The pathologist had not yet discovered why Lance-Corporal Treeves had not survived the journey back to base. The Military Police at the post near the border, who had collected the driver from the home of the Haufmanns, confirmed that they had organized an immediate medical examination in view of ...
Cynically eyeing those around him Sergeant Major Tom Black thought it was more a mutual admiration gathering than a party. The final performance of Carmen staged by the Operatic Society had ended two hours ago, yet members of the cast and backstage crew were still hugging, kissing, wiping away te...
Not surprising after such a beating, but she still was impressed by his composure and by the contrast of blond hair and very dark eyes. She reminded herself that, whatever he had done to provoke retaliation, he had rescued four soldiers under fire. She had previously dealt with men whose basic ch...
Major Crawford was one of what Max thought of as black and white officers. Everything either was, or wasn’t; no room for might be. Never bend the rules. Tom’s demand for high security implementation had been the correct thing to do following the explosion, but Max could not dismiss Piercey’s prot...
Crops and grass had withered, small streams had dried up. The levels of rivers and lakes had lowered drastically. More alarming was the extent of evaporation in reservoirs providing water for people needing more than usual. Restrictions of usage, recently put in force, threatened failure of fruit...
‘I’ve been given all the duff jobs on this case, Derek.’ ‘I’ve been right there beside you, mate,’ said Beeny who, on joining 26 Section, had ruled that he would never answer to Beano or Heinz . . . or to any name other than his own. Amazingly, he had got away with it. ‘Yes . . . well,’ grunted P...