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Richard Turner Biography & Facts

Richard Turner was a jazz trumpeter who died in 2011 aged 27 of a ruptured aortic aneurysm while swimming. He led the contemporary jazz quartet Round Trip and played with indie-pop band Friendly Fires. He was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, Leeds College of Music, and Allerton Grange School. A documentary film about his life Richard Turner: A Life in Music was released in 2019. The Richard Turner Jazz Fund awards £1,000 to a jazz student towards a specific area of help with their studies. References. Discover the Richard Turner popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Richard Turner books.

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  • Runaway synopsis, comments

    Runaway

    Peter May

    THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERS'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today' Undiscovered ...

  • The Last Phoenix synopsis, comments

    The Last Phoenix

    Richard Herman

    America is caught in the lethal center of an unwinnable twofront war in this gripping and explosive thriller from the master of geopolitical intrigue . . . The war on terrorism ha...

  • Pitt Cue Co. - The Cookbook synopsis, comments

    Pitt Cue Co. - The Cookbook

    Tom Adams, Jamie Berger, Simon Anderson & Richard H. Turner

    With great recipes for meats, sauces and rubs mixed with ideas for pickles, slaws, puddings and cocktails, plus features on meats, equipment and methods, the Pitt Cue Co. Cookbook ...

  • Eternal Night synopsis, comments

    Eternal Night

    Richard Turner

    Grace Maxwell, the sometime partner of Ryan Mitchell, has gone missing. Hired to find her, Mitchell and his friends are pulled into a deadly chase across the globe in which the tru...

  • Barracuda synopsis, comments

    Barracuda

    Richard Turner

    1945 Vienna. With Soviet forces ringing the city, a lone plane lands and is quickly loaded with a mysterious cargo.Present day With troubles brewing in the Aegean, Ryan Mitchell ...

  • The Noble Path synopsis, comments

    The Noble Path

    Peter May

    THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERSAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'Peter May is one of th...

  • Trident Fury synopsis, comments

    Trident Fury

    Richard Turner

    Captain Michael Sheridan and Master Sergeant Alan Cole are back. This time the stakes couldn't be higher. When word of a brutal Kurgan prison planet reaches Earth, the men and wome...

  • The Spoils of War synopsis, comments

    The Spoils of War

    Richard Turner

    In this penultimate story of The Kurgan War, Michael and Tarina Sheridan arrive at the Kurgan homeworld to join Ambassador Sheridan in signing the peace treaty finally ending years...

  • Mercy synopsis, comments

    Mercy

    Richard Turner

    In 1865 Louisiana, Captain Robert Cooper from the Freedman's Bureau is sent to investigate a rash of strange murders and disappearances. His unexpected arrival in Williamstown is m...

  • To Raise a Boy synopsis, comments

    To Raise a Boy

    Emma Brown

    “Brown…engages intellectually with thorny issues involving language, school culture, and the more troublesome aspects of today’s parent universe.”​ The Washington Post “To Raise a ...

  • Hellfire synopsis, comments

    Hellfire

    Richard Turner

    In 1969, the Soviet Union lands a probe on the Moon to gather a soil sample. However, before the probe's return vehicle returns to Earth, the mission is hastily shut down and the r...

  • Bodies from the Library 3 synopsis, comments

    Bodies from the Library 3

    Tony Medawar, Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Dorothy L. Sayers, Anthony Berkeley & Nicholas Blake

    This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 18 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including uncollected storie...

  • The Last Colony synopsis, comments

    The Last Colony

    Richard Turner

    When Professor Jeremy Hayes suddenly appears in David Grant's home and tells him that an alien outpost on Earth is in danger, Grant and his fellow teammates spring into action. How...

  • Black Dragon synopsis, comments

    Black Dragon

    Richard Turner

    1945 – with the Soviets preparing to invade Japan’s northern islands, a topsecret military installation rushes to erase any sign that it ever existed. Only they aren’t through enou...

  • The Boy Who Fell synopsis, comments

    The Boy Who Fell

    Jo Spain

    Kids can be so cruel. They'll call you names. Hurt your feelings. Push you to your death.In the garden of an abandoned house, Luke Connolly lies broken, dead. The night before, he ...

  • Insurrection synopsis, comments

    Insurrection

    Richard Turner

    Michael Sheridan and Alan Cole, stuck deep in Kurgan space, find themselves at odds with Komada, the enigmatic Chosen religious leader. With the war dragging on, Sheridan is growin...

  • Crimson Fire synopsis, comments

    Crimson Fire

    Richard Turner

    When the Kurgan Prince Regent's children are sent to pay Admiral Kaar a courtesy call, Sheridan and Cole find themselves drawn into the complex and deadly feuds that exist among th...

  • Serpent Rising synopsis, comments

    Serpent Rising

    Richard Turner

    A muchneeded break is interrupted when Gordon Cardinal’s sister mysteriously disappears in Haiti, and General O’Reilly asks Ryan Mitchell and Nate Jackson to courier a package to M...

  • Elizabeth and Monty synopsis, comments

    Elizabeth and Monty

    Charles Casillo

    Violeteyed siren Elizabeth Taylor and classically handsome Montgomery Clift were the most gorgeous screen couple of their time. Over two decades of friendship they made, separately...

