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"War Diary: The Diary of Mike Rogers" is a poignant historical record that chronicles the experiences of a young boy, Mike Rogers, during World War II. The diary begins in 1939, capturing the tense atmosphere as Britain enters the war. It provides detailed daily entries that cover the significant and mundane aspects of wartime life, from the fear of air raids and the impact of rationing to personal reflections and observations of everyday occurrences.

The United Kingdom. A story based on real events. Few people are deemed smart enough to be selected and trained as a spy for Her Majesty’s Government, fewer qualify. The author is one such man, who, uniquely, was chosen at the age of 16, the only person still to pass selection without an education through the university system. Andy describes his unbelievable life, from the beginning, as a child, playing in the woods and fields around his home in Maple Cross, Hertfordshire, learning the skills he had no idea he would need in his future spy world.

A female executive, Amanda Waterman, dies in suspicious circumstances at the same location at Canary Wharf. One man knows why and how she died: the secretive CEO of a mysterious drug company, who is hellbent on making trouble for DCI Philip Lomax, leading officer of the Serious Murder Enquiry Team. As evidence comes to light, Lomax becomes convinced the case is connected to the death of both his father and brother. Yet still the bodies pile up. Lomax soon realizes he has a serious and deadly opponent, who’ll stop at nothing to destroy him and everyone he loves.

“The time of reckoning is here, Gorilla Grant.” Jack “Gorilla” Grant, retired assassin and former spy, is living a new life as a peaceful, successful businessman. But when his daughter is kidnapped in Rome, it is just the opening gambit in a series of events that pushes him back into the “redaction” business that he once walked away from. Unseen forces are moving against Gorilla and dangerous enemies from his past are threatening his future, intent on turning a cold war into a hot war. But Gorilla has one rule: Don’t mess with my family.

In this, Andy’s second book, he describes one short operation that could have stopped the Falklands War with Argentina. SAS were in position, only the final go-ahead was needed from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. She chose to fight the war. Perhaps if the PM had decided to give Operation Saponify a chance, 907 soldier’s lives would have been saved.

Lifelong friends turned enemies, Graham Deaver and Mick Laurie, wage a secret war that can leave only one man standing. What could a man who has everything possibly want? Driven by mutual hatred they unwittingly trigger a series of dark events that leave three towns devastated. Who are the mysterious men wearing shades? And why do they need to keep a short leash on their shadows?

On an unforgiving planet, a fragile ceasefire between the vast Unysean and Feran Empires was brokered by the stasis-imprisonment of one man. A criminal named Malefactor—the human symbol of an atrocity laden war that left both sides scarred and bitter. Now, decades later, the war has become more myth than fact.

The Story of the Fly explores how a humble insect, with its fascinating history and manifold talents, holds the answer to profitably solving some of the most significant environmental challenges we face today.

When a beer barrel containing the body of a man is delivered to the door of 221b Baker Street, an intoxicating new adventure begins for Sherlock Holmes. Together with his faithful companion, Dr. John Watson, Holmes travels north to Burton-upon-Trent to investigate the poisoning of a regiment in India from a contaminated batch of pale ale. The incident threatens the reputation of the mighty brewer, Houghton's, which supplies beer to half the world. But Holmes is not the only detective working the case.

Real estate agent Ryan Chaise lives a quiet life in Southern Spain with his beautiful girlfriend. Everything in his life seems perfectly ordinary. Except that Ryan has a secret. A former agent for the British Secret Intelligence Service, Chaise gets embroiled in a world of drug-pushers and gangsters after accidentally killing a petty criminal absconding with a package of cocaine. Forced to protect himself and his family, Chaise’s old skills come to the fore as danger and death tolls rise.

Abel’s new magical alliance brings him ever closer to the heart of Castle House. Barely surviving he and the Taverners finally realize what true intent, honed and concentrated, can accomplish. Elsewhere, an enemy hides from Creepio and God's SAS, and the game character sorceress K'liss becomes a reality. Jenny sets off to contact new Tavern hopefuls in Canada and finds a magical hornet nest. American history, the magical part, is nothing like the history books! Closer to home, Abel finally arranges an important meeting of sorcerers and fears the worst about the date, Halloween.

There's something wrong about Edwin, the new kid at school. After Richard befriends him, strange things begin to happen. After young Edwin disappears, Richard starts digging into the history of the family, and discovers a shocking secret. Can Richard figure out the mystery in time,? A murderous, dark force from the past may just claim everyone he holds dear.

After escaping from the "fat camps" Jenna, Starling, and Kasey think they are finally free. Commander Sharpe is on the hunt for the girls, after finding them he kidnaps and holds them prisoner in his compound. Camp was nothing compared to what Sharpe does to them. Can they survive this new situation? Will they finally win against the man who ran the camps? Find out in the conclusion to Fat Free Nation.

A young girl, Ana, sits in the interview room, while the uniformed man who followed her lies dead. After the girl escapes, Tears pursues her and enters a world similar—yet shockingly different—to ours. He soon learns of a mysterious group called the Silencers, and the Transference Engine, which has irreparably damaged the fabric of space and time.