Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Five
Jinnie had gone back to bed after her second chat with Ro but woke for a second time just after 7am and lay for a few minutes listening to the twins chatting to Izzy in [more…]
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20th Century
Military Ghosts – Lincolnshire’s and other Airbases
The ending of Len Deighton’s meticulously researched novel “Bomber” is in my opinion some of the most poignant written words to appear in a book. He describes visiting the fictional bomber airfield of Warley Fen, [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Book Six – Chapter Four
Jinnie and Penny expanded their search for more debris that could have come from a drone. A walk around the pool deck revealed the burnt deck in several places and burnt piles of loungers, but [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Book Six – Chapter Three
Paolo had reacted quickly to the explosions on the cruise ship, saying, “That is an Italian ship. I need to get to the consulate; the consul is going to need a lot of help and [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Book Six – Chapter Two
Penny and Dan had a much better flight to Bridgetown than they had expected. Unlike Jinnie they weren’t earning a fortune, their jobs with the SIS paid well, but not First Class well. Consequently, they [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Book Six – Chapter One
Jinnie, Paolo, the twins and Izzy stepped from the limousine that driven them from the house in Hadley to the British Airways First Class wing at Heathrow’s Terminal 5. Porters quickly loaded their luggage onto [more…]
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The Burglary
George parked his grey van fifty yards from Miss Rosie’s cottage, turned the engine off and waited. He had been watching the tiny house for three weeks now; he knew the old lady went out [more…]
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The Cuds, Part III
The Flying Hospital “Allan do you want to go for an early lunch?” Margin asked. “Do you mind?” “Nope. Wheels were up 1045. By the time it’s wheels down, got them on board, wheels up, [more…]
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The Cuds, Part II
The Pink Mist There wasn’t much left of the pick-up. The missile had impacted just behind the cab, which had broken the vehicle in half. Blackened steel reinforcing hoops from the tyres hung from the [more…]