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‘My favourite type of mystery, suspenseful, and where everyone is not what they appear . . . Christine is great at creating atmosphere . . . she evokes the magic of the stage, and her characters [have] a past to be uncovered before the mystery is solved.’ [Stage Fright]

- Lizzie Hayes, MYSTERY WOMEN

I Was a Stranger

Posted on Mar 13, 2026 in Battle of Arnhem, Dutch resistance, I was a Stranger, John Hackett, Slightly Foxed, WWII memoirs | 10 Comments

Every now and then I come across a book that I go on thinking about long after I have finished it and I know I will return again and again. One such book is I Was A Stranger (1977) by John Hackett. In September 1944 he was commander of the 4th Parachute Brigade and at […]

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