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A soldier and a spy, an officer but not quite a gentleman...
Captain Harry Walsh is SOE's secret weapon. Loathed by his own
commanding officer, haunted by the death of his closest friend and
trapped in a loveless marriage, Harry Walsh is close to burn out
when he is ordered to assassinate the man behind the ME 163 Komet,
Hitler's miracle jet fighter. If Walsh fails, there is no prospect
of allied victory in Europe. Harry Walsh is ruthless, unorthodox
and ungentlemanly. He is about to wreak havoc.
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The Bodyguard (Paperback)
Lee Sansum; As told to Howard Linskey
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R290
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Discovery Miles 2 640
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This is the story of the real bodyguard, Lee Sansum, ex-Royal
Military Policeman, martial arts champion, and expert in close
protection. Part of Mohamed and Dodi Al-Fayed's protection team,
Lee had to guard the most famous woman in the world, Princess
Diana. He formed a close bond with Diana and the young princes,
particularly Harry, and it was only by a stroke of luck that he was
not in the car the night Diana died. That night proved to be the
turning point in his own life. Over the course of his career, Lee
has worked with the rich and famous, such as Hollywood stars Tom
& Nicole, Pele and Sylvester Stallone, and he gives a candid
account of what it's like to work in a job where lives are
literally at stake. Growing up in a tough part of Greater
Manchester, Lee learnt the hard way that to survive you need to
stand up to bullies and be harder than your opponent. A career in
the Royal Military Police took him to the "Bandit Country" of South
Armagh, where he pulled an AWOL squaddie out of a honey trap
moments before an IRA active service unit arrived to kill him. He
worked undercover in Northern Ireland and joined the SIB, the
Army's own internal affairs unit, before entering the world of
private security, operating in the world's hotspots, such as Libya
and the breakaway state of Somaliland. Lee's story is one of quiet
strength, of how reading a situation is invaluable to getting out
of trouble. It is one of achieving personal goals and overcoming
trauma through the help of his wife, Kate, and through his love of
martial arts. It is also a fitting tribute to one of the
outstanding figures of our age.
TWO MEN... ONE MISSION... TO KILL THE MAN WITH THE IRON HEART Based
on true events, this gripping historical thriller is the
culmination of Howard Linskey's fifteen-year fascination with the
attempted assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the architect of the
Holocaust. With a plot that echoes The Day of the Jackal and The
Eagle Has Landed, Hunting the Hangman is a thrilling tale of
courage, resilience and betrayal. The story reads like a classic
World War Two thriller and is the subject of two big-budget
Hollywood films that coincide with the anniversary of Operation
Anthropoid. In 1942 two men, trained by the British SOE, parachuted
back into their native Czechoslovakia with one sole objective: to
kill the man ruling their homeland. Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik
risked everything for their country. Their attempt on Reinhard
Heydrich's life was one of the single most dramatic events of the
Second World War, and had horrific consequences for thousands of
innocent people.2017 marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on
Heydrich, a man so evil even fellow SS officers referred to him as
the 'Blond Beast'. In Prague, he was known as the Hangman. Hitler,
who dubbed him 'The Man with the Iron Heart', considered Heydrich
his heir, and entrusted him with the implementation of the 'Final
Solution' to the Jewish 'problem': the systematic murder of eleven
million people. 2017 marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on
Heydrich, a man so evil even fellow SS officers referred to him as
the 'Blond Beast'. In Prague, he was known as the Hangman. Hitler,
who dubbed him 'The Man with the Iron Heart', considered Heydrich
his heir, and entrusted him with the implementation of the 'Final
Solution' to the Jewish 'problem': the systematic murder of eleven
million people.
There's only one way I'm ever getting out of this . . . Sooner or
later I'm a dead man David Blake is back in Newcastle, running
three cities, top boy. Life is sweet until his bent accountant is
arrested for murder. The money man is nailed on for a life sentence
until he puts five million pounds out of Blake's reach. Now Blake
faces an agonising choice; fix the acquittal of a child killer or
run out of the cash he needs to bankroll his empire. Meanwhile
Serbian gangsters are slowly taking over his territory and a crazed
Russian Oligarch wants to use Blake's drug supply line for his own
ends. Back at home, the Police are closing in, determined to take
David Blake off the streets of Newcastle forever, and Blake's girl
Sarah is asking awkward questions about the death of her father
that he really doesn't want to answer. As he fights for his life,
David Blake slowly uncovers a shocking truth about his own past,
turning over stones until he finally reveals a secret known only to
The Dead.
