''The Romance of Crime'' is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''. It features the

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and K-9. It takes place directly before the Missing Adventure ''

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'', also by Roberts. The title is a quotation from the

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song " Sister I'm a Poet".

Plot

The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Romana and K-9 to the Rock of Judgement: a supreme prison built into a rocket-powered asteroid. What is the link between the gallery of artist Menlove Stokes, and the massacre of a survey team on a far off planet? And why is Margo, Chief Of Security, behaving in such an odd manner?

Audio adaptation

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, an audio production company based in the UK, released an audio adaptation in January 2015, starring

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and

Lalla Ward Sarah Jill "Lalla" Ward (born 28 June 1951) is an English actress, voice artist and author. She is best known for playing the role of Romana II in the BBC television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1979 to 1981. Career Early career Ward's stage na ...

with

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References

External links

''The Romance of Crime''
at Big Finish {{DEFAULTSORT:Romance of Crime, The 1995 British novels 1995 science fiction novels Virgin Missing Adventures Fourth Doctor novels Novels by Gareth Roberts (writer)