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A Murder on the Appian Way - Steven Saylor

52 BC, and Rome is in turmoil. Rival gangs prowl the streets as Publius Clodius, a high-born populist politician, and his arch-enemy Titus Milo fight to control the consular elections. But when Clodius is murdered on the famed Appian Way and Milo is accused of the crime, the city explodes with riots and arson.As accusations and rumours fly, Gordianus is charged by Pompey the Great with discovering what really happened on the Appian Way that dark January night. Was it murder? And if so, should the perpetrator be condemned as a villain - or hailed as the saviour of the Roman Republic? For on the truth of that hangs the fate of Titus Milo . . .Praise for Steven Saylor: Saylor evokes the ancient world more convincingly than any other writer of his generation. Sunday Times Saylor s scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthrals. Ruth Rendell With the scalpel-like deftness of a Hollywood director, Saylor puts his finger on the very essence of Roman history. Times Literary Supplement A full-blooded and action-packed work of fiction, cleverly built around a solid historical framework . . . it is an enthralling page-turner. Daily Express

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The Roads To Rome - Fletcher Catherine

Brimming with life and drama, this is a magnificent journey into two thousand years of history, from the acclaimed historian of Europe Epic and witty Observer Erudite, entertaining Helena Attlee Charming Wall Street Journal Delightful and authoritative Judith Herrin Compelling...enjoyable Financial Times All roads lead to Rome. It s a medieval proverb, but it s also true: today s European roads still follow the networks of the ancient empire, stitching together our histories and continuing to inspire our imaginations.Over the two thousand years since they were first built, the roads have been walked by crusaders and pilgrims, liberators and dictators, but also by tourists and writers, refugees and artists. As channels of trade and travel, and routes for conquest and creativity, Catherine Fletcher shows how the roads forever transformed the cultures, and intertwined the fates, of a vast panoply of people across Europe and beyond.Reflecting on his own walk on the Appian Way, Charles Dickens observed that here is â ˜a history in every stone that strews the ground.â ™ Based on outstanding original research, and brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of history through one of the greatest imperial networks ever built.

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Murder on the Dance Floor - Sheila McClure, Shirley Ballas

Behind the sequins and the sparkles, the competition is about to turn deadly ⠦⠘I loved it! I⠙m quite convinced I⠙ve danced with Lily Richmond, and if anyone can solve a few crimes she can ⠦⠙ ANTON DU BEKE💃 🕺 🔪When a promising young dancer collapses during the opening tango of a major competition, Lily Richmond, dance legend, teacher and one-time world champion, is convinced that murder is afoot.There⠙s only one person who can help Lily solve the mystery: her former student, now turned private detective, Susie Cooper. But Susie vowed she⠙d never return to the ballroom ⠦As the competition gets fiercer and the bodies pile up, Susie will be forced to go undercover in Blackpool and come face to face with a man she thought she⠙d left behind. Can Lily and Susie unravel the rumours from the rumbas and expose the murderer⠙s identity before they strike again?Sex, lies and ballroom dancing. Murder on the Dance Floor is a backstage pass to a world where the most ambitious will stop at nothing to win.🔎🔎 Two amateur detectives on the case🌹 One second chance romance🌶 Sex, lies and backstabbing🔪🔪🔪 And a whole lot of deadly ambition⠦If you like your crime deadly and your romance spicy, look no further* * *Readers are LOVING Murder on the Dance Floor:⠘If you are a Strictly fan, get reading⠙⠘Loved this twisty, turny murder mystery set in the ruthless world of ballroom dancing⠙⠘A glamorous and intriguing whodunnit ⠦ No one could bring it better to life than Shirley Ballas⠙⠘It⠙s a ten from me⠦Who would have thought the world of dancing could make such a great backdrop for a murder mystery?⠙⠘Full of fun, mystery, sequins and, of course, dance!⠙

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The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! - Griffin McElroy, Carey Pietsch, Travis McElroy, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy

