by Poto Paddy is an adventure/crime novel by Dick Allan Know More Pirates attack a British yacht off the coast of Sumbawa, an island in Indonesia. They shoot the skipper and abuse his wife, Alison. After suffering great cruelty Alison manages to escape by jumping overboard. Hell-bent on revenge she appeals to the local police. However, finding […]
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by The Cry of the Heron is a historical novel by Dick Allan Know More Rivalry between two families of bargemen on the rivers Thames and Wey degenerates into bitter hostility when George Cartwright’s father dies in a confrontation with Billy, the son of his most hated rival, Nathan Cryer. Billy is sentenced to be transported
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by Sailing my Dream is a sailing adventure/travelogue by Dick Allan Know More A non-technical narrative of a 28000- mile voyage around the world.in my sailing boat ‘Greylag’. The dream, on occasions, became a nightmare. Yet out of Greylag’s story comes an overwhelming impression of a journey full of interest and excitement, and the fun
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