Beginnings
Helen J. Christmas
language
(Chichester Publishing, Feb. 12, 2012)
When sixteen year old Eleanor Chapman returned home for the school holidays, she never expected her life to spin out of control. She had no idea her father was mixed up in organised crime nor that a series of unforeseen events would pitch her into an ultimate game of cat and mouse.Step into the criminal underworld of the 1970s. On the day Eleanorâs father is forced to go on the run, she is left at the mercy of dangerous people. With no choice but to escape, she stumbles across a mysterious prisoner. His name is Jake, a rock musician from Holland and he has a contract on his life.As two young people, thrown together by fate they find love. It doesnât take long for Eleanor to realise that she will do anything to keep Jake alive.Forced to exist on a knife edge, they are desperate to escape from London. Will they outrun the deadly gangland villains who stalk them? Or are the people at the top more powerful than they think?Beginnings: Book 1 of the series âSame Face Different Placeâ a romantic British thriller through the decades.Inspired by the violent criminal underworld of Martina Cole and the strong characters who would expect in a Leslie Pearse novel, this book has been described as an emotional roller coaster and with elements of high tension that make it difficult to put down.If you like romance and enjoy a good thriller, this book is an excellent choice for fans of both genres.tags: thriller, conspiracy, conspiracy thriller, London thriller, London organised crime thriller, romantic thriller, romance, love story, teenage love story, teen romance, YA romance, 1970s, 70s British thriller, social history novel, criminal underworld novel, east london gangster thriller, gangland thriller, mystery thriller, thriller suspense, book, novel, ebook, British book, kindle book, kindle unlimited, book about London, book about organised crime in the 1970s, book about London organised crime in the 1970s