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Alice Rackham: Obsession, Death and a British Film Star
Author: F.R. Jameson
Year: October 10, 2018
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 768 KB
Language: English

Alice Rackham: Obsession, Death and a British Film StarA stunning actress, a Knight of the Realm and a crooked policeman. Theirs was a romance that was always going to end in tragedy.It was no exaggeration to say that Thomas had never met a woman quite like Alice Rackham. Breathtakingly beautiful and incredibly glamorous; she was already a famous actress and - to him - an older woman. Furthermore, she was adventurous and uninhibited in a way that other girls in 1950's London weren't.But he wasn't the only man smitten with her. Her ex-lover skulked around ceaselessly outside her home, and he kept a bullying former detective on retainer. A giant of a man with the ability to make their lives hell.With Thomas feeling desperate and worried, Alice suggests a trip out to the country. An idyllic break to the wondrous and grand, Carreras Hall. A place where their love could fully bloom. But their problems are not only going to follow them out there, they're about to turn deadly.A new thriller of passion, jealousy and suspense from F.R. Jameson.The third novel in the Screen Siren Noir series.PICK UP THIS NAIL-BITINGLY GRIPPING PAGE TURNER, WHICH WILL SHOCK AND SURPRISE YOU, TODAY! EXTRACT FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH F.R. JAMESON:Who or what inspired you to write Alice Rackham?Even though this is the third book in the series, they are all stand-alone and I have a fear of writing the same book twice. As such I was looking to write a 'Screen Siren Noir', but do it differently - and the best way to do that, I thought, was to create a slightly different leading lady. Whereas the characters of Diana Christmas and Eden St. Michel are both big film stars, Alice Rackham is merely a name in movies. She's someone you hire if you want a third or fourth lead. It's not cinema that has made Alice Rackham a star, it's the theatre and that's an important distinction. And because of that the book itself feels a lot more theatrical. Actually going as far to be set pretty much in one place.You could read it as 'Screen Siren Noir' goes on holiday...Yes, I suppose you could. These characters - Londoners, all - are now outside the comfort zone of London and in another setting. The beautiful, yet oddly sinister, Carreras Hall. But danger has followed them out there. And now the characters are locked between four grand walls and cannot escape it.You also write horror stories, is that skillset more in evidence here?To an extent. Certainly there's a bit of the other me peeking through (and big fans of older British horror should recognise the name Carreras). But whereas there are some unsettling elements in this book, I still think it's more of a star-crossed romantic thriller. There's a man who loves a woman and, even though he must know they're not a long-lasting proposition, he still can't quit her. She's wonderful, yet dangerous. And if he leaves it too long to get away from her, then it might very well be too late...

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