Bøger af Mark Simmons

For over thirty years Mark Simmons has been travelling to the USA to largely explore the background and legacy of the Civil War. It is a strange and often amusing odyssey mostly across the Southern States, a journey of many thousands of miles. Looking for the 'Memories and Echoes' of the Civil War, the event which more than any other has shaped the nation and continues to do so.Mark follows in the footsteps of fellow Brits, fellow travellers, Colonels Henry Fletcher and Arthur Fremantle who witnessed the war first hand. And writers Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray who visited the country prior to and just after the war. There are many other characters, some historical, some fictional, and some contemporary, all with their story to tell, their point to put.The landscape still has the power to haunt with the shattering events branded into its soil. And there are occasions when the echoes seem strong, not mere ghost stories, something stronger than that, the past physically affecting the senses as if the past keeps reinventing itself. The journey starts in Atlanta.

Whitfield Creed is living a waking nightmare. Unlike his dreams this nightmare has no end, and he has an eternity to live it. His world, the beings that inhabit it, and the death that surrounds him, are pushing him to the edge of his sanity.A pitched battle is in full swing and these creatures of the night are sparing none from its carnage. Whitfield must try and find a safe place to stay out of the way as a civil war rages amongst these immortals. Caught between warring factions his only hope is to flee the bloodshed.As Whitfield tries to hold onto his humanity a new level of senses begins to stir within him. Can he find answers to all the questions his new-found immortality has raised? Or will the society he has stumbled across tear each other apart, and him with it?Purged in Flame is the second novel by accomplished author Mark Simmons.

"In 1953 Ian Fleming's literary sensation James Bond emerged onto the world's stage. Nearly seven decades later he has become a multi-billion-dollar film franchise, now equipped with all the gizmos of the modern world. Yet Fleming's creation that battled his way through the fourteen Bond novels, from 1953-1966, was a maverick, a man out of place. Bond even admits it, wishing he was back in the real war...the Second World War. Indeed, the thread of the Second World War runs through all the Bond books, and many were inspired by the real events and people Ian Fleming came across during his time in Naval Intelligence. In Fleming's 007, Mark Simmons explores these remarkable similarities. For example, Thunderball has a clear link to Operation Ruthless, Fleming's scheme to capture a German naval code book desperately wanted by the boffins at Bletchley Park. Also, the exploits of 30 Assault Unit, the commando team he helped to create, provided the inspiration for Moonraker. Both of these examples and many more are explored in this unique book"--

Whitfield Creed had never been one to believe in such things as luck. Yet when he wakes to find he's hung from a meat hook, in a warehouse, he can't help but feel his luck may have run out.A chance meeting with the wrong people immerses Whitfield in an underworld that he had presumed to be no more than folklore. Yet these creatures exist and with eternal life have manipulated mankind from the shadows through the millennia's.Trying to come to terms with the way these creatures occupy their eternity Whitfield must live amongst their ranks. With the elders of this ancient society bickering with one another and the constant threat of execution hanging over his head he must try to survive. Whilst also accepting his own immortality.Of The Night is the debut horror novel by Mark Simmons and is a Tour De force of thrills and scares that will leave the reader breathless and begging for the morning.This book was previously published.

Whitfield Creed has awoken. And yet he has no idea what from. Something has stirred in the very core of his being; bringing to the surface powers beyond his comprehension. Powers that defy logic. Around Creed, his world is tearing itself apart. Rioting has spilled onto the streets, buildings burning, and people are dying. There seems to be nowhere to turn or hide, and less people to trust. Whitfield must rely on his own wits and try to enhance his new abilities if he is to survive another night in this eternal hellish life. Raised From Darkness is Mark Simmons third book in his trilogy & was previously published in 2018

A Royal Marine Commando seven man section, search for EOKA Terrorists in the Troodos Mountains on the sun baked island of Cyprus in 1956. A dangerous business for the Terrorists know the ground better and has the support of a cowed local population. However what they stumble across is altogether different. Its effect shatters their closely honed comradeship and fighting spirit, an élan developed by the young National Servicemen over weeks and months of arduous training. And down the years the find casts a long shadow over them.Years later the two surviving members of the patrol return to Cyprus. One a soldier of fortune, a mercenary, the other shackled to a floundering business and marriage. However both have an appointment with destiny, and find themselves embroiled in the events of the long hot summer of 1974 on the island as bitter warfare between Greek and Turk breaks out.Ancient powers manipulate them and events of 1956 are finally revealed and put to rest.

