When notorious gangster Fat Sam Mahood is murdered the chief suspect is arrested nearby. But he seems to have suffered a breakdown. Incarcerated in a mental institution hes known only as the Man in the White Suit. The suspect remains an enigma until Nurse Brenda calls on Mystery Man former patient & owner of No Alibis Belfasts finest mystery bookshop to bring his powers of investigation to bear... However before our hero can even begin the Man in the White Suit is arrested for the murder of a fellow patient. But is he a double murderer or a helpless scapegoat? Intrigue conspiracy & ancient Latin curses all combine to give the Small Bookseller with No Name his most difficult case to date. ...

When notorious gangster ' Fat Sam' Mahood is murdered the chief suspect is arrested nearby. But he seems to have suffered a breakdown. Incarcerated in a mental institution he's known only as the Man in the White Suit. The suspect remains an enigma until Nurse Brenda calls on Mystery Man former patient & owner of No Alibis Belfast's finest mystery bookshop to bring his powers of investigation to bear... However before our hero can even begin the Man in the White Suit is arrested for the murder of a fellow patient. But is he a double murderer or a helpless scapegoat? Intrigue conspiracy & ancient Latin curses all combine to give the Small Bookseller with No Name his most difficult case to date. ...

The third in the cycle of novels that began with THE SHADOW OF THE WIND & THE ANGELS GAME. THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books & the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957 one year after Daniel & Bea from THE SHADOW OF THE WIND have married. They now have a son Julian & are living with Daniels father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them & is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him. Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters. He spots one of their most precious volumes that is kept locked in a glass cabinet a beautiful & unique illustrated edition of The Count of Monte Cristo. Despite the fact that the stranger seems to care little for books he wants to buy this expensive edition. Then to Daniels surprise the man inscribes the book with the words To Fermin Romero de Torres who came back from the dead & who holds the key to the future. This visit leads back to a story of imprisonment betrayal & the return of a deadly rival. ...

THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books & the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957 one year after Daniel & Bea from THE SHADOW OF THE WIND have married. They now have a son Julian & are living with Daniels father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them & is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him. Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters. He spots one of their most precious volumes that is kept locked in a glass cabinet a beautiful & unique illustrated edition of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. Despite the fact that the stranger seems to care little for books he wants to buy this expensive edition. Then to Daniels surprise the man inscribes the book with the words To Fermin Romero de Torres who came back from the dead & who holds the key to the future. This visit leads back to a story of imprisonment betrayal & the return of a deadly rival... ...

The third in the cycle of novels that began with THE SHADOW OF THE WIND & THE ANGELS GAME. THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books & the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957 one year after Daniel & Bea from THE SHADOW OF THE WIND have married. They now have a son Julian & are living with Daniels father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them & is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him. Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters. He spots one of their most precious volumes that is kept locked in a glass cabinet a beautiful & unique illustrated edition of The Count of Monte Cristo. Despite the fact that the stranger seems to care little for books he wants to buy this expensive edition. Then to Daniels surprise the man inscribes the book with the words To Fermin Romero de Torres who came back from the dead & who holds the key to the future. This visit leads back to a story of imprisonment betrayal & the return of a deadly rival. ...

The Prisoner of Heaven returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books & the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957 one year after Daniel & Bea from The Shadow of the Wind have married. They now have a son Julian & are living with Daniel's father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them & is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him. Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters. He spots one of their most precious volumes that is kept locked in a glass cabinet a beautiful & unique illustrated edition of The Count of Monte Cristo. Despite the fact that the stranger seems to care little for books he wants to buy this expensive edition. Then to Daniel's surprise the man inscribes the book with the words ' To Fermin Romero de Torres who came back from the dead & who holds the key to the future'. This visit leads back to a story of imprisonment betrayal & the return of a deadly rival... ...

In the 18th century shotgun weddings were not unusual but in most cases it wasnt the bride that was holding the gun. So began the stormy marriage between Lord & Lady Grange a marriage which was to end with Lady Granges death on the Isle of Skye after 13 years in exile. The daughter of a convicted murderer Lady Granges behaviour such as her fondness for drink was so outrageous that her sudden disappearance from public life was not considered surprising. But few knew the true story of her disappearance. This book reveals for the first time how the unfortunate lady was violently kidnapped & transported to the remote islands off the west coast of Scotland spending seven years on the island of St. Kildas. Condemned to a very different lifestyle than she had enjoyed in Edinburgh & baffled by the strange tongue of the Gaelic West she still obstinately survived finally dying in Skye in 1745. ...

Brought up as a Christian Marina Nemats peaceful childhood in Tehran was shattered when the Iranian Revolution of 1979 ushered in a new era of Islamic rule. After complaining to her teachers about her Maths lessons being replaced by Koran study Marina was arrested late one evening. She was taken to the notorious prison Evin where interrogation & torture were part of the daily routine. Aged sixteen she was sentenced to death. Her prison guard snatched her from the firing squad bullets but exacted a shocking price in return: marriage to him & conversion to Islam. Marina lived out her prison days as his secret bride spending nights with him in a separate cell. Marina struggled to reconcile her hatred towards Ali & her feelings of physical repulsion with the fact that he had saved her life. When Ali was murdered by his enemies from Evin & saved Marinas life for a second time her feelings were complicated even further. At last she was able to return home to her family & her past life but silence surrounded her time as a political prisoner & the regime kept her under constant surveillance. Marinas world had been changed forever & she questions whether she will ever escape Iran & its regime or be free of her memories of Evin. ...

This book offers useful tips & solid advice on how to evade capture & if that fails how to escape. Key topics include the will to survive; handling stress in captivity; escape techniques; survival in a variety of environments including urban rural jungle & desert; how to forage for food; tracking & how to cover your tracks; navigation with or without a map; & seeking recovery by friendly forces. The book also

Includes:: a number of real life accounts of prisoner of war escape from World War II including The Great Escape story & Colditz the Vietnam War (Dieter Dengler with others escaping from Laos) the Balkans Iraq (Thomas Hamill in 2004) & Afghanistan. With more than 120 black & white artworks & with easy-to-follow text Prisoner Of War Escape & Evasion is for anyone who wants to know how to survive in the most stressful of circumstances & emerge a winner. Presented in a handy pocket-size format this is a book you could take with you into the field; & it could save your life.

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During World War II German prison camps swelled with Allied Prisoners of War captured during fierce conflicts from the Battle of France in 1940 to the bomber offensives over Germany from 1943. This book looks in intimate detail at the life of average private soldiers beginning with their capture through the long days as prisoners & hard labourers to the readjustment to home life after their release. Illustrated with original materials postcards & photographs the author reveals their personal experiences in this intriguing account including letters to & from home which disclose some surprising attitudes towards the POWs. ...