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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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  • 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 ...

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    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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Maelstrom synopsis, comments

    Maelstrom

    Richard Turner

    Grace Maxwell, the freelance mercenary and ally from the Ryan Mitchell Thriller series, is back with her own new and exciting adventures.When the son of a Russian billionaire is ki...

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    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 Last Eagle synopsis, comments

    The Last Eagle

    Richard Turner

    A Forgotten Secret.A Lethal Enemy.A Deadly Race against the Odds.When a Russian prince is murdered in England, former soldier Christopher Sheppard is pulled into a lethal game of c...

  • The Bell synopsis, comments

    The Bell

    Richard Turner

    A series of unusual encounters with a mysterious bellshaped craft has the people at Project Gauntlet baffled. A seemingly routine investigation into the phenomena leads Grant's tea...

  • 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...

  • A Cruel Winter synopsis, comments

    A Cruel Winter

    Richard Turner

    In 1812 during Napoleon’s disastrous retreat from Russia, Captain Christopher Fitzgerald of the Irish Legion must match wits with an evil that has laid dormant for centuries but is...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Thunderbolt synopsis, comments

    Thunderbolt

    Richard Turner

    A scheme born in the desperation of war lies dormant waiting for someone to reactivate it. During a dig in Russia, Professor Jeremy Hayes is drawn into a web of intrigue and lies. ...

  • Fallen Angel synopsis, comments

    Fallen Angel

    Christopher Brookmyre

    'Gloriously dark, deliciously twisty' CLARE MACKINTOSH ONE FAMILY, TWO HOLIDAYS, ONE DEVASTATING SECRETTo new nanny Amanda, the Temple family seem to have it all: the former actres...

  • 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...

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    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 ...

  • After the Fire synopsis, comments

    After the Fire

    Jo Spain

    'Engrossing' Sunday TimesNobody was supposed to get out alive.On a Dublin city street, packed with afternoon shoppers, a young woman appears, naked, traumatised and bearing burn ma...

  • Tell Me Your Secret synopsis, comments

    Tell Me Your Secret

    Dorothy Koomson

    'A gripping and pacy thriller with a clever, twisty plot' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Full of twists and Koomson's trademark heart and compassion' HEATPieta has a secret.Ten years ago, Pieta s...

  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Renegade synopsis, comments

    Renegade

    Richard Turner

    Frustration with the pace of the peace talks between Earth and the Kurgan Empire leads the Federation President to order the immediate repatriation of human colonists and soldiers ...

  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • The Man With No Face synopsis, comments

    The Man With No Face

    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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • A Fragment of Destiny synopsis, comments

    A Fragment of Destiny

    Richard Turner

    A fanatical foe looking for revenge.A secret that men are willing to kill for.An exciting, fastpaced sequel to The Last EagleIn 1918, a German Uboat on a clandestine mission to the...

  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • The Jewel Tree of Tibet synopsis, comments

    The Jewel Tree of Tibet

    Robert Thurman

    Few teachers in the West possess both the spiritual training and the scholarship to lead us along the path to enlightenment. Robert Thurman is one such teacher. Now, in his first e...

  • 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...

  • Truth or Dare synopsis, comments

    Truth or Dare

    M. J. Arlidge

    EVERY CRIME IS CONNECTED.BUT WHO IS PULLING THE STRINGS?THE CHILLING THRILLER FROM THE MIND OF MILLIONCOPY BESTSELLER M. J. ARLIDGEA crimewave sweeps through the city and noone is ...

  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • The Mountain synopsis, comments

    The Mountain

    Richard Turner

    1942 When allied intelligence discovers that the Germans are planning to secretly send a team to Tibet to look for an ancient and mysterious power source, they rush to stop them. ...