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When Peter Minto first discovered the name of F N S Creek, he began to unravel a forgotten legend of British football. He soon found that there was far more to this man than it seemed...When the First World War broke out, F N S Creek found himself battling in the squalid trenches of Flanders and soon transferred into the Royal Flying Corps performing dangerous aerial reconnaissance and bombing missions behind enemy lines, eventually earning a military cross for his contributions. Despite the short life expectancy of aircrew, Creek returned to England to study at Trinity College, Cambridge, and there he first discovered his talent for football. F N S Creek quickly grew to celebrity status with his spectacular scoring ability, earning caps for England and later going on to coach the Olympic team for sixteen years. Throughout his career he revolutionised the coaching of football throughout the nation whilst also becoming a successful cricketer, writer, journalist and broadcaster. In this extensively-researched biography of a forgotten legend of English football, Peter Minto presents the remarkable life of F N S Creek.
An experienced anti-terrorist British agent in northern Italy has suddenly, and against all instructions, broken out from deep cover. His superiors in London desperately need to know why. The search is on. Two fellow agents, Macbride and Cromarty, are given the task of locating him and finding out the reason for his action. How does the Air Force veteran who is working with his team on surveillance know so much? Can the beautiful Claudia offer any answers? Who are the shadowy characters trying to silence their sources? And what is the coded secret hidden in a cemetery? A tense, page-turning story of deceit and subterfuge set mainly in the sunshine and romance of Venice.
Lured to Florence by a false business proposition, retired agent Steve Cromarty is framed for a terrorist attack. Deeply implicated and badly needing a pay cheque, he is unable to refuse involvement in a smuggling scheme. But Cromarty is his own man and he's determined to find out what his ruthless former boss Macbride has in store and where the beautiful Annie's loyalties really lie. Unfortunately, in the murky world he finds himself plunged into, he soon realises that loyalty and trust are things of the past. A page-turning crime thriller set mainly in Italy and France.
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