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‘A hugely impressive achievement.’ – Hadley Freeman, author of House of Glass At 8.00am on Monday 18th June 2001, Danielle Jones left home dressed in her school uniform – and promptly vanished. The 15-year old’s body was never recovered, but Danielle’s parents soon learned that her ‘Uncle Stuart’, a close family friend, had concealed a decades-long history of sexual violence against teenage girls. Despite the absence of a body, Stuart Campbell was sentenced to life in prison for Danielle’s abduction and murder. But what set him on his path as a violent sexual predator? And how do you come to terms with his actions if he’s your own flesh and blood? In My Brother the Killer, Stuart’s older brother Alix Sharkey chronicles the violent childhood and troubled teens that helped shape a bright and handsome little boy into one of Britain’s most notorious killers, and led to one of the UK’s most unusual murder trials. Sharkey also poses several terrifying questions: what happens when you discover a deadly sexual predator in your family? Is it possible to trace the root of his heinous crimes? And with the clock ticking towards his possible parole, can Stuart Campbell be convinced to reveal the location of Danielle’s remains? A devastating hybrid of true crime and family memoir, My Brother the Killer examines the true cost of keeping dark family secrets. Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world\'s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-SmithCelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.Georges Simenon\'s brilliant pipe-smoking detective, Jules Maigret, is one of the most beloved literary creations of the twentieth century. In this adventure, an officer from Scotland Yard is studying Maigret\'s methods when a call from an island off the Côte d\'Azure sends the two men off to an isolated community to investigate its eccentric inhabitants. Σελίδες: 208, Διαστάσεις: 11.6x11.6cm

* Specifications: Replica 8 ¼ inch x 8 ¼ inch folding spirit board with usable planchette* Illustrated mini book included: Learn about using your spirit board and the many roles the board has played on Supernatural with this 32 page, 2 ½ x 3 inch guide complete with full colour images* Perfect gift for Supernatural fans: Use the spirit board alone or with your fellow hunters and celebrate your love of the Winchesters* Officially licensed: Authentic Supernatural collectible Σελίδες: 32, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1128, Διαστάσεις: 5.2x5.2cm

Packed with stunning photography, Eyewitness Planets explores Earth\'s neighbourhood, space and the Solar System.Become an eyewitness to the fascinating world of outer space, in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of Earth and its neighbourhood with this spectacular planetary guide. Children will be mesmerised by this eyewitness view from Mercury to Neptune, of the rocky planets, gas giants, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and other bodies that make up our Solar System.This unique, beautifully illustrated guide reveals the secrets of space, examining the latest space exploration equipment, and the scientists behind discoveries both ancient and new. Using striking full-colour photographs and illustrations, discover where comets come from, learn why Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet, and much more.Throughout the pages of this newly-revised book on planets, you can expect to find: - A fresh new look, new photographs, updated information, and a new \"eyewitness\" feature.- Amazing facts, updated diagrams, statistics, and timelines.- Brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field.Eyewitness Planets introduces the ultimate guide to our Earth\'s neighbours, exploring the bodies that make up our Solar System. Children can learn about the Asteroid Belt that runs between Mars and Jupiter filled with small pieces of rock that were left over from when the planets were forming, the icy rings of Saturn and the many moons of Jupiter. This all-emcompassing Solar System guide is a must-have for curious children aged 9+ with a thirst for learning, as well as teachers, parents and librarians.So, what\'s new? Part of DK\'s best-selling Eyewitness series, this popular title has been reinvigorated for the next generation of information-seekers and stay-at-home explorers, with a fresh new look, up to 20 percent new images, including photography and updated diagrams, updated information, and a new \"eyewitness\" feature with fascinating first-hand accounts from experts in the field.Explore the series!Globally, the Eyewitness series has sold more than 50 million copies over 30 years. Journey down the River Amazon and explore the rainforest with Eyewitness Amazon, learn how to combat climate change with Eyewitness Climate Change, or take a trip aboard the most famous ship in history with Eyewitness Titanic. Σελίδες: 72, Διαστάσεις: 22.4x22.4cm

From Fleet Street to the television, North Face of Soho is the fascinating and hilarious fourth volume of memoir from much-loved author, poet and broadcaster Clive James.\'[James] delivers his gags with honed elegance\' – Sunday TimesIt is 1968. Newly married, dressed in the style of the times (\'a frenzy of bad judgement\'), Clive James is leaving the cloistered world of Cambridge academia and setting his sights once again on the lights of literary London.Luckily for him and us, this crack at the big city would go rather better than last time.Still writing songs, directing sketch shows and trying to break into the movie business, with very mixed success, Clive eventually lands a weekly TV column at the Observer, finds his metier and rapidly becomes a household name. Credited with inventing a genre, Clive turns his attention to the previously critically disregarded medium of television to comment on the entire culture. Through the Seventies and early Eighties, from Fleet Street to Hollywood, from Russian department stores to Paris fashion shows, this is the hilarious, entertaining and honest story of a life lived to the full.North Face of Soho is the fourth book of memoir from Clive James. Continue his story with The Blaze of Obscurity. Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0801, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

