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Ben Jeapes, His Majesty’s Starship. Captaining HMS Ark Royal, as part of Earth’s first interstellar delegation, should be an honour. But try telling that to Michael Gilmore – his passengers are a nightmare, his crew is close to mutiny, and its just possible they’re all heading into a trap. Publisher : Scholastic Press (11 December 1998) … Read more
James Stevenson, Dartmouth Conspiracy. Synopsis Karl knows that, if he is to carry out orders to lead a bomb attack on the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, he will probably kill his English cousin. But he has no choice. After the war, and consumed with guilt, he returns to England. Did he kill Andrew? From … Read more
Robert Hanrott, Martha Horsley, Martin Honeysett (Illustrator), Telling Tales. Short stories with introductory rhymed verse and illustrations. Twelve people gather in Canterbury to walk the medieval pilgrims’ route from England, across Europe, to Rome. Like the group celebrated by Geoffrey Chaucer in his 14th century Canterbury Tales, they agree that each will tell a tale … Read more
Tim Heald, Death and the D’urbervilles. As head of the Criminal Studies department at the University of Wessex, Doctor Tudor Cornwall has murder on his mind. One violent death that has always bothered him is the killing of Alec d’Urberville in the Thomas Hardy novel “Tess of the d’Urbervilles”. He concedes that the book may … Read more
Richard D. Ryder, The Calcrafts of Rempstone Hall: The Intriguing History of a Dorset Dynasty. This is a book on many levels. It is full of light-hearted incident and period colour. It is also a biography of a family covering some 250 years. At one level it is a book about sex, murder, mystery and … Read more
A.J. Cromie, The Adventures of Jonathan Jackdaw. A.J. Cromie presents a collection of children’s stories about a Jackdaw called Jonathan. Publisher : Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd; 1st edition (18 April 2005) Language: : English Paperback : 48 pages ISBN-10 : 072233673X ISBN-13 : 978-0722336731
Tom Bradby, The God of Chaos. Cairo, June 1942. A city blistering under the lash of a relentless summer and panicked by the implacable advance of Hitler’s most talented general, Erwin Rommel. It is the worst possible time and place for the body of a senior British officer to be found in a rubbish bin, … Read more
Ben Jeapes, The Xenocide Mission. Having been sent to observe the aliens, Lieutenant Joel Gilmore is shocked when they are suddenly attacked by them and forced to depend on other soldiers to come to their rescue, in a suspenseful science fiction adventure for young adults. Publisher : Laurel-Leaf Books; Reprint edition (1 January 2004) Language: : English … Read more
John le Carré, The Mission Song. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (September 2006) ISBN: 03409216X Buy Now
Roger Norman, Red Die: A Dorset Mystery. Publisher : The Sundial Press (11 November 2008) Language: : English Hardcover : 240 pages ISBN-10 : 0955152313 ISBN-13 : 978-0955152313