Photographs

by Peter Harrison

Overview

He was the biggest star on television. From a small, walk-on part in Emmerdale, the charismatic Levi James soon headlines Eastenders as bad boy Wayne Gibson. Some years later the ex-amateur boxer is lured to I.T.V. where his portrayal of Lothario Jake Thackeray adds a million viewers to the ailing Coronation Street. It couldn’t last. Fame and fortune were James’s Achilles Heel. Months into his new contract, Levi James is unceremoniously dismissed from the Soap. Drunken brawls, missed rehearsals and a particularly ugly altercation with the director puts an end to James’s budding career.

Unemployed and desperate for employment, Levi starts work for an old acquaintance that helped secure his acting debut. Alex Monroe, ex-Emmerdale stalwart Martin Chopra (the loveable buffoon Mutton Chops) now a successful night club owner and loan shark, hires Levi James as a bouncer and unofficial collector. Life is anything but rosy for the fallen star.

Then old friend, Eric Nelson, contacts him. Eric’s father, the millionaire owner of Nelson Builders, has suddenly died. By chance, Eric has found a batch of obscene photographs in his late father’s possession, including one of Levi’s step-daughter Grace Lochrane. The prints are ancient, taken when the child was pre-school. Twenty four hours later Eric Nelson is found hanging from a rope, a typed suicide note close by. Still reeling from the news of his friend’s demise Levi is told by his ex-wife that sixteen year old Grace has vanished.

The death of his friend and the sudden disappearance of his step-daughter shock the ex-actor into action. Knowing the two are linked Levi James takes his finger off the self-destruct button and starts the search for Grace. Despite being assaulted and his apartment ransacked Levi is determined to uncover the truth about his missing stepdaughter.

Mayhem and murder follow the ex-soap star as he faces the biggest battle of his life.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940046229400
Publisher:	Barny Books
Publication date:	10/12/2014
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	236 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Peter Harrison was born on 8 November 1946, left school at 15 and worked at the local colliery Easington).
At 18 Peter was living in Southhall, West London working in a tyre warehouse (offshoot of Firestone) general warehouse work, forklift driver etc. He then returned to the North East and worked at the local Water Company.
It was there (middle of winter, digging ditches in the snow) when an old school friend of Peter’s drove past bipping his horn and waving at him. He was driving a Mercedes! Peter had helped this same lad at school (he was a bit slow). It got Peter thinking ... "I'm digging holes in the snow; he's driving a posh car."
Peter was in his twenties and going nowhere. He started studying (didn't tell anyone because he thought he would have been laughed at.) A year later he scrapped 3 O levels. The next year, another 3. Peter was lucky to be accepted on a three year course at Durham.
While he was studying to be a teacher he took A levels. When he finally started teaching he took a BSc part time, followed by a MA, Peter ended his days as a Head of Dept, at Shotton Hall Comp School.
In the meantime he decided to spread his wings and brought a fish and chip shop ... He did rather well, 10 years later he had 6 shops.
Peter always wanted to write (so much to write about) ... he left home at 16, had several years in different lodging houses ... many different jobs ... had met so many people and so had lots of material.
Peter describes himself as a wild young man ... By 14 he was covered in tattoos from his finger tips to his chest. Months before starting collage he had 3 operations on his fingers and hands to get rid of the tattoos.Whilst teaching he had worn an adapted armband around his wrists to hide the tattoos on his arms.
Peter has two daughters and two ex wives. He lives in a one bed flat in Wingate. He owns numerous properties as he says "I'm a land lord ...I'm a happy chappy. "