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The boy needs no second bidding and starts running in the darkness, dragging his sister with him. Light from a Border Guard’s flare reflects off dense fog closing in and blinding them. Joska knows he must run in a straight line directly into the border fence somewhere in front of them. A sense of panic overwhelms him when Lilla’s hand slips from his grasp. He pauses to grope blindly for his sister, knowing full well should the fog lift before they reach the border fence, both of them will die where they stand. Just as their mother and father did… THE VIOLIN MAKER, a heart rendering ...

1939-1945: The world was plunged into global conflict for the second time in recent history. The giant juggernaut of the Swastika swept across Europe with a vengeance to divide and conquer. Provence, like the rest of France was put to the sword of Nazi Ideology. French civilians stoically continued living their lives as they had for centuries, albeit on a day to day basis. The same question remained on every Frenchman’s lips – surely this cannot be happening?? But it is. That is the shocking reality… Professor Baptiste Dubois was one such man. He relinquished his post as a lecturer at...

“The fragrance of pine needles beside my head on the forest floor is overpowering. I can hear Nadia’s ragged breathing in my ear and feel my heart pounding with the force of a sledge hammer. We know our pursuers are closing in on us and we go to ground quickly and quietly. In a silent frenzy we scramble for concealment amongst the low lying branches of fir trees like wild animals in search of their prey. Only in this case we are the ones being hunted. Dear God, don’t let them have dogs, if they do we don’t have a chance.” Three people brought together by Lord Mounsey, an English ...

The French Riviera, part of the sun drenched Cote d’Azure region of France, straddling the Mediterranean Sea. The area is recognized as a ‘Playground of the Mega Rich’ where dreams are realized amidst a Bohemian lifestyle, meaning all things are possible and attainable. The majority of ‘Players’ in this magical playground are not aware that there exists a dark undercurrent lurking in the shadows. Where for some, life is regarded as cheap and expendable. Criminal Cartels ply their lethal trade utilizing ill-gotten gains from money laundering, using currencies untraceable by the ...

During the Battle of Britain in 1940 the people of Great Britain realized they were fighting a war that the Allies possibly may not win. Attrition rates in the three services were exceptionally high, a dire warning the British were staring defeat in the face. The timeline was 10 July – 31 October 1940. During this timeline in History, anything could happen, and it did. The impossible became possible. The German Juggernaut was poised on the French side of the Channel ready to strike the final blow. Seemingly England was on its knees, about to hand over control of its destiny. This was an ...

Gold!! A cry heralding the discovery of the precious yellow metal sets men’s hearts racing with anticipation of untold riches. They came from all corners of the world, from lands far away in a desperate effort to realise their dreams. They savagely wrenched the earth apart in their search for the elusive mineral hiding amongst mountains and rivers of a hostile yet beautiful landscape. Like insects scurrying across a corpse searching for treasures deep within, mankind throws himself upon the ground in a feeding frenzy. Mere mortals tearing at the earth in an effort to locate the riches ...

King Solomon was a reputed philosopher, master of Metaphysics and Alchemy. The third king of Israel amassed a fortune in gold and precious stones which in today’s value is estimated to amount to trillions of dollars. King Solomon also had a reputation amongst his subjects for great wisdom and was known to be capable of controlling the supernatural. Amongst his possessions were said to be several hundred wives which included the Queen of Sheba and three hundred concubines. Fact, fiction or legendary heresy??? Professor Magnus Penn, Oxford University Professor of Egyptology wants to find ...

Brigadier Albert Dexter is a British Commander of the Secret SOE. He had operated covertly behind enemy lines in occupied Europe during World War two. Brigadier Dexter emerged from retirement in the latter stages of the Cold War, at the behest of MI6. He utilizes a childhood fetish of Puppetry for purposes of infiltration and exfiltration of spies within the Eastern Bloc. The method allows spies to be placed in strategic positions behind the Iron Curtain and retrieved back to safety. His secret method saved the lives of countless spies who would otherwise face torture and ultimately, death ...

Ancient Māori named Fiordland – ‘Te Rua o Te Moko’ – Shadowland. Mystical rainforests, rugged mountains and deep fiords. A timeless land ensconced in folklore and legend regarded by some as ‘The Land God Forgot.’ Those assumptions are wrong. The Māori God of Dusky Sound is ‘Tamatea’... A God who resides there for eternity. The Giant Moa, a flightless bird hunted for food by ancient Māori is now extinct. But the ghosts of the Waitaha Tribe whose footsteps walked this land, remain. Hemi Takanui allows his ancestors to guide him through Fiordland along forgotten secret ...

A German Nazi WW2 train lies hidden within a sealed tunnel in The Alps bordering Italy and Austria. Rumours abound of a secret train laden with gold bullion and priceless art works plundered by the Nazis. Truth or fiction?? Does the train actually exist or is it a figment of imagination – a ghostly relic from a war torn past? Two friends are intent on finding out the truth. They rely upon first hand evidence of a former RAF Mosquito pilot who assures them he bombed the tunnel trapping the train inside during a raid in the last days of WW2. The advancing years have taken their toll on ...

