Ray Saunders Knihy

This book tells of life during a unique period of British social history.Brought up during the great depression of the 1930s, Ray Saunders tells how he worked his way out of his impoverished ‘Dickensian' surroundings to a life filled with many opportunistic adventures.Living in Kent in ‘bomb alley' and working on the railway during the blitz and VI rocket attacks, he later leaves to set himself up as an illegal bookmaker. His many court appearances culminated in Ray defending himself in the High Court.His love of horses led him to a Swiss equestrian centre and thence to Spain where he bought two Andalusian stallions. He converted a barn and ran a successful stud becoming a founder member of The British Andalusian Horse Society.Told in Ray's unique way, there are many humorous encounters, together with more poignant moments. The many characters include his grandfather ‘Dusty' who at the age of eighty and registered as blind, got a job with the local authority as the ‘lollypop man' to a nearby school!Ray also experienced the privileges of European travel after the war, which would be much envied today. Along with his beloved wife Jill, they were among the first of the new age tourists, as they were welcomed back to a continent that was restarting its tourist industry.

Spy and Spy Again is a fast-action thrilling story featuring MI6 agent Matt Sands, an intrepid Englishman with a passion for good food, fine wine and beautiful women. His mission brings excitement and danger as he encounters conflict with both the CIA and Chinese Triads.The thrill of the chase and involvement with women who match his endeavour make this a gripping story. Set in Switzerland and the south of France during the 1960s, it has all the atmosphere and style of that era.

High Spy is a tense spy thriller about the adventures of the indomitable Matt Sands, an Englishman not yet past his prime, and with a taste for fine food, drink and women. Whilst taking a European holiday, skiing in the Swiss Alps and looking for action of a different kind, his confidence and bravado cause him to stumble upon and become caught up in an international kidnap plot involving murderous professional villains and a beautiful and very capable CIA agent. He discovers some useful skills of his own, as danger abounds while he fights for his life and that of others, attempting to do the right thing but, of course, also get the girl. Set in the 1960s, it contains all the atmosphere and style of that bygone era.