Dying in the Sun (novel)

 was the forty-sixth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Jon de Burgh Miller, released 1 October 2001 and featured the Second Doctor, Ben Jackson and Polly Wright.

This was the third novel to feature this line up of Doctor and companions. This novel is author Jon de Burgh Miller's only solo novel contribution.

Publisher's summary
It was the city of angels, and the angels were screaming...

Los Angeles, 1947: multi-millionaire movie producer Harold Reitman has been murdered and the LAPD are convinced that drug dealer Robert Chate is the killer. Detective William Fletcher isn't so sure — he believes that the man who calls himself the Doctor has a stronger connection to the crime than he's letting on.

While the Doctor assists the police with their enquiries, Star Light Pictures are preparing to release their most eagerly anticipated movie yet, Dying in the Sun, a film that rumours say will change the motion-picture industry for ever.

Suspecting that the film holds secrets more terrifying then anyone could ever have imagined, the Doctor decides to do everything in his power to stop it from being released. In Hollywood, however, it is the movie studios that hold all the power...

Plot
to be added

Characters

 * Second Doctor
 * Ben Jackson
 * Polly Wright
 * William Fletcher
 * Caleb Rochefort
 * Charles Wallis
 * Hannah Wyatt
 * Harold Reitman
 * James Hensleigh
 * Leon Zane
 * Leonard De Sande
 * Maria Coleman
 * Martin Revere
 * Rachel Revere
 * Reinert
 * Robert Chate

Food and Beverages

 * The Doctor drinks (presumably alcoholic) punch.
 * Polly drinks several cocktails and a rum and coke.

Locations

 * The Silent Gold restaurant is located in Beverly Hills.
 * After the Silent Gold shooting, the wounded were taken to Queen of Angels Hospital.
 * Chate watches Magic Town, by James Stewart, at the Pantages Theatre.

Continuity

 * The Doctor says that "evil must be fought". (TV: The Moonbase)
 * The Doctor tells Ben and Polly that he has not been in the United States of America for some time. (TV: The Gunfighters)