The Ka of Gifford Hillary (Black Magic, #5) by Dennis Wheatley PDF Free

The Ka of Gifford Hillary (Black Magic, #5)

The Ka of Gifford Hillary (Black Magic, #5)

by Dennis Wheatley

Publication Year
1956
Language
English
Pages
390
File Size
1.4 MB
ISBN
9780090020706

The Ka of Gifford Hillary (Black Magic, #5) Summary

Controversy rages at the Ministry of Defence. And Sir Gifford Hillary, outspoken in his views on top-secret measures to counter the threat of Soviet aggression, is partly responsible for tempers fraying. But danger and betrayal stalk closer to home. On a warm autumn night at Longshot Hall, Sir Gifford gets the shock of his life. Horrifically and inexplicably, he witnesses his own murder… Dennis Yates Wheatley (1897–1977) was an English author whose prolific output of stylish thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world’s bestselling writers from the 1930s through the 1960s. His Gregory Sallust series was one of the main inspirations for Ian Fleming’s James Bond stories. Born in South London, he was the eldest of three children of an upper-middle-class family, the owners of Wheatley and Son of Mayfair, a wine business. He admitted to little aptitude for schooling, and was expelled from Dulwich College. Soon after his expulsion Wheatley became a British Merchant Navy officer cadet on the training ship HMS Worcester. During the Second World War, Wheatley was a member of the London Controlling Section, which secretly coordinated strategic military deception and cover plans. His literary talents gained him employment with planning staffs for the War Office. He wrote numerous papers for the War Office, including suggestions for dealing with a German invasion of Britain. Dennis Wheatley died on 11th November 1977. During his life he wrote over 70 books and sold over 50 million copies.

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