Author: Donald MacKenzie
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
John Raven and his wife Kirstie are holidaying in Lisbon at Ilona Szecheyi's villa when Ilona's father Stephen reveals his well-guarded secret: shortly before the communist occupation of Hungary in 1945, he was entrusted with 17 million in government gold bullion. Now, thirty-seven years later, the courts have awarded him full ownership of the money - and the current Hungarian regime is not pleased. They will stop at nothing to get it back, and when blackmail and murder strike, Raven can't pull out fast enough before he becomes the main suspect . . . 'Donald MacKenzie is a born storyteller' Guardian
Raven's Longest Night
Author: Donald MacKenzie
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
John Raven and his wife Kirstie are holidaying in Lisbon at Ilona Szecheyi's villa when Ilona's father Stephen reveals his well-guarded secret: shortly before the communist occupation of Hungary in 1945, he was entrusted with 17 million in government gold bullion. Now, thirty-seven years later, the courts have awarded him full ownership of the money - and the current Hungarian regime is not pleased. They will stop at nothing to get it back, and when blackmail and murder strike, Raven can't pull out fast enough before he becomes the main suspect . . . 'Donald MacKenzie is a born storyteller' Guardian
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
John Raven and his wife Kirstie are holidaying in Lisbon at Ilona Szecheyi's villa when Ilona's father Stephen reveals his well-guarded secret: shortly before the communist occupation of Hungary in 1945, he was entrusted with 17 million in government gold bullion. Now, thirty-seven years later, the courts have awarded him full ownership of the money - and the current Hungarian regime is not pleased. They will stop at nothing to get it back, and when blackmail and murder strike, Raven can't pull out fast enough before he becomes the main suspect . . . 'Donald MacKenzie is a born storyteller' Guardian
Stories for long nights
Author: Samantha Sveum
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365641112
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
This book is a collection of stories that I have written over the years.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365641112
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
This book is a collection of stories that I have written over the years.
Night Boat from Puerto Vedra
Author: Donald MacKenzie
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905802
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
It was largely chance that took Dougal Macneil to the empty racetrack that morning, but when he inadvertently sees - and photographs - something he shouldn't he is soon under threat from a seemingly omnipotent force. Colonel Weber, head of police of the tiny Central American country of Montoro, is sheltering a former Nazi whose name is high on Israel's most-wanted list. And on the face of it he holds all the cards: control of the police force, the trust of government officials - and Macneil's wife, whom he is holding in 'protective custody'. But Macneil is not an adversary to be underestimated . . .
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905802
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
It was largely chance that took Dougal Macneil to the empty racetrack that morning, but when he inadvertently sees - and photographs - something he shouldn't he is soon under threat from a seemingly omnipotent force. Colonel Weber, head of police of the tiny Central American country of Montoro, is sheltering a former Nazi whose name is high on Israel's most-wanted list. And on the face of it he holds all the cards: control of the police force, the trust of government officials - and Macneil's wife, whom he is holding in 'protective custody'. But Macneil is not an adversary to be underestimated . . .
The Longest Night
Author: Marion Dane Bauer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823420544
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
All through the forest animals long for dawn's warmth on the longest night of the year. It will take a tiny and gentle creature to summon a new day. Full color.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823420544
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
All through the forest animals long for dawn's warmth on the longest night of the year. It will take a tiny and gentle creature to summon a new day. Full color.
