Episode 5
Reduced to begging for coppers and depressed at the way his life has turned out, Adam decides to seek some friendly human contact.
David Holt reads from the thriller by William Boyd. Adam Kindred, a young scientist, loses everything and is pursued by the police and a ruthless hitman.
Reduced to begging for coppers and depressed at the way his life has turned out, Adam decides to seek some friendly human contact.
A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4.
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- Fri 18 Sep 200922:45BBC Radio 4
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