Alf King behind bars


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Detective Sergeant Cuthbertson gets his dearest wish - Alf King finally behind bars. Offered inducements Frankie Lane has fingered Alf and The Gang for Handling Stolen Goods. Just to make sure Harry says he 'suspects' Alf has connections with Mafias, Yardies and Triads. It boosts Alf's criminal Rep. fantastically. He uses it Inside all ways. They get 6 months. Released on Bail, The Gang face a new threat - a Takeover Bid by Martha for the Gang Bosshood. At the Appeal, Sir Septimus 'has a quiet word' with the Judge so Alf gets another month 'for Reports', while Fred and Sid are released. Alf uses his experience of prison ways. But his Brief is worried why the Judge (a Golfing Partner)made that weird decision and uses 'certain' methods to find out. In Court again, all the Reports proclaim Alf is a 'Reformed character'. Harry daren't repeat his allegations of Alf's underworld connections he'd used before despite the Judge hints. So he can make only one decision.




Alf King - Politician


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When Alf King, Gang Boss is told he could get on the Local Council and so be on the Police Authority, he thought he could become a Police Boss at the same time. To the benefit of his friends and himself. His old enemy DS Harry Cuthbertson is furious (he reveres politicians)and the Home Secretary sets up a Focus Group to stop Alf - but see no practical strategy. Alf wins the Election with a thumping majority and goes to the Town Hall intending to solve all the Housing problems of the area in a matter of days. He meets Top Officials for the first time who take their routine steps to 'housetrain' newly elected Councillors. Alf is quickly reduced to subservience. He becomes assertive about his intentions for the Police though - which calls the Focus Group into Emergency Session. No practical solutions emerge - until Tarquin (the Home Secretary's Personal Secretary) provides the answer. Which infuriates Harry but also provides Alf with a welcome 'out'.




Alf KIng and the PCG


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For those who like satirical send-ups and the puncturing of pomposity. Alf King, a minor Gang Boss 'Thinks the Unthinkable' and plans to steal the Home Secretary's limousine. Harry Cuthbertson, despite other evidence is certain Alf did it. Alf gives it to Esmarelda and the Duke in Spain - and only then finds it has a Tracker fitted - but it can be switched off. So a trap is set for Tubby Grimshaw. Following a 'hot lead to grab Alf' found by Harry, he and DS Ford go undercover as villains with 'money to launder' to liaise with Grimshaw to get Alf. Wanting to 'get' Grimshaw Alf and the Duke plant the car (now with the Tracker switched on) on him as he is going to London to 'sort out' the delay in the hot money coming through. Harry, already enamoured of the beautiful Home Secretary Felicity Harbison, is alerted to the the return of the limo and roars off to grab Alf. He finds it's Grimshaw with a false Passport and arrests him. And finds he has more UK arrests Warrants. He's promoted - to Alf's fury.




Alf King - Gang Boss


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Alf King, a small-time London Loser, decides his way to Gangland Success is to set up his own Gang. With his two-man Gang and the 'assistance' of some real villains he makes it, in spite of his domineering wife Martha and making an enemy of PC Cuthbertson who (unintionally) gives Alf's criminal Rep. a big boost early on.




Alf King - Juryman


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When Alf King (Gang Boss) and Fred are Summoned for Jury Service, both are appalled at how Regulars would react if they got to know. There seems no way out - until Eleanor sorts it. The Gang become resident night-time Security Guards on a mansion for the length of Jury Service - so stay well away from home territory. Alf and Fred are in the Jury for the trial of con-man and jewel thief (Hon. Michael Seafrood from whom Alf had 'lifted' the case of jewels) and persuade the rest to acquit him. Student Protesters (against Lottery Winners) raid the mansion, and then Masked Raiders - a Heavy Mob - attack to strip the mansion. The Students - now supporters of the mansion owner thanks to Eleanor and Alf - deal with them. The police come, backed by DS Cuthbertson and DC Wilde of Operation Monarch, arrest everyone - and Alf has his work cut out to get the release of all the Deserving.




Alf King in the Costa del Sol


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Alf King and The Gang go to the Costa del Sol on holiday. They meet glamorous Flamenco dancers (Esmarelda and Margaretta) and join in a Plan to steal a Spanish Duke's antique watches. The Gang foil it, but Jim Cooke shouldn't have tried to use Esmarelda as a hostage.




The Boys Who Challenged Hitler


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"The true story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi invasion"--




The Good Pub Guide 2017


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*With 10% more content than other beer and pub guides, and over 100 new entries this year* The 35th edition of this much-loved guide is as invaluable as ever. Organized county by county, its comprehensive yearly updates and countless reader recommendations ensure that only the very best pubs make the grade. Here you will not only find classic country pubs, town centre inns, riverside retreats and historic havens, but also popular newcomers including gastro pubs and pubs specialising in malt whisky and craft beer. Discover the top pubs in each country for beer, food and accommodation, and find out the winners of the coveted titles of Pub of the Year and Landlord of the Year. Packed with hidden gems, The Good Pub Guide provides a wealth of honest, entertaining, up-to-date and indispensable information.




The Estate


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Hailed by the authorites as `the future of housing', The Estate in south London was opened with a flourish by the Lord Mayor of London in the late 1960s. The six 20-storey tower blocks were seen as the new way forward for community life in London. However, within a matter of weeks it had all started to go wrong as racial tensions built up and families of ethnic minorities clashed. Based on true stories, THE ESTATE is a novel based around 11 different families living side by side in The Estate, and their perceptions of it. We find out how the Indion family, the gypsies, the gay couple and the landlord of the local pub all deal with new homes and the dynamics of a multi racial community. Building up to a finale at The Estate's Christmas party, this is a poignant and funny account of how life really treated the occupants of the tower blocks.




The Camphor Flame


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Popular Hinduism is shaped, above all, by worship of a multitude of powerful divine beings--a superabundance indicated by the proverbial total of 330 million gods and goddesses. The fluid relationship between these beings and humans is a central theme of this rich and accessible study of popular Hinduism in the context of the society of contemporary India. Lucidly organized and skillfully written, The Camphor Flame brings clarity to an immensely complicated subject. C. J. Fuller combines ethnographic case studies with comparative anthropological analysis and draws on textual and historical scholarship as well. The book's new afterword brings the study up-to-date by examining the relationship between popular Hinduism and contemporary Hindu nationalism.