The exciting sequel to THE CELESTIAL LOOKING GLASS. You will barely have time to catch your breath after reading The Celestial Looking Glass before being plunged into the continuing story line of STRAIGHT CIRCLE. Straight Circle tells of an incredible journey of two lifetimes lived simultaneously. Alison and Philippe are pursued relentlessly by the actual enemy they intended hunting down and bringing to justice. The Neo Nazi arm of The National Front Extremists protect the Milice…Traitors who exposed brave Frenchmen and women to the Gestapo during the occupation of France in WW2. The ...

Alison endures an upbringing by parents who never wanted her. She seeks solace with Madeleine, her grandmother who lives with a secret past. Madeleine passes onto Alison her knowledge and beliefs of the deeper meaning of life and spirituality. Their love and trust of one another grows and Alison finally is privy to her grandmother’s deepest secrets. She discovers that Madeleine had fought in World War Two as a secret agent working with the French resistance – parachuting into occupied France. She risked certain death in the hands of the Gestapo should she be captured. A secret pact made...

I stare at my feet, there is nothing under them – then the slipstream hits us and it feels as though I am lying on a slab of concrete. I scream insanely into my oxygen mask, “we came out stable!! We didn’t spin! Thanks Bubs, thanks Manny!” Countless clusters of stars look down mockingly, causing me to feel embarrassed by my childish outburst. The stars abruptly disappear and I realise Manny has rolled us over into the free fall position. Somewhere, 30,000 feet below, hidden in the dark lies Slovenia; and the man we had come to get. We drop rapidly through the black void, reaching ...

‘To advance on The Kulak means to get down to business and strike The Kulak so he will never get back on his feet again.’ Joseph Stalin, prior to his death in 1953. The purge of ‘The Kulak’ – peasant victims of Stalin’s orgy of terror on ‘Capitalist Land Peasants’ commonly regarded as enemies of The Soviet State. The Kulaks’ fate was incarceration in the dreaded Siberian Gulags, forced labor camps where many were worked to death. Marc Rodin, European Correspondent for a London newspaper is commissioned to track down an old former Cold War Spy who worked for MI6 during the ...

‘Another Cold War Thriller.’ Thaddeus Fogg continually evaded capture by Stalin’s KGB and the East German Stasi while operating behind The Iron Curtain of Europe’s Eastern Bloc. Despite a ‘Kings Ransom’ placed on his head, Thaddeus Fogg remained at large for the duration of The Cold War, which was to last four decades. Meanwhile, the threat of Nuclear Armageddon overshadowed the Free World. The likelihood of the outbreak of Nuclear War was a distinct reality. The phantom spy possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of the Eastern Bloc and fluency in German and Russian languages. ...

"I stood there listening to the threats and moans coming out of his broken mouth. Suddenly I felt immensely proud. I had bagged my first British soldier, and I was only twelve years old…" The streets in the slums of Belfast, where young adolescents learn when to fight, when to run and when to do both…Their very survival depends on it. To many of the inhabitants death is an every day companion and tomorrow may never arrive. Amidst the housing estates of this tortured city, life is not a precious commodity. It is cheap and expendable and only the strong survive to fight another day. ...

“Would you not be buyin’ me a drink?” A pretty woman in her early thirties appears from nowhere. “Sorry darlin’ – I have got to go.” I reply in a strong Ulster accent. Her blue eyes framed by tight curly blonde hair, show a shadow of disappointment. “Are you on a promise then?” She smiles seductively. The warning bells scream in my head. ‘I must get out of here!!’ One thing is clear, the woman is a plant for the Provos. If I arouse her suspicions further – I am a dead man. Something else becomes frighteningly obvious – my cover is blown. The IRA are on to me. This ...

The storyline takes the reader on an incredible journey into a magical world of Germanic Folklore within the confines of The Black Forest. Goblins, Witches, and a host of characters come to life in a seemingly ‘Parallel Universe.’ The narrative now takes an unexpected twist… The timeline is during WW2, September 1944. The Battle of The Hurtgen Forest near the German border with Aachen was fought over three months during winter. The longest battle of the war became an integral part of the Allied invasion to free Central Europe. An American paratrooper officer was separated from his ...

'SECRETS of a FRENCH SUMMER.' Chateau la Croix was a 'Safe House' during the German occupation of France in WW2. Lives of many Allied escapees were saved by the brave la Croix family who faced certain death if their secret was discovered. In present day France, Chateau la Croix guards secrets from Nazi Extremist groups intent on exposing the la Croix family. The grandson of deceased Clemence and Sebastien la Croix unwittingly assumes the role of gatekeeper to secrets within the walls of the chateau - secrets he had not been privy to, until now. Old former French Resistance members emerge to...

All is not as it appears in this South Pacific Paradise. The idyllic Islands of Fiji hold a dark secret, privy only to a select few. Both MI6 and the CIA are desperate to expose a secret operation producing Ethanol derived from sugar cane. The Bio Fuel is destined for India's arsenal of nuclear missiles. The Intelligence Services of the UK and USA orchestrate a coup in an effort to shut down the entire operation to avoid nuclear war breaking out on India's frontier with Pakistan, China and Russia. THE HIBISCUS CODE: Two men are responsible for extinguishing the nuclear flash point. Their ...