Blogs in January 1970

A Simple Plan 1st January 1970

Late afternoon, on December 31st, Hank, his brother, and a friend accidentally discover a wrecked plane. Inside they find the dead pilot, together with a sack containing four million dollars. The dilemma – they “should” notify the authorities…..but instead...

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A Song in the Morning 1st January 1970

The catalyst is the arrest of a British agent, James Curwen (aka Jeez Carew), in Johannesburg. After Jeez is sentenced to hang, along with four young blacks, he is effectively abandoned by the politically wary English government. Service with...

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Zanzibar 1st January 1970

The books is set against the 1998 bombing of the US Embassy in Tanzania by Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaida network. It is ostensibly a political thriller-cum-romantic adventure yarn. An ageing maverick CIA agent, Jack Quiller, a motorcycling, marine biologist,...

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The Faces of Angels 1st January 1970

The narrator is Mary Warren, an American. She has been the victim of a near fatal attack in the Boboli Gardens during which her husband was murdered. Two years later, the suspected murderer having been killed in a car...

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Echoes from the Dead 1st January 1970

This is an atmospheric read which makes great use of the location of this out-of-season holiday island where Jens, a small boy has disappeared without trace twenty years ago. Suddenly a small shoe turns up in the post…..

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