Blogs in January 1970

Winter in Madrid 1st January 1970

The Spanish Civil War is over, Madrid is in ruins, the Germans continue their sweep through Europe, and Franco refuses to enter the Second World War. Unassuming spy, Harry Brett, is sent over to Spain and rekindles his friendship...

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Sharpe’s Rifles 1st January 1970

It is 1809. Napoleon’s army is sweeping across Spain. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is newly in command of his demoralized squad, and his task is to lead them to safety: but he has to negotiate the hostile countryside infested by...

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The House on the Beach 1st January 1970

The House on the Beach is a novel set in the years after the Civil War, in a Spain ruled by the military dictator General Francisco Franco. Childhood friends, Rocio and Inma, come from very different worlds. Inma is...

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Or the Bull Kills You 1st January 1970

Chief Inspector Max Cámara thinks in proverbs – ones his Anarchist grandfather repeats all the time – but he hates one thing above all… bullfighting. So when he’s roped into investigating the murder of Spain’s most celebrated matador, found...

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Tattoo (Pepe Carvalho Mysteries) 1st January 1970

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