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Author: John Creasey Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755145771 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 161
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A quiet day is disturbed at Quinns, the shop in London’s Mayfair owned by John Mannering – known also as ‘The Baron’ and a former master cracksman. The phone rings. ‘They’re trying to kill me’ pleads the man on the line. Then laughter is heard, at first soft, but rising to a crescendo. Mannering must battle a plot to dominate and destroy him.
Author: John Creasey Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755145771 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 161
Book Description
A quiet day is disturbed at Quinns, the shop in London’s Mayfair owned by John Mannering – known also as ‘The Baron’ and a former master cracksman. The phone rings. ‘They’re trying to kill me’ pleads the man on the line. Then laughter is heard, at first soft, but rising to a crescendo. Mannering must battle a plot to dominate and destroy him.
Author: John Creasey Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755145321 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 177
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A quandary for John Mannering (aka ‘The Baron’). A young brash artist is found half-dead, with a noose around his neck, on the same day he had attempted to get Mannering to finance his career. The artist's terrified girlfriend desperately seeks help. Has the man tried to kill himself, or is it a case of attempted murder?
Author: John Creasey Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755137213 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 193
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James Mortimer Liddel is charged with the murder of Lancelot Hay. All, however, is not as it seems and a conundrum develops for the famed Inspector West of Scotland Yard. There are visiting Americans; false accusations; a trial, and behind it all a spy ring. Only West and his uncanny instinct for the truth will get to the bottom of this puzzle.
Author: John Creasey Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755155432 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 167
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As John Mannering's wife paints a portrait of a celebrated beauty, Lady Deirdre Vandemeyer, she begins to doubt the authenticity of her subject. Then she is stabbed and Mannering (aka 'The Baron') goes undercover as a personal assistant to try and get to the bottom of the mystery. What he discovers sets the mind reeling and as always keeps the reader enthralled to the very last moment.
Author: John Creasey Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755153782 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 225
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The Earl of Lithorn is thrown by his horse and breaks his neck. Meanwhile, his daughter claims to have seen a corpse in the library with its throat slit. Is she hallucinating, or is there a deeper mystery that extends to the death of the Earl? ‘The Baron’ investigates a case that involves murder, espionage and a very real danger to himself.
Author: John Creasey Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755125703 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 109
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The National Gallery has high security, but a painting is nevertheless stolen. Gideon of Scotland Yard knows of only a few thieves who could pull this off. However, one turns up dead and an art dealer's daughter is kidnapped and a counterfeiting ring moves into town. Clearly, Gideon is facing something both major and mysterious . . .
Author: Barry Coward Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351949489 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 272
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For many generations, Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder plot, the 'Man in the Iron Mask' and the 'Devils of Loudun' have offered some of the most compelling images of the early modern period. Conspiracies, real or imagined, were an essential feature of early modern life, offering a seemingly rational and convincing explanation for patterns of political and social behaviour. This volume examines conspiracies and conspiracy theory from a broad historical and interdisciplinary perspective, by combining the theoretical approach of the history of ideas with specific examples from the period. Each contribution addresses a number of common themes, such as the popularity of conspiracy theory as a mode of explanation through a series of original case studies. Individual chapters examine, for example, why witches, religious minorities and other groups were perceived in conspiratorial terms, and how far, if at all, these attitudes were challenged or redefined by the Enlightenment. Cultural influences on conspiracy theory are also discussed, particularly in those chapters dealing with the relationship between literature and politics. As prevailing notions of royal sovereignty equated open opposition with treason, almost any political activity had to be clandestine in nature, and conspiracy theory was central to interpretations of early modern politics. Factions and cabals abounded in European courts as a result, and their actions were frequently interpreted in conspiratorial terms. By the late eighteenth century it seemed as if this had begun to change, and in Britain in particular the notion of a 'loyal opposition' had begun to take shape. Yet the outbreak of the French Revolution was frequently explained in conspiratorial terms, and subsequently European rulers and their subjects remained obsessed with conspiracies both real and imagined. This volume helps us to understand why.
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EVERYBODY LOVES AN UNDERDOG! Welcome to the Barony of Babalon, where barbarians battle and blasphemous believers babble. After the death of the Babalons, the Baron and Baroness of the Barony, young Rize Babalon inherits both the title of Baron of Babalon and the barren Barony of Babalon. But as soon as he rises to the rank and files paperwork to take over, the rank and file citizens of the barony rise up and try to take over instead. To save himself, Baron Rize does what he does best--sucks up to the citizens! Magic is the divine might that makes divine right for the nobility and aristocracy to rule. But our young baron decides to use that power for the citizens and bribe his way into a comfortable life... Or so he thought! His approval ratings suddenly skyrocket, and before he knows it, his people hail him as a savior! His magic may be revolutionary, but he didn't want a revolution! He just wanted to relax on the seaside, not commit regicide! He started empty-headed and empty-handed, but now things are getting out of hand! And thus begins the Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top!
Author: John Creasey
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Author: John Creasey
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