Francis Durbridge - The Tyler Mystery

I grew up listening to the German Paul Temple audioplays on the radio. Every Saturday morning it was crime time. Of course the cases are all very similar and - seen from today's point of view - full of stereotypes. It's a trip down memory lane and also how my love of crime stories started. This case Paul Temple and the Tyler Mystery hasn't been translated into German. This audiobook is read by Anthony Head.
The case starts with a woman's body in the trunk of a stolen car. The Temples are very reluctant to get involved because they want to go to Paris. But of course the useless London police needs the help of Paul Temple to solve the case which includes a lot of different personnel, the abduction of Steve (with no consequences) and some more (attempted) murders. It ends with the usual cocktail party where Paul Temple reveals the solution after a thorough consideration of all the facts. It is one of the less complicated cases and not a really interesting one. I also kept missing the typical voices of Steve and Paul (Elisabeth Scherer and René Deltgen) of the audioplays. But it was a short reunion with some beloved characters.

Francis Durbridge, Paul Temple and the Tyler Mystery. BBC Audio 2006.