Kirjahaku

1936 - BOOK TWO OF "THE SPARROW TRILOGY"A WEDDING IN FRANCE ...A HONEYMOON IN HITLER'S GERMANYThe exquisite Amalie Grammond marries Sir Vivian Sparrow in a sumptuous wedding celebrated against the darkening political divisions of Europe. Two brothers argue their Socialist and Fascist convictions until one is murdered, though not for his politics. The Sparrows' honeymoon in a sinister Germany determines Sir Vivian to take an early step in Britain's opposition to Hitler.

1935 - BOOK ONE OF "THE SPARROW TRILOGY"An English baronet dies and his son inherits the title, the fortune - and a French half-brother he didn't know existed.A pigeon race, a murder, infidelity and a light-hearted love story bring a cast of exceptional characters to a remote French village beside the Atlantic. A Week at St-Andre is a tale of hostility, romance, courage and nobility set within a quirky - though charming - world of the last century. The author's unerring sense of time and place brings to vivid life the foibles, the fashions, the cuisine and the art deco style of the doomed Third Republic.

An Improbable Love StoryA classic Grecian beauty who lives with constant danger, Ariana travels the roads of Eastern Europe delivering contracts too incriminating to be sent any other way. Alone at high speed in her Bentley, she wonders who she really is, why she's always been so aloof, indifferent to the admiration she receives. An evening watching a belly-dancer opens the door to her sudden self-discovery and the exciting though provoking story that unfolds.FLASHDRIVE takes you into a little known world of high-level international crime where betrayal is commonplace and transcendent love is unknown. From "Cartier" in the Place Vendome, to the bar at "The Bigudi Terrace" in Istanbul, to the remoteness of an archaeological dig at Troy, to "Frolik" - the superyacht of a Russian billionaire - the story moves quickly, contrasting Ariana's interior search to the vast cybercrimes directed by her father from his office overlooking the Aegean.Her library of music, stored on iPods in "Zeus" - Ariana's Bentley - plays an oddly powerful part in bringing her together with the son of an especially unpleasant international criminal. The relationship that evolves between them challenges their assumptions while creating a bond like no other."Zeus'" top speed is 204 miles per hour, able to outrun everything on the road. The "character" of "Zeus" is based on an actual production model Bentley with a mind-boggling sound system beyond state-of-the-art. Trained to drive at high speeds at the Nuerburgring in Germany, Ariana tolerates no challengers on the road.FLASHDRIVE is a fun read. The absurdities of ancient Greek mythology pop up at unlikely moments even as Rodion Spassky, the uncouth billionaire, salivates when Ariana comes aboard his yacht. The sybaritic splendors of five-star hotels serving cuisine fit for angels are generously studded along the routes of Ariana's threatened life.FLASHDRIVE will take you far away from where you are - at breathtaking speeds.