'Truly remarkable' DAMIEN LEWIS Trapped in a living nightmare,
former-para Nick Dunn, one of the 'Chennai Six', was wrongly
imprisoned in an Indian jail. While battling to be heard both at
home and abroad, Nick summoned the resilience and endurance of his
elite training to survive inhumane conditions, keep himself alive
and fight for his right to return home. Now, he tells his full
story of struggle and survival for the very first time.
THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF DON'T LET HIM IN You
will inherit everything. The house. The money. There's just one
condition. You have to catch a killer first . . . _________ When
Sarah's Aunt Evelyn passes away, she discovers a hidden fortune has
been left to her, including a foreboding mansion in a small
Northumberland town. But it comes with one condition. For most of
her life, Evelyn had been haunted by the loss of a friend who went
missing in Cragsmoor - the very house Evelyn has left to Sarah.
Now, Evelyn's final wish is for Sarah to return to Cragsmoor and
uncover the truth. If she does, she will inherit everything. But
someone wishes for the secrets of Cragsmoor to remain hidden.
Someone who may have killed once before . . . _________ PRAISE FOR
HOWARD LINSKEY: 'Dark, creeping and compelling, with the
claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner' T.M.
LOGAN 'This story will cause nightmares, it is that good' DAILY
MAIL 'Dark, clever and engrossing' C.L. TAYLOR
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The Damage (Paperback)
Howard Linskey
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Discovery Miles 3 420
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'There's a thought that keeps me awake at night; I have to be lucky
every time, they only have to get lucky once.' David Blake is a
worried man. He should be enjoying the high life now he's
Newcastle's 'Top Boy', the man who controls everything in the city
that's worth controlling. The money keeps on rolling in and Blake
is sharing his life with the girl that he loves, Sarah Mahoney.
Shame he had to murder her father to save his own skin but at least
she doesn't know anything about that. Blake never wanted to be boss
but who else is savvy enough to deal with all of the firm's
problems? Newly-crowned Glasgow crime lord, Alan Gladwell, wants to
do business with the firm and the deal makes sense but can Blake
really trust the man whose brother he brutally murdered? Then one
of his men takes two bullets in the back and someone tries to take
Blake out. As he struggles to stay in control, Blake is in a race
against time to find his potential assassin and discover the truth
in 'The Damage'.
An unstoppable serial killer. A fifth girl missing. A long-buried
secret. A gripping crime thriller perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Mel
Sherratt and Mark Billingham. There's a serial killer on the loose
in north-east England. Four bodies have already been discovered. A
fifth girl, Michelle Summers, has just disappeared. When a body is
discovered, everyone fears the worst. But this isn't Michelle -
this corpse has been dead for over fifty years. Out-of-favour DC
Ian Bradshaw is pulled off the main case to investigate the
skeleton. But it soon becomes clear that dark secrets lay buried
along with the body - and now the police have more than one killer
to worry about... The beginning of the highly acclaimed series
starring Ian Bradshaw and journalists Helen Norton and Tom Carney,
this is a gripping crime thriller you won't be able to put down.
SEE WHAT BESTSELLING AUTHORS ARE ALREADY SAYING ABOUT BRITAIN'S
BEST NEW CRIME AUTHOR 'Howard Linskey is one of the best new
writers around and this is the start of a must-read series' Mark
Billingham 'A new master of the gripping, gritty thriller. Howard
Linskey takes you right to the heart of it.' Paul Finch 'This is
lacerating fare that makes most current crime fiction look like
thin gruel' Financial Times 'Linskey has elevated this story to a
level of complexity and humanity seldom approached by British
writers previously ... A new name on our criminal horizon' Maxim
Jakubowski 'Gripping and convincing' Kimberley Chambers 'Brilliant
... This is first class stuff, an unstoppable tale, a real
page-turner not to be missed' Sarah Broadhurst 'Serial killer
thrillers don't come much better than this. Old secrets and
terrible new crimes woven into an immensely satisfying, utterly
compelling narrative which keeps you constantly guessing. Fans of
Linskey's critically acclaimed David Blake series will already know
what an outstanding author he is, everyone else ... prepare to add
another name to your must-read list' Eva Dolan 'Linskey weaves
together a compelling and twisty tale that gripped me from page
one. If you like Val McDermid's thrillers, you'll love this' Mark
Edwards
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