McLeave, Hugh
Overview
Works: | 57 works in 195 publications in 4 languages and 7,732 library holdings |
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Genres: | Fiction Biographies Detective and mystery fiction Thrillers (Fiction) History Legal stories |
Roles: | Author, Contributor |
Classifications: | PR6063.A249, 823.914 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by
Hugh McLeave
Rogues in the gallery : the modern plague of art thefts by
Hugh McLeave(
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6 editions published between 1981 and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,521 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
6 editions published between 1981 and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,521 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 moment of truth : the life of Zola by
Hugh McLeave(
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3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 1,416 WorldCat member libraries 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
3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 1,416 WorldCat member libraries 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 damned die hard : [the colorful, true story of the French Foreign Legion] by
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13 editions published between 1973 and 1993 in English and held by 726 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
13 editions published between 1973 and 1993 in English and held by 726 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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4 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The last Pharaoh : Farouk of Egypt by
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9 editions published between 1969 and 1971 in English and held by 377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
His father named him Farouk, which means "On Who Knows Right from Wrong." At sixteen he was the hope of an independent Egypt, a handsome, godlike young man who, the fellahin believed, would lead them into a time of peace and plenty. Ten years transformed him into an obese faun with a mania for women, gambling, and other people's posessions. Farouk of Egypt became an object of ridicule, the subject of bad jokes, an awful example of the consequences of unlimited power and wealth, a disaster for his people. In this deeply interesting and revealing biography, written by an author who spent two years in search of the person behind the legend, Farouk's obsession with sex is shown as a desperate attempt both to remedy and to conceal his inadequacy. Deprived of childhood companions, the boy became the prey to scheming politicians and syncophantic servants. He was poorly educated, immature, and totally unprepared for the arduous task of ruling his corrupt and feudal country. The more powerless his ineptitude made him, the more autocratic he grew; the more impotent as a lover, the more frenzied his pursuit of women. His patient subjects tolerated his mistakes and excesses until, finally, his private scandals, his divorce from his popular queen, Farida, and the Palestine debacle set the stage for the long-over-due and almost comic revolution that forced him into exile. The author interviewed Farouk's courtiers, his doctors, the men who made the revolution, and the women who knew him intimately. On the Continent he traced and talked with the king's companions in exile. In England he saw such statesmen as Lord Avon and Lord Chandos, as well as ambassadors, Arabists, and the general who planned the wartime coup de palais. Drawing on the recollections of more than a hundred and fifty observers and on unpublished British and Egyptian sources, he has written an oddly touching biography of a complex man. -- from dust jacket
9 editions published between 1969 and 1971 in English and held by 377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
His father named him Farouk, which means "On Who Knows Right from Wrong." At sixteen he was the hope of an independent Egypt, a handsome, godlike young man who, the fellahin believed, would lead them into a time of peace and plenty. Ten years transformed him into an obese faun with a mania for women, gambling, and other people's posessions. Farouk of Egypt became an object of ridicule, the subject of bad jokes, an awful example of the consequences of unlimited power and wealth, a disaster for his people. In this deeply interesting and revealing biography, written by an author who spent two years in search of the person behind the legend, Farouk's obsession with sex is shown as a desperate attempt both to remedy and to conceal his inadequacy. Deprived of childhood companions, the boy became the prey to scheming politicians and syncophantic servants. He was poorly educated, immature, and totally unprepared for the arduous task of ruling his corrupt and feudal country. The more powerless his ineptitude made him, the more autocratic he grew; the more impotent as a lover, the more frenzied his pursuit of women. His patient subjects tolerated his mistakes and excesses until, finally, his private scandals, his divorce from his popular queen, Farida, and the Palestine debacle set the stage for the long-over-due and almost comic revolution that forced him into exile. The author interviewed Farouk's courtiers, his doctors, the men who made the revolution, and the women who knew him intimately. On the Continent he traced and talked with the king's companions in exile. In England he saw such statesmen as Lord Avon and Lord Chandos, as well as ambassadors, Arabists, and the general who planned the wartime coup de palais. Drawing on the recollections of more than a hundred and fifty observers and on unpublished British and Egyptian sources, he has written an oddly touching biography of a complex man. -- from dust jacket
A borderline case by
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4 editions published between 1978 and 1979 in English and held by 256 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!
4 editions published between 1978 and 1979 in English and held by 256 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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8 editions published between 1979 and 2017 in German and English and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1979 and 2017 in German and English and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The risk takers by
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26 editions published between 1962 and 1968 in 4 languages and held by 204 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
26 editions published between 1962 and 1968 in 4 languages and held by 204 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Death masque by
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3 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 200 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 200 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Only gentlemen can play by
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7 editions published between 1974 and 1976 in English and French and held by 194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
British and Russian double agents brought together by an assignment find themselves falling dangerously in love
7 editions published between 1974 and 1976 in English and French and held by 194 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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4 editions published between 1970 and 1973 in English and French and held by 192 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1970 and 1973 in English and French and held by 192 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Bent Pyramid by
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3 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 189 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 jewel
3 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 189 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 jewel
White pawn on red square by
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
At the height of the Cold War a Russian girl plots to steal the mummified body of Lenin and use it a a hostage to free her dissient brother and others from a Siberian gulag. She recruits five people, each with a motive for settling scores with Lenin; she lures an English diplomat, who loves her, into the conspiracy. But someone is a traitor; two plotters die and four others land in the notorious Lubyanka prison before one of the group hatches a plan to outwit the KGB. Don't miss this exciting tale of love, scheming, and Russian terror and torture
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
At the height of the Cold War a Russian girl plots to steal the mummified body of Lenin and use it a a hostage to free her dissient brother and others from a Siberian gulag. She recruits five people, each with a motive for settling scores with Lenin; she lures an English diplomat, who loves her, into the conspiracy. But someone is a traitor; two plotters die and four others land in the notorious Lubyanka prison before one of the group hatches a plan to outwit the KGB. Don't miss this exciting tale of love, scheming, and Russian terror and torture
No face in the mirror by
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5 editions published between 1980 and 1984 in English and held by 179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1980 and 1984 in English and held by 179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and death of Liam Faulds : a novel by
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2 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The last Pharaoh: the ten faces of Farouk by
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5 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A man and his mountain : the life of Cézanne by
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7 editions published between 1977 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A biographical novel
7 editions published between 1977 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A biographical novel
Monkshood by
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7 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 124 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
7 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 124 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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6 editions published in 1961 in English and held by 106 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1961 in English and held by 106 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 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1967 and 1969 in English and held by 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Zola, Émile 1840-1902
- France Armée Légion étrangère
- Cézanne, Paul 1839-1906
- Faruk I King of Egypt 1920-1965
- Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich 1870-1924
- Soviet Union Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti
- Irish Republican Army
- McIndoe, Archibald Hector Sir 1900-1960
- Napoleon I Emperor of the French 1769-1821
- Cadoudal, Georges 1771-1804
Associated Subjects
Artists Art thefts Brothers and sisters Cézanne, Paul, Detective and mystery stories Egypt Egyptologists Faruk--I,--King of Egypt, France France.--Armée.--Légion étrangère Great Britain Heart--Surgery Intelligence service Irish Republican Army Jewelry Judicial error Kings and rulers Lawyers Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, Literary prizes McIndoe, Archibald Hector,--Sir, Murder New Zealand Novelists Painters Physicians Plastic surgeons Politics and government Pyramids Russia Soviet Union.--Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti Surgery, Plastic Zola, Émile,