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A story of class and corruption, sex and the Sixties, for fans of A
Very English Scandal and The Trial of Christine Keeler Nik felt the
mistake in his bones. The man in the snakeskin suit reached down
towards him and pulled Nik upright by the collar of his coat. Nik
didn't see what happened next but he felt the wall. He cried out
and then someone hit him and he closed his eyes and waited for it
to be over. London. 1967. Nik Christou has been a rent boy since he
was 15. He knows the ins and outs of Piccadilly Circus, how to spot
a pretty policeman and to interpret a fleeting glance. One summer
night his life is turned upside down, first by violence and then by
an accusation of murder. Anna Treadway, fleeing the ghosts of her
past, works as a dresser in Soho's Galaxy theatre. She has learned
never to place too much trust in the long arm of the law and,
convinced Nik is innocent she determines to find him an alibi.
Merrian Wallis, devoted wife to an MP with a tarnished reputation,
just wants proof that her husband couldn't have been involved. But
how do you recognise the truth when everyone around you is playing
a role - and when any spark of scandal is quickly snuffed out by
those with power? As Anna searches for clues amongst a cast of MPs,
actors, members of gentlemen's clubs and a hundred different
nightly clients, will anyone be willing to come forward and save
Nik from his fate?
How do you find a missing actress in a city where everyone's
playing a role? 'FABULOUS!' Helen Simonson, author of Major
Pettigrew's Last Stand 'Scintillating' Observer 'Vibrant and
atmospheric' Daily Express Soho. 1965, When an American actress
disappears from the Galaxy Theatre, her young dresser, Anna
Treadway is determined to find out what happened to her. Anna's
search will lead her through a London she barely knew existed: a
city of reggae clubs and back street doctors, of dangerous
prejudice and unexpected allies. She is aided by a disparate group
of emigres, each carrying secrets of their own. But before she can
discover the truth about Iolanthe, Anna will need to open herself -
to her past, her present and the possibility of love.
A story of class and corruption, sex and the Sixties, for fans of A
Very English Scandal and The Trial of Christine Keeler Nik felt the
mistake in his bones. The man in the snakeskin suit reached down
towards him and pulled Nik upright by the collar of his coat. Nik
didn't see what happened next but he felt the wall. He cried out
and then someone hit him and he closed his eyes and waited for it
to be over... London. 1967. Nik Christou has been a rent boy since
he was 15. He knows the ins and outs of Piccadilly Circus, how to
spot a pretty policeman and interpret a fleeting glance. One summer
night his life is turned upside down, first by violence and then by
an accusation of murder. Anna Treadway, fleeing the ghosts of her
past, works as a dresser in Soho's Galaxy theatre. Experience has
taught her never to put too much faith in the law, so, convinced
Nik is innocent she determines to find him an alibi. Merrian
Wallis, devoted wife to an MP whose career has already been
tarnished by scandal, just wants proof that her husband couldn't
have been involved. As Anna searches for clues amongst a cast of
MPs, actors, members of gentlemen's clubs and a hundred different
nightly clients, will anyone be willing to come forward and save
Nik from his fate?
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