The Devil's Bullet - and other short stories from Exmoor

EXMOOR is alive with legend and history.

Its ancient memorials and glorious coastline, its isolated great houses and its roaming beasts, have inspired writers over the centuries.

Jerry Dan brings something new to the mixture with his intricate knowledge of the history of World War Two, and stranger-than-fiction events in the convoluted world of Cold War espionage. He has woven together a series of fascinating stories involving Exmoor, all based very largely on fact.

From the mysteries of Glenthorne and German U-boats moored nearby in the Bristol Channel, and now derelict wartime establishments that once housed men on secret operations as Britain faced the threat of German invasion, to tales of spies and spycatchers in the most secret spheres of government, and Soviet defectors. ‘The devil’s bullet’ is a term still used by assassins who work for the most secret department of the Russian Intelligence Services: every Russian defector is targeted for assassination. The final story is a true tale of heroism in 1942, in the marshland of Porlock.

Published by Rare Books and Berry: Hardback: 176pp
Publication Date 8th December 2008
Price £12-95 plus £1-63 post
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ISBN: 978-0-9539951-2-7