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The classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin
Hood, champion of the poor and oppressed, stands against the cruel
power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. Taking
refuge in the vast Sherwood Forest with his band of men, he remains
determined to outwit his enemies.
The classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin
Hood, champion of the poor and oppressed, stands against the cruel
power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. Taking
refuge in the vast Sherwood Forest with his band of men, he remains
determined to outwit his enemies. With an introduction by
bestselling author John Boyne, and including child-friendly
endnotes.
Sandra Yarrow never believed that her brother, Peter Creel, was
guilty of molesting a 14 year-old girl. She knew she was right when
he was killed on the day of his release from prison, before he
could begin to prove that he was wrongly convicted. But she became
afraid when, after unsuccessful attempts to interest the police and
failures by private detectives to discover anything new, the
night-time phone calls began and she narrowly missed losing her
life in 'accidents'. Then a friend recommended Bernard Kramer, an
ex-Royal Marine Commando who occasionally looked into situations
like hers, because he missed the life of action that once insulated
him from the boredom of civilian life. Kramer quickly discovers
that Creel's guilt was manufactured, and follows a trail of
evidence to Egypt and Vietnam. There he faces an enemy whose
tentacles extend over half the world, and will go to any lengths to
destroy him.
This is a book of fourteen tales that are bizarre in one way or
another. Sherlock Holmes probes the mystery of a tailor's ten
near-identical customers; a woman and her lover prematurely
celebrate her husband's murder; a space probe returns undamaged -
but with the astronaut missing; what happens, when the machines
take over everything? These are Facets of Fantasy - flights of the
imagination into the realms of the unusual, where the boundaries of
reality are suspended.
Bond is not the only agent out there Doreen Caxton lived a double
life. The daughter of Lord Forthmere was also an undercover agent
of the ultra-secret government department known as Sector Three,
and was close to blowing the Lao Shen drug cartel wide open. Her
sudden disappearance caused a lot of concern, it was feared that
she had been exposed and possibly murdered. Sector Three couldn't
risk her giving away sensitive information under torture, and the
operative code-named Robert Lane was sent to effect a rescue - or
to ensure her silence. Lane picks up the trail in Milan. With the
help of Doreen's colleague, Nadia, he finds his way to a nightclub
run by Johnny Santoni, a local drug dealer. Lane is taken prisoner
and questioned, and narrowly escapes with his life. He receives
word that Doreen has been seen in Malta and, hunted by Santoni's
thugs, leaves Milan soon after. In Valletta, attempts are made to
convince Lane that Doreen has committed suicide, but he is not
deceived. He finds her a prisoner of her ex-husband and a ruthless
mercenary terrorist, both working for Lao Shen and under orders to
transport her to the cartel's headquarters in South-East Asia for
interrogation. After a pursuit to Holland, the success or failure
of Lane's mission is decided on the runways of Schipol Airport.
Returning to London, he discovers that Santoni has had Nadia killed
for her part in drawing attention to his activities. Sector Three
warn against any involvement, but Lane returns to Italy intent on
bloody revenge.
Bond is not the only agent out there Sir Gordon Thurston is the
incoming Head of MI6. He has been briefed with much sensitive
information, such as current and future missions and the
department's foreign policy. En route to a meeting in Paris he is
abducted, and an identical substitute put in his place. The
deception is soon recognised, but anxiety grows when his
whereabouts cannot be traced. The task of finding Sir Gordon falls
to Sector Three, an ultra-secret intelligence splinter group, and
an agent with the code name Robert Lane sets out on a mission which
takes him to Portugal, Italy and a remote region of Russia. The
group that carried out the abduction is identified and its leader,
a former Soviet general called Pilatov, is a known fanatic. As Lane
follows him from country to country in constant danger, he knows
that Pilatov will stop at nothing to restore the old regime and its
deadly threat to the West.
Bond is not the only agent out there An urgent signal is received
at the London headquarters of the ultra-secret government
department known as Sector Three. Klemperer, their agent-in-place
in Tunisia, is sheltering a North Korean diplomat who wishes to
defect to the West, bringing with him vital intelligence concerning
foreign sleeper agents operating in Britain. The Sector sends out
their operative, code-named Robert Lane, who arrives at an hotel
specified by Klemperer, to await contact. When he receives no
message Lane's impatience grows, then a guest falls to his death
from a high window. Lane sees the body and realises that the dead
man's appearance closely matches his own. Shortly afterwards a
series of attempts on his life begin - Lane has become a target for
an unknown enemy, for reasons that he cannot explain. When
Klemperer finally makes contact Lane meets him, expecting death at
any moment from a ruthless adversary who is becoming increasingly
desperate.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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