A bright, engaging story to encourage sharing.Did you know when you\'re not looking, sheep are knitting lots of things... from toys to scarves to mittens, to hats and woolly wings! But then, disaster strikes, when two competitive sheep discover they are knitting from the SAME ball of yarn. Sharing just might be the only way to save the day...Sharing for Sheep is the fourth title in the Usborne Good Behaviour Guides series - fun stories that help to encourage kindness, empathy and positive behaviour. Σελίδες: 32, Διαστάσεις: 23.1x23.1cm

Another hair-raising adventure featuring the aristocratic brother and sister sleuthing duo!The end of the cricket season spells gloom for Blotto, until he is invited to bat against the Hollywood cricket team out in sunny LA, where rain never stops play. And so begins the latest adventure for Blotto and his supremely gifted sister Twinks. Although their mother, the Dowager Duchess of Tawcester, keeps a strict rein on her two children, she knows America is full of wealthy young men, all of whom will fall in love with her daughter - and marriage to a Texan millionaire would solve the Tawcester financial problems once and for all.So, accompanied by trusty chauffeur Corky Froggett, the intrepid siblings head out to California. On arrival in Hollywood they are invited to a glitzy party where they are introduced to a firmament of Hollywood stars, directors and gossip columnists, but the mood of the party suddenly curdles with the breaking news that beautiful starlet Mimsy La Pim - the (former) love of Blotto\'s life - has been kidnapped. And Blotto is determined to make it his personal mission to rescue her.But in the world of old-fashioned cricket matches, gigantic Hollywood egos, film-making disasters and merciless crooks, it soon falls to Twinks to rescue her brother from the various messes he creates when attempting to rescue his damsel in distress. Will the siblings ever get back to Tawcester Towers - or will it be a case of death before wicket? Σελίδες: 208, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0111, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Corta Helio, one of the five family corporations that rule the Moon, has fallen. Its riches are divided up among its many enemies, its survivors scattered. Eighteen months have passed.The remaining Helio children, Lucasinho and Luna, are under the protection of the powerful Asamoahs, while Robson, still reeling from witnessing his parent\'s violent deaths, is now a ward - virtually a hostage - of Mackenzie Metals. And the last appointed heir, Lucas, has vanished from the surface of the moon.Only Lady Sun, dowager of Taiyang, suspects that Lucas Corta is not dead, and - more to the point - that he is still a major player in the game. After all, Lucas always was a schemer, and even in death, he would go to any lengths to take back everything and build a new Corta Helio, more powerful than before. But Corta Helio needs allies, and to find them, the fleeing son undertakes an audacious, impossible journey - to Earth.In an unstable lunar environment, the shifting loyalties and political machinations of each family reach the zenith of their most fertile plots as outright war between the families erupts. Σελίδες: 400, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0213, Διαστάσεις: 19.8x19.8cm

\'There is warmth and heart aplenty in this delicately told story\' Daily MailMoving back in with her dad was not part of Kate\'s plan. Blindsided by her husband\'s affair and the break-up of their family, Kate must balance the needs of three very different children - solo.Seven-year-old Bobby is having meltdowns at school. Eighteen-year-old Luke vows that he\'ll never speak to his father again. And sweet middle-child Jess, always the peacemaker, is just trying to cheer everyone up as best she can.But when Jess is diagnosed with cancer, Kate\'s resilience is put to the ultimate test. She knows she has to put aside her own hurt and do what is best for her little girl. But maybe doing the right thing means doing the unthinkable?\'A heart-warming and a heart-breaking story, beautifully written and sensitive ... compelling\' Woman\'s Way\'A fascinating exploration of difficult subjects ... Moriarty writes with compelling authority\' Irish Times\'OMG! I\'m an emotional wreck after reading this novel, probably not helped by the fact that I pulled an all-nighter to finish it ... I just could not put it down\' Eileen Dunne, RTÉ__________Praise for Sinéad Moriarty:\'Heartfelt and deeply moving ... I couldn\'t put it down.\' Susan Lewis\'Intriguing and thought provoking ... a great read.\' Katie Fforde\'Gripping and thought-provoking - I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!\' Paige Toon\'We ate this fabulous story up - 4 stars\' Heat magazine\'Love, lies and longing - this has it all - 4 stars\' Woman magazine\'Intriguing - a dramatic twist in the tale will keep you engrossed.\' Candis Σελίδες: 464, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