Raven's Shadow
Author: Donald MacKenzie
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
When a bent London policeman carries out two ruthless murders, it is with the goal of making himself rich through the sale of stolen diamonds. And to cover his tracks he sets up an ingenious labyrinth of false covers and alibis. But when ex-cop John Raven is brought into the case by accident, it becomes a whodunit with Raven as detective in an exhilarating race against time. 'Donald MacKenzie is a born storyteller' Guardian
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
When a bent London policeman carries out two ruthless murders, it is with the goal of making himself rich through the sale of stolen diamonds. And to cover his tracks he sets up an ingenious labyrinth of false covers and alibis. But when ex-cop John Raven is brought into the case by accident, it becomes a whodunit with Raven as detective in an exhilarating race against time. 'Donald MacKenzie is a born storyteller' Guardian
Raven's Revenge
Author: Donald MacKenzie
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905101
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
George Drake, the former Commander at Scotland Yard and nemesis of John Raven, is out of prison having served a sentence for police corruption. In court, Drake vowed retribution on Raven, who was instrumental in his conviction, and now he's out to snare him. When heroin is planted on Raven's houseboat and in his wife Kirstie's camera both husband and wife are arrested, but what will it take for John Raven to clear their names? 'Quick moving and sure footed, with sharp, realistic London details' Times Literary Supplement
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905101
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
George Drake, the former Commander at Scotland Yard and nemesis of John Raven, is out of prison having served a sentence for police corruption. In court, Drake vowed retribution on Raven, who was instrumental in his conviction, and now he's out to snare him. When heroin is planted on Raven's houseboat and in his wife Kirstie's camera both husband and wife are arrested, but what will it take for John Raven to clear their names? 'Quick moving and sure footed, with sharp, realistic London details' Times Literary Supplement
Raven in Flight
Author: Donald MacKenzie
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471904989
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
John Raven - the ex-cop with a taste for exotic adventures and voluptuous adventurers - is unexpectedly thrust into the thick of the action. His Andalusian holiday turns out to be no picnic when he finds himself at the crossroads of the snow-white heroin trail and the blood-red trail of international murder . . . 'A swift, stylish novel' Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471904989
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
John Raven - the ex-cop with a taste for exotic adventures and voluptuous adventurers - is unexpectedly thrust into the thick of the action. His Andalusian holiday turns out to be no picnic when he finds himself at the crossroads of the snow-white heroin trail and the blood-red trail of international murder . . . 'A swift, stylish novel' Publishers Weekly
Raven After Dark
Author: Donald MacKenzie
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
When Kirstie Macfarlane's younger brother is framed for stealing a Van Eyck portrait, she puts the case in the able hands of ex-Scotland Yard Inspector John Raven. Seduced away from his quiet life on the Thames, Raven dives back into the seamy London underworld filled with police corruption and high-handed swindles. Kirstie and Raven soon realise they have more than one opponent and their lives are perilously on the line. 'Donald MacKenzie is a born storyteller' Guardian
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
When Kirstie Macfarlane's younger brother is framed for stealing a Van Eyck portrait, she puts the case in the able hands of ex-Scotland Yard Inspector John Raven. Seduced away from his quiet life on the Thames, Raven dives back into the seamy London underworld filled with police corruption and high-handed swindles. Kirstie and Raven soon realise they have more than one opponent and their lives are perilously on the line. 'Donald MacKenzie is a born storyteller' Guardian
Raven and the Paperhangers
Author: Donald MacKenzie
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 147190508X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
London's favourite anti-establishment sleuth, John Raven, visits his photographer-girlfriend Kirstie in Paris. Kirstie, it seems, has inadvertently photographed three men involved in a high-class, multi-million-dollar forgery - the mastermind, financier Kent Tyler, sometime actor Rod De Wayne, and forgery expert Paolo Scotti. The threesome tries to retrieve the incriminating film, which sets Raven on their trail. And by the time Raven and Kirstie track down the villains, ringleader Tyler is set on eliminating his co-conspirators . . . 'Starts off fast and keeps speeding up' Los Angeles Times
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 147190508X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
London's favourite anti-establishment sleuth, John Raven, visits his photographer-girlfriend Kirstie in Paris. Kirstie, it seems, has inadvertently photographed three men involved in a high-class, multi-million-dollar forgery - the mastermind, financier Kent Tyler, sometime actor Rod De Wayne, and forgery expert Paolo Scotti. The threesome tries to retrieve the incriminating film, which sets Raven on their trail. And by the time Raven and Kirstie track down the villains, ringleader Tyler is set on eliminating his co-conspirators . . . 'Starts off fast and keeps speeding up' Los Angeles Times
Raven Settles a Score
Author: Donald MacKenzie
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905063
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
John Raven - the ex-cop with a taste for exotic adventures and voluptuous adventurers - is unexpectedly thrust into the thick of the action. His Andalusian holiday turns out to be no picnic when he finds himself at the crossroads of the snow-white heroin trail and the blood-red trail of international murder . . . 'A swift, stylish novel' Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471905063
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
John Raven - the ex-cop with a taste for exotic adventures and voluptuous adventurers - is unexpectedly thrust into the thick of the action. His Andalusian holiday turns out to be no picnic when he finds himself at the crossroads of the snow-white heroin trail and the blood-red trail of international murder . . . 'A swift, stylish novel' Publishers Weekly