Richard Le Normand

Biography

Richard was born in Jersey in June 1927.Educated at Victoria college Jersey 1936-1944.In July 1940 German forces occupied Jersey until 1945. After the war he trained in England and became a Jersey farmer, glasshouse-grower,flowers,tomatoes etc. Then Richard established a Plastics factory in Jersey.He retired to Australia 1987 then worked in real estate, designed attachments for boats and finally took up writing novels.Richard has published six books.

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Books

Once Upon A Bridge
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 185,730. Language: Australian English. Published: March 5, 2013. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Three follow on stories start when Marcel in 1943 aged sixteen, is first raped then arrested. In France he escapes and joins an allied resistance force blowing up bridges. Post-war he becomes an undercover professional killer, ridding the world of many evil criminals. He finally rescues his friend’s two kidnapped children in Portugal in 2003 ending a long running pursuit of his arch enemy’s so
Operation Black Swan
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 57,580. Language: English. Published: December 5, 2012. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
(5.00 from 1 review)
1942 Japanese invasion of Australia was imminent, panic decisions were made to conceal arms and gold bullion ready for resistance forces.Army officer established a hidden cache but were killed before revealing hiding place.Years later,the cache was found by a crook, he decided use an old wartime submarine to remove the gold.A British Army officer is sent to help police foil the criminal's plans.
Escape To Death
Series: Once Upon A Bridge, Part 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 67,620. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2012. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
In 1947 Marcel,Peter and Girda run an escape route from Germany,through France and Spain to their castle in Portugal and then on to South America.The clients,war criminals, carry gold stolen from concentration camp victims. Karl who hopes to succeed Hitler, returns from Brazil to look for his missing colleagues. So begins a cat and mouse game on land sea and water in France and Portugal.
A Killer At Large
Series: Once Upon A Bridge, Part 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 54,700. Language: English. Published: November 28, 2012. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
In German occupied Jersey in 1943 sixteen year old boy is arrested and beaten and raped by guards. An officer arrives and shoots the soldiers and arrests the boy sent to Paris for exercution he escapes and joins the resistance in France.Joins British secret service blows up bridges and saves Allied airmen.Plans elimination of war crimminals after the war. Part one of trilogy 'Once upon a bridge'.
Play The Last Card
Series: Once Upon A Bridge, Part 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 64,380. Language: Australian English. Published: November 15, 2012. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
'Play The Last Card' is part three of the book 'Once upon a Bridge'. In German occupied Jersey 1943 Marcel aged sixteen is arrested then escapes to become a professional killer, ridding the World of many of the most evil people in Europe until his death in 2003. Action and romance takes place on land,sea and air, with a most dramatic ending to the trilogy.

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