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It is soon revealed that Tim’s true role as Editor is to expand the paper, using it to trap a Communist ‘sleeper’ who MI5 have discovered planted within the civilian staff. He is to be aided by a charming and efficient ATS Corporal, with whom he is doomed to (strictly contrary to army regulations) fall in love. Tim and his assistant eventually narrow down the suspects to one officer, but all is not as it seems. They are led on a chase beyond the depot, to ruined castles up and down the Welsh border, coming to the end of their journey near a fishing village in the south of France. Here they will confront their enemy for the last time... The Paper Caper is a light-hearted novel that will appeal to fans of history and military novels.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49593537986833,"sku":"GOR008861720","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1784624497.jpg?v=1750766176"},{"product_id":"yes-lad-but-byways-book-tim-topps-9781800460133","title":"Yes Lad, But Byways","description":"When a promoter of nudism, in a newspaper interview, “pulled out a pipe and tobacco,” It was Tim who asked “Where from?” Reading that more babies are born in countries which protect storks, Tim has an ingenious theory.     It is the small incidental, personal things and odd ideas which we are most likely to recall fondly in our dotage. This is a lifelong 92-year autobiography, full of light-hearted glances back, and the book’s title is a gentle swipe at Housman and his “blue remembered hills.” Every highway has its network of intriguing byways.      Tim’s natural wit radiates from the pages of this insightful memoir. Considering the byways of life and delighting in their anomalies is something we all should do more often.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49737768698129,"sku":"NGR9781800460133","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50878624432401,"sku":"GOR014102185","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1800460139.jpg?v=1751280116"},{"product_id":"bunny-run-book-tim-topps-9781784624408","title":"The Bunny Run","description":"With offices in both towns, Tim Topps has, for many years, driven twice-weekly between Cambridge and Oxford and knows the road like the back of his (gloved) hand - but now, amid all his memories, things are changing - including his 20-year marriage, which has come to an abrupt end. Tim takes you in his beloved old Sunbeam Talbot - two-tone, as the best ones were - along familiar routes, while frequently turning aside to disclose all manner of revelations, ranging from a schoolboy's theft in Kenya on Armistice Day 1936, and a cavalry recruit's first day on parade (first broadcast twice on the BBC), to an old lady's possible affair with a really horrid dictator, and a very feasible belief that ghosts come from the future, all dressed up for a visit to the past. The drive (and the read) pass smoothly, but when Tim reaches his destination, things change dramatically... His reminiscences end, and his problems rapidly unfold as he parks in Oxford. Tim's adventures mirror the format of a monologue as he confides in the reader and compels you to read more. The Bunny Run will appeal to fans of light-hearted fiction.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":50924278317329,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50924278382865,"sku":"GOR006973111","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1784624403.jpg?v=1750897976"},{"product_id":"umzindusi-letter-book-tim-topps-9781788033619","title":"The Umzindusi Letter","description":"An explosive revelation about who actually shot Lord Erroll.  An explanation of the famous murder case.  A cast of characters including Winston Churchill and Lord Baden-Powell.      The shooting of Lord Erroll in the famous ‘Happy Valley’ murder case in 1941 has never been explained. It has sparked a host of wild rumours and theories, several books, and a film with a ridiculously wrong ending. Living in Kenya as a child in the late 1930’s, Tim knew several of the people who would be involved in the affair. It is only now, over 75 years later, that the truth seems to be emerging due to his most recent researches.      A “Wartime Necessity”, reluctantly ordered by Churchill as he became Prime Minister, has always been seen as a possible answer to this mystery. Tim’s unique inside knowledge extends the link between Churchill and this event in an unexpected dimension, which has never before been revealed until this book.      Tim unfolds the story exactly as it developed, from initial shock through to tentative suspicions, then to final discoveries and the only piece of positive proof that has not been destroyed: an oblique message from Winston to his grandfather. After authoring several stories this time Tim is not writing fiction.      On balance Tim is convinced this is the true explanation of the famous murder. How about you?","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51207754711313,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51207755071761,"sku":"GOR009433950","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1788033612.jpg?v=1751377598"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/de-de\/collections\/autor-buecher-von-tim-topps.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}