Fallen Idols by Neil White
Everyone would kill for their fifteen minutes of fame... A Premiership footballer is shot dead in cold blood on a busy London street, and a country is gripped with terror. Who is behind this apparently motiveless killing - and who's next in the firing line? Jack Garrett is determined to find out. A small-time journalist who's left behind his Lancashire roots for the glitz and glamour - and seediness and squalor - of the capital, he's convinced this is no celebrity stalker. What's the symbolism of the Celtic chain left at the scene of the crime - and why does it nag at his memory? Aided and abetted by DCI Laura McGanity, desperately trying to juggle police life with motherhood and her feelings for Jack, the trail takes them back to Jack's home town of Turner's Fold - and his past. What's the connection between the recent assassination and the murder of a young girl ten years before? Could it be that people are not all they seem - and will do anything for their 15 minutes of fame? Conspiracy, revenge and the high price of fame all combine in this stunning debut from a dazzling new voice in crime fiction.Born above a shoe shop in the mid-1960s, Neil spent most of his childhood in Wakefield in West Yorkshire as his father pursued a career in the shoe trade. This took Neil to Bridlington in his teens, where he failed all his exams and discovered that doing nothing soon turns into long-term unemployment. Re-inventing himself, Neil returned to education in his 20s, qualified as a solicitor when he was 30, and now spends his days in the courtroom and his evenings writing crime fiction.
| SKU | GOR002670979 |
| ISBN 13 | 9781847560339 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847560334 |
| Title | Fallen Idols |
| Author | Neil White |
| Condition | Very good |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2007-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us |
