Tim Frazer Gets the Message

Tim Frazer #3

by Francis Durbridge, Anthony Head (Narrator)

From the creator of popular radio detective Paul Temple comes this gripping adventure featuring undercover agent Tim Frazer, read by Anthony Head. The World of Tim Frazer was the longest–running BBC serial of the early Sixties, and one of the most successful. The popularity of the TV programs inspired Francis Durbridge to write several novels featuring the easygoing engineer–turned–spy Tim Frazer. In this one, read by Buffy and Little Britain star Anthony Head, Frazer becomes involved in another complex case full of twists and turns. St. Bride's guest house, just outside the town of Melinfforest, was a restful place with glorious views of the Welsh countryside. Tim Frazer, however, had no time for fishing and long country walks. He had been sent there to find out why Miss Thackery, a British intelligence agent, had been brutally murdered and her body dumped in a nearby wood. There was also the matter of a missing German scientist, Kurt Lander, who had been working for the British Government before mysteriously disappearing. Can Tim Frazer find out what links the two agents—before it's too late?

Genres: Audiobook

2 pages, Audio CD

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Francis Henry Durbridge was an English playwright and author born in Hull. In 1938, he created the character Paul Temple for the BBC radio serial Send for Paul Temple.

A crime novelist and detective, the gentlemanly Temple solved numerous crimes with the help of Steve Trent, a Fleet Street journalist who later became his wife. The character proved enormously popular and appeared in 16 radio serials and later spawned a 64-part big-budget television series (1969-71) and radio productions, as well as a number of comic strips, four feature films and various foreign radio productions.

Francis Durbridge also had a successful career as a writer for the stage and screen. His most successful play, Suddenly at Home, ran in London’s West End for over a year.

Reviews

[Jeff Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

British Agent Tim Frazier is in Wales on the trail of the men who murdered fellow agent Miss Thakery. Author Francis Durbridge had past the peak popularity when this novel was published in 1977 but this is still shows many of the tricks that held in good stead a decade earlier. An enjoyable read but misses the target compared to the two earlier Frazier books.

[David Highton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Exciting stuff

[Moe · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Tim Frazer adventures are all pretty much interchangeable with the Paul Temple adventures. I listened to the 2CD version in the car while travelling, as it is an easy way to enjoy a story with a lot of twists and turns. I didn't enjoy this one as much as the next, in the series, Tim Fraser again.