Hostage to Death
Adventure stories, Historical fiction, Suspense and thrillers, War stories, General non-fiction
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
Triumphant tale of honor and impossible odds. Legionnaire Bill Reilly was given specific orders to guard a railroad station where nightly trains carrying Spanish supplies and troops pass by. He would have done so had it not been for a… severed hand that arrived in his camp. The grizzled token carried a taunting message from a renegade Berber chieftain, claiming capture of an Englishwoman named Kay MacArthur and challenging the Legion to rescue her. Reilly's sense of honor overrides all. He takes up the gauntlet knowing full well he could be walking into a trap--with deadly consequences."It's certainly loads of fun." --Ellery Queen* An International Book Awards Finalists