In this second outing in The Adventure Zone saga, we rejoin hero-adjacent sort-of-comrades-in-arms Taako, Magnus, and Merle on a wild careen through a D D railroad murder mystery.Before Critical Role and Dimension 20 took the nerd world by storm, the McElroys won us over with their tabletop antics, and this installment has a little of everything: a genius child detective, an axe-wielding professional wrestler, a surly wizard, cursed magical artifacts, and a pair of meat monsters.You know, the usual things you find on a train.With art and co-adaptation from Carey Pietsch, the McElroys are once again turning their raucous freewheeling D D campaign into some damn fine comics.Praise for The Adventure Zone series: Topping the New York Times bestseller list and building out its stories in fascinating new ways . . . it⠙s become a cultural phenomenon. ⠔Entertainment Weekly Full of charm and snark and wit. Join the party! ⠔Felicia Day, author of Embrace Your Inner Weird The Adventure Zone is fun, hilarious, and also smart. Hey, guys, can I have a cameo next time?⠝ ⠔Adam Savage, MythBusters⠜My excitement about this existing cannot be dwarfed by anything. You see what I did there.⠝ ⠔Jean Grae, hip-hop artist, actor, and comedian⠜Gorgeous art⠔the characters come to life! I am so happy that this graphic novel is a thing that exists in the world.⠝ ⠔Hank Green, author of Crash Course and The Lizzie Bennet DiariesBooks in The Adventure Zone series:The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins (Book 1)The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited (Book 2)The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal (Book 3)The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom (Book 4)The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour (Book 5)The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game (Book 6)

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Murder On The Train - John J Eddleston

In the spring of 1910, a shocking murder rocked Edwardian England. John Innes Nisbet, a quiet, unassuming man, was found brutally shot five times in the head aboard the 10.27 Newcastle Central train, and the colliery wages he had been carrying were stolen. Days later, John Alexander Dickman, a gambler by trade, was arrested and convicted of the crime, despite the conviction resting solely on circumstantial evidence. Sent to the gallows, Dickman maintained his innocence until the end. Over a century later, this gripping investigation reopens the case, re-examining the evidence and exposing the flaws in Dickmanâ ™s conviction. Could the real killer have escaped justice? With new insights and a compelling alternative theory, Murder on the Train unveils what might truly have happened that fateful day.

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Murder on the Moorland - Helen Cox

A PAGE-TURNING COSY MYSTERY SET ON THE PICTURESQUE YORKSHIRE MOORS. FOR FANS OF FAITH MARTIN, BETTY ROWLANDS AND LJ ROSS.Kitt Hartley wakes to the news that a murder has been committed in Irendale, a village high on the wild Yorkshire moors where her boyfriend, DI Malcolm Halloran lived with his ex-wife until she, too, was murdered. The MO of the two crimes is identical, right down to the runic symbols carved into the victims hands.Unable to leave it to the local police to solve, Kitt and Halloran travel to Irendale, where a literary mystery awaits. A line of Anglo-Saxon poetry found on the victim leads to a hiding place, and another cryptic clue. What is the connection to the murder of Halloran s wife all those years ago?It will take the combined ingenuity of Kitt and Halloran, as well as Evie Bowes, Grace Edwards and, despite their best efforts, Ruby the (possible) psychic to solve this case. The moors may be beautiful, but they re not peaceful!

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Murder on the Books - Toni LoTempio

