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FRANCIS DURBRIDGE

1912 - 1998

Writing as: Francis Durbridge


Born in Hull, England, he was encouraged to write by a teacher and continued to do so even as he earned a living for a short while as a clerk in a stockbroking firm. His first success came at age 21 when the BBC bought one of his plays. Durbridge is best known for the character of Paul Temple, a detective and crime novelist. This highly popular investigator fascinated and thrilled audiences first on radio and later in films and even on tv. Even as he was enjoying the success of Temple, the author continued to write other things, especially plays.



Series Books
 
Tim Frazer The World Of Tim Frazer (1962)
  Tim Frazer Again (1964)
  Tim Frazer Gets The Message (1978)
 
Other Another Woman’s Shoes (1965)
  Back Room Girl (1950)
  Bat Out of Hell (Novelization) (1972)
  Beware of Johnny Washington (Novelization) (1951)
  Breakaway (Novelization) (1981)
  The Curzon Case [Paul Temple] (1972)
  Dead to the World (1967)
  Design for Murder (1951)
  The Desperate People (Novelization) (1966)
  The Doll (Novelization) (1982)
  East of Algiers as by Paul Temple. (1962)
  A Game of Murder (Novelization) (1975)
  The Geneva Mystery [Paul Temple] (1971)
  The Gentle Hook (Play) (1975)
  House Guest (Play) (1982)
  A Man Called Harry Brent (Novelization) (1970)
  Murder with Love (Play) (1977)
  My Friend Charles (Novelization) (1963)
  My Wife Melissa (Novelization) (1967)
  News of Paul Temple [with Charles Hatton] [Paul Temple] (1940)
  Nightcap aka Deadly Nightcap (1986)
  The Other Man (Novelization) (1958)
  The Passenger (Novelization) (1977)
  Paul Temple and the Conrad Case [Paul Temple] (1989)
  Paul Temple and the Front Page Men [with Charles Hatton] [Paul Temple] (1939)
  Paul Temple and the Harkdale Robbery [Paul Temple] (1970)
  Paul Temple and the Kelby Affair [Paul Temple] (1970)
  Paul Temple and the Madison Case [Paul Temple] (1988)
  Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery [Paul Temple] (1986)
  Paul Temple Intervenes [with Charles Hatton] [Paul Temple] (1944)
  The Pig-Tail Murder (1969)
  Portrait of Alison (Novelization) (1962)
  The Scarf (Novelization) (1960)
  Send for Paul Temple [with Charles Hatton] [Paul Temple] (1938)
  Send for Paul Temple Again! [with Charles Hatton] [Paul Temple] (1948)
  The Small Hours (Play) (1991)
  Suddenly at Home (Play) (1973)
  Sweet Revenge (Play) (1994)
  A Time of Day (Novelization) (1959)
  A Touch of Danger (Play) (1989)
  The Tyler Mystery as by Paul Temple. (1960)