Episode 6

Maurice receives some good news about his book and Edith finds her life thrown into disarray by an unexpected phone call.

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 in ten parts by Doreen Estall

Read by Enzo Cilenti, Wolf Kahle, Colin Stinton and Pippa Bennett-Warner.

Producer: Michael Shannon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.