Kingmaker
Kingmaker – Winter Pilgrims by Toby Clements, is the first in a series of quite brilliant books that bring to life a brutal but fascinating period of English history, namely the Wars of the Roses which took place during the latter part of the 15th century. However what sets Kingmaker apart is its focus on ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. It is a pacey, fascinating, informative and thoroughly absorbing adventure centred around two heroic young people and their search for redemption across the bloody battlefields of England.
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Major Farran’s Hat (Mandate for Murder)
In May 1947 Alexander Rubowitz, a Jewish teenager, was mysteriously abducted in Jerusalem. He was never seen again. Rubowitz was active in a Zionist underground group fighting British rule in Palestine. Witnesses said he was seized by British policemen. A grey felt hat found at the scene was believed to belong to Major Roy Farran, a highly decorated ex-SAS officer leading a covert counter-terrorist squad. As suspicion of foul play circulated Farran fled to Syria. He was persuaded to return and was acquitted after a sensational court martial. He came home to a hero's welcome. But the Zionist underground swore...
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A Meal in Winter
One morning, in the dead of winter, three German soldiers head out into the frozen Polish countryside. They have been charged by their commanders to track down and bring back for execution 'one of them' - a Jew. Having flushed out a young man hiding in the woods, they decide to rest in an abandoned house before continuing their journey back to the camp. As they prepare food, they are joined by a Polish hunter who adds tension to an already charged atmosphere. Before long, the group's sympathies begin to splinter as each man is forced to confront...
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