Facing the Dark

by Michael Harrison (Author)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.39

  The son of a murderer - that's what they call Simon. His father is in jail, accused of the murder of a rival cab driver. Then Simon meets Charley, grieving for her dead father, the murdered man. Against the odds Simon and Charley become friends. Together they determine to find out the real story behind the murder. Together they face the danger that surrounds them, and bring back some hope for the future.Michael Harrison has published three previous novels with OUP, as well as a large number of best-selling anthologiesReissued simultaneously with two other Michael Harrison thrillers, It's My Life and Carried Away, with strong new cover look

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.39

  Simon's father has been accused of the murder of a rival cab driver and Simon faces a life branded as the son of a murderer. Then he meets Charley, grieving for her dead father, the murder victim, and they determine to find out the real story behind the murder. Together they can face up to the danger which surrounds them, and bring back some hope for the future. Michael Harrison was born in Oxford in 1939. He has taught in North Queensland, London, Oxford, and Hartlepool but is now a part-time librarian in Oxford and enjoys visiting schools as a writer. He is married with two grown-up sons. His previous books include a history of witches, funny novels, retellings of Norse myths, a book of poems, Junk Mail, and a retelling of Don Quixote. Together with Christopher Stuart-Clark, he has anthologised many books for OUP, including The Oxford Treasury of Classic Poems . Facing the Dark is his second novel for OUP, and is now reissued in a smaller mass-market format.