\'Tough, uncompromising and insightful . . . Russell has brilliantly captured post-war Glasgow and the vulnerability of those left to pick up the pieces\' Michael Robotham\'A crime story that transcends the genre. . .This is storytelling at its very best!\' Michael Connelly Glasgow, 1953: the war may be over but the battle for the streets is just beginning. Three crime bosses control the murky streets, but a small-scale con is trying to invade their territory. The balance is shifting. Lennox, a hard man in a hard city at a hard time, finds himself caught in the middle - a dangerous place to be.One night, a body is discovered on the road, his head mashed to pulp, and Lennox is in the frame for murder. The only way of proving his innocence is to solve the crime - but he\'ll have to dodge men more deadly than Glasgow\'s crime bosses before he gets any answers.The first in a unique and memorable crime series, Lennox is gritty, fast-paced, mordantly funny and totally compelling.Praise for award-winning writer Craig Russell: \'Another brilliantly sharp, witty and tough take on a hard city at a hard time . . . a former cop, Russell is Britain\'s rising crime-writing star\' Daily Mirror\'Through his humorous lens, time and place become razor-sharp ... The lightness of touch is a breath of fresh air in this most crowded of genres . . . This is tartan neo-noir at its most entertaining\' Sunday Herald Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

The phenomenal number one bestseller, which sold over twenty million copies and was made into a classic film starring Robert Redford and Scarlett Johansson. This stunning 25th anniversary edition features exclusive new content from Nicholas Evans.\'A love story, a gripping adventure and an emotionally charged tale of redemption and human strength\' Cosmopolitan\'Brilliance pervades this five-handkerchief weepie\' The Times\'Wild horses couldn\'t drag me from this . . . a tear-jerking page-turner\' Daily Mail____________________When Grace Maclean and her beloved horse, Pilgrim, are hit by a truck one snow-covered morning, their destinies become inextricably bound to one another. Though both manage to survive the tragedy, the impact on their lives is devastating; both horse and girl are traumatised and profoundly changed. Beside herself with worry, Grace\'s mother, Annie Macean, hears about a man called Tom Brooker, a \'whisperer\' said to possess the gift of healing troubled horses. He is her last hope and she decides to abandon her life in upstate New York, setting off across the continent with Grace and Pilgrim to find him. This journey, under the sweeping Montana sky, will change all their lives for ever . . .____________________What everyone\'s saying about The Horse Whisperer:\'A book that couldn\'t have been written any better. Nicholas Evans spins a heart wrenching epic love story . . . Buy it, borrow it or steal it. But don\'t miss this gem for anything\' Five stars, Goodreads reviewer\'A beautiful story, beautifully told. If you\'ve seen the movie, do yourself a favour and read the book. The reading experience will make the movie version even better\' Five stars, Goodreads reviewer\'Easily in my top 5 books I have ever read . . . Some parts of the story were devastating and some parts were magical. If you aren\'t scared to feel all of the feelings, read this. Be prepared to have your heart ripped out\' Five stars, Goodreads reviewer\'This has to be one of the best books I have ever read and it had me hooked from the first page . . . If you have seen the film then I beg you to read this book because the director truly hasn\'t done this amazing story justice!\' Five stars, Amazon reviewer Σελίδες: 448, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1003, Διαστάσεις: 15.9x15.9cm

