Dying in the Sun

For the song of the same name by The Cranberries, see Bury the Hatchet (album).

Dying in the Sun

Author	Jon de Burgh Miller
Series	Doctor Who book: Past Doctor Adventures
Release number	47
Subject	Featuring: Second Doctor Ben, Polly
Publisher	BBC Books
Publication date	1 October 2001
Pages	281
ISBN	0-563-53840-6
Preceded by	Psi-ence Fiction
Followed by	Instruments of Darkness

Dying in the Sun is a BBC Books original novel written by Jon de Burgh Miller and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Second Doctor, Ben, and Polly.

Synopsis

Los Angeles, 1947. LAPD detective Robert Chate is convinced that the man who calls himself 'The Doctor' has something to do with the murder of multi-millionaire movie producer Harold Reitman.

The Doctor aids the police in their investigation, while looking into 'Star Light Pictures'. The Doctor is convinced there is a powerful threat hidden somewhere in the soon to be released film 'Dying In the Sun'. He decides to stop the release any way he can and faces opposition from the Hollywood power structure.

TARDIS

• In the novel not only does the TARDIS not appear, but it is not even mentioned that the characters have travelled through time to the story's setting.