Baldi: Prodigal Son and Keepers of the Flame (Radio Crimes)

by Barry Devlin and Simon Brett

Full Cast (Narrator)

0 ratings • 0 reviews • 0 shelved
Book cover for Baldi: Prodigal Son and Keepers of the Flame

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

On sabbatical from the Franciscan order, Father Paolo Baldi is working as a philosophy lecturer in Dublin when his life takes an unexpected turn and he finds himself helping the police to solve crimes. In "Prodigal Son", DI Tina Mahon asks Baldi for his help as a translator after an Italian chip shop owner is attacked. Something the old man says sparks Baldi's interest, and as he finds out more about the Parletti family, he realizes that the police have arrested the wrong person..."Keepers of the Flame" sees the accidental sleuth caught up in solving the murder of a leading academic. Professor Allen had been due to give a lecture on Jack Matthews, one of Ireland's most cherished literary figures, but when the body is found, the text of the lecture is missing. Could Allen's death be connected to what he was about to reveal? It is up to Baldi and DI Mahon to find out...David Threlfall stars as Father Paolo Baldi in these two thrilling full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations.
  • ISBN10 1408426048
  • ISBN13 9781408426043
  • Publish Date 4 June 2009
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 31 July 2014
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
  • Imprint BBC Physical Audio
  • Format Audiobook
  • Pages 2
  • Language English