The Cold War may be over, but the Russian arsenal of nuclear weapons is still in place. When an emissary from an international terrorist group makes a disaffected Russian minister an offer he just can't refuse, the very survival...
Great Britain
- Author:BARRINGTON, JamesSummary:
- Author:Corera, GordonSummary:
Gordon Corera presents the untold story of how British intelligence secretly used homing pigeons as part of a clandestine espionage operation to gather information, communicate, and coordinate with members of the Resistance to defeat...
- Author:Hammond, RichardSummary:
Gripping account by Richard Hammond of life before and after his terrifying high-speed car crash.
- Author:Mallinson, AllanSummary:
The year is 1829 and Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew Hervey has been promised command of his regiment, the 6th Light Dragoons. Before he can take up his post, however, there is a six-month assignment as an observer with the Russian army, an...
- Author:Dixon, PaulSummary:
The conflict in Northern Ireland since 1969 has cost over 3,600 lives and about 100,000 people in Northern Ireland live in a household where someone has been injured in a troubles-related incident. This has been a key issue in British...
- Author:Putney, Mary Jo.Summary:
Grey Sommers is conducting a bit of light espionage in France when a dalliance with a government official's wife gets him thrown into a dungeon. Enter beguiling spy Cassie Fox, sent to free the suffering lord--and perhaps to...
- Author:Needham, LindaSummary:
As wealthy Lord Everingham conducts an official investigation of a bloody political confrontation, his work is criticized in scathing publications written by a rogue calling himself Captain Spindleshanks. Furious, Everingham orders the...
- Author:Edwards, Helen, Smith, Jenny LeeSummary:
Helen grew up in a pit village in Tyneside in the post-war years, with her gran, aunties and uncles living nearby. She felt safe with them, but they could not protect her from her neglectful mother and violent father. Behind closed...
- Author:HAMILTON, WillieSummary:
What is the role of the monarchy in Britain today? Is the Queen really a non-political figure? How much does the Crown exist in the interests of ordinary people, and are they receiving value for money? All these and many other...
- Author:Hawking, StephenSummary:
Recounts Stephen Hawking's improbable journey, from his postwar London boyhood to his years of international acclaim and celebrity. Writing with characteristic humility and humor, Hawking opens up about the challenges that...
- Author:Falconer, ColinSummary:
'Nick Davis first saw Daniela Simonici in the American Bar of the Athenee Palace Hotel in Bucharest in June of 1940. He couldn't take his eyes off her. The city was full of beautiful women, penniless countesses and fox-furred...
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- Author:Fraser, AntoniaSummary:
Biographer Antonia Fraser recounts her 33 years with husband Harold Pinter--a Nobel Prize winner and one of the most acclaimed modern-day playwrights. Here Antonia draws an intimate portrait of her marriage to Pinter--and reveals him to...
- Author:Edwards, Ruth DudleySummary:
For many years Westonbury Cathedral has been dominated by a clique of High Church gays, so when Norman Cooper, an austere, intolerant, happy-clappy evangelist, is appointed dean, there is shock, outrage and fear. David Elworthy, the...
- Author:Brightwell, EmilySummary:
It was a most peculiar murder. A man's body was found in the canal-but the evidence showed that he had drowned in a bathtub. A theater critic known for his savage reviews, the victim had had a full cast of enemies. While Inspector...
- Author:Gallico, PaulSummary:
Responsible for cleaning the homes of the rich, Mrs Harris is a humble charlady with a knack for putting things in order wherever she goes. When, much to her surprise, she wins a trip for two beyond the Iron Curtain, she has no idea of...
- Author:Downie, JillSummary:
This double edition of the Moretti and Falla Mystery series presents Jill Downie's Daggers and Men's Smiles and A Grave Waiting. Daggers and Men's Smiles: Lights! Camera! Action! On the English Channel island of Guernsey, Detective...
- Author:Carrier, RochSummary:
"The story of Wolfe and Montcalm and the Plains of Abraham. In September 1759, a small band of British troops led by James Wolfe scaled the tall cliff overlooking a farmer's field owned by Abraham Martin and overpowered the French...
- Author:Slade, Arthur, Steininger, ChristopherSummary:
Modo, who first made his appearance in The Hunchback Assignments, is a young, disfigured spy trained to be the ultimate secret agent. Not only is Modo brilliant and strong, but he also has a special ability: he can temporarily take on...
- Author:Weight, RichardSummary:
Welcome to the world of the sharp-suited ‘faces’. The Italianistas. The scooter-riding, all-night-dancing instigators of what became, from its myriad sources, a very British phenomenon.
Mod began life as the quintessential...