Newly retired mystery writer Charley James returns to her small hometown only to find herself amidst a real-life murder mystery in this first book in the brand new Cozy Bookshop mystery series by award-winning and national bestselling author T.C. LoTempio. “I was hooked from start to finish!” Laura Childs, New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop mysteries, on Eat, Drink and Drop Dead Thirty-year-old Charlotte James, better known to her mystery fans as C.J. Barrett, decides to take a break from writing her popular Steve Sheppard mystery series. Leaving New York City, she moves back to her hometown of Austin to wind down, recuperate, and maybe come up with some new ideas for her books. Settling into her new life, Charley reunites with her long-term friend and baker Zane who is about to open a charming double store front. But while Zane is ready to open her café, her business partner Sheila unexpectedly departs town, bailing on her bookshop and leaving nothing but a note behind. Charley is more than happy to take over, but when she finds Sheila’s body in a chest in the store’s basement, things take a dramatic turn. Now Charley has to juggle the opening of her bookshop, a stoic but attractive Philadelphia detective, and a stray cat, all while solving Sheila’s murder Sheppard-style before the killer can strike again! Fans of Jenn McKinlay, Ellery Adams, Lucy Connelly, Lauren Elliott, and Ellie Alexander will love this cozy mystery “featuring a plucky, likable heroine, plenty of suspense [and] unexpected twists” (Booklist).

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Murder on the Serpentine: Thomas Pitt 32 (1472234081)

Kniha - autor Anne Perry, 328 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The queen of the Victorian mystery, New York Times bestseller Anne Perry returns with the 32nd novel in the Inspector Pitt series MURDER ON THE SERPENTINE. Pitt is on a secret mission for the Queen, maybe his last...London, 1899: Head of Special Branch Commander Thomas Pitt is summoned to Buckingham Palace. In the twilight of her years, Queen Victoria is all too aware that the Prince of Wales will soon inherit her empire and must be beyond reproach. She tells Pitt she tasked her close friend and confidante, John Halberd, with investigating the Prince's friends, specifically Alan Kendrick, a wealthy playboy and betting man, but before he could report back, Halberd was found dead in a rowing boat on the Serpentine. The death has been ruled an unfortunate accident and the investigation closed, but the Queen is not convinced that all is as it seems and tasks Pitt with finding the truth....

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Murder on the Safari Star - M. G. Leonardová, Sam Sedgman

Join Hal and Uncle Nat as they plunge straight into an exciting mystery - this time while on Safari! All-aboard for the third amazing journey in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series, Murder on the Safari Star, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated throughout by Elisa Paganelli. Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are on the journey of a lifetime aboard the Safari Star - a luxurious steam train that will take them from Pretoria to the stunning Victoria Falls. Close encounters with the amazing animals and landscape of Southern Africa are adventure enough, but things get mysterious when a passenger is found dead inside a locked compartment. Is it just a terrible accident or is something more suspicious afoot? It s up to train detective Hal and his new friend Winston to find out.

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Murder On The Christmas Express - Benedict Alexandra

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders, the brand new Alexandra Benedict novel, is out now.CAN YOU SOLVE THE CASE? #39;Whatever you unwrap for Christmas, you had better hope it’s this book. This is 21st-century cosy Christmas crime that doesn’t shy away from the darkness. Eighteen passengers, seven stops, one killer Christmas read #39; JANICE HALLETT #39;The perfect book to read on a train . . . A thrilling journey from start to finish. Highly recommended #39; ELLY GRIFFITHS #39;It’s wonderful! A page-turning homage to the Golden Age, with a dash of Poirot and a dark, modern heart #39; S J BENNETT Eighteen passengers. Seven stops. One killer. In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the sleeper train to the Highlands is derailed, along with the festive plans of its travellers. With the train stuck in snow in the middle of nowhere, a killer stalks its carriages, picking off passengers one by one. Those who sleep on the sleeper train may never wake again. Can former Met detective Roz Parker find the killer before they kill again?All aboard for . . . Murder on the Christmas Express.

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Murder on the Mauretania - Edward Marston

November 1907. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield sail from Liverpool to New York on the maiden voyage of the luxurious Mauretania. Employed by the Cunard Line again as private detectives, they pose as passengers on what proves to be a very eventful crossing. Dillman is instrumental in rescuing a crew member from being washed overboard in severe weather, but he is unable to save one of the first-class passengers from the same fate. At first, it looks like a case of death by misadventure, but is the presence of a record shipment of gold bullion on board just too great a coincidence? Dillman and Genevieve must fathom the motive for murder before it is too late.At the time of her launch, the Mauretania was the largest moving structure ever built. She would later serve as a WWI hospital and troop ship. After returning to civilian service, Mauretania was retired and scrapped in the mid-1930s.Previously published under the name Conrad Allen, the Ocean Liner series is relaunched for a new generation of readers.

