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DC Gary Goodhew is intelligent, intuitive and the youngest detective at Cambridge's Parkside Station. He is the first on the scene when the body of a young woman is discovered on Midsummer Common and for the first time in his career is given the chance to work on a murder investigation. A second brutal murder soon follows and Goodhew knows it is time to use his own initiative to flush out the killer, even though it means risking his job and di...

The first book in M C Beaton's Edwardian Murder Mystery series. After a brief dalliance with the Suffragette movement, Lady Rose Summers' debut season in London society is a complete disaster. Rose's father suspects that her fiancé, Sir Geoffrey Blandon, is a first class scoundrel and calls in Captain Harry Cathcart to investigate. But when a malicious guest is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Rose becomes far more interested in discove...

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE is a "mosaic novel" set in the near-future where a plauge of zombies has taken over the world. Told through various disparate and overlapping eye-witness accounts, through texts, e-mails, blogs, letters, diaries, transcripts, official reports and other forms of communication, a picture builds up of a world plunged into chaos - where the dead attack the living, and only one of them can be the ultimate victor. These interconnec...

International prizewinner set at the time of the Spanish Inquisition where all Jews are to be exiled from Spain, and a young orphaned boy called Yonah, manages to hold on to his own faith.

* A brand-new, hilarious short story collection from Perrier Award winner Rich Hall

A powerful tale of bitter revenge and sweet retribution from the author of Women of Iron.

Calvin, cheeky, hyperactive and mischievous, and Hobbes, his cuddly toy tiger who, as far as Calvin is concerned is very much alive and kicking, are two of the most loveable and hilarious characters to grace the comic strip in years.This collection contains material taken from Calvin and Hobbes and Something Under the Bed is Drooling, along with twelve pages of new material.

Subtitled, "The Fast Effective Way To Stop Cravings Without Drugs". Uncovering how the brain becomes addicted to substances such as coffee, alcohol, prescription and illegal drugs, and how to 'unaddict' through a combination of diet, supplements and lifestyle factors. With a 12-week action plan for giving-up without side-effects, and info and advice for those who have already given up but still feel lousy. Written with Dr. David Miller, who ha...

The high price of avoiding negotiations - and the potential for change

It was called in as a robbery at Hayek Associates, an online game company. So you can imagine Sergeant Sue Smith's mood as she watches the video footage of the heist being carried out by a band of orcs and a dragon, and realises that the robbery from an online game company is actually a robbery from an online game. But online entertainment is big business, and when the bodies of real people start to show up, it's clear that this is anything bu...

The stunning conclusion to The Engineer Trilogy. Condemned to death, the engineer Ziani Vaatzes escaped from Mezentia. His determination to return home led him to contrive a plan to bring down the Republic, a plan which required a war. He regrets the deaths but had no choice. Duke Valens dragged his people into the war to save the life of one woman. Now the Duke regrets what he's done. Secretary Psellus never wanted to rule the Republic. Tryin...

The fourth novel in the Republic Commando series, where multiple storylines come to a head in the wake of Emperor Palpatine's issuing of the notorious Order 66. When the order comes through, the clone troopers of Delta and Omega squads must decide whether to turn on their Jedi generals - or to disregard the command and face dire consequences.

Davinsky Labour Camp, Siberia, 1933: Two things have sustained Sofia Morozova through the cold, hunger and hard labour: the prospect of one day walking free, and the stories told by her friend Anna, of her upbringing in Petrograd and her fervent love for Vasily. When Anna falls gravely ill, Sofia promises to escape the camp and find Vasily. But times have changed. Her perilous search takes her from industrial factories to remote villages, wher...

Nova Kumalisi would do anything for her closest friend, Mal Wacken. She owes him her life. So, when he asked her to be the surrogate mother for him and his wife, in spite of her fears about how it would alter their friendship, Nova agreed. Eight years later, Nova is bringing up their son Leo alone, and she and Mal don't speak. Now, seven-year-old Leo is critically ill and Nova wants Mal to have the chance to know his son before it's too late. ...

Thomas Chaloner, just returned from Spain and Portugal, finds London dank and grey under leaden skies. He finds many things changed, including the Government slapping a tax on printed newspapers. Hand written news reports escape the duty, and the rivalry between the producers of the two conduits of news is escalating. It seems that a number of citizens have come to untimely deaths. Chaloner is despatched to investigate the death of a lawyer wi...

A roller-coaster adventure from the author of AVALANCHE. When the small town of Melville is caught in a freak storm, its inhabitants must do everything they can to survive. But with a ruthless eco-terrorist at large, and no chance of rescue from the outside world, the townsfolk are on their own, facing one of the greatest environmental threats the world has ever seen. Dramatic, powerful and bursting with adventure, STORM is an un-putdown-able,...

Following in the footsteps of Darwin and Cook, Jones reveals what coral has to tell us about the human genome project, cloning, and the possibility of a cure for cancer and genetic diseases, what insights it can offer us into the future of trade in oil and other forms of carbon, how it is linked to the fluctuations in weather patterns that have lead to destruction. Finally, Jones considers what coral tells us about the likely future of the pla...

An Englishman in New York - by a man who survived to tell the tale. Soon to be a major film starring Simon Pegg, Jeff Bridges and Kirsten Dunst.

If you are thinking about leaving the rat race to run your own pub, but don't know how to go about it, this book is for you. How to Run a Successful Pub provides you with all the information and advice you need to make your dream a reality. It will help you to: FIND YOUR IDEAL PUB PLAN AND SET UP YOUR BUSINESS TARGET YOUR CUSTOMERS MAKE MORE MONEY CONTROL YOUR SALES MAXIMISE YOUR PROFITS This book is packed with practical, up-to-date advice on...

Now in its 5th edition, this book includes: The latest trends and expectations from employers in an ever-changing marketplace. Specific advice for beginners from an industry expert. Updated information on how the world of interviews works, and what employers hate most.