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MYSTERY ROMANCE AND SUSPENSEFr Jos van Engelen, a Dutch missionary priest, stationed in New Guinea before World War II, is recalled to Holland to help his superior general combat ideological subversion within his fraternity. He arrives in March 1940.British intelligence enlists him for covert operations, but after the Nazis invade Holland, it all goes horribly wrong. He flees from betrayal and the murder of trusted colleagues to Amsterdam, where he joins the Dutch resistance. For the next five years, directed by the mysterious Femke, he works in covert roles, staying ahead of Nazi detection units and dealing with the occult.When the Nazis fire on a crowd in May 1945, he saves a young woman and her baby from being crushed. So begins an unspoken relationship with the Strict Reformed Truus van den Donker and a deadly tussle with her brutish occultist husband.After the war, the conflict continues with those he suspects of betraying him. The conflict comes to a head during and after the Second Vatican Council and results in more measures to get him out of the way. At the same time, he must confront sinister occultist forces that want him dead.This is a story of unswerving faith and commitment against diabolical forces Fr Jos can hardly conceive.The SIXTIES SERIES will consist of six connected but stand-alone stories. The themes of the 'Goddess', neo-paganism, the occult and Gnosticism are threads through the stories. The Second Vatican Council and the cultural revolution of the 1960s and 1970s (1965-1975) form the background. The author attempts to recreate the atmosphere of the times.

Edition Mystery, Romance and the Occult>With deep sorrow she leaves behind her dear friend to deal with the unexplained happenings and an atmosphere of foreboding that seems to infect the life of the convent.Virginia (later Sister Agnes), suspicious of fellow postulant Margaret McGuigan's (later Sister Catherine) role in this, enters into a barely suppressed conflict with her through their religious training to their university course in 1962. The intrusion of Virginia Pearson's former fiancé - and senior lecturer Dr Philip Stevenson - into her life as Sister Agnes adds an unexpected problem. Meanwhile, Aine has been lured into the world of fashion modelling and appears unaware of where personable photographer Harry is leading her. She unwittingly plays a connecting role in the deepening conflict and the continuing mysteries that see Virginia and Aine each rushing towards a crisis. SIXTIES SERIES>Book 1 TIMES OF DISTRESSBook 2 IN THIS VALE OF TEARSBook 3 COUNTERCULTURE DREAMSBook 4 THE DREAM BECOMES A NIGHTMARE due Sept 2024Book 5 THE CASTLE OF HEAVENLY BLISSBook 6 A SENSE OF LOSS due 2025Book 7 WHERE TO NOW? due 2026>

MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE Revised 2023>Canny Miss Barker and Fr van Engelen set about discovering what Edith Bicknell is doing in their obscure little country town, and why she has an interest in the beautiful, outwardly aloof Estella Winterbine. Her motivations appear ideological but what the ideology is exactly is a mystery. A tense game of cat and mouse follows as Ms. Vrouwendijk's manipulation of people and events becomes ever more complex. When a senior teacher is found dead at the bottom of a peak (called Death Rock by the local youth), and the local newspaper begins attacking staid Bill Huckerby, the principal of Binawarra High School, Ms. Vrouwendijk's plans - whatever their aim - seem to have an unstoppable momentum. Then Estella goes missing. Former SAS captain and Vietnam veteran, Geoffrey Shawcross, sets off in a pursuit that takes him across the world to France and then to the Castle of Heavenly Bliss in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Mystery and thrill go together as Geoff searches for the girl he has grown to love. He discovers Gerda Vrouwendijk's deadly purpose and fears he may be too late. SIXTIES SERIES>Book 1 TIMES OF DISTRESSBook 2 IN THIS VALE OF TEARSBook 3 COUNTERCULTURE DREAMSBook 4 THE DREAM BECOMES A NIGHTMARE due Sept 2024Book 5 THE CASTLE OF HEAVENLY BLISSBook 6 A SENSE OF LOSS due 2025Book 7 WHERE TO NOW? due 2026>

MYSTERY ROMANCE SUSPENSE THE OCCULT>British intelligence enlists him for covert operations, but after the Nazis invade Holland, it all goes horribly wrong. He flees from betrayal and the murder of trusted colleagues to Amsterdam, where he joins the Dutch resistance. For the next five years, directed by the mysterious Femke, he works in covert roles, staying ahead of Nazi detection units and dealing with the occult. When the Nazis fire on a crowd in May 1945, he saves a young woman and her baby from being crushed. So begins an unspoken relationship with the Strict Reformed Truus van den Donker and a deadly tussle with her brutish occultist husband. After the war, the conflict continues with those he suspects of betraying him. The conflict comes to a head during and after the Second Vatican Council and results in more measures to get him out of the way. At the same time, he must confront sinister occultist forces that want him dead. This is a story of unswerving faith and commitment against diabolical forces Fr Jos can hardly conceive. Book One of the CONCILIAR SERIES develops the early story of Fr van Engelen, Femke Leeuwenhoek and>The SIXTIES SERIES will consist of eight connected but stand-alone stories. The cultural revolution of the 1960s (1960-1975) and the Second Vatican Council are the social, cultural, and political background. The author who lived through the turmoil of those times recreates its atmosphere. The themes of neo-paganism and Gnosticism are threads through the stories. Book 1 TIMES OF DISTRESSBook 2 IN THIS VALE OF TEARSBook 3 COUNTERCULTURE DREAMSBook 4 THE DREAM BECOMES A NIGHTMARE due Sept 2024Book 5 THE CASTLE OF HEAVENLY BLISSBook 6 A SENSE OF LOSS due 2025Book 7 WHERE TO NOW? due 2026>