Jack Lawrence

Operation Mincemeat is one of the stranger tales to come out of the Second World War. A corpse dressed as a British pilot was dropped in the ocean near Spain, with the forged documents he carried landing in the hands of the Germans to convince them to move their troops to the advantage of the allied forces.It is an event perhaps most popularly told in Ben Macintyre's 2010 book Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story That Changed the Course of World War II, but it has recently been retold in a 2021 film and is currently the plot of an Olivier-winning West End musical. Operation Mincemeat has never been more familiar to the public.To sell the ruse of the corpse, MI5 had to create a credible backstory for their fictitious pilot. They filled his briefcase with receipts, cigarettes, a photograph, and, importantly, two fabricated love letters.An interview with MI5 secretary Jean Leslie, conducted by Macintyre for his book, revealed the name of the woman behind those letters to be a 'Hester Leggett'. This has been repeated ever since, including in both the film and the musical.Hester Leggett does not exist.The false identity was discovered by a group of fans of the musical. While we know much about the other key figures portrayed in the musical, Hester was always more of a mystery and once the group started to research her, they discovered she was actually Hester Leggatt.This misplaced vowel made all the difference and we uncovered a huge amount about the real Hester. This book tells the story of how the musical fanbase found her school records, her family, her real love letters from the Second World War, and definitive confirmation from MI5 that they had the right person.

A stormy night. A plane crash. A deserted island--or so it seems. Sonic and Tails find themselves castaways, surrounded by robots hardwired to target them That's no island--it's the weathered hulk of the Death Egg, and it's crawling with scrapped, rusted, and malfunctioning Badniks Each and every one of them was created by Eggman to destroy that meddlesome hedgehog, but the mad doctor left other creations as well. Lethal, personal, familiar creations. What other secrets does the crumbling battle station hold? Are all of Eggman's monsters doomed to follow their programming, or can they step out of their maker's shadow? And where can a hungry 'hog get a chili dog around here? Writer Daniel Barnes (The Black Mage, Aggretsuko) presents a nail-biting new Sonic adventure, full of fears and gears, with shadowy, shocking art by IDW Sonic veteran Jack Lawrence (Transformers: Wreckers--Tread & Circuits).

Are you in need of a miracle? Or are you in need of more than just a miracle? Do you need more in your life? Are you successful but still feel there is something more for you to accomplish? Are you downtrodden and need guidance? Do you want to enrich yourself and understand the true meaning of life and where your place is? Do you have the knowledge of God? Do you want success? Well, here it is. Follow the instructions. And with the effort and willingness to answer these questions and others in your life, begin your new journey of miraculous living. Trust, believe, and act with speaking the word, then rest knowing you have fulfilled your manifestation, and you will be amazed and grateful, full of thankfulness of your new life. Blessed be the believers. --Jack

The mastermind behind the Metal Virus isn't done yet. Sonic writer extraordinaire Ian Flynn brings you the latest elaborate scheme from the Blue Blur's newest nemesis Dr. Starline is back to his evil antics But to enact his latest scheme, he'll have to get into an abandoned Eggman base, past an army of badniks And to do that, he'll need the help of some of Sonic's greatest enemies Mimic, Rough, Tumble, and Zavok are back and badder than ever Starline's promised them incredible power, so Sonic and friends had better watch out. That is, if the not-so-good doctor can get these Bad Guys to stop fighting each other and work together. Collects the four-issue mini-series from Ian Flynn and veteran Sonic artist Jack Lawrence.