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TheGerman invasion has started. The British Home Fleet at Scarpa Flow has been vitually destroyed leaving the way free for the German Invasion fleet. A foothold has been established in Felixstowe and a bold strike By Otto Skorzenty has eliminated most of the british cabinet.

In 1943 Britain sued for peace with Germany who had succeeded in eliminating the threat of Russia. Japan had never attacjked pearl Harbour thereore America had never declared war on Germany.
Churchill had resigned.
7 years later a coalition british government is in the process of giving independence to India. Hitler has made major steps to subdue Russia and forced labour has created a modern german army.

Deacon has persuaded lady bromley to fund their attempt on Everest because they intend to find Lord percival's body. Now they are climbing in Wales

The Deacon invites JC and Perry to join him on an expedition to Everest. The problem is who will pay. Deacon has some ideas.

The Buka rebellion has failed, Hans Holland is dead. Or is he?
What does the future hold for the Holland family, or what remains of the family.

Slow work but hope to finish this book this week.

Just starting this book which holds good promises. The introduction to the key characters is very good.

The Ghostman is making some progress but someone is not telling him everything.

A well planned heist of an Atlantic City casino goes wrong. One member of the team is dead the other wounded. But who knew what was going down.
The Ghostman is called in to clear up.

Jack fargo has rescued the LST from the rebels and landed at the Hollands ancestarial home. With Mac's help he has found some important clues to the past.

The usual fare from J T Edson. Not one of his best with lots of exposition around charaters and not enough action. The Bank robbery at the centre of the story has happened and failed miserably. What will happen enxt?

Fargo has finally reached the Old Man in the Muntains base. He finds out the French spy is related to the Old Man in the Mountain. What will happen next.?

The guns smuggled in are now being used by the Buka to take control of the copper mine. Hans Holland is orchestrating events and perenna seems fascinated by his carisma. But what happened when he visited her in Aldeburgh

The cargo on the trucks is revealed to be guns, but these belong to the Buka. Hans relocates them on to his boat and the LST arrives at its destination.

Jack Fargo together with a french spy, british marines and Bavarian troops enter Serbia to find the Old Man of the Mountains lair. At every step their plans seem to be known.

Everyone one is now aboard the Landing Ship perenna heading towards the Solomans. The mystery of the seal is still waiting to be resolved.

The american Jack Fargo has been transported back in time from 2018 to an alternative universe in 1888. He is now working with British Intelligence to see if he can find a way back and also counter the moves of the Old Man in the Mountains.

The interest in the stamp albums is growing. But the history of the Holland family is coming out.

A second serious attack has followed. Eve and the team are now being supported by HSO and links between the two attackes are being developed.
Summerset has been able to provide Eve with some insightful information

Eve and her team are working diligently to find a suspect for the mass murder. But so far it is all grunt work.

A slow start but story firmly rooted in the time it was written. Has the prospecrts of being a really good story.

This story gets more and more complex. We have a CIA team, spetnatz, mexican gangsters and intrigue. Sean is looking to rescue the little boy, but the mexicans have out thought him and kidnapped the mum as well.

Talk about starting with a bang. The crime scene is a bar owned by Roarke, there are 80 dead bodieds and 10 injured taken to hospital. It appears they all went mad and started attacking each other. Is this the start of a terrorist compaign?

At the end of the last book Jack had arranged for Marcus fairchild to be killed. He is now paying the consequences and he is prepared to take desparate steps to remedy the situation.

In the intro you get a surprise the star is killed without putting up a fight. And then the surprises start. Good read so far.

Jack is called in by Inspector Chambers to look in to the 'Goth Killings' as the police investigation as stalled. jack has found a new lead and is determined to follow up rather than hand the case back to Chambers.

Charlie and Marie are arrested as witches and imprisoned in Wapping Gaol. Charlie is taken for trial by fire but is rescued by Thomas's wife. From her he finds out some details of his mother and the secret of his key.
As he escapes he learns who the killer is, but by now Thomas inhis guise as a Plague Doctor has taken Marie from the gaol for his own purposes.

Charlie and Maria have made their way to Wapping following Thomas Malvern but now their lives are at risk.
Th eKing has moved to Oxford to escape the plague and his mistress is cuckolding him with her brother.