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Murder on the Great Northern Railway - Edward Marston

April, 1867. A train departs King s Cross station bound for Lincoln. Among the passengers is a man attired in the garb of one in high ecclesiastical office. He is accompanied by a brawny man carefully carrying a large leather bag, who ensures that they are not joined by any other travellers in their first-class compartment.Back at Scotland Yard that evening, Detective Inspector Colbeck is alerted to news of a brutal murder and robbery on the train. The urgent request for help from the Bishop of Lincoln states that a man has been shot dead and something of great value, a silver model of Lincoln Cathedral, has been stolen.Colbeck is more and more intrigued by the case as he and Sergeant Leeming follow the lines of inquiry, and he is convinced that the killer and thief is still close at hand. But with the city bursting at the seams for the annual Horse Fair, the timing is far from ideal and further complicates a challenging case for the Railway Detective. A classically told crime series with historical background and railway focus used to great effect Marston made the Top 50 Most Borrowed Adult Author list in the most recent PLR figures Over a million copies of the series sold to date in the UK trade alone - Marston is on track to continue as one of A B s bestselling authors The TV rights to the Railway Detective series have been sold

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Murder on the Caronia - Edward Marston

New York, 1908. While waiting to embark on the Caronia, the Cunard Line s famous ocean liner, private detectives George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield are startled to witness the boarding of a man and woman in shackles. They discover that these prisoners are being brought back to England by Scotland Yard to face trial for murder. Over the course of the crossing, while managing purse-snatchers, burglars and drug traffickers, Dillman and Masefield come to believe that the captured couple may not be the vicious criminals some might think. But pursuing the hunch that they are innocent becomes harder when a killer strikes on board. Dillman and Masefield will need all their wits to navigate the waters ahead. Previously published under the name Conrad Allen, the Ocean Liner series sets sail for a new generation of readers. Allison Busby are delighted to be the home to another of Marston s cracking historical fiction series, this time the glamorous world of transatlantic cruises in the early twentieth century American private detective George Dillman and Englishwoman Genevieve Masefield, make a winning duo for these compelling whodunnits aboard the iconic luxury liners of the time. Previously published under the pseudonym Conrad Allen, Marston s fans will be delighted by the republishing of eight books long unavailable

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Treatises on the Sufi Way - Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami

Treatises on the Sufi Way is a translation into English of five of Sulamiâ ™s treatises that portray the breadth of classical Sufi wisdom and the extent of Sulamiâ ™s own contribution in preserving and teaching this wisdom: ïƒ The Ways of Companionship and Good Fellowship ïƒ Proper Comportment in the Presence of Sufi Masters and Maintaining Reverence for Them ïƒ Treatise on the Essence of Poverty and its Ways ïƒ Explanation of the States of the Sufis ïƒ Treatise on Shame Taken together the treatises present an introduction to Sufism including the relationship between the aspirant and the spiritual master, good fellowship between companions on the Sufi path, the centrality of spiritual poverty before God, the proper sense of shame and remorse for sin that mark true piety, and the different ecstatic states that Sufis undergo. The five treatises, translated into English for the first time, combine theoretical and mystical elements of Sulamiâ ™s teaching with his concrete and practical advice for Sufi aspirants. In Treatises on the Sufi Way, Dr Jason Welle provides a general introduction to: the life of Sulami, the Sufism practised in Khurasan during the fifth/eleventh century, the importance of Prophetic traditions for this school of Sufism and Sulamiâ ™s own literary corpus. In addition, Dr Welle includes an introduction to each of the five treatises and extensive notes.