Rob Nicolson, former Marine Commando returns in his second adventure after 'Room 39 and The Cornish Legacy.' Praise for this book 'A real page turner-Amazon. Nicolson's Gold. Major Lanyon told Rob Nicolson it was just a private job and he would 'not be working for the firm' MI5. Rob does not trust Lanyon never mind his Guards tie and Saville Row suit. He had nearly got him killed last time on another 'easy' job. But a thousand pounds tax free for a couple of days work in Liverpool, sorting some old books had it's attractions. It would never cost that in expenses, Rob was 'spending the surplus in his mind already.' Yet Rob was right to be wary, he would soon be tangling with the Fenian Brotherhood, on the hunt for the lost treasury of the Confederate States, said to be worth millions but where was it? Rob is forced to put his life on the line to protect Britain's oldest and most closely guarded secret. But is the secret a trap in itself into which Rob could fall?

Bambridge and Lawrence, one an experienced detective fighting his own demons, one a raw rookie trying to prove herself, are brought together to hunt for a killer whose victims are strung up and bled out.Can they put their own personal problems aside as they seek the perpetrator of these horrific murders, or will they be taken to the breaking point by a cold and calculating killer in a city where any innocent person is a potential victim?On the streets, apprehension and fear mount, and the two detectives battle themselves and each other as they desperately seek to bring safety to their city and the killer to justice. Bled Out by Mark Simmons is a tense, psychological thriller that leads the reader on a dark addictive journey into the mind of a criminal, but leaves them wondering, who exactly is the criminal?

"The Bitcoin King Had No Clothes" is a thrilling and educational story for kids that teaches them the importance of being wise with their money.Join a brave little boy as he takes on the mighty Bitcoin King and exposes the truth behind his currency.With colorful illustrations and an easy-to-follow storyline, this book is sure to capture the imagination of young readers and leave a lasting impression on them.It's a must-read for kids who want to learn about money and investing, and the power of truth and courage.Get your copy today and discover the tale of the little boy who saved the kingdom from financial ruin!

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The first book to explore in detail the link between the work of Ian Fleming at Naval Intelligence during the Second World War and the 007 plots

MI5 agent Rob Nicolson is sent to Spain, he is an IRA target after his last mission. Just sit in the sun, get some R & R until it blows over. There is a small job he can do to pass the time. Look up Commander Styles, an ex-pat, an old Firm agent, raising a stink. It is another 'easy job' that goes wrong as Rob arrives on the Costa del Sol to find Styles dead. Murdered; why and by whom? Rob soon feels he is being manipulated. The only person he can rely on, a young woman of Welsh/Spanish descent, a Flamenco dancer. His dilemma, should he bring her into his dangerous world?

The murky world of the secret service and international terrorism comes to a Cornish seaside village, against a background of Britain, gripped by civil disorder. Divided by the Miners' Strike, and struck by IRA atrocities in 1984. A reluctant heir, Rob Nicolson former Royal Marine Commando, arrives in Cornwall to claim the legacy of 'Kantara' his late aunt's bungalow. A letter and diaries from his dead aunt takes him back to World War II espionage. He begins to investigate and sets in motion a chain of violent events that involve Naval Intelligence, MI5, and the IRA. On the shores of a Californian lake the story reaches its bleak and stunning conclusion. This is the third thriller from the pen of Mark Simmons. His work has been compared to the stories of Desmond Bagley and Alistair MacLean.

Using previously unpublished letters and personal interviews, The British and Cyprus is told through the words of the people who served the British Crown on Cyprus - civil and military - and includes fascinating accounts of the dramatic fight against EOKA in the 1950s, who pressed for an end to British rule on the island.

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