Roy Fontaine, also known as Archie Hall, was infamous as a bisexual butler to Britain’s aristocracy, and a rumoured lover of Prince Charles’ uncle, Lord Mountbatten. His modus operandi was to gain the confidence of his wealthy employers before taking their jewels and then their lives.

The Butler Did It is the dark and strange story of an unusual friendship between screenwriter Paul Pender and Archie Hall, who considered Pender an ally and asked him to write his life story. In a chilling twist, Archie Hall then threatened to kill Paul.

In The Butler Did It, Paul Pender reveals the secrets of Archie Hall’s double life and describes his often terrifying, yet always humorous, encounters with a convicted serial killer.