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Four brand new stories featuring the investigators of infernal incidents, in one box set: 1. The Case of the Missing Gasogene by Simon Barnard & Paul Morris. Investigating the death of Sir Hartley Harecourt's manservant, Jago and Litefoot are caught up in an intriguing locked-room mystery. It's a mystery that involves strange experiments, mysterious scientific formulae, our heroes' greatest admirer, and a missing soda siphon...2: The Year of the Bat by Jonathan Morris. When a strange package is delivered to Professor Litefoot, he has no idea of the far-reaching implications. Soon Litefoot and Jago find themselves enmeshed in a series of events that began thirty years ago - events their younger selves have already been caught up in...3: The Mourning After by James Goss. Litefoot is surprised to meet an old friend. But celebrations are rather muted as he and Ellie have just been to the funeral of Henry Gordon Jago. But is Jago really dead? Or has he somehow been transported into a nightmarish future? The truth is both elusive and deeply worrying...4: The Museum of Curiosities by Justin Richards.At last Carruthers Summerton - the greatest admirer of Jago and Litefoot and their would-be biographer - gets to accompany his heroes on an investigation.But amongst the bizarre murders and strange clues lies a much deeper and far more dangerous mystery. Unsure who they can trust, Jago and Litefoot will find out the truth at the Museum of Curiosities...This is the tenth of an incredibly popular audio spin-off series of two Doctor Who characters first encountered in hit story The Talons of Weng-Chiang in 1977. Actor Christopher Benjamin is a widely known face on British TV, appearing in everything from The Avengers to Inspector Morse, Poldark to Midsomer Murders. One of the people behind the series - script editor Justin Richards - is the creator of The Invisible Detective series of children's novels.CAST: Trevor Baxter (Professor George Litefoot), Christopher Benjamin (Henry Gordon Jago), Conrad Asquith (Inspector Quick), Lisa Bowerman (Ellie), Toby Hadoke (Carruthers Summerton), John Rowe (Sir Hartley Harecourt), Rosanna Miles (Hetty Kindred/Nancy/Shopkeeper), Ewan Bailey (McCallum/Mr Grayson/Sergeant Quick Senior/Priest/Galbraith/Cooper/Constable Roberts), Alex Lowe (Young Jago/Jasper Cornish/Billy), Blake Ritson (Young Litefoot), Tracy Wiles (Lilith Lovett), Camilla Power (Adella) and David Warner (Dr Luke Betterman). |