Vanishing Act

A darkly funny whodunnit of sex, death and the tragi-comedy of old age. Ex-SAS officer Tom Knight is a 73-year-old private detective in a seaside town, with a bad leg, and a morbid fear of growing old. He’s also fallen in love with Fran, a sprightly 52-year-old carer at aretirement home. So when she’s framed for the murder of three old ladies he resolves to win her back by proving her innocence. His quest takes him behind the town’s veil of respectability, and leads him to face up to his fear of old age by going undercover at the care home where the murders happened. But will it be enough to win back the lady of his dreams? Proving that you’re just as young as you feel, the Tom Knight mysteries combine delicious comedy with a precision-engineered plot.
AUTHOR: Charlie Hodges is a children’s writer and script editor. His recent script work includes Dennis and Gnasher, and Shaun The Sheep. His live action credits include TV adaptations of Enid Blyton as well as the long-running teen drama series The Tribe.