Mostrando resultados por autor "RAY DRAYTON" en Todas las categorías

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

THE WINDRUSH SONG - A thought provoking window into another reality born of ancient folk lore in The Cotswolds of 'Old England.' This delightful fable of a mystical, magical world will stretch your imagination beyond its limits. A world of dreams and imaginations where everything is possible and probable - a metaphysical reality morphed into the physical reality we live and die each moment of our physical existence. The Windrush Song - a spiritual tapestry of parallel universes existing simultaneously. The question asked by those who dare is - 'which world is reality and which world is ...

A Cold War spy story with a terrifying twist. A seemingly decrepit street vagrant code named ‘Black Iris’ sells bouquets of flowers in East Berlin’s ghost train station of Friedrichstrasse. The station is one of the last remaining accessible to the West. The Border Check Point within the station is named ‘The Tranen Palast – Palace of Tears.’ His code name is ‘Black Iris.’ A brilliant chemist, brain washed by the GDR Stasi to become the most lethal spy to emerge from the shadows of East Berlin. Black Iris is driven by his fierce narcissism and only has loyalty to one person ...

BATTLE GHOST..There is a penance - a price to pay when a far away land of powerful landscapes and outstanding scenic beauty beckons. It is a place where true love awaits amidst the harsh realities of war. For Mark Anders the price was to endure the cruel bloody conflict of war time Europe a world away from his native New Zealand. He survived the theatre of battle in the Western Desert to be plunged into the Allied Invasion of Italy. The mandate was simple but deadly. Battle orders were to invade German occupied Italy. Mark Anders survived the hell of 'Vercelli PG106' one of many prison ...

A rogue Super Spy in East Berlin must be found before it is too late to save the Western world from nuclear war. He devises a secret code for his GDR Spy Masters based on musical composition. Maxim Frankhauser a musical Maestro is transformed into a Super Spy as the latest weapon to be unleashed on the unsuspecting Western Super Powers.

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 ...

‘The journey is the thing.’ Homer – Greek poet and philosopher. 800 BCE – 701 BC. Homer is best known as author of ‘The Iliad’ and ‘The Odyssey.’ He was believed by the ancient Greeks as the first and greatest of the Epic Poets. From the legendary Trojan Wars to World War Two, the Grecian Cyclades have been subjected to human conflict throughout history. The Aegean Sea and the Islands of Greece are deemed by many Academia to be the birth place of humanity. The cradle where life as we know it, began. The Secret Learning brings the Gods and Ancient Civilisations to life amidst...