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Silbury 1966

the casebook of Inspector Fatima Dieng

By: Richard J J Bridle

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Silbury 1966

the casebook of Inspector Fatima Dieng

By: Richard J J Bridle

It’s 1966. We are in Silbury, a small town in the west of England with a broad High Street, a major independent school, five banks, eleven public houses, and a police station led by Inspector Fatima Dieng. It ought to be a sleepy place, and mostly it is. Yet somehow almost every month some new and significant problem arises that Fatima has to deal with. In April there is a flood of counterfeit currency in the town. In May the daughter of a prominent politician is found dead at Silbury College. During the summer the Longbarrow Tea Rooms are burnt almost to the ground. In October a prominent scientist at a nearby hush-hush government research facility goes missing. In November the Mistress of the Silbury Hunt is shot dead. And in December Fatima herself is the victim of a robbery, whilst she is away on an outing with her two best friends. In resolving these various crimes, though not always bringing them to full resolution, Fatima shows resourcefulness, humanity and humour. Together with her fellow police officers, and aided by close friends, she tackles not only crime but also ingrained greed, privilege and racism in a society that is undergoing fundamental changes. And she makes a powerful enemy, who uses every opportunity to undermine her.

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1794294511

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9781794294516

Max Maartinesz

a tale of Propitious Peregrinations

By: Richard J J Bridle

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a tale of Propitious Peregrinations

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9798506607076

Max and Lillian

a tale of Propitious Peregrinations

By: Richard J J Bridle

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Max and Lillian

a tale of Propitious Peregrinations

By: Richard J J Bridle

Max Maartinesz is a history professor. He is single and lives alone. Make of that what you will, is what he would say. His life is by and large ordered and very comfortable. But he always has the distinct impression that something is missing. Perhaps a bit of spice? Lillian Selby is a librarian. She works at the Manchester Central Library. She lives alone in a small maisonnette in Rusholme, which has been her home since she was an undergraduate at university. Her life is quiet, ordered, mostly solitary, quite mundane. Then they both go on the most hair-raising, life-threatening adventures, through the maleficent offices of Propitious Peregrinations ®. Although their separate experiences occur a quarter of a century apart, they learn that they have more in common than one might think. For instance, each took the trouble to set down in writing, for the edification of the general public, an account of their tribulations. Each also formed life altering connections that were equally all too abruptly severed. Now Max and Lillian proceed together on a common quest to tie up loose ends left hanging from their previous sojourns. Dare we hope that, this time, they might experience truly propitious peregrinations? Frankly, what are the odds?

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brownhatstories.com

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9798510696585

UNITED IN DEATH

a Brown Hat Investigations story

By: Richard J J Bridle

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UNITED IN DEATH

a Brown Hat Investigations story

By: Richard J J Bridle

One of the most important pieces of advice given to those in United Nations service approaching retirement is to have a plan. Make sure you are ready to engage in organised, fulfilling activity. Research suggests that those who do not follow this advice tend to die earlier, often within three years of the end of their careers. Then what happens when hundreds of people are found to have died very shortly after retirement? Looking into this question falls to a diverse group of international civil servants, and to the colourful team at Brown Hat Investigations.

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158

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ISBN 13

9798691523687

Silbury 1969

new challenges for Inspector Fatima Dieng

By: Richard J J Bridle

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Silbury 1969

new challenges for Inspector Fatima Dieng

By: Richard J J Bridle

Three years later, in 1969, Silbury remains fundamentally the same as it was: a small town in the west of England with a broad High Street, a major independent school, five banks, eleven public houses, and a police station led by Inspector Fatima Dieng. But, as we first discovered in Silbury 1966, this small town stubbornly refuses to live up to its sleepy reputation. Aspects of the completion and sale of houses on a new affluent estate raise suspicions among Fatima and her friends. But do they actually warrant official police attention? There is a spate of vandalism in the town, raising the ire of some prominent citizens, as well as highlighting problems faced by young people, and deeper social issues. In the course of what was supposed to be a pleasant outing to Sarum racecourse, Fatima and her friends are witness to two suspicious deaths, with significant repercussions back in Silbury. As Fatima’s daughter enters her final year at Silbury Grammar School, the Headmistress is rushed to Forest Hospital with a mystery illness, a suspicious package is discovered in the school’s staffroom, and two of its leading teachers are the subject of homophobic abuse. And towards the end of the year, Fatima is the subject of multiple attacks, both physically and through the press, and she almost loses her life. Is there a common thread behind this strange series of events?

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161

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brownhatstories.com

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1661775349

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9781661775346

Ecology of Marine Bivalves

An Ecosystem Approach, Second Edition

By: Richard F. Dame

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Ecology of Marine Bivalves

An Ecosystem Approach, Second Edition

By: Richard F. Dame

Exploring the potential use of bivalves as indicators and monitors of ecosystem health, this book describes live and computer simulated experiments, mesocosm studies, and field manipulation experiments. This second edition discusses major new developments, including phase shifts in many coastal and estuarine ecosystems dominated by suspension-feeding bivalves, the invasion or introduction of alien bivalve species, the rapid growth of environmental restoration focused on bivalves, and the examination of geological history with regard to global climate change and its impact on bivalve-dominated systems.

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CRC Press

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1439839123

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9781439839126

Lillian & Gillian

a tale of Propitious Peregrinations

By: Richard J J Bridle

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Lillian & Gillian

a tale of Propitious Peregrinations

By: Richard J J Bridle

Lillian Selby is a librarian. She works at the Manchester Central Library. She lives alone in a small maisonette in Rusholme, which has been her home since she was an undergraduate at university. Her life is quiet, ordered, mostly solitary, quite mundane. Gillian Lewis is another personality entirely, albeit she and Lillian do have much in common. But back to Lillian. Since almost forever, she has been pretty much completely sedentary and now feels the need finally to travel, having put by a little nest egg, and being at a moment in her life where, as they say, a change might be as good as a rest. It is not, as Lillian finds herself having to fill the utterly unfamiliar shoes of Gillian, facing hostile environments at every turn. Well, to be fair, some good things happen too, you know, like friendship, and even love. As Tom Lehrer famously wrote in his 1951 song Lobachevsky: Who deserves the credit? And who deserves the blame? In this instance, it is Propitious Peregrinations ® that must, in Lillian's view, assume full responsibility. This account of her (mis)adventures is her effort to warn all who may be tempted to follow in her own faltering footsteps. Beware!

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106

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brownhatstories.com

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9798716835146

The Burden of Conscience

French Jewish Leadership During the Holocaust

By: Richard I. Cohen

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The Burden of Conscience

French Jewish Leadership During the Holocaust

By: Richard I. Cohen

Gives a short survey of French antisemitism and French Jewry before 1939, emphasizing the rift between the immigrant and native Jewish communities. The outbreak of war brought unity but, with the fall of France, many native Jews hoped to fit into the new order (in both the north and the south) while immigrants were stripped of all protection. Describes German efforts to set up a central Jewish representative body, and competition with Vichy's Commissariat General aux Questions Juives for control of the Jews in both zones. Examines the debates on the formation of the UGIF (Union Generale des Israelites de France) which institutionalized the separation of Jews on a racial basis. Surveys the activities of the UGIF and their relations with the French authorities. Contends that their welfare activities, including the administration of the deportation center at Drancy, assisted the Germans in the destruction of French Jewry.

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266

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Bloomington : Indiana University Press

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0253312639

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9780253312631

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Silbury 1966

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UNITED IN DEATH

Silbury 1969

Silbury 1969

Ecology of Marine Bivalves

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Lillian & Gillian

Lillian & Gillian

The Burden of Conscience

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