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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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