Melissa

Loving her can be murder. Deceit and treachery get thrilling equal billing in this riveting mystery based on the novels by famed English crime writer and dramatist Francis Durbridge. Unemployed Fleet Street reporter Guy Foster (Peter Barkworth, The Avengers, Wilde, Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years) is trying to forge a new career as a novelist-but he's not prepared for the plot twists that his life is about to take. His wife Melissa (Moira Redmond, I, Claudius; Inspector Alleyn Mysteries) is murdered, and all the clues point to him. Guy had met blonde, sophisticated Melissa on an exotic cruise to South Africa, and soon after dark events began to take place. Now he's the prime suspect in more mysterious and brutal deaths, forcing Guy to race against time to clear his name. As seen on the PBS series Mystery!

Written by Francis Durbridge
Directed by Peter Moffatt
Produced by Morris Barry

Mr. Durbridge's stories were distinguished by their twisting and surprising plots, set in a world of fast cars, luxurious homes and dry martinis. - The New York Times