‘An atmospheric story, sweeping across 80 years’ Sunday Independent Donegal, Ireland, 1939 As the world teeters on the brink of WWII, Eliza Lavery is alone in the world after her fiancé, Davey, was lost following the Irish War of Independence. But a fateful meeting on the wild beauty of Ballymastocker Bay could change everything. Hamilton, Bermuda, 2022 Eight decades later, troubled by her future, Saoirse O’Donnell walks on the pink sands of Bermuda’s Horseshoe Bay. When she uncovers a connection to Eliza, all those years before, she hears a story that promises to influence her own heart – but that also reveals a long-buried secret. Two women must each make a choice between their past and their present in this sweeping, epic love story spanning two continents, three generations, and joy and tragedy over nearly a century. Praise for The Girl from Donegal ‘A timeless love story, beautifully told across eighty years and two continents . . . takes us on an emotional rollercoaster’ HAZEL GAYNOR ‘[The] characters are unforgettable and drawn with real heart – you’re rooting for them from the get-go and with them all the way’ CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD ‘A terrific read with fabulous historical detail and great characters. Thoroughly engrossing’ SHEILA O’FLANAGAN ‘A beautifully told international saga encompassing war and tragedy, life-changing decisions and love in its many facets’ ROISIN MEANEY ‘One of the best books of the year . . . it’s Carmel’s best book yet . . . I lost whole days of my life to this beautiful, sweeping story and I can confidently predict that readers everywhere will too’ CLAUDIA CARROLL Σελίδες: 416, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The fourth enchanting novel in the Lucky Harbor series from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis, laced with her trademark gift for humour, warmth and romance. Fans of Susan Andersen, Bella Andre, Rachel Gibson, Carly Phillips, and Susan Mallery will fall head over heels for the Lucky Harbor series.Mallory Quinn has had enough of playing it safe. As a nurse and devoted daughter, she takes care of everyone but herself. And as the local good girl, she\'s expected to date Mr. Right. But for once, she\'d like to take a risk on Mr. Wrong. And who could be more wrong than Ty Garrison? The mysterious new guy in town has made it clear that he\'s only passing through, which suits Mallory just fine. Besides, his lean, hard body and sexy smile will give her plenty to remember once he\'s gone...For the first time in his life, Ty can\'t bear to leave. Helping this sexy seductress-in-training walk on the wild side is making him desire things he shouldn\'t, including leaving the military for good. As their just-for-fun fling becomes something more, Mallory and Ty wonder if they could really be this lucky in love. After all...anything can happen in a town called Lucky Harbor.Want more sexy, fun romance? Return to spellbinding Lucky Harbor, visit Sunshine, Idaho for some Animal Magnetism, or take a trip to Cedar Ridge\'s unforgettable Colorado Mountains in Jill\'s other bestselling series. Σελίδες: 400, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0402, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

‘What a rollercoaster of a read!’ LISA HALL, bestselling author of Between You and Me Two girls go missing, decades apart. What would you do if one was your daughter? When eight-year-old Grace goes missing from a sweetshop on the way home from school, her mother Emma is plunged into a nightmare. Her family rallies around, but as the police hunt begins, cracks begin to emerge. What are the secret emails sent between Emma’s husband and her sister? Why does her mother take so long to join the search? And is Emma really as innocent as she seems? Meanwhile, ageing widow Maggie Taylor sees Grace’s picture in the newspaper. It’s a photograph that jolts her from the pain of her existence into a spiralling obsession with another girl – the first girl who disappeared… This is a gripping psychological thriller with a killer twist that will take your breath away. ‘A wonderfully assured debut about every parent’s darkest nightmare – expertly weaving a family’s story together with a real sense of tension and some great twists. Highly recommended.’ TM Logan, bestselling author of LIES ‘An intense domestic thriller, twists and turns galore, and a host of family secrets. An absorbing read.’ Paul Finch, bestselling author of Strangers ‘An intelligent, taut and compelling thriller’ Sam Carrington, bestselling author of Saving Sophie ‘Carpenter emerges as an addictive new talent’ Helen Fields ‘The plot is seamless’ Amanda Robson, author of Obsession Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Smart characters, shocking twists\' Lisa Gardner\'I couldn\'t turn the pages quick enough\' Heidi Perks\'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy\' Jo Spain\'A compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters\' Sun______________The Sunday Times bestsellerA NIGHT OF BLOODA young mother and her child are ruthlessly gunned down in a shopping centre car park, leaving Detective Lindsay Boxer\'s nothing to go on but a mysterious word scrawled on the car in blood-red lipstick.The same night, the wife of a Hollywood star walks in on notorious cat burglar \"Hello Kitty\" mid-jewel theft. Seconds later, the safe is empty, and the woman is dead - but there\'s more to this cat than meets the eye.As San Francisco descends into hysteria, Lindsay and the Women\'s Murder Club chase their leads, but soon Lindsay finds herself in danger - and the next blood shed might be her own...______________More praise for the Women\'s Murder Club\'Fast-moving, intricately plotted . . . Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart\' Mirror\'I have never begun a Patterson book and been able to put it down\' Larry King\'Patterson and Paetro at their best.... A series that shows no signs of fatigue or flagging\' BookReporter.com Σελίδες: 480, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

A man of devilish charm and enterprising spirit, Dougal Douglas is employed to revitalize the ailing firm of Meadows, Meade & Grindley. He succeeds, but not quite in the way his employer intended. Strange things begin to happen as Dougal exerts an uncanny influence on the inhabitants of Peckham Rye and brings lies, tears, blackmail and even murder into the lives of all he meets, from Miss Merle Coverdale, head of the typing pool, to Beauty, the resident femme fatale, and even Mr Druce, the unsuspecting Managing Director himself. Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

