"They took her freedom and her liberty. They should have taken her life.
Alex Ridley knows there are only three certainties in life . . . taxes, death, and that if you kidnap and hurt girls and young women? She will hunt you down, and she will end you!
Alex Ridley has changed. She was once a respected art historian. A pacifist. Flawed, yes. Troubled, certainly. Now she's driven to do whatever it takes to bring down the traffickers, including acts of extreme violence. She'll track them to their dens. She'll play them at their own heinous game. She'll turn justice into a masterpiece.
From India to Tibet, and then Milan, Ridley's fierce determination to administer justice and liberate the victims—women and girls, just like her—thrusts her into the chaos of Marrakesh.
She thought she'd seen the very worst of humanity. The 'Red City' opens her eyes to new levels of depravity.
Ridley must survive. Hundreds—thousands—will suffer if she doesn't. Yet, up against the most dangerous enemy she's ever faced, the odds are stacked against her.
She hates them. To defeat them, she must become them."
"They had tried to kill her. Now the prey has become the predator.
Alex Ridley knows there are only three certainties in life . . . taxes, death, and if you hurt those she loves? That death will be yours!
Mumbai had been a success. Just. Ridley and Kayla had survived, and they had taken down The Vulture, head of the Indian branch of a huge human trafficking ring.
They hoped it was meant to be the end. It was only the beginning.
After 'extracting' certain information from The Vulture on his death-bed, the vigilantes headed to Milan, only to find things were worse than they'd feared. Much worse.
With its equally imposing and inspiring backdrop of castles and cathedrals, the 'City of Light' begins to reveal the depths of its shadows as they hunt the predators on their own patch.
Can Ridley emerge alive from those shadows with her life? Or will she once again be consumed by the darkness?"
"When you said I could never escape, I knew I would.
When you told me all hope was lost, I knew it was not.
When you declared you would kill me soon, I knew I would kill you first.
I am Alexandria Ridley.
I am a survivor.
And I am coming for you!"
"She fought her way back from certain death. A predator is still hunting her . . .
Alex Ridley knows there are only three certainties in life . . . taxes, death, and that if you try to kill her? That death will be yours.
After escaping from a vile human trafficking ring, Ridley dedicates her life to liberating more innocent victims from a future of misery and administering her own special brand of justice.
She'll take the fight to them, tracking them to their lair and bringing them down from within, one by one by one. But there's a problem . . .
Ridley had left her nemesis for dead in her desperate fight for survival. Somehow, the Korean gangster lived, and is hell-bent on a revenge he will stop at nothing to get.
From the mountains of Tibet, to the filth and flamboyance of Mumbai, a nerve-shredding rampage for justice leads Ridley to the 'City of Dreams' and to an inevitable war.
Can she survive?"
"'Moore is wickedly charming - the naughty uncle you want to be sat beside at the dinner table' - Daily Telegraph
Too often history focuses on the tales of kings, or those (often men) who were given the credit for shaping our stories. Yet, what fascinates most are the figures who have passed through the cracks of history, people like:
- The fourteen-year-old boy who lived undetected in the chimneys of Buckingham Palace
- Archie Lee, the re-inventor of Santa Claus
- The women at Playtex who helped put the first man on the moon
- Unknown war hero Tommy Brown, whose extraordinary bravery helped the code breakers of Bletchley
But it's not just forgotten heroes that you'll meet, this compendium also reveals the curious back stories behind everyday objects - the humble fork, the china cup, the real history of tea, and Queen Victoria's underwear - to name but a few.
The Stuff of History is a thoughtful, entertaining and carefully curated miscellany of fascinating forgotten histories from Antiques Roadshow stalwart, and popular historian with a huge Instagram following, Steven Moore."
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