
inc. GST
Murder with Love By Francis Durbridge
Murder with Loveby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$23.99
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Paul Temple and the Tyler Mystery By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the Tyler Mysteryby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$24.99
inc. GST
The Desperate People By Francis Durbridge
The Desperate Peopleby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$46.99
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Design For Murder By Francis Durbridge
Design For Murderby Francis Durbridge
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$16.99
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Dead to the World By Francis Durbridge
Dead to the Worldby Francis Durbridge
Well Read
$11.99
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Another Woman's Shoes By Francis Durbridge
Another Woman's Shoesby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$11.99
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The World of Tim Frazer By Francis Durbridge
The World of Tim Frazerby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$12.49
inc. GST
Bat Out of Hell By Francis Durbridge
Bat Out of Hellby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$32.99
inc. GST
Beware of Johnny Washington By Francis Durbridge
Beware of Johnny Washingtonby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$23.49
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Tim Frazer Again By Francis Durbridge
Tim Frazer Againby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$29.49
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The Doll By Francis Durbridge
The Dollby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$19.99
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The Other Man By Francis Durbridge
The Other Manby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$73.99
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Breakaway By Francis Durbridge
Breakawayby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$30.99
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Deadly Nightcap By Francis Durbridge
Deadly Nightcapby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$19.49
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The Passenger By Francis Durbridge
The Passengerby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$237.99
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A Touch of Danger By Francis Durbridge
A Touch of Dangerby Francis Durbridge
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$32.79
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Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the Margo Mysteryby Francis Durbridge
Well Read
$27.49
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A Game of Murder By Francis Durbridge
A Game of Murderby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$21.99
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The Pig-tail Murder By Francis Durbridge
The Pig-tail Murderby Francis Durbridge
New
$46.39
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Fatal Encounter By Francis Durbridge
Fatal Encounterby Francis Durbridge
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$18.49
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The Gentle Hook By Francis Durbridge
The Gentle Hookby Francis Durbridge
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$32.39
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Send For Paul Temple By Francis Durbridge
Send For Paul Templeby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$15.49
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Send for Paul Temple Again! By Francis Durbridge
Send for Paul Temple Again!by Francis Durbridge
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$20.49
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Paul Temple and the Madison Case By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the Madison Caseby Francis Durbridge
Like New
$15.49
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Other Man By Francis Durbridge
Other Manby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$32.99
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The World of Tim Frazer By Francis Durbridge
The World of Tim Frazerby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$24.99
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Geneva Mystery By Francis Durbridge
Geneva Mysteryby Francis Durbridge
Well Read
$242.99
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Paul Temple Intervenes By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple Intervenesby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$226.99
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Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mysteryby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$204.99
inc. GST
Send for Paul Temple By Francis Durbridge
Send for Paul Templeby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$204.99
inc. GST
Paul Temple And The Lawrence Affair By Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple And The Lawrence Affairby Francis Durbridge
Very Good
$225.99
inc. GST