The charges were reduced to assault and then quietly dropped completely.
Elizabeth Franklin’s husband and agent performed miracles keeping her name out of the press. Nevertheless the constant gossip meant she lost her squeaky clean image (“Did you hear she was with him right before it happened?” “Yes, apparently they found a pair of her dirty knickers in his pocket.”) Her career never benefited from it. She had three children with her husband, and chose not to talk about the lucky escape she’d had in turning down Larry Castle’s offer to elope.
And the people who knew him but never cared for him felt that they’d been proved right all along. While the people who knew him and gave him the time of day realised that they’d always had reservations and in hindsight it was easy to see what kind of man he was. So, even though – unlike Paul Lestrade – he had a funeral and a grave, nobody attended or even bothered to find out where it was.
A plea from the author
If you enjoyed Death at The Seaside, could you please take the time to leave a short review of it on Amazon?
Reviews are the lifeblood of an indie author. They make the difference between scrabbling along and actually making a living out of our writing. So, if you’re able to find the time to leave your thoughts on Death at the Seaside – or any of my other Ghostly Shadows tales, long or short – then I would be tremendously grateful.
Kind regards,
FRJ.
Death at the Seaside is the first in F.R. Jameson’s Ghostly Shadow series.
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What are those voices from the past? And why are they screaming at her?
It all started when she witnessed a car crash. A brutal smash which left a gorgeous young couple dead. But for Alice, it reawakened strange memories of childhood: a sinister old house, a dead boy in the woods and an other-worldly power lurking forever in the darkness.
Desperate to make sense of the bizarre pictures in her mind, Alice’s enquires lead her to a hidden away clinic in the Surrey Hills. Within those walls though, are the terrifying secrets she’s been running from her whole life.
Now for Alice, the truth could not only break apart her sanity, it could destroy the world...
Certain Danger – A brand new British horror tale perfect for all fans of James Herbert, Clive Barker, Iain Rob Wright and Hammer/Amicus films of the 1970s.
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The actress might be dead, but her voice keeps singing to him…
Something about that murdered woman got to the detective. She was a missing person he was tracing – a young starlet – but by the time he found her, she was a bloated corpse on a dockside. One moonless night she’d been beaten, strangled and dumped in the Thames.
Her gangster boyfriend thinks he’s got away with murder, but the detective is coming for him. The need for revenge burning at his soul. He might look like an average man, but there’s a new force within him – one that craves bloody vengeance…
Every night her song gets louder in his ears, but what will happen when its power is truly unleashed?
Won’t You Come and Save Me, Oh Soldier – A brand new British horror tale perfect for all fans of James Herbert, Clive Barker, Iain Rob Wright and Dennis Wheatley.
The third of F.R. Jameson’s Ghostly Shadows series.
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What terrible secrets are the town’s women hiding?
Beddnic, on the South Wales coast, has shut itself off from the outside world. Days after a number of its men were reported missing, the road in was closed and all communications ceased. No strangers are welcome there anymore.
Now, two agents – Ludo and Mick – are venturing across the water, anxious to know what’s going on and desperate to help. And no amount of threats or horrors will make them turn back. The awful curse which has befallen this town is about to be revealed, and the dead shall walk…
But in this cruel place by the sea, will these two men really be able to help?
Call of the Mandrake – A brand-new British horror tale perfect for all fans of Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, James Herbert and Sherlock Holmes.
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Ghostly Shadows Shorts
Foliage
You cannot outrun the end of the world…
The Strange Fate of Lord Bruton
Debauchery, violence and scandal are about to destroy Bruton Hall…
The Widow Ravens
She was the interview from hell…
Algernon Swafford: Private Investigator
Algernon Swafford belongs to no man!
Sacrifice at St. Nick’s
His grave was screaming out to her!
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The Screen Siren Noir series
He's been threatened, beaten and broken - but still he doesn't regret meeting the actress who disappeared...
Michael, a young film journalist, is sent to interview the reclusive movie star Diana Christmas. Twenty years prior, the red-headed starlet suddenly abandoned her career, leaving her fans puzzled and shocked.
Their attraction is instant. Between the sheets, Diana tells him of the blackmail and betrayal which ruined her. And how – even now – she’s being tormented.
Emboldened, Michael sets out on a mission to track down a compromising roll of film – unaware that around the next corner lurks deadly peril.
Can Michael save Diana from her past? Or will the secrets which crushed her life destroy them both?
Diana Christmas: Blackmail, Death and a British Film Star – a new thriller of desire and betrayal from F.R. Jameson.
The first in the Screen Siren Noir series.
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Avenging her secret could put a noose around both their necks…
Joe might be a stuntman, but still he’d never expect to end up in bed with a genuine movie star. However, that’s what happens the night he meets the ultra-glamorous, Eden St. Michel. Swiftly they’re the talk of the town. Their passion fast, intense and dangerous.
But Eden has scars from her past, both mental and physical. Joe needs to be her hero, although retribution won’t be easy. One misstep could mean the end of their careers and – maybe – their lives.
After a sudden moment of violence, Joe finds himself in deadly trouble. He may have the love of a good woman, yet it’s leading him to the gallows.
But what if the only way to save Eden is to make that ultimate sacrifice?
Eden St. Michel: Scandal, Death and a British Film Star – a new tale of film stars, gangsters and death from F.R. Jameson.
The second book in the ‘Screen Siren Noir’ series.
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Theirs is an affair destined to end in murder!
Thomas had never met a woman like Alice Rackham. A film-star: sophisticated and uninhibited. Not only is their passion intense, but she could help this impoverished young actor with his own career. Surely it doesn’t really matter that she has danger written all over her…
As he isn’t the only one smitten with Alice: her ex-lover skulks ceaselessly outside her home and keeps a former policeman on retainer. A giant of a man who would relish making both their lives torture.
With Thomas rattled, Alice suggests a relaxing trip to an English country house. But trouble isn’t just going to follow them out there, it’s about to turn deadly.
Can Thomas save Alice from her past? Or will it destroy them both?
Alice Rackham: Obsession, Death and a British Film Star - a new thriller of passion, jealousy and suspense from F.R. Jameson.
The third novel in the Screen Siren Noir series.
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His friend has been murdered, but he can't be responsible, can he?
Clay has arrived back in London and rekindled the spark with Belinda, his flame-haired ex. However, one night he s
uffers a terrible nightmare. He dreams that he brutally murders one of his best friends.
The next morning – horrifically – he learns that said friend has indeed been slaughtered.
His dreams continue and each dawn there’s another fresh body. Desperate, Clay and Belinda investigate. Each horribly aware that Clay himself is the number one suspect!
Will he discover the terrifying truth? And can he do it before his next gruesome nightmare?
The Wannabes
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About the author
F.R. Jameson was born in Wales, but now lives with his wife and daughter in London. He writes thrillers; sometimes of the supernatural variety, and sometimes historical, set around the British film industry.
His debut novel, The Wannabes, which contains both horror and British actresses is available for free now. Get your copy here!
He has a regularly updated blog (https://frjameson.com/) where he puts book reviews, film reviews and the occasional writing diary, and you can also find him on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest: @frjameson.
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