Download or read book The Baron of Wimbledon written by Orlando Pearson and published by Delos Digital srl. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giallo - novelette (22 pagine) - Gottfried von Cramm, a German tennis star of the 1930’s, petitions Holmes for help. The sportsman is being blackmailed on a matter of the utmost delicacy, and when the blackmailer reveals all to the National Socialist authorities, it is Holmes who comes to the rescue by asking Reichsmarschall, Herman Göring to intervene. But is the better than expected outcome to the case a result of Holmes’s intervention or is Cramm’s glamourous mother keeping her own role to herself. And why does Frau von Cramm seem so familiar to Holmes? It is only once Britain is on the brink of another war against Germany that the full truth dawns on Holmes. Orlando Pearson, creator of the well-known Redacted Sherlock Holmes series, commutes into London during the day and communes with the spirits of Baker Street by night. An international businessman, his interests include classical music, history, literature, current affairs, sport and economics. All these themes find their way into his stories which are being translated into German and Italian. Mr Pearson is married with two children and lives near Wisteria Lodge.
Download or read book The Baron Returns written by John Creasey and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Mannering (aka ‘The Baron’) pulled his scarf up so as to hide his face. The finest jewel thief in London was utilising all of his skills to nail a crooked Solicitor. Mannering’s friend could be ruined by documents contained in the lawyer’s strong-room and so he risks all, especially his freedom, to get them back.
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Download or read book The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England ser 3 From the birth of Lord Chancellor Loughborough in 1733 to the death of Lord Chancellor Eldon in 1838 written by John Campbell Baron Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England from the Earliest Times Till the Reign of King George IV written by John Campbell Baron Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England from the Earliest Times Till the Reign of King George IV written by John Campbell Baron Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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