For Kingdom and Country (35 page)
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Authors: I.D. Roberts
Lock took a final draw on his cigarette, dropped it to the floor, and ground it out with his heel. He raised his eyes and glared back at the two officers.
‘My name is Lock. Sir,’ he said. ‘Captain Kingdom Lock.’
A note on the languages used in this book
On many occasions a translation is provided within the text. The Arabic words and phrases are interpreted in familiar Roman letters and follow an imitated-pronunciation system. For consistency, the main source of reference was the
Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel Guides Arabic Phrase Book
(2003).
I. D. Roberts
History is inspiring and where fiction and fact merge, that’s where an adventure like
Kingdom Lock
is born. Some things are true, some are made up, but everything that is written has been done so to entertain. And none of this would have been possible without the help, guidance, and support of many people. So I’d like to thank, in no order of preference:
Robert Dinsdale, Kirstie Imber, Sophie Robinson, Susie Dunlop and all at Allison & Busby, the meticulous Fliss and Simon Bage, James Sharp for his German skills, Di Pearce for her French skills, Lydia Riddle, Ben Kane, Helen Hollick, Elisabeth Storrs, Sean Ryan, Di Roberts, Kenneth Dunmore, Jesse James, Hergé, John Buchan, Ian Fleming, and, of course, Major General Sir Charles V. E. Townshend whose memoirs are a constant source of fascination and inspiration.
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I. D. Roberts was born in Australia in 1970 and moved to England when he was three. From a young age he developed an obsession with war comics, movies, Tintin and James Bond. For the past decade he has been the film writer for a national listings magazine. After living all over the country and buying a farmhouse by mistake in Ireland, he finally settled in the South West and currently lives in rural Somerset with his wife Di and their chocolate Labrador, Steed.
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First published in Great Britain by Allison & Busby in 2015.
This ebook edition first published in 2015.
Copyright © 2015 by I.D. R
OBERTS
Map copyright © 2015 by V
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The moral right of the author is hereby asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All characters and events in this publication other than those clearly in the public domain are fictitious and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 978–0–7490–1970–9