Language English Publication date 1958 Genre Mystery Country United Kingdom | Originally published 1958 Page count 192 (paperback edition) Publisher Hodder & Stoughton | |
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Pages 192 (paperback edition) ISBN 0-340-12934-4 (1969 edition) Preceded by 'The Toff and the Stolen Tresses' Similar Double for the Toff, Battle For Inspector West, Stars for the Toff, Introducing the Toff, The Toff goes to market | ||
The Toff on the Farm is a 1958 mystery novel by John Creasey featuring his character the Honourable Richard Rollison, aka 'The Toff'.
Contents
Plot
Monty Morne, an old friend of Richard Rollison, tries to persuade The Toff to buy a farm from some friends of his, brother and sister Alan and Gillian Selby. But on arriving at Selby Farm, they discover that Alan Selby has been kidnapped and Gillian has been made offers for the farm that are much more than it is worth.
Rollison is drawn into the mystery when one of the bidders and his accomplice are found murdered, with the other bidder, William 'Tex' Brandt, suspected of the crimes.
The Toff has to discover the secret of Selby Farm and why rival bidders are seemingly prepared to kill for it, despite the presence of a sitting tenant who refuses to leave.
Adaptations
In 1977, BBC Radio broadcast an adaptation of the novel in six parts, with Terence Alexander as The Toff. The serial has been re-broadcast on BBC Radio 7.It was broadcast again on R4 extra in June 2012, and December 2013.