Terry Deary's Terrible Tales
7 total works
This is a collection of compelling crime stories from the author of "Horrible Histories", guaranteed to bring out the super-sleuth in every reader. From pirates and highwaymen to tricksters and kidnappers, Terry Deary lifts the lids on real-life criminals and their cruel crimes...Suspense builds as Ned Kelly stages a terrifying siege. Will the infamous outlaw be brought to justice at last? Daring Dick Turpin finds a partner in crime but for how long can the two rogues of the road escape the hand of the law? The Great Train Robbers pull off the biggest and boldest robbery but have they remembered to cover their tracks? Sometimes fact can be stranger than fiction...
This is a collection of real-life spy stories from the author of "Horrible Histories", guaranteed to encourage the armchair agent in every reader. With a Famous Spies Fact File and details of the codes, disguises and tricks spies have used, Terry Deary lifts the lid on the intriguing world of international espionage...Alexander the Great has conquered Greece and Persia but the trouble now lies within and the ruthless emperor has no choice but to spy on his own army...It's 1940 and a German agent is caught in England. He must betray his own country or die...An internet spy befriends a fourteen-year old boy but with the KGB closing in he must go it alone...Sometimes fact can be stranger than fiction...
Terrifying man-eating monsters or misunderstood creatures, persecuted by humans? Readers can make up their own mind with Terry Deary's "Terribly True Shark Stories". The author of "Horrible Histories" brings us a fascinating collection of shark fact files plus eight tales of suspense, danger and courage, including the shark attack that claimed hundreds of lives but was kept secret and the shark that saved the lives of two sailors. Sometimes fact can be stranger than fiction...
What is war really like? How do people survive, whether on the battlefield or back at home? Find out with Terry Deary's "Terribly True War Stories". The author of "Horrible Histories" brings us a fascinating collection of war fact files plus seven stories of sacrifice and bloodshed including the incredible truce that began with a game of football and the teacher who betrayed his students to the Roman soldiers. Sometimes fact can be stranger than fiction...
This is a chilling collection of ghosts and ghouls, murders and mysteries from the author of "Horrible Histories", including the whole village of people who disappeared without a trace and the murder of the Warwickshire Witches. Terry Deary provides a Fact File for each of the sinister stories so readers can decide for themselves whether they really are terribly true. Sometimes fact can be stranger than fiction...
A collection of dramatic, real-life stories and fascinating disaster facts from the author of "Horrible Histories", including the single act of revenge that sacrificed hundreds of lives and the tragic sea disaster that turned one man into a hero. By examining how humans have coped with life or death situations in the past, Terry Deary poses questions that the reader will inevitably ask of themselves: how would I cope if disaster struck, would I be a hero...or a coward?