The Richard Prince Thrillers

The Richard Prince Thrillers
Author: Alex Gerlis
Publisher: Canelo
Total Pages: 1109
Release: 2022-06-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1804361984

Full of intrigue and peril, this gripping WWII spy series will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. Includes all four books in The Richard Prince Thrillers series; Prince of Spies, Sea of Spies, Ring of Spies and End of Spies. Prince of Spies: 1942. A German spy comes ashore on a desolate stretch of Lincolnshire beach. He is hunted down by a young detective, Richard Prince. The secret services need a man like him...In occupied Europe, Denmark is a hotbed of problems for British intelligence. Rumours of a war-ending weapon being developed by the Germans are rife. Sent to Copenhagen, Prince is soon caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Dodging Gestapo agents, SS muscle and the danger of betrayal, his survival – and the war effort – hangs in the balance. Sea of Spies: The Allies are desperate to stop neutral Turkey supplying vital materials to the Nazis – materials which could help them win the war. But then a British agent makes a fatal mistake, and disappears in Istanbul. In England, detective turned spy Richard Prince – back from a clandestine mission in Nazi-occupied Europe – is hunting for his lost son. Before long he is drawn into a dangerous follow-up operation, posing as a journalist in Turkey. The mission soon goes wrong. Stranded hundreds of miles behind enemy lines, Prince will have to find evidence of the Turks secret trade with the Nazis, as well as a way out... Ring of Spies: Berlin, 1939. A German intelligence officer learns a top agent is quickly moving up the British Army ranks. He bides his time. Arnhem, 1944. British paratroopers have been slaughtered in one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War. A shell shocked officer is convinced: the Germans knew they were coming. But who betrayed them? Back in London, Richard Prince is approached by MI5 about a counterintelligence operation. Information is leaking and British troops are dying. Can Prince stop it and crack the suspected spy ring? End of Spies: British agent Richard Prince and the Danish spy Hanne Jakobsen come together for a vital mission: to find a Nazi war criminal responsible for the murder of fellow British agents. The hunt takes them on a perilous journey through Europe in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. They unearth a secret Nazi escape line funded by British traitors – and it’s one which could lead them to Hitler’s trusted deputy, Martin Bormann. But when the Americans become involved it is no longer certain who’s on which side. Can justice be found against the odds... This unputdownable WWII espionage series is filled with countless twists and turns and is perfect for fans of Alan Furst, John le Carré and Robert Harris. Praise for Alex Gerlis ‘A page turning read, guaranteed to entertain.’ Evening Standard on End of Spies ‘A spy character to rival those of John le Carré, Philip Kerr and Alan Furst.’ David Young, author of Stasi Child ‘The Richard Prince novels are a very fine quartet indeed.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Well written, with a tight, gripping plot and authentic characters. Couldn't put it down.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Fantastic read from start to finish. Compelling throughout. Great characters. Excellent author. All four books in the series are great reads.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘A gripping and truly unputdownable spy thriller with a complex and absorbing plot which weaves fact and fiction.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review

Cagney

Cagney
Author: John McCabe
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 701
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307830993

John McCabe's participation in the writing of James Cagney's autobiography, the many years of friendship that followed, and an intense period of interview and discussion in preparation for a musical comedy based on Cagney's life--a show that never saw the light of day--make him Cagney's ideal biographer. And, indeed, he has written a searching chronicle of this major actor's life and career, packed with history and anecdote, and profusely illustrated. Cagney came from a poor Irish-American New York family but once he found his métier as an actor, it was not long before he was recognized as a brilliantly energetic and powerful phenomenon. After the tremendous impact of Public Enemy--in which he notoriously pushed half a grapefruit into Mae Clarke's face--he was typecast as a gangster because of the terrifying violence that seemed to be pent up within him. Years of pitched battle with Warner Brothers finally liberated him from those roles, and he went on to star in such triumphs as the musicals Yankee Doodle Dandy (winning the 1942 Oscar for best actor) and Love Me or Leave Me. Even so, one of his greatest later roles involved a return to crime--as the psychopathic killer in the terrifying White Heat. He retired from films in 1961 after making Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three, only to return twenty years later for Ragtime. But however much Cagney personified violence and explosive energy on the screen, in life he was a quiet, introspective, and deeply private man, a poet, painter, and environmentalist, whose marriage to his early vaudeville partner was famously loyal and happy. His story is one of the few Hollywood biographies that reflect a fulfilled life as well as a spectacular career.

The Local

The Local
Author: Joey Hartstone
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2023-06-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593315197

A freewheeling, small-town attorney takes on a national murder trial when an out-of-town client is accused of killing a federal judge in Texas. “A spectacular courtroom thriller that kept me turning pages like the best of Grisham or Turow." —Michelle King, co-creator of The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and Evil The town of Marshall, Texas, is the epicenter of intellectual property law in the US—renowned for its speedy trials and massive payouts. One of its best lawyers is James Euchre. His newest client, Amir Zawar, is a CEO forced to defend his life’s work against a patent infringement claim. But when a beloved hometown hero is murdered, all signs point to Zawar, an outsider with no alibi. With the help of a former federal prosecutor and a local PI, Euchre hopes to uncover the truth. In his first criminal case, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Euchre fears either an innocent man will be sent to death row, or he’ll help set a murderer free. The Local is a small-town thriller crackling with courtroom tension right up to the final verdict.

A Short History of Film, Third Edition

A Short History of Film, Third Edition
Author: Wheeler Winston Dixon
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2018-03-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0813595142

With more than 250 images, new information on international cinema—especially Polish, Chinese, Russian, Canadian, and Iranian filmmakers—an expanded section on African-American filmmakers, updated discussions of new works by major American directors, and a new section on the rise of comic book movies and computer generated special effects, this is the most up to date resource for film history courses in the twenty-first century.