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Murder on the Salsette - Edward Marston

Bombay, 1909. Genevieve Masefield and George Dillman make a living as detectives aboard the early twentieth century s most extravagant ocean liners. From the members of first class in all their finery, to the card cheats and pickpockets plying their trade, they ve experienced more than their share of humanity.For their latest voyage, the Salsette boasts a pair of travellers who feign ignorance of each other but there is clearly no love lost between them. Then there s an elderly man whose powers of deduction may be based on more earthly techniques than the mystical energy he claims to possess. And there s a young woman and her mother who find their way into the middle of every bit of trouble aboard. The lives of this group of travellers are set to intersect in ways none of them could have foreseen on dry land - including in a murder.Previously published under the name Conrad Allen, the Ocean Liner series casts off for a new generation of readers.

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Murder on the Orient Express (0007119313)

Kniha - autor Agatha Christie, 348 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense-creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters-brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to Harper Paperbacks...including Murder on the Orient Express, the most famous Hercule Poirot mystery, which has the brilliant detective hunting for a killer aboard one of the world's most luxurious passenger trains.

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Murder on the Marlow Belle - Robert Thorogood

Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn’t come home last night so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow’s resident amateur sleuth, for help. Oliver, founder of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, had hired The Marlow Belle, a private pleasure cruiser, for an exclusive party with the MADS committee but no one remembers seeing him disembark. And then Oliver’s body washes up on the Thames with two bullet holes in him – it’s time for the Marlow Murder Club to leap into action.Oliver was a rather complicated chap and he wasn’t short of enemies. Judith, Suzie, and Becks are convinced they’ll crack the case in no time. But things are not as they seem in the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, and the gang will need to keep their wits about them, otherwise a killer may sail away scot-free …

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Murder on the Orient Express (9780008268879)

Kniha – autor Agatha Christie, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá - autor Agatha Christie, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Agatha Christie’s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a new cover to tie in with the hugely anticipated 2017 film adaptation. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

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Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie

Agatha Christieâ ™s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer â “ in case he or she decides to strike again.

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Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie

Agatha Christieâ ™s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover with special finishes.Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer â “ in case he or she decides to strike again.

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Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer - in case he or she decides to strike again.

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The Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie

On a French golf course, a millionaire is found stabbed in the back... An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face downwards in a shallow grave on a golf course. But why is the dead man wearing his son s overcoat? And who was the impassioned love-letter in the pocket for? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second, identically murdered corpse...

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Murder on the Brighton Express - Edward Marston

October 1854. As an autumnal evening draws to a close, crowds of passengers rush onto the soon to depart London to Brighton Express. A man watches from shadows nearby, grimly satisfied when the train pulls out of the station. Chaos, fatalities and unbelievable destruction are the scene soon after when the train derails on the last leg of its journey. What led to such devastation, and could it simply be a case of driver error? Detective Inspector Colbeck, dubbed the railway detective thinks not. But digging deep to discover the target of the accident takes time, something Colbeck doesn t have as the killer prepares to strike again.

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Murder on the Lusitania - Edward Marston

A maritime mystery from Edward Marston, author of the bestselling Railway Detective series.September 1907. George Dillman sets sail from Liverpool to New York on the Lusitania s maiden voyage. Posing as a passenger, Dillman is in fact an undercover detective hired by the Cunard Line to keep an eye out for petty crimes. But after some uneventful days aboard, the ship s blueprints are stolen and then a body is found.As Dillman works to get to the bottom of the crimes, he makes an unusual friend, first-class passenger Genevieve Masefield, and the two uncover secrets aboard the ship that prove explosive.The Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk in 1915 by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 passengers and crew. Lusitania held the Blue Riband prize for the fastest Atlantic crossing and was briefly the world s largest passenger ship until the completion of the Mauretania.Previously published under the name Conrad Allen, the Ocean Liner series is relaunched for a new generation of readers.

