Noose Author: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.... more » 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« less
ISBN-13: 9780727883186 ISBN-10: 0727883186 Publication Date: 12/1/2013 Pages:240 Edition:First World Publicat Rating: