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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.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Crime & mystery

• Full title: Noose
• Author: Bill James
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 192
• EAN: 9780727883186
• ISBN: 0727883186
• ID: 01332021
• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Weight: 378 g
• Dimensions: 222 × 138 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 08. August 2013

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