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History of Men's Fashion
“Anyone aiming for timeless elegance, rather than temporary chic, will benefit from Storey’s authoritative, but readable book.” —Esquire Everything you ever wanted to know about men’s clothing—and so much more—from the exact hour Nelson lost his right eye to the type of palm needed for a Panama hat, what Cary Grant’s tailor had to do to his shoulders—and those all-important questions of what to where, when and why, including when to wear a bow tie (surely never is the only answer?). A quirky book full of facts that you never realised you needed to know, including the exact thickness of animal hair used to create must-have fashion items, including suits. Provocative, and con...
Great British Adventurers
Packed with tales of 'derring-do' and keeping a stiff upper lip in the face of adversity, this new guide thrusts the country's well known, and lesser-known, adventurers of the centuries past and present into the limelight. The book introduces 26 male and female characters, whose achievements have contributed to society's progress and understanding since the 19th century. Read about feats from the likes of aviator Amy Johnson CBE and sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur. All pioneers in their field, from missionaries to pilots, their stories are an inspiration.
Fools Copper (not to be confused with Ghost Beer)
1977. Nick & Rosemary Storey's help is sought by the EEC Commission to track down those responsible for fraudulently claiming money from the EEC's Regional Development Fund to convert a former copper mine in North Wales into a tourist attraction. As they pursue their enquiries, they come across "ghost beer", illicitly-produced beer which is being sold in North Wales and the Borders. Unmasking a crooked bank manager appears to lead to a dead end, as the "fixer" for the EEC fraud was run over - probably deliberately - eight months earlier. Trying to follow a cold trail in the valleys of Snowdonia, Nick and Rosemary are shot at. However, traces of evidence and links eventually lead them to an extraordinary and bloody conclusion to both cases. "Fools Copper" is the eleventh book published in a series of detective stories mostly set in Customs & Excise by Richard Hernaman Allen, a former Commissioner.
History of Men's Fashion
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End Of The Road
1993. Concerns about former Soviet bloc weapons falling into the wrong hands leads to Nick Storey becoming a member of a Cabinet Office committee and a special committee of the World Customs Organisation (WCO). Having seized harmless ex-Soviet weaponry at Felixstowe, Nick's belief that such materials would be imported into the UK is shaken. Claims made by his Russian opposite number about UK firms engaged in this trade lead to further, more serious seizures. But at a WCO meeting in Berlin, the Russian and his wife seek a private meeting with Nick and Rosemary, but are killed on the way there. Back-ullaging from the murder, Nick is able to identify who is running the smuggling operation, but what is being smuggled takes everyone's breath away. "End of the road" is the twenty-third book in a series of detective stories set in HM Customs & Excise, by Richard Hernaman Allen, a former Commissioner
Bankers’ Draught
When VAT is introduced in 1973, Nick Storey is worried about the potential for fraud - especially in the financial sector. After he gets a tip-off about fishy business in two VAT offices, an undercover agent in one of them (City VAT Office) is murdered. Rosemary goes undercover in a merchant bank and identifies a corrupt VAT officer. But when Nick follows the man's boss by accident, he discovers the frauds are to fund the Protestant side of the Northern Irish "Troubles". After the boss is shot and the corrupt VAT officer vanishes, the trail to the leader of the fraud goes cold. But an unexpected opportunity arises to set a trap. Rosemary goes undercover in the City again and the leader is unmasked in the maze of back alleys in the City. This is the third novel set in HM Customs & Excise by Richard Hernaman Allen a former Commissioner of Customs & Excise.
A Well-Respected Man
1966. Recently married, Nick and Rosemary Storey overhear two foreign exchange traders boasting that they can get secret information from Civil Servants about a possible devaluation of the Pound. A squash club/wine bar in the City is supposedly where this information is passed on. But when the two men are found dead in the squash club, leaving a suicide note, Nick and Rosemary smell a rat, especially when it becomes clear that they entered the locked club and killed themselves without leaving any keys. Assuming that the deaths were linked to the men's boasting, they pursue various leads without getting very far until a chance conversation allows them to arrange for several suspects to be kept under surveillance. But unmasking them still involves Nick in skating on some very thin ice. "A Well-Respected Man" is the latest in a series of books set mostly in Customs & Excise by Richard Hernaman Allen, a former Commissioner.
