Undercover men

Buy Undercover: The Men And Women Of The S.O.E. By Patrick Howarth for R371.00

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Set against the grimness of the lives of mill workers in Bingley, West Yorkshire, the second book in the Hudson and Lawes trilogy opens in 1839 almost exactly a year after the affair at Seddon workhouse in Suffolk where the two men first met. Characters now familiar from the first in the trilogy, On the House reappear and play integral roles in the story. Increasingly recognised as a successful investigative journalist, Ambrose Hudson is canvassed by an overseer in a woollen mill to follow up his suspicions of illegal child labour in the North-East. The man is also concerned that the heinous practice of baby farming is operating in the same area. A four-handed investigation is needed and Ambrose persuades his friend Edgar Lawes to accompany him to Bingley where the two men are quickly embroiled in undercover work and surveillance of the perpetrators of both crimes. The farming of babies for hard cash is something new to both men, and the viciousness of the criminals involved is shocking. During the investigation the friends meet an old adversary and Ambrose sets out on the beginnings of a tragic love affair. Features Summary 1838, a year after the Seddon union affair, Hudson and Lawes are on the case of illegal child labour and, even worse, baby-farming, among the mills and moorland of Bingley... Author Helen Maskew Publisher Unbound Digital Release date 20181212 ISBN 1-912618-78-8 ISBN 13 978-1-912618-78-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Just as the bidding gets exciting in a Bath auction house, three armed men stage a hold-up and attempt to steal Lot 129, a medieval carving of the Wife of Bath. The highest bidder, appalled to have the prize snatched away, tries to stop them and is shot dead. Peter Diamond, head of the murder squad, soon finds himself sharing an office with the stone wife - until he is ejected. To his extreme annoyance the lump of stone appears to exert a malign influence over him and his investigation. Refusing to be beaten, he rallies his team and begins finding suspects and motives. The case demands that someone goes undercover. The dangerous mission falls to Sergeant Ingeborg Smith, reverting to her journalist persona to get the confidence of a wealthy local criminal through his pop star girlfriend. And soon, murder makes a reappearance... Features Summary The new Peter Diamond case has the eminent detective in pursuit of a murderer after a theft at an auction house goes wrong Author Peter Lovesey Publisher Sphere Release date 20150205 Pages 390 ISBN 0-7515-5407-3 ISBN 13 978-0-7515-5407-6

The book is old, and the pages may be browned. There are creases on the spine and corners, and worn around the edges. The book is still very readable, but has seen some wear. A walking time-bomb ticks away in London... Captain Peter Skellen has resigned from the SAS and is looking for a new master. To Frankie Leigh, the rich and beautiful socialite and leader of the People's Lobby, Skellen's intimate knowledge of SAS counter-terrorist undercover operations makes him an irresistible recruit. The People's Lobby are planning the biggest act of terrorism ever mounted in the capital. To the SAS and New Scotland Yard, Skellen is a menace who must be stopped at all costs. But how do you find a man who has been trained to disappear? How many men's lives do you risk?