| Noose Contributor(s): James, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0727896857 ISBN-13: 9780727896858 Publisher: Severn House OUR PRICE: $33.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" (1.15 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The past is an inescapable noose around a young man's neck, in this blackly comic, satirical novel from renowned crime writer Bill James Britain, 1956. A young actress seemingly tries to commit suicide over a tangled love affair, but is taken to hospital and her life saved. The story is just the sort of thing that journalist Ian Charteris likes to cover: a poignant mix of near tragedy, possible thwarted romance, and glamour, needing sensitive but - of course - dramatic treatment. It should be a routine assignment, a welcome assignment. It would be, if it wasn't for the identity of the young woman. She may - just may - be Ian's sister. The unwelcome reminder of the past drags Ian back into memories of places and events he'd rather forget. As far as Ian is concerned, the past is a foreign country. And not just foreign. Fundamentally and cantankerously hostile. Vengeful, war-torn, dangerous. It is impossible to escape the past; the noose is already around Ian's neck, and every step he takes it tightens . . . And this is not the only noose. |
Contributor Bio(s): James, Bill: - Critically-acclaimed crime writer Bill James is a former journalist, and wrote for The Sunday Times, the Daily Mirror, the Spectator, the New Review and Punch. Married, with four children, he lives in Wales. |