{"product_id":"9781780104591","title":"Noose","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe past is an inescapable noose around a young man’s neck, in this blackly comic, satirical novel from renowned crime writer Bill James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritain, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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.","brand":"Severn House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136737624304,"sku":"9781780104591","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780104591_p0.jpg?v=1763711228","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780104591","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}