Captive Audience

Thea Crawford #2

by Jessica Mann, Paddy Glynn (Narrator)

For the isolated and intense community of Buriton University in Cornwell, the arson attack on the college's registry office and the resulting death of a second year undergraduate has far-reaching consequences. Sylvester Crawford, the invalid husband of one of Buriton's professors, watches as the ambitions, affairs and darkest secrets of the students and staff are revealed in the tense lead-up to a manslaughter trial. Has the accused student activist leader Ian Macardle fathered the beautiful Jenny Pascoe's child? Or was it the charismatic Toby, or the college principal himself?

Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Crime-writer Jessica Mann was born in London, England in 1937. She studied archaeology at Cambridge University and Law at Leicester University.

She is the author of a non-fiction book, Deadlier Than the Male: An Investigation into Feminine Crime Writing, about female crime writers from Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers to Ngaio Marsh. She contributes reviews and feature articles to many newspapers and magazines, is a regular broadcaster on TV and radio and tours regularly promoting her books at events and festivals.

Jessica Mann lives with her husband, an archaeologist, in Cornwall. Her latest book is The Mystery Writer (2006).