THEY WON\'T FORGIVE. THEY WON\'T FORGET.\'Clever and wonderfully chilling. It held me hostage\' - Fiona Barton, Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Widow and The Child\'A brilliant page-turner\' Jenny Quintana, author of The Missing Girl 1950 - At the crumbling Idlewild Hall school for unwanted girls, four room-mates begin to bond over dark secrets and whispered fears - until one of them mysteriously disappears . . .2014 - Journalist Fiona Sheridan can\'t get over the murder of her sister twenty years ago, near the ruins of Idlewild. And when another body is found during renovations of the school, she begins to uncover horrors that were meant to remain hidden - and a voice that won\'t be silenced.For fans of Lisa Jewell and S.K. Tremayne, The Broken Girls is a chilling story of murder, revenge, and secrets that refuse to stay buried . . .\'Dark and atmospheric . . . The Broken Girls shows the gothic claustrophobia of a small town haunted by more than its past\' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange \'Downright scary and atmospheric\' - Lisa Gardner, author of Right Behind You Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1127, Διαστάσεις: 16.5x16.5cm

When a merchant in Exeter hears an intruder in his home one night, his first thought is to conceal his adulterous lover. But then he witnesses a sinister figure stooping over the bed of his only child, a figure who seems to vanish into thin air.Two years on and the identity of the intruder has become common knowledge: the idiot of the city who lost his own children many years ago, and who seems doomed to wander the town searching for them. But when a boy then disappears, suspicion immediately falls on him.The local constable is determined to solve the mystery, as his own son disappeared some years ago and he always suspected the fool. Sir Baldwin is asked to follow a lead to the manor of Bishop\'s Clyst to try and find out what has happened. While he is there a body is found under the stone bridge - the body of a boy, but not the one who recently went missing... Σελίδες: 416, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0112, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

A practical guide to unlocking your intuition and discovering the power of perception.Everyone is born with intuitive powers that range from normal to the intense. This book helps readers to discover and to expand their psychic abilities. Included here are examinations of:TelepathyDreamsChakrasDowsingAstral travelScryingMental mediumshipThis is a practical accessible guide that makes all things psychic easy to understand and practice. Σελίδες: 160, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1031, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

A naked woman in red high-heeled shoes is perched on the edge of Clifton Suspension Bridge with her back pressed to the safety fence, weeping into a mobile phone. Clinical psychologist Joseph O\'Loughlin is only feet away, desperately trying to talk her down. She whispers, \'you don\'t understand,\' and jumps. Later, Joe has a visitor - the woman\'s teenage daughter, a runaway from boarding school. She refuses to believe that her mother would have jumped off the bridge - not only would she not commit suicide, she is terrified of heights.Joe wants to believe her, but what would drive a woman to such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil? Σελίδες: 496, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0415, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

Laura Patterson is an American exchange student in Rome who, fed up with being inexpertly groped by her young Italian beaus, decides there\'s only one sure-fire way to find a sensual man: date a chef. Then she meets Tomasso, who\'s handsome, young -- and cooks in the exclusive Templi restaurant. Perfect. Except, unbeknownst to Laura, Tomasso is in fact only a waiter at Templi -- it\'s his shy friend Bruno who is the chef.But Tomasso is the one who knows how to get the girls, and when Laura comes to dinner he persuades Bruno to help him with the charade. It works: the meal is a sensual feast, Laura is utterly seduced and Tomasso falls in lust. But it is Bruno, the real chef who has secretly prepared every dish Laura has eaten, who falls deeply and unrequitedly in love. A delicious tale of Cyrano de Bergerac-style culinary seduction, but with sensual recipes instead of love poems. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0829, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Vividly rendered\' Historical Novel Society\'A fantastic cast of characters\' Goodreads\'Thoroughly absorbing\' Goodreads ____________________Growing up in fear of their cruel, drunken father, Olivia Bone and her siblings haven\'t had an easy start in life. But when Livvie\'s fiancé Joe is killed at Ypres and he bequeaths her his house in Islington, it seems like the Bone family might finally escape the worst street in north London.Though their new life is anything but settled, at least Livvie has good friends, and perhaps more than a friend in Lieutenant Lucas Black, her old boss at the Barratt\'s Sweet Factory. Although they come from very different worlds, he never treats her as anything less than a lady. As they grow closer, she decides to enlist as a war nurse, hoping to help brave men like him in fighting for their country.Livvie soon realises that her days as a factory girl were nothing compared to the violent bloodshed of the front line. But she is determined to pull through, and soon finds that amongst the rubble and toil of war, unexpected friendships and new purpose have a way of blossoming. When Lucas reappears, Livvie finds herself falling for him more and more deeply. Yet she knows he has secrets that he\'s still unwilling to share. With the world at war, should Livvie follow her heart, or her head - before it is too late?__________________________A Lonely Heart is a heartwarming saga about love, duty and desire by the bestselling author of The Street and East End Angel.Perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin, Maureen Lee and Nadine Dorries. Σελίδες: 416, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0613, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize\'A triumph\' – The Observer\'A masterly achievement\' – The IndependentIn January 1895 Henry James anticipates the opening of his first play, Guy Domville, in London. The production fails, and he returns, chastened and humiliated, to his writing desk. The result is a string of masterpieces, but they are produced at a high personal cost.In The Master Colm Tóibín captures the exquisite anguish of a man who circulated in the grand parlours and palazzos of Europe, who was astonishingly vibrant and alive in his art, and yet whose attempts at intimacy inevitably failed him and those he tried to love. It is a powerful account of the hazards of putting the life of the mind before affairs of the heart. Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0409, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'One of the wittiest books about family life ever written\' Guardian\'A hilarious, remarkable and beautiful book\' Jeffrey Eugenides \'A blackly funny and beautifully written novel\' Sunday TimesSuburban New England, and the Hood family are about to wish they\'d stayed home....1973 - \'The last year of the sixties\' as the author describes it. Amidst the worst storm for 30 years the local families gather for a party - the highlight of which is the wife-swapping \'key game\' - and for two couples this supposedly harmless piece of liberal-minded entertainment spells permanent disaster.Astutely acerbic, painfully funny, The Ice Storm is an astonishing novel of the decade that taste forgot. Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 20x20cm

