More Careless Talk
More Secrets and Lies in a town near London
By David Barry
ISBN: 9781782342564
The sequel to Careless Talk, in which Dave Whitby’s new relationship turns sour as Mary’s ex husband begins terrorising and stalking her, and Mike’s hair cutting is compromised by his drinking and his marriage goes belly-up.
The sequel to Careless Talk, in which Dave Whitby’s new relationship turns sour as Mary’s ex husband begins terrorising and stalking her, and Mike’s hair cutting is compromised by his drinking and his marriage goes belly-up. All his customers relationships go from bad to worse, but henpecked Ted, the railway guard finds a new life that has always been denied to him.
About the Author
David Barry is the pseudonym of Meurig Jones, and he was born in Bangor, North Wales. He attended Corona Academy Stage School in Chiswick, London, from the age of 12. As a child actor he worked with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in “Titus Andronicus”, touring Europe in 1957. Also, as a teenager, filmed with Tyrone Power, and worked on stage with Paul Scofield. In his early 20s he played Frankie Abbott in “Please, Sir!” and “Fenn Street Gang”, at which time he wrote his first broadcast script. He also wrote “Keep It in The Family” for Thames TV (3 episodes). His novels include “Each Man Kills”, “Willie the Actor”, “The Ice Cream Time Machine”, “Careless Talk”, “More Careless Talk”, “Muscle”, “A Deadly Diversion” and Walking Shadows”. He has also published a book of short stories “Tales from Soho”.
His favourite authors are Charles Dickens, John Steinbeck and many thriller writers, including Michael Connelly, Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, Raymond Chandler, James Lee Burke.