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Murder on the Celtic - Edward Marston

New York, 1910. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield have crossed the Atlantic Ocean numerous times in their capacity as ship s detectives. On those crossings they ve had the pleasure, and in some cases the trouble, of sailing with very famous passengers. Dukes. Duchesses. Artists. Actors. Musicians. Royalty. But few names have quite the level of fame and fortune as their fellow traveller Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Now aboard the Celtic, Dillman and Masefield have a particular stolen book to recover and an elusive fugitive to apprehend, but will the famous writer help or hinder them? Previously published under the name Conrad Allen, the Ocean Liner series is making waves with a new generation of readers. Allison Busby are delighted to be the home to another of Marston s cracking historical fiction series, this time the glamorous world of transatlantic cruises in the early twentieth century. American private detective George Dillman and Englishwoman Genevieve Masefield, make a winning duo for these compelling whodunnits aboard the iconic luxury liners of the time. Previously published under the pseudonym Conrad Allen, fans of the Railway Detective series will be delighted by the republishing of eight books long unavailable.

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The Cornish Wedding Murder - Fiona Leitch

â ˜A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery readerâ ™s appetiteâ ™ Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay MysteriesStill spinning from the hustle and bustle of city life, Jodie â ˜Noseyâ ™ Parker is glad to be back in the Cornish village she calls home. Having quit the Met Police in search of something less dangerous, the change of pace means she can finally start her dream catering company and raise her daughter, Daisy, somewhere safer.But thereâ ™s nothing quite like having your first job back at home be catering an ex-boyfriendâ ™s wedding to remind you of just how small your village is. And when the bride vanishes, Jodie is drawn into the investigation, realising that life in the countryside might not be as quaint as she remembers.With a missing bride on their hands, murder and mayhem lurks around every cornerâ ¦But surely saving the day will be a piece of cake for this not-so-amateur sleuth?This title was previously published as Murder on the Menu.

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Murder on the Oxford Canal - Martin Faith

Meet DI Hillary Green, a detective in the Oxfordshire Constabulary fighting to save her career. Not only has she lost her husband, but his actions have put her under internal investigation for corruption. Then a bashed and broken body is found floating in the Oxford Canal.

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Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie

Experience Agatha Christieâ ™s puzzling masterpiece as you ve never seen it before with this official graphic novel adaptations!Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer â “ in case he or she decides to strike again.This brand-new, full-colour special edition hardback brings this thrilling mystery to life â “ perfect for longtime Agatha Christie fans and new readers of all ages.

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Murder on the Santa Claws Express - Mandy Morton

Join our tabby heroes on the Santa Claws Express as they plough their way through red herrings, hot chestnuts and snowbound platforms in a hunt for a festive fiend who will stop at nothing.

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Murder on the Orient Express. Special Edition (0008226660)

Kniha - 240 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Hardback edition of this enduring classic, reissued with a new cover to tie in with the 2017 film release.

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Murder at Holly House - Denzil Meyrick

Discover the book everyone is talking about - this fun and festive mystery is perfect for fans of Murder on the Christmas Express, Murder Under the Mistletoe and Agatha Christieâ ™s Hercule Poirotâ ™s Christmas. The feel-good factor is off the scale The Timesâ ˜Your new festive faveâ ™ My Weeklyâ ˜A crime Christmas stocking must!â ™ Yorkshire LifeA village of secrets.Yorkshire, 1952. Christmas is fast approaching when a dead stranger is found lodged up the chimney of Holly House in the snow-covered village of Elderby. Is he a simple thief, or a would-be killer?A mystery that canâ ™t be solved.Inspector Frank Grasby is ordered to investigate. But as is often the way for him, things donâ ™t go according to plan.A Christmas to remember.When the local doctorâ ™s husband is murdered, Grasby begins to realize that everyone in Elderby is hiding something.And if he canâ ™t uncover the truth soon, the whole country will pay a dreadful price...Praise for Murder at Holly House A quintessential slice of Yuletide murder mystery Sun A fun book. Playful. One to make you smile Stuart MacBride, Sunday Times bestselling crime thriller author of The Dead of Winterâ ˜Intricately plotted and laced with deliciously dark humourâ ™ The Sunday Postâ ˜A complete joy of a historical Christmas crime novelâ ™ Miranda Dickinson, Sunday Times bestselling author of Fairytale of New Yorkâ ˜A hugely entertaining story with an authentic period feelâ ™ The Herald Vintage crime from a true master of the genre! 5* Reader Review Wonderful, imaginative and difficult to put down...a real festive treat! 5* Reader Review An intriguing mystery peppered with some delightful touches of humour. 5* Reader Review The plot was immersive and the pacing was superb. There are twists and turns, secrets and lies. All you really need for a romp in the snow! 5* Reader Review Who doesnâ ™t love a Christmas murder mystery? 5* Reader ReviewWaterstones Thriller of the Month, November 2024Denzil Meyrick, Audible bestseller, November 2024

