McLeave, Hugh
Overview
| Works: | 45 works in 145 publications in 4 languages and 7,519 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction History Suspense fiction Biography Detective and mystery fiction Historical fiction Legal stories Action and adventure fiction |
| Roles: | Author |
| Classifications: | PR6063.A249, 823.914 |
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Most widely held works by
Hugh McLeave
The damned die hard : [the colorful, true story of the French Foreign Legion] by
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11 editions published between 1973 and 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 749 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the wasteland of the Sahara to the torrid jungles of Indochina, the French Foreign Legion has emblazoned a road of glory and romance like no other army in the world. Hugh McLeave's true-adventure history is a rendering of the dramatic and heroic deeds, the ironies of politics and war, and the personal stories of the men who made the Legion the greatest mercenary unit of all time
11 editions published between 1973 and 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 749 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the wasteland of the Sahara to the torrid jungles of Indochina, the French Foreign Legion has emblazoned a road of glory and romance like no other army in the world. Hugh McLeave's true-adventure history is a rendering of the dramatic and heroic deeds, the ironies of politics and war, and the personal stories of the men who made the Legion the greatest mercenary unit of all time
A man and his mountain : the life of Paul Cézanne by
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11 editions published between 1977 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 569 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A biographical novel
11 editions published between 1977 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 569 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A biographical novel
The last Pharaoh: Farouk of Egypt by
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8 editions published between 1969 and 1971 in English and held by 397 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1969 and 1971 in English and held by 397 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rogues in the gallery : the modern plague of art thefts by
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4 editions published between 1981 and 2003 in English and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
ROGUES IN THE GALLERY exposes it all: the cozy insurance ransom racket, the professional gangs of art thieves, the specialists, the connections with the international drug racket and the Mafia. Hugh McLeave has researched the whys and wherefores of the question for years, drawing on resources available to him through agencies such as Interpol, the FBI, the French, and Scotland Yard
4 editions published between 1981 and 2003 in English and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
ROGUES IN THE GALLERY exposes it all: the cozy insurance ransom racket, the professional gangs of art thieves, the specialists, the connections with the international drug racket and the Mafia. Hugh McLeave has researched the whys and wherefores of the question for years, drawing on resources available to him through agencies such as Interpol, the FBI, the French, and Scotland Yard
A borderline case by
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3 editions published between 1978 and 1979 in English and held by 266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mysterious and frequent earth tremors are occurring on the Chinese side of the frontier with Pakistan; presumably underground nuclear explosions. A World Health Organization team is investigating an outbreak of a new and deadly kind of flu. British intelligence want to know what is going on!
3 editions published between 1978 and 1979 in English and held by 266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mysterious and frequent earth tremors are occurring on the Chinese side of the frontier with Pakistan; presumably underground nuclear explosions. A World Health Organization team is investigating an outbreak of a new and deadly kind of flu. British intelligence want to know what is going on!
Double exposure by
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2 editions published between 1979 and 1980 in English and held by 236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1979 and 1980 in English and held by 236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The risk takers by
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22 editions published between 1962 and 1968 in 4 languages and held by 215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
22 editions published between 1962 and 1968 in 4 languages and held by 215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Death masque by
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2 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Only gentlemen can play by
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5 editions published between 1974 and 1976 in English and French and held by 195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
British and Russian double agents brought together by an assignment find themselves falling dangerously in love
5 editions published between 1974 and 1976 in English and French and held by 195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
British and Russian double agents brought together by an assignment find themselves falling dangerously in love
A question of negligence by
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3 editions published between 1970 and 1973 in English and French and held by 192 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1970 and 1973 in English and French and held by 192 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
No face in the mirror by
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3 editions published between 1980 and 1984 in English and held by 185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1980 and 1984 in English and held by 185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and death of Liam Faulds : a novel by
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1 edition published in 1984 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1984 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The last Pharaoh: the ten faces of Farouk by
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6 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Monkshood by
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5 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Aileen Seaton is a lawyer and former fencing champion. When a dying man confesses that the Scottish writer, Calum Weir, is innocent of the double murder of his wife and her lover, Aileen meets him in prison. He's serving a life sentence, but remembers nothing of the horrific murders. So why is he so scared to even talk about them? And why do his nightmares involve the poisonous plant, monkshood? Aileen's convinced that Weir was framed, but as she pierces the enigma the killers come after her. Only her talent with an old dueling sword can save her
