David Walker, a toy manufacturer, usually made it a rule not to give lifts to stray young women. And on this occasion, with his business preoccupations and anxieties about his wife, most hitch-hikers would have forgiven him for passing them by. But this one was an extremely pretty girl in her early twenties, wearing a set of fairly new jeans and with a cheeky cap on her head; there was something innocent and appealing about her. Her face fell as she saw that he intended to ignore her signals and as he gathered speed he was left with the impression of an almost despairing disappointment. He relented at once. It was the biggest mistake of his life.
When she disappears, David is caught in a sudden storm of intrigue and confusion; the picture may have been blurred, but the frame was set. And somewhere in the picture are blackmail, big money, and murder. Detective Inspector Martin Denson has only the faintest of outlines from which to discover the truth. And he has less time to do it in that he thought.
The creator of Paul Temple, Francis Durbridge was a successful writer for both stage and screen, and adapted many of his scripts into novels. Six of his classic thrillers have now been republished by Bello.
When she disappears, David is caught in a sudden storm of intrigue and confusion; the picture may have been blurred, but the frame was set. And somewhere in the picture are blackmail, big money, and murder. Detective Inspector Martin Denson has only the faintest of outlines from which to discover the truth. And he has less time to do it in that he thought.
The creator of Paul Temple, Francis Durbridge was a successful writer for both stage and screen, and adapted many of his scripts into novels. Six of his classic thrillers have now been republished by Bello.
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Hardback Editions
February 1977 : Hardback
| Title: The Passenger Author(s):: Francis Durbridge ISBN: 0340215429 / 9780340215425 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Paperback Editions
February 2012 : Paperback
| Title: The Passenger Author(s):: Francis Durbridge ISBN: 1447215087 / 9781447215080 Publisher: Bello Availability: Amazon UK |
December 1978 : Paperback
| Title: The Passenger (Coronet Books) Author(s):: Francis Durbridge ISBN: 0340227044 / 9780340227046 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Kindle Editions
February 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Passenger Author(s):: Francis Durbridge ISBN: B0073TWCY8 Publisher: Bello Availability: Amazon UK |
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