THE WORLD OF TIM FRAZER

PAUL TEMPLE AND THE FRONT PAGE MEN

The detective novel ‘The Front Page Men’ is a resounding success, but its author Andrea Fortune keeps herself hidden from the public. When a series of robberies are committed, a calling card is left bearing the legend of ‘The Front Page Men’. Then the murders begin. Paul Temple and his wife Steve assist Scotland Yard in finding the murderers, but Steve is in grave danger and the clock is ticking.

PAUL TEMPLE AND THE HARKDALE ROBBERY

The bank robbers were caught straight away, but in the bag there was a 'Concise Oxford Dictionary' instead of money. Moreover, in Paul Temple's garage was the body of one of the robbers. So commences one of the strangest cases of Paul temple's career.

PAUL TEMPLE AND THE LAWRENCE AFFAIR

Whilst Paul and his wife Steve are staying in the fishing village of Downburgh, a pleasant boat trip turns into a nightmare when their craft gets shot at, and the boatman himself is later discovered drowned at sea. Back in London, the daughter of the head of CI5 has disappeared. Could there be a connection between this and the events in Downburgh? In finding out, Paul and Steve find they are in peril once again.

PAUL TEMPLE AND THE MARGO MYSTERY

Flying home from a lecture tour of America, Paul Temple encounters Mike Langdon who is seeking to persuade his employer's spoilt daughter Julie to give up her boyfriend, pop-singer Tony Wyman. As Mike seeks Paul's help, the Temples enter into a dangerous web of lies and murder.

PAUL TEMPLE INTERVENES

When well-known American Myron Harwood is found dead in a small country lane, it heralds the start of a series of celebrity killings. Each body is found with a small square of cardboard bearing the words ‘The Marquis’. After eight such killings, the Home Secretary requests the involvement of Paul Temple.

SEND FOR PAUL TEMPLE

In the dead of night, a watchman is brutally attacked and with his dying breath cries out, “The Green Finger!” It is the latest in a series of robberies to take place that have left Scotland Yard mystified, and with no other choice but to call upon the expertise of Detective Paul Temple...