5 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Aileen Seaton is a lawyer and former fencing champion. When a dying man confesses that the Scottish writer, Calum Weir, is innocent of the double murder of his wife and her lover, Aileen meets him in prison. He's serving a life sentence, but remembers nothing of the horrific murders. So why is he so scared to even talk about them? And why do his nightmares involve the poisonous plant, monkshood? Aileen's convinced that Weir was framed, but as she pierces the enigma the killers come after her. Only her talent with an old dueling sword can save her
McIndoe : plastic surgeon by
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5 editions published in 1961 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1961 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Bonaparte plot by
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7 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1803 it seems nothing can stop Napoleon Bonaparte from invading and conquering England. So Prime Minister William Pitt plans to thwart his enemy. He recruits French royalist General Georges Cadoudal, with orders to kidnap or kill Bonaparte and restore the Bourbon monarchy ... But Bonaparte, a master tactician, detects and unravels the murder plot
7 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1803 it seems nothing can stop Napoleon Bonaparte from invading and conquering England. So Prime Minister William Pitt plans to thwart his enemy. He recruits French royalist General Georges Cadoudal, with orders to kidnap or kill Bonaparte and restore the Bourbon monarchy ... But Bonaparte, a master tactician, detects and unravels the murder plot
Second time around by
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3 editions published between 1981 and 1984 in English and held by 109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1981 and 1984 in English and held by 109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The sword and the scales by
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4 editions published between 1967 and 1969 in English and held by 108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1967 and 1969 in English and held by 108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Moment of Truth : the Life of Zola by
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2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
A Moment of Truth is a biographical novel of the life and times of Zola. It is also a cultural fresco of late nineteenth-century France. A Moment of Truth tells of Zola's early struggle against poverty and incomprehension; his blood-brother friendship with Paul Cézanne; his backing of the scorned Impressionists; his monumental creation of twenty Rougon-Macquart novels depicting and dissecting the French Second Empire in raw and often lurid prose. Finally, this book details Zola's courageous combat against the whole French establishment to win justice for an obscure Jewish captain, Alfred Dreyf
2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
A Moment of Truth is a biographical novel of the life and times of Zola. It is also a cultural fresco of late nineteenth-century France. A Moment of Truth tells of Zola's early struggle against poverty and incomprehension; his blood-brother friendship with Paul Cézanne; his backing of the scorned Impressionists; his monumental creation of twenty Rougon-Macquart novels depicting and dissecting the French Second Empire in raw and often lurid prose. Finally, this book details Zola's courageous combat against the whole French establishment to win justice for an obscure Jewish captain, Alfred Dreyf
The bent pyramid : a mystery by
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3 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 0 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ewan Chisholm, despised drunk albeit gifted Egyptologist, is ordered by his curator at the Aspenwall Museum to fetch Sir William Garfield Tate's papers from his widow. Chisholm stumbles on an envelope containing snapshots of a horde of pharaonic jewelry never seen before. When the Aspenwall governors learn about the jewel hoard they decide to send Chisholm to Egypt to find it for their museum. In Cairo, he soon discovers Garfield Tate and his Nubian mistress were probably murdered and Lady Garfield Tate might have been involved. Chisholm's sleuthing leads him to suspect the secret of the jewels lies in the famous Bent Pyramid of the Pharaoh Sneferu. The search for the jewels leads through secret passages and burial chambers in satellite pyramids and results in an unexpected conclusion to this exciting adventure
3 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 0 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ewan Chisholm, despised drunk albeit gifted Egyptologist, is ordered by his curator at the Aspenwall Museum to fetch Sir William Garfield Tate's papers from his widow. Chisholm stumbles on an envelope containing snapshots of a horde of pharaonic jewelry never seen before. When the Aspenwall governors learn about the jewel hoard they decide to send Chisholm to Egypt to find it for their museum. In Cairo, he soon discovers Garfield Tate and his Nubian mistress were probably murdered and Lady Garfield Tate might have been involved. Chisholm's sleuthing leads him to suspect the secret of the jewels lies in the famous Bent Pyramid of the Pharaoh Sneferu. The search for the jewels leads through secret passages and burial chambers in satellite pyramids and results in an unexpected conclusion to this exciting adventure
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Related Identities
- Zola, Émile 1840-1902
- France Armée Légion étrangère
- Cézanne, Paul 1839-1906
- Faruk I King of Egypt 1920-1965
- Irish Republican Army
- Cadoudal, Georges 1771-1804
- Napoleon I Emperor of the French 1769-1821
- McIndoe, Archibald Hector Sir 1900-1960
- Soviet Union Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti
- Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich 1870-1924
Associated Subjects
Artists Art thefts Attempted assassination Cadoudal, Georges, Cézanne, Paul, Detective and mystery stories Egypt Egyptologists England--London Faruk--I,--King of Egypt, France France.--Armée.--Légion étrangère Germany (East) Great Britain Heart--Surgery Intelligence service Irish Republican Army Jewelry Judicial error Kings and rulers Lawyers Literary prizes McIndoe, Archibald Hector,--Sir, Murder Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French, New Zealand Novelists Painters Plastic surgeons Politics and government Pyramids Surgery, Plastic Zola, Émile,
