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This stories if crimes carried out in 2023 are a series of heists aimed at stealing very high profile artefacts. These items are so important in national life, that some of the most senior figures in the establishment have to be involved in retrieving these items. Since all the narratives occur during the year, 2023, there is no point in referring to these establishment figures by just their job titles, Prime Minister, Archbishop of Canterbury...

Detective Inspector Christine Powers and her partner, Detective Sergeant Bill Matthews, are involved in a missing person enquiry, but this turns into a murder investigation when the missing person is found buried in a shallow grave by a layby. They have their suspicions but no leads on the way the murder was carried out or the motive. However, an unexpected lead does come to light when they start to investigate a cyber crime which proves to be...

While this work of Biblical fiction has been written with an audience in mind of those who are interested in Biblical history, the author hopes that others will also find this tale of an extended romance set in a period of unrest and tumult to be an interesting read. The story is largely set in the 2nd Book of Samuel and the 1st Book of Kings, and the author has tried to include the Biblical background in a way which doesn't interfere too seri...

Apollos, the main character of this story, is mentioned many times in the New Testament as an associate of St. Paul and a great teacher of the Christian faith. However, apart from indicating that he hailed from Alexandria, scarcely any information exists about the biography and background of this remarkable man. Some scholars even attribute to him the authorship of the anonymous Epistle to the Hebrews. Carte blanche is therefore provided for w...

Becky meets with her special friends, Jason, Bill and Liz, to tell them she is being posted to Transoxiana. She needs to explain exactly where she will be working, that she will be accompanied by Jason and that she will be spending some time with her Kyrgyz penfriend, Askari, and her husband, Temier. During Becky's stay with Askari, Temier falls foul of an extremist Islamic cleric, the self-styled, Emir of Transoxiana. The resourcefulness of B...

The story is set in the troubled reign of Henry VI at the end of the Hundred Years' War and the main part of the War of the Roses. King Henry was a saintly king whose reign was marred by bellicose, ambitious rivals. In spite of serious setbacks and challenges to their rule, King Henry and Queen Margaret leave lasting legacies to the nation which are still part of our national life and institutions in this present age.Lady Constance and two Lol...

This sixth volume of a set of puzzles, quiz and activities differs from the earlier volumes in the series in that it has been designed for use with a much younger age group. The author has used them with a youth group known as the Rock and sponsored by St. Michael's Church, Budbrooke. The young people who attend this group are in the school years 6-8 age group.While a good general knowledge is helpful in completing some of the activities, they...

This book consists of a set of puzzles, quiz and activities which the author designed for use at a monthly social event organised by St. Michael's, Budbrooke, in the Community Centre in the part of the parish known as Chase Meadow. People who have opted to take part really seem to have enjoyed these activities which are interesting rather than extremely challenging. While a good general knowledge is helpful in completing some of the activities...

Klandacia, a planet orbiting a nearby star, has a technology well in advance of that on earth. A pandemic, similar to the outbreak experienced on earth, has caused the death of many Klandacians and. is a recent memory to the humanoid population of this planet. As the Klandacians have developed an economy which is cashless, it comes out of the pandemic without the economic turmoil experienced on earth as it emerges from its own pandemic.The Kla...

Parables : The Greatest Stories ever told - Retoldfocuses on the better known of Jesus' parables and rewrites them as situations in modern life which correspond to the situations in Jesus' day. They attempt to promote the same teaching that Jesus was giving in the original parable. Each parable is preceded by a modern Biblical translation of the parable and is followed by ten questions which are suitable for a person's private devotions or for...

Unlike the traditional 'Whodunnit', the stories in this volume do not leave the reader guessing until the end when the detective discloses clues which only he or she had identified as significant and which enable him or her to solve a case which has had everyone else baffled.The scenarios which lead to an unexplained death are described under the subheading, 'the Event'. Before reading further, the reader, may wish to speculate on the means by...

This book consists of a set of puzzles, quiz and activities which the author designed for use at a monthly social event organised by St. Michael's, Church, Budbrooke, in the Community Centre in the part of the parish known as Chase Meadow. People who have opted to take part really seem to have enjoyed these activities which are interesting rather than extremely challenging. While a good general knowledge is helpful in completing some of the ac...

Margaret Plantagenet was born near the end of the Wars of the Roses. As the daughter of the brother of King Edward V, a situation could well have arisen when she or her brother, Edward, had a claim to the throne. This situation did arise when Edward V's children were declared to be illegitimate as Richard III usurped the throne. Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth and Henry Tudor became King. Henry VII had only a slender claim to ...

When sensible 12-year-olds meet a mysterious angel called Chronavon in a church vestry, it seems that someone is playing a practical joke on them. After all, angels don't just pop up in vestries and they certainly don't enlist the help of two young humans to journey back in time and prevent a devilish time-traveller from altering the course of history.Yet, it soon becomes clear that Chronavon's incredible story is true. Alfred and Alice are wh...

Teenager, Jason, and his friends, Bill, Becky and Liz, are recruited by an unusual messenger to pit their wits against an international gang of forgers, This gang is intent on destabilising the British economy by flooding the country with forged £20 notes which could pass off as the real thing. A number of problems immediately arise. The messenger has not first contacted the police, because the gang operate from an impregnable, moated castle, ...

This book consists of a set of puzzles, quiz and activities which the author designed for use at a monthly social event organised by St. Michael's, Church, Budbrooke, in the Community Centre in the part of the parish known as Chase Meadow. People who have opted to take part really seem to have enjoyed these activities which are interesting rather than extremely challenging. While a good general knowledge is helpful in completing some of the ac...

This book consists of a set of puzzles, quiz and activities which the author designed for use at a monthly social event organised by St. Michael's, Church, Budbrooke, in the Community Centre in the part of the parish known as Chase Meadow. People who have opted to take part really seem to have enjoyed these activities which are interesting rather than extremely challenging. While a good general knowledge is helpful in completing some of the ac...

This book consists of a set of puzzles, quiz and activities which the author designed for use at a monthly social event organised by St. Michael's, Church, Budbrooke, in the Community Centre in the part of the parish known as Chase Meadow. People who have opted to take part really seem to have enjoyed these activities which are interesting rather than extremely challenging. While a good general knowledge is helpful in completing some of the ac...

An Insight into the Gospels and the Book of Acts' is an overview of the themes, contents, emphases, and structure of the first five books of the New Testament. While there is so much similarity in the stories and teaching in each of the gospels, this book contrasts the way each gospel is written and presented. It highlights the quite remarkable differences which exist between each of the gospels as they are directed to different audiences and ...

After graduating from college as a civil engineer, Annette Owen had hoped to work in the developing world under the auspices of missionary society. When this door to Christian service was closed, she applied to become an ordained minister but was turned down by the selection committee. She was however, able to exercise a very fulfilled ministry as a clergy wife. Unfortunately, her clergy husband harboured dark secrets in his life of which Anne...