Author : Gordon S. Dickson
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 14,50 MB
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1528969006
Following the murder of Albert Noel Parke’s first wife and the eventual jailing of the perpetrator, Welshman William Jones, the local police in Cornwall begin to suspect Parke himself. A Detective Inspector in the London Metropolitan Police, known as ‘Bobby’ to his friends, he is accused of framing Jones for arranging the death of his second wife. Jones was convicted, but Detective Sergeant Arnold Baxter of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary is determined to uncover the truth.
Author : Gordon S. Dickson
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 44,34 MB
Release : 2022-07-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1398451215
In this story set in the ‘Dark Ages’ of British history, two brothers – twins Alfred and Leofric – help win a tribal conflict, but faced with ‘a fate worse than death’, they take to the road. They are seeking adventure and fame and are faced with opposition when Alfred falls in love with a beautiful (aren’t they all?) princess. He is challenged to complete a quest to prove he is worthy of her. That’s when the difficulties begin.
Author : Gordon S. Dickson
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 25,43 MB
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1528995139
This is a memoir of Victoria-Ann Penny and, as you may have guessed, she is a Victorian penny. This is her story, as best she can remember it. She is well over a 100 years old so her memory might be just a little bit hazy. Born towards the end of Queen Victoria’s reign Miss Penny recounts various historical events in the 20th century including world wars and the first moon landing. She also travelled around various countries and the British Isles with her ‘owners’ and gives her impressions of the things she saw. Reader, I do hope you enjoy her escapades.
Author : Gordon S. Dickson
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,65 MB
Release : 2024-10-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1035873753
When one of their flock falls victim to a local cat, Tiddles, the birds seek revenge. This prompts a series of attempts by the cat gang to eliminate the bird population. Life becomes pretty difficult for Tiddles the cat leader and for members of his gang. Tiddles also has problems with his human, Miss Print. Let battle commence!
Author : Gordon S. Dickson
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 30,82 MB
Release : 2024-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1398477109
In Detective Inspector Denison Stories: The Imposter and the Informers’ Murders, the chilling discovery of two murdered colleagues thrusts Detective Inspector Denison into the most personal and challenging case of his career. With scant clues and a list of suspects that keeps growing, Denison and his dedicated team must navigate a maze of secrets and deceit. Every lead, every hunch, and every decision becomes critical as they race against time to unravel the mystery. But as they delve deeper, Denison learns that the truth may be more treacherous than he ever imagined. Will he bring the killer to justice before they strike again?
Author : Gordon S. Dickson
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 29,38 MB
Release : 2024-04-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1035849909
Sir Desmond Pond, now Head of MI6, London, feeling the need to get out from behind a desk, decides to investigate a threat from a rogue state himself. A terrorist group is threatening to attack somewhere in England, but where? Des Pond investigates, but will he be able to avert disaster?
Author : Gordon S. Dickson
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 24,6 MB
Release : 2023-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1398424781
The Heir ... Apparently tells the story of the rise of a simple fishmonger who unexpectedly inherits a dukedom. His family then face the many trials and tribulations of restoring and running an extravagant but dilapidated mansion. Can they succeed against the odds? In Ashes to Ashes, a short story exploring some of the characters in The Heir ... Apparently, after the skeletal remains of a body are found in the cathedral. The hunt is on for the murderer, but can he or she be found after so many years?
Author : Gordon S. Dickson
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 31,21 MB
Release : 2023-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1035806193
History records that in 1588, the vast Spanish Armada was defeated by the English navy. The English set many of their own ships on fire, then sent the ships at the enemy, scattering them. The Spanish fleet were forced to attempt the dangerous return to Spain via the north of Scotland. Battered by violent winds, even further losses were visited upon the already badly beaten fleet, smashed by the waves and run aground on the shore. But what if the Spanish had succeeded in their invasion plan? What if the had defeated the English navy, and successfully conquered England? In this extraordinary work of alternative-history, follow the many surprising and larger-than-life characters as they navigate a world upended by this momentous historical moment, and discover the far-reaching implications of the Spanish Armada's victory in this gripping new novel, Spanish Armada.
Author : Michael Connelly
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 2008-10-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316040169
INSPIRATION FOR THE ORIGINAL SERIES THE LINCOLN LAWYER – THE #1 TV SHOW ON NETFLIX Defense attorney Mickey Haller and Detective Harry Bosch must either work together or die as they investigate a Hollywood lawyer's murder in this "epic page-turner" (Library Journal). Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next. Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is to work together.
Author : Wallace L. Chafe
Publisher :
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 22,94 MB
Release : 1968
Category : English language
ISBN :
