The Good Companions (musical) The Good Companions (musical) The Good Companions is a musical with a book by Ronald Harwood, music by André Previn, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same title by J. B. Priestley. The plot focuses on the trials and tribulations of a touring concert party known as the Dinky-Doos who are stranded in the English countryside when their manager absconds with the most recent box office revenue and the lady pianist. Jess Oakroyd, an amiable man who has abandoned his shrewish wife, endears himself to the company with his homespun advice, and
Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade role charity plays between them. A key point of the plot is what motivates people to embark on great acts of good, or "crusades". "The Inspector is a fine comic character" SUNDAY TIMES "One of the more convincing characters in modern contemporary mystery fiction" NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Audiofilemagazine.com has a positive review of the BBC Audiobooks America 2002 edition of "Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade", read by Sam Dastor, on its website. The novel is set in Mumbai, India, in the 1960s. The plot concerns the murder of Frank Masters who was the victim of arsenic poisoning. "Inspector Ghote's