Life for a Detective Sergeant is anything but dull, but for DS Cousins, this case is a little too close to home, particularly when he himself ends up in the line of fire. A gritty, gripping and often spooky tale with a good measure of intrigue, suspense and a little humour makes this book one lovers of Police/Crime thrillers will not want to put down!
The main character, Jack Davidson is like many boys up and down the country, he comes from a humble background but dreams of making it big in the world of football, follow Jack as he goes through a roller coaster of pride, guilt, fear, pain but above all hope as he comes to the end of his schooling, he is handed the opportunity to fulfill his dreams. A gritty but humourous tale that most readers of the genre will enjoy.
Pubs, the long established cornerstones of society as they once were and in particular the people who frequented them feature in this story about a darts team who did what so many pub teams did in days gone by, paid their subs religiously all season long to go on a "Ride out" with the money they'd saved, this story follows one such team through one hilarious calamity after another culminating in a "welcoming home gift" from the local haulage yard! For those who remember such antics and those who went into pubs and enjoyed the atmosphere this story's for you. Sadly most pubs have now gone so this book salutes those bygone days with a fond look back.
Love them or loathe them, council estates have been a good source of quality low cost homes that so many people have needed over the ages, such is the case with the Pennywell Estate, with its broad mix of home types it is bound to lead to a very diverse and original community. As is always the case, when a property becomes empty the neighbours share a sens of foreboding and trepidation, all fearing "The family from hell" but as with many things, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover! This is a book that will take the reader on quite a journey including happiness, tragedy, community and more than a touch of romance thrown in!
Set in the backdrop of a small village, complete with a cast of quaint and at times frankly odd villagers, David Ryder, the "Village Bobby" and his trusty colleagues work to solve some of the most puzzling crimes and incidents that the village has ever come across, including the disappearance of a tin of curlers! A tale of love, hate, pride, fear and community prevails and as so many books do, a happy ending is sure to follow!
In September 1942, Colonel Leslie R. Groves was given the job of building the atomic bomb. As a career officer in the Army Corps of Engineers, Groves had overseen hundreds of military construction projects, including the Pentagon. Until now, scientists have received the credit for the Manhattan Project’s remarkable achievements. And yet, it was Leslie R. Groves who made things happen. It was Groves who drove manufacturers, construction crews, scientists, industrialists, and military and civilian officials to come up with the money, the materials, and the plans to solve thousands of problems and build the bomb in only two years. It was his operation, and in Racing for the Bomb he emerges as a take-charge, can-do figure who succeeds in the face of formidable odds. Revealed for the first time in Racing for the Bomb, Groves played a crucial and decisive role in the planning, timing, and targeting of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions. Norris offers new insights into the complex and controversial questions surrounding the decision to drop the bomb in Japan and Groves’s actions during World War II, which had a lasting imprint on the nuclear age and the Cold War that followed. Grove’s extensive influence on key institutions of postwar America has been overlooked for too long. In this full-scale biography, which includes archival material and family letters and documents and features several previously unpublished photographs, Norris places Groves at the center of the amazing Manhattan Project story. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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