Dan Waddell, journalist en auteur, maakt met zijn debuutroman de overstap naar fictie, voortbouwend op zijn uitgebreide ervaring in non-fictie. Zijn werk kenmerkt zich door een nauwgezette benadering van storytelling, die lezers meesleept in historische mysteries. Waddell combineert meesterlijk feitelijke details met meeslepende verhalen en ontrafelt zo de verborgen lagen van het verleden.
As `the voice of darts', the inimitable Sid Waddell helped transform it from an unfashionable pub game to a massively successful international sport. His son Dan Waddell grew up in this smoky, boozy world and witnessed Sid's turbulent journey from failed novelist and struggling TV producer to much- loved television personality.
Lift the flaps, follow the clues and be like Sherlock Holmes in this interactive guide to becoming a detective.
Lift the flaps, uncover the plot and be a secret agent with this interactive guide to becoming a spy.
Adolf Hitler despised cricket, considering it un-German and decadent. And Berlin in 1937 was not a time to be going against Fuhrer's wishes. But hot on the heels of 1936 Olympics, an enterprising cricket fanatic of enormous bravery, Felix Menzel, somehow persuaded his Nazi leaders to invite an English team to play his motley band of part-timers.
`He played that so late, it was almost posthumous.' (John Arlott) For over fifty years, Test Match Special has provided the soundtrack to many cricket fans' lives - now this book collects its greatest hits.
Collecting hundreds of quips and quotes, and illustrated throughout, this is a cricket fan's guide to bats, beards, boundaries and bowls. It also includes witty sayings and wise words, along with legendary moments from cricketing history.
Drawing on celebrity stories to illustrate and inspire, and providing hints, tips and practical step-by-steps this pocket handbook will bring family history to life for fans of the show, and for any amateur sleuths starting out on their own journey of discovery.
Nichts ist je vergeben und nichts vergessen-… Als die Leiche eines Mannes auf einem Londoner Friedhof gefunden wird, ahnen DCI Grant Foster und seine Kollegin Heather Jenkins nicht, wie weit sie die Suche nach dem Mörder in die Vergangenheit führen wird. Immer mehr Opfer fallen einem geheimnisvollen Killer zum Opfer, doch was die Ermordeten verbindet, ist unklar. Bis Nigel Barnes, ein Spezialist für Ahnenforschung, erkennt, dass die Spur ins Jahr 1879 zurückreicht. Damals hatte der 'Kensington Killer' London in Angst und Schrecken versetzt-… Eine Mordserie in London führt zurück in das Jahr 1879.
