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Holmes is engaged by a personal friend of King Edward VII to investigate a very curious will written by an eccentric millionaire. It contains a series of puzzles that Holmes needs to solve before rivals get their hands on the fortune.

What starts as horseplay at Blackheath Golf Club, escalates into attempted murder as the 1896 Open Championship at Muirhead beckons and Alfred Bullimore competes for the trophy. Holmes and Watson travel to Scotland to advert a murder.

Prize-winning Gothic feminist suspense based on a murder trial in 1897 West Virginia when the testimony of a ghost was admitted in court

**AN AWARD WINNER BEFORE IT WAS EVEN PUBLISHED. A FEMINIST GOTHIC SUSPENSE THAT WILL KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT**West Virginia, 1897After the sudden death of young Zona Shue only a few months after her impromptu wedding, her mother Mary Jane has a vision - she was killed. And by none other than her new husband, Trout, the handsome blacksmith beloved in their small Southern town. Mary Jane, known for casting off her corsets, following famous spiritu...

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The issue of electoral reform has divided the Labour Party since its inception, but only for a brief period in the early 20th century has the Party been committed to reforming first-past-the-post (FPTP). Now, having suffered four successive general election defeats, the Labour Party will have to reconsider its electoral strategy if it is, once again, to become a party of government. For some, a commitment to electoral reform is an indispensabl...

This is a story of the power that comes with building confidence to use your imagination, rather than trying to be just like others.

Russell Page, one of the legendary gardeners and landscapers of the twentieth century, designed gardens great and small for clients throughout the world.

Alice wants to go home to die but is not certain when this will be. Her three daughters are divided on whether she stays or goes, and tasked with realising her dream of a house in Nigeria, conflict stirs and old wounds surface. Meanwhile their father wanders the flames of purgatory, unable to pass into the light. Will Alice get back home and complete the circle of her life, or will London be her final refuge?Melissa, to her mother's regret, is...

Alice wants to go home to die. Her three daughters are divided on whether she stays or goes, and tasked with realising her dream of a house in Nigeria, conflict stirs and old wounds surface. Meanwhile their father wanders the flames of purgatory, unable to pass into the light. Will Alice get back home and complete the circle of her life, or will London be her final refuge?Melissa, to her mother's regret, is long separated from Michael who has ...

*A SUNDAY TIMES 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK* From 'Best of the Booker' winner Salman Rushdie, an incisive and inspiring collection of non-fiction essays, criticism and speeches that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the evolution of language and culture Gathering pieces written between 2003 and 2020, including several never previously in print, Languages of Truth chronicles a period of momentous cultural shifts. Across a wide variety of su...

An awesome, amazing, and decidedly ambitious picture book by #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Meena Harris and Marissa Valdez, perfect for sharing with little ones who are ready to take on the world.

Fola Oduwole is your average teen, with a head for numbers, an eye for the camera, but she's heartbroken over her brother Deji's cancer treatment. The last thing she needs is more on her plate. But when she's transported into Folkshore, a hidden part of London, she finds her plate runneth over. Trapped in this fairy-tale land, Fola uncovers the local Assembly's deceptive 'regeneration' plans. Torn between escaping and joining the resistance, s...

Hollywood Independent dissects the Mirisch Company, one of the most successful employers of the package-unit system of film production, producing classic films like The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961), The Great Escape (1963) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) as irresistible talent packages. Whilst they helped make the names of a new generation of stars including Steve McQueen and Shirley MacLaine, as well as banking on the reputatio...

Take control of your life with Loop - a totally different approach to journaling.The first non-linear guided journal for self-care, Loop Journal can help you change negative thought patterns, break bad habits and start better ones, manage anxiety and stress, engage in constructive rather than critical self-reflection, develop better decision making and discover a more positive mindset.Loop's unique, science-based approach offers a brand-new me...

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKTrue biz (adj./exclamation, American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talkTrue biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they'll meet Charlie, a ...

Combining scientific facts with the art of poetry, this is a humorous and educational picture book about animals that look alike.How do you tell a llama from an alpaca, an alligator from a crocodile, or a dolphin from a porpoise? The animal kingdom is full of creatures that look so similar to others that they are often confused for each other. A Llama Is Not an Alpaca pairs rhyming animal riddles with factual responses to both teach and engage...

*A BOOK TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2021 IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY MAIL, SUNDAY TIMES AND GUARDIAN*The epitaph John Keats composed for his own gravestone - 'Here lies one whose name was writ in water' - seemingly damned him to oblivion.

Ireland 1941. A German spy escapes from Mountjoy Prison, clearly with inside help. Yet no one wants to catch him. When the head of Garda Special Branch sends Inspector Stefan Gillespie to find out why, it must be in secret. But he meets a web of deceit in which the past's dark shadows loom over the lies of the present. Alone, except for an alcoholic private detective and a woman who could betray him to the IRA, Stefan embarks on a journey that...

Immer mehr Menschen wünschen sich eine individuelle und bewusst gestaltete Trauerfeier und Bestattung für ihre Verstorbenen. Wie Leiterinnen und Leiter von Abschiedsritualen diesem Bedürfnis angemessen gerecht werden können, zeigt Barbara Lehner in ihrem umfassenden Praxisbuch. Mit theoretischen Grundlagen, Erfahrungen aus der Praxis, Reflexionen und praktischen Anregungen vermittelt sie wichtige Grundlagen, um Trauernde in der Zeit zwischen T...