Before They Die - Softcover

David Barry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1913200027 ISBN 13: 9781913200022

Publisher: Caffeine Nights Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Corruption Runs Deep, Before they die... In 2006, an MP hoping to open an inquiry into a Westminster ring of paedophiles is murdered, and the original 1980s document which he has on a USB flash drive is stolen. In 2014, extracts of this document are sent to a publisher from an anonymous source, someone hoping to make a fast buck from the sale of the dossier. The publisher is married to Malcolm Reeves, an MP who is trying to reopen the inquiry into child abuse by Establishment figures. Attempting to discover who has the dossier, the publisher hires Mike Halliday, a private investigator and ex-detective inspector from Scotland Yard s Counter Terrorism Command. At first, Halliday thinks of it as a straightforward case, but before long he finds himself on the trail of a hired killer whose identity is unknown, and who may have worked as an undercover detective, and whom Halliday suspects of working for the security services. Soon he finds himself plunged into a nightmare world controlled by powerful people who will stop at nothing to cover up these appalling crimes. It's time to get hooked into a new thriller.

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About the Author

An actor for over 50 years, David started as a child actor, working with actors like Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Stephen Boyd, Paul Scofield, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. He played Frankie Abbott in the 70s sitcoms Please, Sir! and Fenn Street Gang, and also appeared in the film of Please, Sir! He has appeared in countless theatre and TV productions, including episodes of The Bill, Never the Twain and A Mind to Kill. His films include the Walt Disney version of The Prince and the Pauper, Abandon Ship, starring Tyrone Power, and he played Elvis, Stratford Johns s nephew in George and Mildred, the Movie. His autobiography Flashback An Actor s Life was published in 2006, and includes his childhood memoirs of touring Europe in Titus Andronicus in 1957 with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. His published novels include: Mr Micawber Down Under, and three Inspector Lambert thrillers, Each Man Kills, The Wrecking Bar and Missing Persons written in his own name of Meurig Jones. The Ice Cream Time Machine (for children) Willie the Actor, Careless Talk, and More Careless Talk. His Freddie Weston thrillers include Muscle and A Deadly Diversion. His most recent publication is an anthology of short stories Tales from Soho, all set in London s famous square mile in different decades. The book also contains a brief history of Soho and some of its famous pubs, which David has enjoyed researching over the years. He lives in Tunbridge Wells and has two grown up children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Caffeine Nights Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1913200027
• ISBN 13: 9781913200022
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 217