Hot on the heels of the “superb” (Stephen King) New York Times bestseller City on Fire comes the explosive second novel in an epic crime trilogy from #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow. Don\'t miss CITY IN RUINS, the final instalment in the trilogy, available to preorder now! *Waterstones Best Book of 2023: Crime and Thriller* \'This is storytelling at its inspiring, epic best, and it feels like a movie in the making.’ Daily Mail ‘As powerful as anything in Winslow’s majestic Cartel trilogy’ Sunday Times ‘Even sharper, funnier, and more brilliant than its predecessor.’ Amazon Best Books of April 2023 ‘CITY OF DREAMS is a crime classic. Winslow\'s best book, by far. You won\'t put it down’ Stephen King ‘Winslow should not be allowed to write so brilliantly. It’s unfair on all other authors!’ Peter James \"City Of Dreams is a mesmerizing coast-to-coast crime epic.\" James Patterson Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime war, Danny Ryan is now on the run. The Mafia, the cops, the FBI all want him dead or in prison. With his little boy, his elderly father and the tattered remnants of his loyal crew of soldiers, he makes the classic American migration to California to start a new life. A quiet, peaceful existence. But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him. And when Hollywood starts shooting a film of his former life, Danny demands a piece of the action and begins to rebuild his criminal empire. Then he falls in love. With a beautiful movie star who has a dark past of her own. As their worlds collide in an explosion that could destroy them both, Danny Ryan has to fight for his life in a city where dreams are born. Or where they go to die. From the shores of Rhode Island to the deserts of California where bodies disappear, from the power corridors of Washington where the real criminals operate to the fabled movie studios of Hollywood where the real money is made, City of Dreams is a sweeping saga of family, love, revenge, survival and the fierce reality behind the dream. Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

What is the real price of greed? A spine-tingling and breathtakingly taut thriller full of twists and turns from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon.\'Rendell\'s psychological insights are so absorbing, it\'s easy to forget what a superb plotter she was\' -- The Times\'Marvellous stuff\' -- ***** Reader review\'Simply the best!\' -- ***** Reader review\'Couldn\'t put it down\' -- ***** Reader review\'A masterpiece!\' -- ***** Reader review*******************************************************************************************There are only two things in life that interest Stanley: solving crossword puzzles, and getting his hands on his mother-in-law\'s money.For twenty years, nearly all his adult life, the puzzles have been his only pleasure; his mother-in-law\'s money his only dream. And in all those years it has never once occurred to Stanley that she would try to outsmart him and the money might never be his. Until now.It is only now that Stanley, so clever at misleading double-meanings and devious clues, decides to construct a puzzle of his own - and so give death a helping hand. Σελίδες: 256, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm

