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Francis Durbridge Investigates
- Author
- Francis Durbridge
- Narrator
- Neil Pearson, Greg Wise
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 13 February 2025
- Run Time
- 25 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Three unabridged readings of original novels from the creator of Paul Temple.
In The Desperate People, read by Neil Pearson, Philip Holt is determined to uncover the truth about the death of his brother, Rex, and those who were responsible for it.
In Dead to the World, also read by Neil Pearson, Philip Holt's skills are again in demand after he meets Robert Scranton, a wealthy American, on a plane returning to England from the USA.
In My Wife Melissa, read by Greg Wise, the wife of a journalist is found strangled, and all the evidence points to her husband as the culprit. It is up to Guy Foster himself to uncover the truth about his own wife and then find her killer.
© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Francis Durbridge
- Narrator
- Neil Pearson, Greg Wise
- Duration
- 25 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 February 2025
- ISBN
- 9781529958607
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
Three unabridged readings of original novels from the creator of Paul Temple.In The Desperate People, read by Neil Pearson, Philip Holt is determined to uncover the truth about the death of his brother, Rex, and those who were responsible for it.In Dead to the World, also read by Neil Pearson, Philip Holt's skills are again in demand after he meets Robert Scranton, a wealthy American, on a plane returning to England from the USA.In My Wife Melissa, read by Greg Wise, the wife of a journalist is found strangled, and all the evidence points to her husband as the culprit. It is up to Guy Foster himself to uncover the truth about his own wife and then find her killer.© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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