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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 6
Edge came out of the ablution tent and saw Rivera talking to the pilot, on the far side of the aircraft standing. She was facing him and he waved, but whether she didn’t see him [more…]
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Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Sixteen
Jinnie drove her Mini into the car park at the university halls of residence and parked in a spot where she now knew the car would be visible from the flat. Looking up at the [more…]
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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 5
The air coming off the mountains was wonderfully cool. Because of its proximity to the equator, the mean temperature was a constant 27 degrees. It was an ideal country to grow crops, many kinds of [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Fifteen
The alarm on Paolo’s phone pulled Jinnie out of her doze. She looked over at him, as he roused and turned off the alarm, feasting her eyes on what she saw. He stretched and reached [more…]
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The Colombian Sojourn-Chapter 4
The lady took the stairs up to the fourth floor with Edge following. She knocked on a door and Edge thought he heard a muffled “enter.” She opened the door for him and Edge went [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story – Book Two Chapter, Fourteen
Jinnie had remembered her promise to the staff of the Trattoria Trevi and had booked a table for the family for Christmas Eve. When they arrived for their 8 o’clock booking, Jinnie was delighted to [more…]
Book Review
Book Review: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
This is the second novel by Stuart Turton, his first being the excellent The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, which I reviewed a few months ago. Turton has created another ‘whodunit’ story, this time on [more…]
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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 3
For security reasons the FCDO advise against all but essential travel to: the departments of Arauca and Guaviare (except their capital cities) the department of Chocó (except its capital Quibdó, the whale-watching towns of Nuquí [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Thirteen
Jinnie was waiting outside the barracks when, much to her surprise a Land Rover Discovery pull up driven by a Lance Jack. Opening his window he looked at her with disgust and said, “I guess [more…]