This Detective Club classic is introduced by writer and bibliographer Melvyn Barnes, author of Francis Durbridge: A Centenary Appreciation, who reveals how Johnny Washington's only literary outing was actually a reworking of Durbridge's own Send for Paul Temple. A new radio character, 'Johnny Washington, Esquire', hit the airwaves in 1949, leading to the publication of this one-off novel in 1951.
Johnny, an American 'gentleman of leisure' who has settled at a quiet country house in Kent to enjoy the shing, soon finds himself involved with the mysterious Horatio Quince, a retired schoolmaster who is on the trail of the gang's unscrupulous leader, the elusive 'Grey Moose'.īest known for creating Paul Temple for BBC radio in 1938, Francis Durbridge's prolific output of crime and mystery stories, encompassing plays, radio, television, films and books, made him a household name for more than 50 years. When a gang of desperate criminals begins leaving calling cards inscribed 'With the Compliments of Johnny Washington', the real Johnny Washington is encouraged by an attractive newspaper columnist to throw in his lot with the police. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified.
Includes as a bonus the first Paul Temple short story, 'A Present for Paul'. House of Stratus, Incorporated, Fiction - 268 pages. Republished for the first time since 1951, Beware of Johnny Washington is Francis Durbridge's clever reworking of the very first Paul Temple radio serial using his new characters, the amiable Johnny Washington and newspaper columnist Verity Glyn. /rebates/2f97800081256462fSend-Paul-Temple-Again-Mystery-00081256432fplp&.
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