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Terence James

    The Thala Talisman
    The Somme Letter
    The Reinecke Diary
    The Ferryman's Daughter
    The Circle of Sappho
    Bath at War 1939-45
    • The Circle of Sappho

      • 256 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania

      When a teacher and pupil are found dead at an exclusive girls' school in Bath, Jack Swann, the Regency Detective, becomes involved in one of the most intriguing cases of his career.

      The Circle of Sappho
    • The Ferryman's Daughter

      • 234 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania

      A mystical dramatic happening set in ancient antiquity catapults the reader across the hush of twenty centuries to re-emerge in the modern day. Undertones of the supernatural entwined with realities of a long lost fabulous hoard captivates the attentions of the writer Erich Barton, drawing him unwittingly into the fray. His role to become dramatically involved in a series of events in the latter modern day, with intrigues, sinister plots, murdererous insanity and the solving of an audacious crime on the agenda of this new tale of adventure and mystique.

      The Ferryman's Daughter
    • The Reinecke Diary

      • 324 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      A plot to disrupt the preparations for D Day, the intention to prolong the war in Europe indefinitely. One unexpected player stands in the way, a thirteen-year-old boy on a personal mission of vengeance. Set against the background of the Winter of 1944, a U-boat commander abandoned, stricken with a conscience begins a journey to save himself and his crew from becoming the unwitting participants in a war crime. In the present day, the discovery of the body of a missing German airman in Welsh woodland, then the revelations of a long forgotten diary leads Erich Brandon on a trail of mystery and intrigue, attempting to piece together the sinister series of events, the people, and of murders committed on a night in January 1944, which if revealed could resurrect the spectre of a modern day human nightmare with cataclysmic consequences. A tale of a boy, two men and a German submarine. A story set in war and peace, of an event which officially never happened...

      The Reinecke Diary
    • The Somme Letter

      • 326 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      Amid the chaos of the Somme Offensive in 1916, a wounded Welsh soldier encounters a dying German in no-man's land, leading to a profound personal journey. Nathan Hughes grapples with the horrors of war while unknowingly carrying a letter that holds the potential to disrupt a major industrial conglomerate in Europe. As he seeks to reconcile his experiences and return home with his sanity intact, the story explores themes of survival, the madness of conflict, and the unforeseen consequences of war.

      The Somme Letter
    • The Thala Talisman

      • 304 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Set in 878AD, the story follows Jarl Leif Olafsson and his crew of Norse settlers as they arrive on the coast of Wales, seeking refuge from ongoing conflicts. Initially welcomed by the island's inhabitants, their hopes are shattered upon discovering a malevolent talisman, which brings forth war with their vengeful Danish overlords. This tale explores themes of conflict, survival, and the struggle between peace and violence in a historical context marked by Viking exploration and settlement.

      The Thala Talisman
    • A comprehensive account of the Second World War in Frome.

      Frome at War 1939-45