
Episode 7
Maurice Swift, editor of a successful literary magazine living in New York, gets an urgent phone call. Read by Colin Stinton.
Interlude: The Threatened Animal.
Now living in New York, Maurice Swift is the editor of a successful literary magazine.
John Boyne’s seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Maurice is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story.
However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own.
Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in…
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Read by Wolf Kahler.
Producer: Michael Shannon
First broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 in February 2019.
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