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Secrets of the dead / by Harper, Tom,1977-;
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Subjects: Suspense fiction.; British; Murder; Secrecy; Betrayal; Conspiracies;
© 2011., Arrow Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The tiger's prey : a novel of adventure / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.; Harper, Tom,1977-author.;
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Courtney family (Fictitious characters); Explorers; Ocean travel; Seafaring life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ghost fire / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.; Harper, Tom,1977-author.;
Theo, wracked with guilt, strikes a solitary path through life. Haunted by the spirits of lovers and family members, he is determined to atone for his mistakes. He seeks salvation in combat and conflict, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian army.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; War fiction.; Historical fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Courtney family (Fictitious characters);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Nemesis / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.; Harper, Tom,1977-author.;
Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her - to survive, no matter what. He joins Napoleon's army and is taken to Egypt, but with the world at war and traitors in every corner, just how far will Paul go to ensure his own survival? Cape Town, 1806. Adam Courtney has spent his life in service to the navy and in the shadow of his father, the illustrious Admiral Robert Courtney. But when he returns home to Nativity Bay to find the homestead destroyed and the Courtney family murdered, Adam must accept his destiny and seek vengeance.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Courtney family (Fictitious characters); Families; Revenge;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Warrior king / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.; Harper, Tom,1977-author.;
South Africa, 1820. When Ann Waite discovers a battered longboat washed ashore in Algoa Bay, she is stunned to find two survivors: a badly scarred sailor and a little boy. As the man walks away into the morning mist alone, refusing to take the child -- Harry -- with him, Ann is left with no choice but to raise the boy as her own. After two years of disaster and hardship in the African interior, desperation drives Ann and Harry back into the path of the mysterious shipwrecked man. Ralph Courtney has recently escaped from Robben Island and is determined to seek his fortune in Nativity Bay, the hidden harbour that his father told him about when he was a boy. But it isn't long before Ralph, Ann and their fellow settlers learn that Nativity Bay now lies on the borders of a mighty kingdom, where the warrior king Shaka rules. With no means of making their way back to Algoa Bay, Ralph is forced into a bargain with the Zulu king which will lead him to confront the past that he has been running from for his entire life.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Epic fiction.; Novels.; Shaka, King of the Zulu, 1787?-1828; Adventure and adventurers; Courtney family (Fictitious characters);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Storm tide / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.; Harper, Tom,1977-author.;
1774. Rob Courtney has spent his whole life in a quiet trading outpost on the east coast of Africa, dreaming of a life of adventure at sea. When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Cornish calls into the fort, Rob takes his chance and stows away on Marston's ship as it sails to England. Arriving in London, Rob is seduced by the charms of the big city and soon finds himself desperate and penniless. That is until the navy comes calling. Rob enlists and is sent across the Atlantic on a ship to join the war against the rebellious American colonists. But on the other side of the Atlantic, unbeknownst to Rob, his distant cousins Cal and Aidan Courtney are leading a campaign against the British in a quest for American Independence. When Aidan is killed in a fierce battle with British troops, Cal vows he will not rest until he has avenged his brother's death, by driving the British out of America - by whatever means necessary ...
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; Brothers; Courage; Courtney family (Fictitious characters); Families; Frontier and pioneer life; Revenge;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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