The Desperate People (Scripts of the six part television serial) - Paperback

by Melvyn Barnes (Introduction by), Francis Durbridge (Author)

Philip Martin, home from Germany on Army leave, goes to visit the widow of a former comrade in Ireland but never arrives there. His brother, photographer Larry Martin, and Det. Insp. Hyde have to unravel the many inconsistencies in not only Philip's story but also his military friends.

Francis durbridge is one of the finest manufacturers of red herrings in the whodunnit business.
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