A coming-of-age novel by Ernest Edwards of Sechelt, Easy Access ($16.99) follows RAF Lancaster pilot Eric Hart from his upbringing in London's East End to a dramatic landing at Auschwitz. As the Russians are approaching the concentration camp nearing the end of the war, Hart's nemesis, a German officer named Karl Schrett, is fearful of Russian reprisals for German atrocities. He wants Hart to fly him to England. "Stop all the trips to the gas chambers immediately,"; Eric demands. This tale of revenge and retribution continues to post-war North America where Schrett, a psychopathic killer, reappears in British Columbia. Reconvening his old bomber crew, Hart tracks the villain from the air using an old Avro Lancaster from Nanton, Alberta. 0-9686283-0-3

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