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The Unseen Path – Part Seventy Seven

19th September 2018 1642again 2327 Comments

Alan Dare was sitting in the Basilica with his wife, watching the spectacle of the Orthodox rite playing out in front of him, along with Art, what now appeared to be his girlfriend, the American [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Seventy Six

15th September 2018 1642again 1852 Comments

He was turning into a sad old stick, but so were many of his colleagues. Working through another weekend, attacking the pile of evidence that continued to amass, following every lead, conducting hundreds of interviews, [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Seventy Five

12th September 2018 1642again 2355 Comments

Five minutes later in came the Armenian Archimandrite and an aide with another Greek translator; everything would have to be relayed from English to Greek to Armenian and back again.  Narin entered then, looking about [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Seventy Four

8th September 2018 1642again 2864 Comments

She put the phone down and tried to get some sleep.  Sam had reassured her that the body was dealt with, just needed them to take it to a place he knew, one of their [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Seventy Two

1st September 2018 1642again 2370 Comments

“Mistress Bowson?”  He was thin, grey haired, bespectacled, scholarly looking, “Abbot Winwaloe wants you to know that the Exarch and Archimandrite wish to meet you tomorrow morning.  Please don’t be alarmed.  The Abbot will be [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Seventy One

29th August 2018 1642again 2614 Comments

Later that evening when she relayed his thoughts on Sam to Martha, the older woman broke down, confessing her fears for her adoptive son: the soul tarnishing effect of killing for any cause, the girl’s [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Seventy

25th August 2018 1642again 3438 Comments

THURSDAY, SECOND WEEK AFTER EASTER   Curse them, just one network remaining intact and the shreds of a second now being reorganised.  How long before those captured at the training base began spilling out names [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Sixty Nine

22nd August 2018 1642again 2964 Comments

“Mistress Bowson, how are you, your son, the Yazidi girl?  Are you still content where you are staying?  Have you been studying the books I lent you?” “So many questions at once.” He smiled again [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Sixty Eight

18th August 2018 1642again 2964 Comments

Sally’s letter had asked her to attend a meeting the following day at the Civic Offices in St Joseph’s.  She was to be accompanied by Iltud in preparation for the start of business with the [more…]

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