There are several mysteries at the heart of A Betrayal of Heroes, but the most contentious is the yarn surrounding the death of actor Leslie Howard. Star of Stage and Screen In the early 1940s, Howard was a star of stage and screen, famous for his role as Ashley Wilkes in Gone With The Wind. But famous also for his anti-Nazi morale-boosting … [Read more...] about The Mysterious Death of Leslie Howard
Jack Telford Introduction
Jack Telford, a left-wing reporter, unravels many mysteries. Driven by his passion for peace, Telford attempts to uncover hidden truths beneath conflict. View All Books
Ten Top Hits from Telford’s Travels
As usual, there are plenty of musical references in A Betrayal of Heroes. No room for all of them, so these are Jack Telford's Top Ten choices, the tracks of his years through the Second World War. All you need to do is click on the images, which will take you to a YouTube clip. Skip any advertisements and enjoy the songs. At Number Ten, … [Read more...] about Ten Top Hits from Telford’s Travels
How I was able to build and research a WW2 background
The third Jack Telford novel, A Betrayal of Heroes, is published in July 2021. And here's how I tried to build and research his travels and his trials. From Casablanca to Brazzaville, from the beaches of Normandy to the Liberation of Paris. I had three things on my mind - three things which inspired the story. First, at the end of the last Jack … [Read more...] about How I was able to build and research a WW2 background
The Portuguese Revolution – and the Music of “The Lisbon Labyrinth”
Lisbon, 1974. Journalist Jack Telford must hunt down a killer, solve a deadly riddle, renew his acquaintance with an old flame, and survive Portugal’s revolution in this taut thriller with a life-and-death finale, which Jack may survive, but only at great cost. Yet the story of the revolution is, in many ways, also the story of the music from … [Read more...] about The Portuguese Revolution – and the Music of “The Lisbon Labyrinth”
Jack Telford and Desert Island Discs
SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ THIS PAGE UNLESS YOU HAVE FIRST READ THE ASSASSIN'S MARK Some time ago, the reviewer Tori Turner asked me to write a "character interview" for her literary blog, Lily Loves Indie, and the result was this (fictitious) transcript of Jack Telford's appearance on Desert Island Discs on Sunday 8th September 1979. This is … [Read more...] about Jack Telford and Desert Island Discs