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The Way We Die Now - Seamus O

We have lost the ability to deal with death. Most of our friends and beloved relations will die in a busy hospital in the care of strangers, doctors and nurses they have known at best for a couple of weeks. They may not even know they are dying, victims of the kindly lie that there is still hope. They are unlikely to see even their family doctor in their final hours, robbed of their dignity and fed through a tube after a long series of excessive and hopeless medical interventions. This is the starting point of Seamus O Mahoney s thoughtful, moving and unforgettable book on the western way of death. Dying has never been more public, with celebrities writing detailed memoirs of their illness, but in private we have done our best to banish all thought of dying and made a good death increasingly difficult to achieve.

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The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game - Griffin McElroy, Written by Griffin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Justin McElroy, and Travis McElroy

Taako, Magnus, and Merle are forced to gamble everything in The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game, a hilarious and heart-wrenching adaptation of the explosively popular D D podcast! As we enter the home stretch of this campaign, there⠙s never been a better time to join the party! And if you⠙re a fan of Critical Role and Dimension 20, then this here⠙s a bet that⠙ll sure to pay off.Our heroes are finally nearing the end of their quest to collect the seven Grand Relics, dangerous magical artifacts which threaten the world as they know it. The penultimate item on their adventuring to-do list is the Animus Bell, which The Director tells them is hidden at the heart of Wonderland, a carnival of torment. Once inside, the boys will have their shot at winning the Bell...but each step forward comes at a horrible cost. And the deeper they go ⠕ the closer they get ⠕ the higher a price they⠙ll pay.And if they can secure the Bell, surely then the worst will be over, right? Surely they⠙ll go back up to their Moonbase in the sky, and hand the Bell over to The Director, and Bureau life will return to normal while they begin their hunt for the final relic, right? They⠙re so close to the end, after all, and they⠙ve gone through so much to get this far. There can⠙t possibly be any further surprises in store⠦Praise for The Adventure Zone series: Topping the New York Times bestseller list and building out its stories in fascinating new ways . . . it⠙s become a cultural phenomenon. ⠔Entertainment Weekly Full of charm and snark and wit. Join the party! ⠔Felicia Day, author of Embrace Your Inner Weird The Adventure Zone is fun, hilarious, and also smart. Hey, guys, can I have a cameo next time?⠝ ⠔Adam Savage, MythBusters⠜My excitement about this existing cannot be dwarfed by anything. You see what I did there.⠝ ⠔Jean Grae, hip-hop artist, actor, and comedian⠜Gorgeous art⠔the characters come to life! I am so happy that this graphic novel is a thing that exists in the world.⠝ ⠔Hank Green, author of Crash Course and The Lizzie Bennet DiariesBooks in The Adventure Zone series:The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins (Book 1)The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited (Book 2)The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal (Book 3)The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom (Book 4)The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour (Book 5)The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game (Book 6)

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The Sad Ghost Club Vol 4 - Lize Meddings

