It is 1985. Well respected lawyer David Fraser has been tipped as the next head of Britain's Security Service, MI5. Not only is David a man who deals in dark secrets, he has one of his own, a secret so damning that if it is uncovered it will destroy him. David's father dies. David has a hip injury from when he was young and he enlists his brother's help to clear the family house. What they find in the attic threatens to turn David's world on its head. In an attempt to conceal the truth from his brother he falls deeper and ...
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It is 1985. Well respected lawyer David Fraser has been tipped as the next head of Britain's Security Service, MI5. Not only is David a man who deals in dark secrets, he has one of his own, a secret so damning that if it is uncovered it will destroy him. David's father dies. David has a hip injury from when he was young and he enlists his brother's help to clear the family house. What they find in the attic threatens to turn David's world on its head. In an attempt to conceal the truth from his brother he falls deeper and deeper into a tangle of deceit and lies that take him back to his teen years, to the time when his parents encouraged him to befriend Thomas Todd, a boy who had access to weapons. At first David is impressed. He soon realises that Todd can be unpredictable and violent. This novel is suitable for young adults upwards.
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