Send for Paul Temple by Francis Durbridge

I'm lucky enough to own most of the published books, the films and most of the audios, but I have to say that 'Send For Paul Temple' will always remain my favourite. I've always loved Paul Temple, thanks to a neighbour sharing the radio dramas with my father. One of the journalists leading the Paul Temple campaign is a woman called Louise Harvey who will become Paul Temple's wife Steve.Īn excellent introduction to anyone new to Paul Temple, and I just hope people will take the opportunity to read the novels or listen to some of the wonderful adaptations.

Journalists and media have started a campaign to 'Send for Paul Temple' who has previously helped in a high profile case. So this novel is focussed on an extraordinary gang of thieves who have pulled off a number of very successful jewel robberies, with the Police apparently clueless as to who is ultimately responsible.

I really enjoyed the story and the characters but I cannot in all honesty give it 5 stars. It was just good, and so I have given it 4 stars. This novel, was as enjoyable read and given that it was the first novel (to be adapted from a radio script) I can understand why it wasn't all singing and all dancing. (As a point of information, Francis Durbridge professed himself to be only a script writer, and was concerned that his stories would not translate from radio to paper, and so collaborated with others on all initial scripts to transfer them to novels). That said I have read very few of the novels over the yers, and certainly not this one, which is the first. Since then I have listened to a number of radio adaptations all great fun, all atmospheric, and all so reminiscent of their era. So I have been a fan of Paul Temple / Francis Durbridge since the late 60s when I used to listen to them on the radio with my parents. Rating and review to follow tomorrow, but very enjoyable and a lot of fun.

Send for Paul Temple by Francis Durbridge