Paul Temple and the Front Page Men — Francis Durbridge

A detective novel, 'The Front Page Men', is published and is a sensational hit. But the author, Andrea Fortune, keeps her identity secret from the reading public. Then, a series of robberies are committed, with a card left at the scene of the crimes bearing the legend 'The Front Page Men'. The police link these thefts to several high-profile kidnapping cases - and then the murders begin. Clearly, a gang is at work. Could the book be linked to the crimes and what is seemingly innocent piano tuner J.P. Goldie got to do with it all? Is he the mastermind? Paul Temple assists Scotland Yard, but now his wife Steve's life is in danger. He must act quickly.