From action-packed military thrillers to a twisty murder mystery set in France, there’s something exciting here for everyone. Scroll down to discover this month’s titles from your favourite Sapere authors.
October’s Fiction Releases
Crack of Doom by Gilbert Hackforth-Jones is a page-turning naval thriller set after the Second World War. The building of the submarine Pericles has been beset by delay and mishap, severely affecting the morale of her disparate crew. When Lieutenant-Commander John Winter is brought in to take over command, he has already decided the best solution is an intensive spell at sea. But when an urgent call comes in to help with the search for a downed airman, it seems disaster could be about to strike again…
Death in Champagne by Cheryl Swayer is the second historical mystery in the Victor Constant Investigations, set in the Champagne region of France. When a body is found on the banks of the River Marne, Victor Constant, military policeman, is called in to file a report. But when another woman is murdered in the same brutal manner, Victor is on the hunt for a deadly killer. But can he stop them before more victims are discovered?
The Seeds of War by David Field is the third novel in The Wars of the Roses Saga. The conflict between England and France continues in this medieval historical adventure, but can the Bywater family make it through both war and the Black Death unscathed?
Casualties of War by William H Keith Jr writing as H Jay Riker is the ninth book in the SEALS: The Warrior Breed series: action-packed military adventures. A new generation of Navy SEALs play a fast and murderous game of hide, seek and strike on Iraqi sands.
Prelude to War by Eric Helm writing as Kevin D. Randle is the fourth book in the Global War Military Thriller series. The global conflict reaches crisis point in this alternative-history military adventure set in the late twentieth century.
Death Beneath the Waves by Anthony Palmiotti is the second book in the Patrick Welch Naval Thriller series: gripping naval adventures set during the Second World War. Patrick Welch and the crew of the Arrow find themselves part of a war being fought against an unseen enemy dedicated to wiping them out. Do they stand a chance against the deadly Nazi U-boats?
Cold Blue Death by Manning Lee Stokes writing as Ken Stanton is the first book in The Aquanauts Naval Thriller Series: action-packed adventures following the Secret Underwater Service and its top agent Tiger Shark. Lieutenant William Martin is given a new mission, to search and destroy where few men have been able to go before — into the mysterious Bermuda Triangle, where ships, planes and men have been swallowed without a trace.
October’s Audio Releases
Lose yourself in a great audiobook this month!
Lieutenant Josef Slonský finds himself in a race against time to solve a thirty-year-old crime and bring a killer to justice in the darkly humorous Slaughter and Forgetting by Graham Brack.
Scottish detective Torquil McKinnon investigates the death of a noted scientist when a body is washed ashore in Flotsam & Jetsam by Keith Moray.
Rebellion is brewing in Britannia in Islands of Mist by Jeff Jones.
Don’t miss this fascinating account of one of the most ludicrously mismanaged expeditions in the history of warfare in Retreat from Kabul: The First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-1842 by George Bruce.
October’s Non-Fiction Releases
Aircrew Unlimited: The Untold Story of the Global Training Effort that Won World War II in the Skies by John Golley tells the extraordinary, behind-the-scenes story of how the Allies trained enough airmen to survive — and ultimately win — the air war against Nazi Germany.
Ghost Front: The Ardennes Before the Battle of the Bulge by Charles Whiting tells the story of America’s worst intelligence blunder and greatest crisis of World War Two. Utilising a variety of sources, Whiting examines whether the Allies could have been prepared for the coming onslaught, why they were lulled into a false sense of security, and even questions whether George S. Patton had received advance word of the offensive but failed to warn the frontline divisions.
The Story of HMS Illustrious: The Rise of the Aircraft Carrier by Captain Frank H. Shaw is an in-depth history of one of the most important aircraft carriers of the Second World War. By tracing the evolution of Britain’s Royal Navy and the adventures of Illustrious’s forebears, Shaw provides compelling historical context for the ship’s development and reveals how the Navy prepared to meet the challenges of future global conflict. He vividly conjures the atmosphere of life at sea and the incredible detail of epic wartime battles, as well as his own time spent aboard this remarkable warship.
Bomber Group at War: No. 5 Group RAF and the Bomber Offensive, 1939–1945 by renowned aviation historian Chaz Bowyer is an evocative history of one of the most innovative and controversial bomber groups of the Second World War. As well as the remarkable ‘Dambuster’ raids, No. 5 Group RAF took part in the first ‘thousand-bomber attack’ on Cologne and the first ‘shuttle raid’ against rocket facilities, as well as mounting unsupported attacks on Braunschweig, Heilbronn and, infamously, Dresden.
The Fall of Renaissance Rome by E. R. Chamberlin brings vividly to life one of the most turbulent periods in European history — when the power of the Papacy, the rise of ruthless dynasties, and the ambitions of rival princes collided in a struggle that would reshape Italy forever. From the scandal and excesses of the Renaissance Popes, to the rise of the infamous Borgias, and the devastating Sack of Rome in 1527, these three classic histories of power, intrigue and corruption chart the dramatic collapse of political and moral order at the heart of Renaissance civilisation.
Happy Reading! Team Sapere
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