Tony Boucher

The Unfortunate Basil Albright Tony Boucher

Third truth, third fiction, third exaggeration. Baz's life is like a jigsaw puzzle, once connected every piece has an effect on the other, however distant. As the picture evolves his life becomes increasingly tortuous. This is the unlikely story of Basil Albright's life from his earliest memory to the tragic consequences of his death. A loner, a father, a one-time lover and a killer. Baz brushes shoulders with gangsters, tackles the most uninhabitable airfield of the Second World War and joins a drug-fuelled hippy commune. He questions beliefs and searches for answers. But most of all, Basil Albright is a victim of unfortunate events.