The Stephen Jones Files: A Harry Old Mystery by Henry Swallow

Harry Old, 45 years of age, is an investigative journalist for a London-based newspaper and is to be sent to Basra, in post-war Iraq, to aid a colleague, Stephen Jones, with whom he has shared mixed past experiences. While preparing for the trip he has a chance encounter with a freelance photographer, Hillary Osborne, which develops into a close relationship that has some bearing on his future work. Information he received before leaving England for Iraq gives rise to doubts as to why he is...