The Tumbled House

Attack on a dead man . . . A vicious attack on the late Sir John Marlowe Q.C. in *The Sunday Gazette* is unsigned. Don Marlowe, his son — a prominent young conductor — is determined to discover the identity of the journalist. He succeeds, and precipitates a grueling court action. But ironically it is Don who stands accused. And in defending himself and his father’s name, he finds he is destroying his marriage to Joanna — the beautiful and wayward young actress . . . "Thriller-like suspense, romantic interest and acute observation." *Sunday Times* "He excels in making his characters come vividly alive." *Daily Mirror* "The tension is almost intolerable." *New Statesman*