Send for Paul Temple

Send for Paul Temple
Francis Durbridge

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.Aided by the beautiful journalist Louise Harvey – affectionately known as Steve – the duo discover that this is not the first victim to warn of the dangerous and elusive ‘Green Finger’… who or what is it? The pair must work together to solve the deepening mystery.

FRANCIS DURBRIDGE

Send for Paul Temple

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Contents

Cover (#u8eb67763-2a83-5951-ac32-6d158fa6cfe0)

Title Page (#u6570cfd8-76d7-5c42-af6c-e19adf1510c0)

Copyright (#u1ab19932-b0de-5c63-9bc5-e4fd9ed52ccc)

CHAPTER I: Conference at Scotland Yard (#u8f486496-65df-5b4b-a4f3-85ce2005cefa)

CHAPTER II: Paul Temple (#u33c5e410-3a52-5bac-8768-6e035cb9bb15)

CHAPTER III: Death of a Detective (#u2da365bb-ddd3-5219-950d-a1aec38365bf)

CHAPTER IV: Again the Green Finger (#uc92ed491-f80f-5db5-b2ee-57640ff6bb9d)

CHAPTER V: Room 7 (#u30ae7f45-133a-52d7-95aa-841cd8278351)

CHAPTER VI: The Knave of Diamonds (#u421e7653-02d9-5ab9-a7ac-1a4329cc5ddb)

CHAPTER VII: The Shaping of a Mystery (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER VIII: A Message From Scotland Yard! (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER IX: Smash-and-Grab! (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER X: Comparing Notes (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XI: Murder at Scotland Yard (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XII: The Plan (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XIII: A Present From the Knave! (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XIV: Behind the Scenes (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XV: The Wristlet Watch (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XVI: Going Down! (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XVII: The Secret of the Lift (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XVIII: The Commissioner’s Orders (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XIX: Steve Vanishes! (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XX: At the Inn (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XXI: The First Penguin (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XXII: Ludmilla (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XXIII: A Surprise for Temple (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER XXIV: Recovery and Escape (#litres_trial_promo)