Books with title Beneath the Citadel

The long-awaited new novel from Sue Ransom is a dark and sinister novel for 12+ readers. Imagine meeting someone from a community living far below the streets of London, someone who's never seen daylight or breathed fresh air. Someone who's got a secret, and a story, and a plan that will put you and the boy you love in terrible danger…It's an ordinary school day but Lily is about to step into a nightmare. How can Lily trust the girl she rescues from the Tube tunnel? It's only when Lily finds herself in the labyrinth beneath London that she learns the horrific truth - about the Farmer, the Crop, and about herself…

Hippocrates conquers hypocrisy in this story of an idealistic, young Scottish doctor, Andrew Manson, fresh out of medical school and embarking upon his career. Committed to helping mankind and hardworking though of modest means, he arrives in Wales, where his first job is working for an older doctor in the small town of 'Drineffy'. Shocked by the conditions there, he works to improve matters before marrying Christine, a school teacher. They subsequently move to 'Aberalaw', a coal mining town in the South Wales coalfield, where she helps her husband with his silicosis research. Eager to improve the lives of his rustic patients, Manson dedicates many hours to private study in his chosen field of lung disease. The couple later moves to London, where the doctor works for a government department before going into private practice. Seduced by the thought of easy money from wealthy clients rather than the good works that he originally set out to, Manson becomes involved with pampered private patients and fashionable surgeons and grows further and further from his wife, until a patient dies because of a surgeon's ineptitude. The incident causes Manson to abandon his practice and return to his former, idealistic ways. He and his wife repair their damaged relationship, but Christine is killed in a traffic accident shortly afterward. Meanwhile, since Manson had accused the incompetent surgeon of murder, he is vindictively reported to the General Medical Council for having worked with an American tuberculosis specialist (who does not have a medical degree), even though the patient had been successfully treated. Manson manages to justify his actions satisfactorily during the hearing and is not struck off the medical register. He finally decides to join two friends in opening an integrated, multispecialty practice in a country town.

Great Britain is called upon by the American President to help neutralize an international terrorist threat.Escalating tensions within the Russian Federation lead experts to believe there is a conspiracy to destabilize its Western rivals: a mysterious arms smuggling gang is suspected of bringing weapons into the US for a series of terror attacks.Shanahan and Gawain are teamed with EUROPOL agent Lucretia Corcosa in an effort to infiltrate the ring, and assassinate its leaders. They are drawn deep into the world of arms trading, Corsican mob and Russian espionage.Soon, the three have to confront the most dangerous enemy they have ever faced: The Citadel.The Citadel is a standalone novel, and can be enjoyed even if you haven't read other books in the series.Praise from readers:"Excellently written and engaging from the first page to the last." - Linda, Amazon Review"Reading this made me feel like I was inserted into a James Bond/Jason Bourne thriller that just kept moving with plots and sub-plots until the end." - J.C.D., Amazon Review