"Gus Gray— Special Correspondent"
LONELY road in Wales, London A docksides, France, and even Singapore, are the scenes of murder and mystery in Gus GraySpecial Corresponderit, a new serial which began at 2YD on February 4. "Who is ‘The Count’?" is what listeners will be asking each other, or "Why are the nine ivory Buddhas so valued?" Gus Gray, news reporter, and his wife, find a man dying on the lonely Welsh
road, a small ivory Buddha in his hand. While their attention is distracted the body disappears. Calling at a nearby house they fall into the hands of the murderers, Acting for a sinister figure known as " The Count," these men were after the ivory figure, which is part of’ a set of nine. When the set is complete a key can be deciphered. A Chinese secret society also seeks the figures, and the Polish Countess Westrekoff represents a third interest, There is plot and counter-plot — the Gray’s home is bombed, Mrs. Gray is kidnapped-Gus disappears-a mysterious "Mr. Smith" is found in many mysterious situations. Several deaths occur, the plot taking a stranger twist each time, But if you want to learn the end of this story you had better follow it from the start.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 137, 6 February 1942, Page 9
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206"Gus Gray— Special Correspondent" New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 137, 6 February 1942, Page 9
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