John Blake: 861 books
by Warren Fitzgerald
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
The crew of the Norland were having a whale of a time in 1982, ferrying passengers between Rotterdam and Hull. Especially the 'girls' in the catering crew: Wendy, Frankie and Candy, all stewards and all gay men.
So when their ferry was requisitioned by the government to transfer nine hundred...
Death Before Dishonour
True Stories of the Special Forces Heroes Who Fight Global Terror
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Tells the inside stories behind the world's special forces created to fight the terrorists on their own terms. The book captures the drama, action, pain and glory of some of the most striking operations ever undertaken by the world's various special forces.
The Man Who Left Too Soon
The Biography of Stieg Larsson
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
In the Man Who Left Too Soon, top crime fiction journalist Barry Forshaw gives us a fascinating insight into the life and works of this difficult, brilliant and multifaceted man. His best-selling books are violent, terrifying, brilliantly written and have sold millions of copies around the world,...
Bitter Harvest
The Great Betrayal and the Dreadful Aftermath
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
This book is the autobiography of Ian Smith, the last Prime Minister of Rhodesia. After discussing his early life, Smith tells how he sought to keep Rhodesia on a path to full democracy during the West's decolonization of Africa.
by Ivor Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2003
For more than a century, the horrific story of Jack the Ripper has endured. The ghastly crimes of the world’s most notorious serial killer have become legend, and since they were committed, contemporary sleuths have spent many lifetimes attempting to identify their perpetrator. Jack the Ripper’s...
The Diary of Jack the Ripper
The Chilling Confessions of James Maybrick
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
The pages of The Diary of Jack the Ripper reveal the unimaginable-that more than a century ago, the legendary serial killer at work in London’s Whitechapel kept a record of his bestial mutilations of women. The writer of the horrific journal is James Maybrick, a depraved, drug-taking, womanizing,...
Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners
The Story of Britain's Infamous Hangmen
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2008
by Derek Jameson, Ellen Jameson
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
This is the true story of a remarkable life-and a death deferred. At the heart of Siobhan's Miracle is a Belfast girl from a working class family who grew up to become a university professor and world-renowned authority on English and Irish literature. As millions celebrated the millennium, Siobhan...
Jack the Ripper: The 21st Century Investigation
A Top Murder Squad Detective Finally Uncovers the Truth
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2007
There have been countless attempts to solve the brutal murders committed over 100 years ago by Jack the Ripper, but this most famous of British criminal cases finally benefits from a clear, professional eye to analyze the evidence with all the benefits of modern investigative techniques. Former murder...
by Mark Hanks
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2009
He's the 44th President of the United States, the first African-American to hold the office and a devoted husband and father of two. But how much do you really know about the world's most beloved politician? • Did you know, for example, that his first job was scooping ice-cream at Baskin-Robbins?...
by Neil Root
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
In March 1999, just months after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson was assassinated when a bomb exploded under her car. The attack was claimed by a Loyalist paramilitary group but, over the last 10 years, there have been several government inquiries into...
by Virginia Blackburn
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
'A COUNTRY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE – NOT JUST THE PRIVILEGED FEW'
In these historically turbulent times, the United Kingdom will need a leader for the ages, and with those words the nation's new Prime Minister underlined her commitment to creating a better Britain.
Only the second...
A State of Fear
My 10 Years Inside Iran's Torture Jails
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
A prominent Iranian political prisoner tells his story from the time of his arrest to his eventual escape a decade later
Dr. Reza Ghaffari was a professor at the University of Tehran until his 1981 arrest for suspicion of being a member of a banned socialist group.This account of...
by Paul Martin
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
Paul Martin, famous for his passion for beautiful furniture, has been the hugely successful TV presenter on BBC1's Flog It! for the past fifteen years. In this book he reveals hitherto untold stories of fantastic artefact finds, and tells us about the key to success in trading antiques. As witty as...