THE SECOND BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARKThis slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent--After fleeing from everything I knew and loved, and hiding in plain sight in a deceitful court, I am now faced with Lorian’s truth.He is no mercenary . . .He is known as the Bloodthirsty Prince.His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent. A trail that intertwines with my own past – not even my parents were spared from his merciless slaughter.But, to save my brother’s life, I agreed to another bargain with the fae prince. Now, I’m forced to work with him. Forced to travel to the fae lands.There are no lines I won’t cross to protect the people I love.So, I’ll manipulate, blackmail and deceive potential allies. I’ll bury my shattered heart and cooperate with the fae to prepare for the coming war.Because I now know that there are creatures far more monstrous than the fae.And some of them masquerade as men . . .Tropes/Themes:1. Politics and scheming2. Characters3. Found family4. Romance and some smut5. Magic Σελίδες: 544, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP\'Extraordinarily powerful and evocative . . . will leave you breathless.\' Daily MirrorVOTED CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR when it was first released, and still the most gripping, powerful thriller debut you will read this year.___Steven Lamb is 12 when he writes his first letter . . . to a serial killerEvery day after school, whilst his classmates swap football stickers, twelve-year-old Steven digs holes on Exmoor, hoping to find a body. His uncle disappeared aged eleven and is assumed to have fallen victim to the notorious serial killer Arnold Avery - but his body has never been found.Steven\'s Nan does not believe her son is dead. She still waits for him to come home, standing bitter guard at the front window while her family fragments around her. Steven is determined to heal the widening cracks between them before it\'s too late - even if that means presenting his grandmother with the bones of her murdered son.But when Steven realises this is an impossible task, he crafts a careful letter to Arnold Avery in prison. And there begins a dangerous cat-and-mouse game between a desperate child and a bored psychopath . . .Readers love Blacklands:\'A dark, gripping story . . . full of tension\' *****\'A truly chilling and disturbing read\' *****\'An intelligent crime thriller that seeps with atmosphere\' ******Belinda Bauer\'s pulse-pounding new thriller, EXIT, is out now* Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm

HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee\'s explosive contemporary thriller, is available NOW** A THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS SINCE 1945**\'Smoke and Ashes is Abir Mukherjee\'s best book yet; a brilliantly conceived murder mystery set amidst political and social turmoil - beautifully crafted\' C.J. SansomIndia, 1921. Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force.But Wyndham finds himself in a tight spot when he stumbles across a corpse in an opium den. When he then comes across a second body bearing the same injuries, Wyndham is convinced that there\'s a deranged killer on the loose.However, revealing his presence in the opium den could cost him his career.As Wyndham and Sergeant \'Surrender-not\' Banerjee set out to solve the two murders, Wyndham must tread carefully, keeping his personal demons secret, before someone else turns up dead...SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA SAPERE HISTORICAL DAGGERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 HWA GOLD CROWNLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA GOLD DAGGERPraise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series:\'It is the flamboyant evocation of Calcutta that makes this such a mesmerising read\' Guardian\'A thought-provoking rollercoaster\' Ian Rankin\'Cracking... A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj\' Daily ExpressIf you enjoyed Smoke and Ashes further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:A Rising ManA Necessary EvilDeath in the East The Shadows of Men Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013** Ten-year-old Darling has a choice: it\'s down, or out\'To play the country-game, we have to choose a country. Everybody wants to be the USA and Britain and Canada and Australia and Switzerland and them. Nobody wants to be rags of countries like Congo, like Somalia, like Iraq, like Sudan, like Haiti and not even this one we live in - who wants to be a terrible place of hunger and things falling apart?\'Darling and her friends live in a shanty called Paradise, which of course is no such thing. It isn\'t all bad, though. There\'s mischief and adventure, games of Find bin Laden, stealing guavas, singing Lady Gaga at the tops of their voices.They dream of the paradises of America, Dubai, Europe, where Madonna and Barack Obama and David Beckham live. For Darling, that dream will come true. But, like the thousands of people all over the world trying to forge new lives far from home, Darling finds this new paradise brings its own set of challenges - for her and also for those she\'s left behind.\'Extraordinary\' Daily Telegraph\'A debut that blends wit and pain... Heartrending...wonderfully original\' Independent \'Sometimes shocking, often heartbreaking but also pulsing with colour and energy\' The Times*NoViolet\'s new book Glory has been Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 and is out now* Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

*The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series!* The stunning sequel to SIX OF CROWS, this is GAME OF THRONES meets OCEAN\'S ELEVEN in a fantasy epic from the number 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. Welcome to the world of the Grisha. Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn\'t think they\'d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they\'re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz\'s cunning and test the team\'s fragile loyalties. A war will be waged on the city\'s dark and twisting streets - a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the Grisha world. As gripping, sweeping and memorable as the Grisha trilogy - SHADOW AND BONE, SIEGE AND STORM and RUIN AND RISING - this novel is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Laini Taylor, Kristin Cashore and GAME OF THRONES. Winner of the Teen Choice Book Award for Book of the Year. Σελίδες: 560, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0516, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Poppy Meadows has a face of rare beauty. Like most other nineteen-year-olds, she enjoys life. And, oh, how she loves to dance! The only blot on her happiness is her dreadful boss in the office where she works... One rainy day, Poppy is delivering a letter when she fails to notice two people approaching and is knocked to the ground. The couple are full of apologies but Poppy brushes aside the young man\'s offer to replace her ruined raincoat. As she walks away with her head held high, Andrew Wilkie-Brook says to his sister Charlotte, \'I wish she\'d let me help, but she wouldn\'t listen to me.\' Someone is listening, however, and her name is Fate... Σελίδες: 480, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0511, Διαστάσεις: 11.6x11.6cm

