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It's the seventies, a time of political incorrectness and sexual liberation, and Yuri is ready to make the most of it. But life in Badock Hall, where he spends his first year as a Bristol University undergraduate studying Classics, is not the nirvana he hoped for. The longstanding feud between the Papayiannises and the Antonious rears its ugly head and Vasili, now a successful businessman and powerful member of the London underworld, wants Yur...

Based on real historical events at the beginning of the 20th century, the first book in The Cypriot's Treasure series is the story of a young man who changes the course of history with his special talent. As Europe goes to war in 1914 Artie battles to make his mark as an artist, but losing the love of his life to his best friend destroys his confidence, and penniless in a village full of bigots he feels trapped and victimized. When the call go...

The Papayiannises face their biggest challenge yet as the feud with the Antonious enters the 70s. A gripping, humorous, uproarious adventure telling the tale of two Greek families at loggerheads with each other in London in 1978/79.The 60s have bequeathed an aura of free love over the capital and Yuri and his friends are keen to make the most of it, but balancing his desire for a hedonistic lifestyle with getting into Oxford is not going to be...

This volume contains Parts 4 and 5 of The Cypriot's Treasure. Artie revisits old haunts in an effort to make amends for past injustices. His never-ending quest is to rescue Efthimia from a loveless marriage and make her his, but his noble mission becomes all but impossible as events spiral out of his control and he becomes the one who needs to be rescued. As always with the Papayiannis stories, love and passion, church and state, good and evil...

This is the first part of the first volume of the Cypriot's Treasure trilogy. It offers a handy quick-to-read introduction to the classic tale of the young man who was driven from his home and forced to embark on a journey of discovery through early 20th century Europe. Loss, betrayal and murder accompany him on his journey, the consequences of which will haunt his family forever.

This book features parts 2 & 3 of the first volume of The Cypriot's Treasure Trilogy. Artie returns home from his travels to a frosty reception and finds that in order to earn the respect of his family and the villagers and win the hand of the girl he is madly in love with he must resort to extreme measures with lethal consequences.

Olympia is desperate to find stardom and when she meets Hollywood movie legend Claudette Taylor on her luxurious yacht it seems all her dreams might come true. But there's a war on and escaping the bigotry of the small Cypriot village where she lives is no easy matter. Uncovering a sinister plot in which her lover Vasili seems to be involved leaves her in a quandary, she must either marry the man she loves and keep his secrets or leave him and...

The complete first novel of the Cypriot's Treasure trilogy, all five parts in one volume giving excellent value!A meeting between a young Greek Cypriot boy and a graduate of the Turkish military academy leads to a lifelong association which becomes the pivot for Greek and Turkish relations following the end of WW1. Artie embarks on an epic journey through war-torn Europe and his brief but inspiring encounter with Mustafa Kemal leaves in him an...

A meeting between a young Greek Cypriot boy and a graduate of the Turkish military academy leads to a lifelong association which becomes the pivot for Greek and Turkish relations following the end of WW1. Artie embarks on an epic journey through war-torn Europe and his brief but inspiring encounter with Mustafa Kemal leaves in him an indelible mark and drives him on to acts of incredible heroism.

A beautiful hardback edition that is a joy to own. This is the second part of the Papayiannis saga telling the story of the family destined to be at the centre of world events. Artemis Papayiannis is now in his middle years and has to confront his greatest challenge yet. Greeks and Jews combine forces to stall Hitler¿s gruesome plans to consolidate the Middle East and stall the Soviet advance. Meanwhile, Artemis¿ beautiful daughter Olympia has...

This is the exciting first book in the Papayiannis series, in a stunning high quality hardcover format, telling the origins of the romantic adventurer and hero, Artemis Papayiannis. The story begins in 1903 when caught in the barn with the priest's daughter Artie is sent away from his family. How he survives, his exploits in the Great War and his entanglement with Greek gangsters makes for a page-turning first novel with a surprising twist at ...

The third instalment of the Papayiannis saga sees Artie¿s grandson, Yuri Aristopoulos, picking up the mantle of hero and standing up to the threat from the Antonious. Now international in their operations, the gangster family seem untouchable. But Yuri has other ideas.

This is the third instalment of the Papayiannis adventure which spans a century, a time of uncertainty and fear in the face of persecution from the Antonious. The Antonious have graduated to international crime levels. No one can stop them except a young man called Yuri Aristopoulos, grandson of the famous freedom fighter Artie Papayiannis. But can Yuri stand up once and for all to the psychopaths who pursue his family?

Aristotle Aristopoulos is the youngest Oxford graduate ever. He is a maths genius. But what is he going to do with this talent? He devotes his time to uncovering a brilliant mathematical formula which will expose the existence of at least fifty hidden dim