rancis Henry Durbridge was an English playwright and author born in Hull. Durbridge wrote several Paul Temple novels in collaboration with John Thewes, Douglas Rutherford and Charles Hatten - and those he wrote with Rutherford appeared under the pen name "Paul Temple", making the fictional writer "real".
Genres: Mystery
Series
Paul Temple
Send for Paul Temple (1938) (with John Thewes)
Paul Temple and the Front Page Men (1939) (with Charles Hatton)
News of Paul Temple (1940) (with Charles Hatton)
Paul Temple Intervenes (1944) (with Charles Hatton)
Send for Paul Temple Again! (1948) (with Charles Hatton)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair (1956)
The Tyler Mystery (1957) (as by Paul Temple)
East of Algiers (1959) (as by Paul Temple)
Paul Temple and the Harkdale Robbery (1970)
Paul Temple and the Kelby Affair (1970)
The Geneva Mystery (1971)
The Curzon Case (1972)
Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery (1986)
Paul Temple and the Madison Case (1988)
Paul Temple and the Conrad Case (1989)
Send for Paul Temple (1938) (with John Thewes)
Paul Temple and the Front Page Men (1939) (with Charles Hatton)
News of Paul Temple (1940) (with Charles Hatton)
Paul Temple Intervenes (1944) (with Charles Hatton)
Send for Paul Temple Again! (1948) (with Charles Hatton)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair (1956)
The Tyler Mystery (1957) (as by Paul Temple)
East of Algiers (1959) (as by Paul Temple)
Paul Temple and the Harkdale Robbery (1970)
Paul Temple and the Kelby Affair (1970)
The Geneva Mystery (1971)
The Curzon Case (1972)
Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery (1986)
Paul Temple and the Madison Case (1988)
Paul Temple and the Conrad Case (1989)
Tim Frazer
The World of Tim Frazer (1962)
Tim Frazer Again (1964)
Tim Frazer Gets the Message (1978)
The World of Tim Frazer (1962)
Tim Frazer Again (1964)
Tim Frazer Gets the Message (1978)
Paul Temple Radio Plays
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair (2000)
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery (2002)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair (2003)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case (2003)
The Paul Temple Collection (2003)
The Paul Temple Mysteries (2003)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery (2004)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair (2005)
Paul Temple and the Curzon Case (2006)
Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery (2006)
Paul Temple and the Tyler Mystery (2006)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair (2000)
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery (2002)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair (2003)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case (2003)
The Paul Temple Collection (2003)
The Paul Temple Mysteries (2003)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery (2004)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair (2005)
Paul Temple and the Curzon Case (2006)
Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery (2006)
Paul Temple and the Tyler Mystery (2006)
Novels
Back Room Girl (1950)
Beware of Johnny Washington (1951)
Design for Murder (1951)
The Other Man (1958)
A Time of Day (1959)
The Scarf (1960)
aka The Case of the Twisted Scarf
Portrait of Alison (1962)
My Friend Charles (1963)
Another Woman's Shoes (1965)
The Desperate People (1966)
Dead to the World (1967)
My Wife Melissa (1967)
The Nylon Murders (1968)
The Pig Tail Murder (1969)
A Man Called Harry Brent (1970)
Bat Out of Hell (1972)
A Game of Murder (1975)
The Passenger (1977)
Breakaway (1981)
The Doll (1982)
Deadly Nightcap (1986)
Fatal Encounter (2002)
Beware of Johnny Washington (1951)
Design for Murder (1951)
The Other Man (1958)
A Time of Day (1959)
The Scarf (1960)
aka The Case of the Twisted Scarf
Portrait of Alison (1962)
My Friend Charles (1963)
Another Woman's Shoes (1965)
The Desperate People (1966)
Dead to the World (1967)
My Wife Melissa (1967)
The Nylon Murders (1968)
The Pig Tail Murder (1969)
A Man Called Harry Brent (1970)
Bat Out of Hell (1972)
A Game of Murder (1975)
The Passenger (1977)
Breakaway (1981)
The Doll (1982)
Deadly Nightcap (1986)
Fatal Encounter (2002)
Plays show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Francis Durbridge
The Christmas Card Crime (2018)
And other stories
(British Library Crime Classics)
edited by
Martin Edwards
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