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One shot to change history. One shot for lies and betrayal.
1917. A frontline, rat infested trench 200 yards short of the enemy. The men of the 2nd Rifle Battalion, East Riding Regiment, count down the hours before a suicidal charge across no-mans-land. In a last hour’s card game, IOUs replace money, goods change hands, and a racehorse is won on the final flip of the cards. Nothing has any real value when death is imminent.
Upon returning injured to England, teenage sniper Corporal Mathew Hobbs claims his prize, only to discover his CO, Major Peter Church, has survived. Separated by wealth and position, an unlikely friendship and business partnership materialises; one that could alter the path of the war.
David Spear is at his best in this well-paced, evocative, suspenseful thriller, weaving a story of loss, revenge and betrayal amid the solitude of Yorkshire and the brutality of war.
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Rye Bailey
Cactaceae & Succulents with Jesus the Naked Cactus Collector
Rye Bailey is that most unusual author, one who wishes no publicity or personal information released. Rye just loves to write the most outrageous humorous pieces. A fervent anti-hunt campaigner, Rye has been a vociferous voice against all animal 'sports' including fox hunting, horse racing, bull fighting and any form of animal cruelty. Rye Bailey can usually be found up scaffolding while the family house is redeveloped, when not writing the follow up to Cactaceae & Succulents.
Jesus the Naked Cactus Collector is Rye's take on the ludicrous and often dullest aspects life for the aspiring middle classes through his anti-hero, Marty Peet, a hapless man who's hobby of cacti collecting bores most around him to tears, including his wife. His mother, a former weather girl holds a secret that Marty only discovers when his wife hooks up with local celebrity, Brian Scarsdale, a super-tanned, slippery slick of charm with an equally vapid wife. The excitement of celebrity is lost of Marty, but with a trick of the light and extraordinary bad luck, Marty is thrown into a celebrity life of his own.
A day of fox hunting at the local manor house results in absolute chaos as every liberal cause turns up to support the hunt saboteurs with every other campaign group turning up to protest their cause. Rent-a-mob is out in force and farce is the logical outcome.
This story is the most hilarious riot of mishaps and accidents, culminating in the rise of the boring man to superstar status as an evangelical hero to the religious masses.
You will find yourself laughing out loud. If you loved and miss Tom Sharpe's humorous novels, you will fall in love with Rye Bailey's anti-hero, Marty Peet.
A wonderful cartoon by Kris Lillyman adorns the front of this anarchic, riotous romp.
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Kill Four Birds with one Stone
By Rae L Turner Murch
Rae L Turner Murch has created an intriguing story of murder in a hospital ward by a prison inmate patient involved in gang crime, which spills out into the streets of Cambridgeshire. Fellow patient, Detective Della Stone, a near retirement, washed up and exhausted woman has found herself in a hospital following a near fatal heart attack. In a nearby room is a patient carefully guarded by prison officers who remain secretive about their charge. When Birdy, the old lady in the bed next to Della suddenly and unexpected dies, her suspicions are aroused, resulting in Della, against her better judgement, sticking her nose in where it is least wanted. The following days sees more people die as Della tries in vane to pin down the suspect. In a series of close calls, Della finds herself at the centre of a gang conspiracy of modern slavery, drug importation and people smuggling. The Tri-forces of Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire police, along with the NCA, finally get results in a nail biting final to this fascinating book.
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Our Man in Estepona
by David Spear and Debbie Glynn
At forty-five years old and with an array of acrimonious, childless partnerships behind him, it was time Clive Grainger tasted the finer things on offer, where nobody knew his past or were even interested to enquire. The place he chose to kick-start his new life? Why, Estepona on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain, of course. The town's name, translated from old Spanish into English, describes its qualities perfectly... 'It is beautiful'.
During his years in the Met, he learned many important lessons, but one sticks out from the rest and that is, there are a hell of a lot more nasty bastards outside jail than banged up, and he includes some of his ex-colleagues in that equation. Bitter? No. Just a fact.
Clive Grainger and his sidekick, Debbie, find themselves at the heart of a murder on the Costa del Sol. One of his old friends with a myriad of secrets, is found drifting dead in her pool. But why was a simple old lady killed in an obvious assassination. Clive and Debbie, in this often hilarious take on the old, raddled cop style novel will both thrill and delight the reader. All who read this consider it an outstanding read.
Glynn and Spear have woven a fantastic story that centres around the attempted assassination of Maggie Thatcher and the IRA activities of the time.
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Once Upon a Crime in August by David Spear
International politics, crime and gambling gel perfectly, especially in Charlie Stuart's world. His sleight of hand can fool even the most astute: poker player, politician or criminal, but there's a heavy price to pay for mistakes and Charlie Stuart may have made the biggest mistake of his life.
Leaving for Gibraltar exorcised Charlie's immediate financial gremlins, but when an out of the blue offer of work materialises from a government agency, offering a substantial fee with no right of refusal, the smell of a rat is just sweet enough to entice a shrewd poker player to go all in.
The security services need his craft to pull off an audacious heist on terrorist paymasters, but one error leads to explosive results. Soon Charlie is playing for his life.
His trackers pursue him wherever he goes. His only option is to use his wits and skills to fight back with very resource to hand.
The players worst nightmare is a pair of bad losers packing weapons!
Bluff at your peril, gamble... and you may die.
This thrilling book takes the reader on a ride through casinos and exotic locations with Charlie fighting for his life.
David Spear at his very best.
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