A NEW EDITION WITH EXTRA MATERIAL FROM THE AUTHOR \'So moving it will make you want to gasp or cry’ Sunday Times ‘Glorious, fearless… possibly her very best’ Observer \'Pandora is a masterly creation\' New York Times Pandora has looked up to her older brother Edison since they were children. Now she revels in the anonymity of her suburban Iowa life, while her brother basks in the limelight as a New York jazz musician. But when Edison arrives in Iowa, suddenly in need of a place to stay, Pandora literally doesn\'t recognize him. The once slim, hip pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? With Shriver\'s distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother asks: just how much should you sacrifice for someone who refuses to be saved? ––––––––––––––– ‘A surprising sledgehammer of a novel’ The Times ‘Shriver is brilliant on the novel shock that is hunger… glorious, fearless, almost fanatically hard-working prose’ Guardian ‘Lionel Shriver\'s Big Brother has the muscle to overpower its readers. It is a conversation piece of impressive heft’ New York Times ‘Shriver is wonderful at the things she is always wonderful at. Pace and plot… . Psychology’ Independent ‘The latest compelling, humane and bleakly comic novel from the author of We Need to Talk about Kevin’ Evening Standard ‘Her best work… presents characters so fully formed that they inhabit her ideas rather than trumpet them’ New Republic Σελίδες: 400, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The explosion over Hiroshima of the first nuclear bomb reduced, in an instant, an entire city to rubble and killed over 100,000 men, women and children. It also announced a new era in human history: the Atomic Age. Written only a year after the event, John Hersey\'s Hiroshima was an immediate phenomenon. Originally published in the New Yorker magazine - the only single article to ever fill an entire edition - it quickly became a bestseller and established itself as the definitive account of the bombing. Hersey\'s lucid prose and focus on eye-witness experience made plain the horror of nuclear weapons, clearly demonstrating the incredible danger this new technology posed to humanity. This edition includes an additional chapter, written forty after Hiroshima was first published, exploring the devastating long-term effects of the bomb on survivors, as well as how a city can begin to rebuild after such a catastrophe. Σελίδες: 208, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

A mesmerising psychological drama about desire and betrayal from the bestselling author of Our House.\'Moving and thought-provoking\' Daily Mail\'Superbly crafted\' Elle Be careful who you let into your heart - and your home When Davis Calder moves in next door to Kate Easton and her two children, no one has any idea of the devastation about to be unleashed. With Kate struggling to accept her teenage daughter Roxy\'s independence and with tensions between Kate and her ex-husband Alistair still very much alive, there\'s enough family drama to go around already.Before they know it, clever, charismatic Davis is the only one who seems able to keep the peace. Soon Kate has fallen in love and agreed to be his wife. At last she can come to terms with the betrayals of her first marriage. At last she dares hope she has the happy ending she deserves . . .Praise for Louise Candlish\'Twists the knife right up to the very final page\' Ruth Ware\'Addictive, twisty and oh so terrifyingly possible\' Clare Mackintosh\'Terrifically twisty . . . hooks from the first page\' Sunday Times\'Louise Candlish is a great writer; she inhaled me into her nightmarish world where everything we think we know is ripped from under our feet\' Fiona Barton\'Keeps you guessing to the end - and beyond\' Stylist\'Candlish\'s writing draws you in immediately\' Heat\'A nail-biter until the very last pages\' Daily Express\'Tense, twisty and completely addictive, will keep you guessing right until the end\' Good Housekeeping\'A master of her craft\' Rosamund Lupton Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Wait for You and Be With Me, comes a richly moving story about heartbreak and guilt, second chances and, most of all, hope... Six years ago, Jillian Lima\'s whole world was destroyed. The same night her childhood love Brock Mitchell broke her heart, her life was irrevocably altered by a stranger with a gun. After years spent slowly rebuilding the shattered pieces of her life, Jillian is finally ready to stop existing in a past full of pain and regret and is determined to start living. The one thing she never expected was the impossibly handsome Brock walking back into her life...Brock can\'t believe that the breathtaking woman standing before him now is the little girl who used to be his shadow growing up. Unable to stay away from each other, their tentative friendship soon sparks into something more and the red-hot chemistry sizzling between them can no longer be denied. But falling for Brock again risks more than just Jillian\'s heart. When the past resurfaces, and a web of lies threatens to rip them apart, the fallout could lay waste to everything they\'ve ever cared about... Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0427, Διαστάσεις: 13.4x13.4cm