  • Nothing but the Night synopsis, comments

    Nothing but the Night

    Greg King & Penny Wilson

    Greg King and Penny Wilson turn the original crime of the century on its head in Nothing But the Night, a riveting new exploration of the murder trial of Leopold & Loeb.Nearly ...

  • The Founders synopsis, comments

    The Founders

    Richard Turner

    During a mission in Libya, Grant and Maclean stumble across an artifact that could rewrite history. Following the clues laid out before them, they find themselves drawn into a race...

  • Lockdown synopsis, comments

    Lockdown

    Peter May

    THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERSAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'Peter May is one of th...

  • Vengeance synopsis, comments

    Vengeance

    Richard Turner

    Captain Michael Sheridan and Master Sergeant Alan Cole are dispatched back to Earth to track down a man who should be dead. Before too long it becomes apparent that they are trappe...

  • Nemesis synopsis, comments

    Nemesis

    Richard Turner

    When a brutal terrorist attack maims dozens and kills someone close to Ryan Mitchell, he decides to take the law into his own hands and sets out to kill whoever was responsible. He...

  • Edge of Honor synopsis, comments

    Edge of Honor

    Richard Herman

    Madeline Turner, the first female U.S. President, has already weathered global crises during the first months of her administration. But the balance of power has suddenly shifted d...

  • Sacrifice synopsis, comments

    Sacrifice

    Will Jordan

    Let bestselling author Will Jordan take you on a breakneck speed ride with CIA agent Ryan Drake in this compelling and unmissable thriller. Fans of Lee Child, Vince Flynn and David...

  • A Silent Death synopsis, comments

    A Silent Death

    Peter May

    THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERSAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'Peter May is one of th...

  • Bodies from the Library synopsis, comments

    Bodies from the Library

    Tony Medawar, Agatha Christie, Georgette Heyer, A. A. Milne, Nicholas Blake & Christianna Brand

    This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 16 rare tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a ne...

  • Shock Waves synopsis, comments

    Shock Waves

    Richard Turner

    In the final chapter of the highly popular Kurgan War series, bitter foes are forced to work together to defeat a new enemy that threatens to overwhelm and destroy both species. Wi...

  • Never Somewhere Else synopsis, comments

    Never Somewhere Else

    Alex Gray

    Discover your next reading obsession with this iconic first novel in Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Ann Cleeve...

  • The Valley synopsis, comments

    The Valley

    Richard Turner

    Fresh off their bruising mission to Russia, David Grant's team find themselves rushed to Africa to try and locate the alien pilot of a downed UFO before their rivals from The Auror...

  • Retribution synopsis, comments

    Retribution

    Richard Turner

    When Ryan Mitchell crosses paths with a ghost from his past, his life is turned upside down. From Norway to a desolate island in the South Atlantic and beyond, a race is on to stop...

  • Colossus synopsis, comments

    Colossus

    Richard Turner

    Newly promoted Captain Michael Sheridan finds himself leading a company of untried Marines against their enemy, the Kurgans, dug in on Illum Prime. Fighting for survival, Sheridan ...

  • Ghost Company synopsis, comments

    Ghost Company

    Richard Turner

    As the war grinds on, Captain Sheridan and Master Sergeant Cole find themselves assigned to look after Komada, a Chosen defector. With a religious fervor Komada inspires more Chose...

  • The Darkest Place synopsis, comments

    The Darkest Place

    Jo Spain

    Christmas Day, and DCI Tom Reynolds receives an alarming call. A mass grave has been discovered on Oileán na Caillte, the island which housed the controversial psychiatric institut...

  • First Strike synopsis, comments

    First Strike

    Richard Turner

    When war comes after a century of peace, it is sudden and brutal. Taken by surprise Earth's farflung colonies are in danger.The only son of an admiral, Second Lieutenant Michael Sh...

  • Giving Thanks to God synopsis, comments

    Giving Thanks to God

    Sarah Young

    In Giving Thanks to God, the fifth study in the Jesus Calling® Bible Study Series, you will explore what God’s Word has to say about the many ways He provi...

  • The Heights synopsis, comments

    The Heights

    Louise Candlish

    “Impossible to resist, impossible to predict, impossible to put down…this is an author at the top of her game.” Erin Kelly, author of Watch Her FallThe author of the “masterfully p...

  • The Wintringham Mystery synopsis, comments

    The Wintringham Mystery

    Anthony Berkeley

    Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the founder of the Detection Club, with a twist that even Agatha Christie couldn’t solv...

  • Goliath synopsis, comments

    Goliath

    Richard Turner

    In the summer of 1931, the British Airship Goliath on her maiden flight mysteriously vanishes without a trace over West Africa, taking with her a secret that people are willing to ...

  • Conquistador synopsis, comments

    Conquistador

    Richard Turner

    When the sister of a billionaire is kidnapped in The Philippines, Ryan Mitchell and Nate Jackson are sent to bring her home safely. However, things are not as they appear and befor...

  • Fallen Star synopsis, comments

    Fallen Star

    Richard Turner

    After an unidentified flying object goes down over Alaska, a newly formed team of military and civilian personnel are sent to investigate. Before long, things start to turn deadly ...