John Lynch
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In the seventeenth century Bristol was the second city of England. It was the main west coast port, an internationally important entrepot and rich trading centre. Industry flourished, too, with manufacturing and processing industries like soap making and gunpowder production responsible for Bristol's considerable wealth. In consequence, control of the town became one of the chief objectives of both armies during the civil war which raged in England...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press (Ignition)
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The "impeccably researched, uncommonly honest, and . . very well written" biography of the nineteenth century Venezuelan military and political leader (Alvaro Vargas Llosa, New Republic ). Simón Bolívar was a revolutionary who freed six South American countries from Spanish Imperial rule, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a statesman who led the governments of Venezuela, Gran Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru. His life,...
3) Blood Rites
Author
Series
DI. Kelly Porter volume 6
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
DI Kelly Porter is about to discover just how dark things can get in the Lake District. When a young woman is found unclothed, unspeaking at an ancient stone circle it's not clear if any crime has been committed. DI Kelly Porter and her team start looking into the circumstances, but the mystery girl disappears. Soon after, a brutal murder is committed and sinister markings at the scene indicate that the killer had a message. The investigation reveals...
4) Bold Lies
Author
Series
Detective Kelly Porter volume 5
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An investigation leads DI Kelly Porter back to her former command ... and the ex who betrayed her A brutal murder in the Lake District. A double assassination in a secret lab in London's West End. Seemingly unconnected, unexpected links between the gruesome crimes emerge and it's up to DI Kelly Porter to follow the trail - all the way to the capital. Back amongst old colleagues and forced to work alongside her calculating ex, DCI Matt Carter Kelly...