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Undercover with Nicholas Rankin: Ian Fleming’s Commandos
Posted On: October 28, 2011Posted In: Interviews
Publisher: Faber
In his new book, Nicholas Rankin gives us the true story of Ian Fleming’s Second World War unit – 30 Assault Unit – from which, in his rank of Commander Ian Fleming RNVR, was born the real-life inspiration for James Bond.
Read More...Read an extract from The Maze of Cadiz, by Aly Monroe
Posted On: September 17, 2009Posted In: Extracts
Publisher: John Murray
Franco’s Spain is the setting for Aly Monroe’s debut thriller, following the adventures of British intelligence officer Peter Cotton. You can read an extract of this historical mystery here on Bookhugger…
Read More...David Peace on Occupied City
Posted On: August 19, 2009Posted In: Interviews, Video
Publisher: Faber
David Peace, author of the Red Riding quartet and The Damned Utd discusses the writing of his new novel Occupied City, second in the Tokyo Trilogy. Occupied City follows the notorious true story of the 1948 Teikoku Bank Massacre, where 16 bank employees were poisoned by an unknown man posing as a public health official.
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