A heart-warming graphic novel series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits. When one sad ghost, alone at a crowded party, spies another sad ghost across the room, what happens next changes everything. Because that night, they leave the party and start the The Sad Ghost Club - a secret society for the anxious and alone, a club for people who think they don t belong.Follow the Sad Ghost Club as they navigate the joys and complexities of opening up their community - and their hearts - to new members. Welcome to Vol 4 - The Vacation Episode!In this volume, the Sad Ghost Club receives an anonymous note from a lonely ghost who is looking for connection. But the ghosts disagree on the best way to help them - especially when no one knows who they are! Can the club find a way to help this lonely ghost? Stunningly illustrated, this is Volume 4 in the beloved graphic novel series perfect for fans of Heartstopper and for anyone who s ever felt invisible.

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The Lollipop Man - Daniel Sellers

The Lollipop Man is the first in a series that draws upon the author s experiences growing up in the dark heartland of the Yorkshire Ripper and the Moors Murders, as well as part of under-represented LGBTQIA+ communities in the north. When a young girl is snatched from a West Yorkshire town there are eerie similarities with a cold case from many years earlier. It can t be the same killer, can it?Yorkshire, 1994. Eighteen-year-old Adrian Brown spends his days working at the local newspaper, and his evenings in his local pub. But under this ordinary surface lies a haunting story. Aged ten, Adrian was kidnapped by a shadowy figure known as The Lollipop Man, who had abducted three children before. Adrian was the only one to escape.The Lollipop Man might well have returned when another missing child whips up a media frenzy. Journalist Sheila Hargreaves, troubled with memories of her own involvement in the reporting of the previous abductions, is determined to dig deeper, atone for what she did nearly a decade ago and bring the Lollipop Man to justice. Daniel Sellers is an author to watch with his last novel, Murder on the Clyde, a Kindle bestseller. We are delighted to welcome his brand of gritty, atmospheric crime thriller to the A B list. For crime fans who have loved Val McDermid s Allie Burns series as well as Happy Valley.

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The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom - Griffin McElroy, Carey Pietsch, Travis McElroy, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy

The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom takes this #1 New York Times bestselling series to haunting new heights! All these ghosts are spooky enough, but it’s downright frightening how great of a read this D D-inspired adventure is, with tabletop antics that fans of Dimension 20 and Critical Role will adore!A desperate call for help interrupts holiday celebrations at the Bureau of Balance, and sends Taako, Magnus and Merle on a high-stakes mission to find and Reclaim a fourth deadly relic: a powerful transmutation stone, hidden somewhere in the depths of a floating arcane laboratory that’s home to the Doctors Maureen and Lucas Miller. An unknown menace has seized control of the stone, and is using it to transform the lab into a virulent pink crystal that spreads to everything it touches.It’s only a matter of time before this sparkling disaster crash-lands, but in order to find the stone and save the whole planet from being King Midased, our heroes will have to fight their way through a gauntlet of rowdy robots and crystal golems, decide whether they can trust the evasive Lucas Miller, and solve the mystery of what?or who?has put them all in peril, before there’s no world left to save.Praise for The Adventure Zone series: Topping the New York Times bestseller list and building out its stories in fascinating new ways . . . it’s become a cultural phenomenon. —Entertainment Weekly Full of charm and snark and wit. Join the party! —Felicia Day, author of Embrace Your Inner Weird The Adventure Zone is fun, hilarious, and also smart. Hey, guys, can I have a cameo next time?” —Adam Savage, MythBusters“My excitement about this existing cannot be dwarfed by anything. You see what I did there.” —Jean Grae, hip-hop artist, actor, and comedian“Gorgeous art—the characters come to life! I am so happy that this graphic novel is a thing that exists in the world.” —Hank Green, author of Crash Course and The Lizzie Bennet DiariesBooks in The Adventure Zone series:The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins (Book 1)The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited (Book 2)The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal (Book 3)The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom (Book 4)The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour (Book 5)The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game (Book 6)

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The Worst Ronin - Tokuda-Hall Maggie

When an unlikely pair of female samurai join forces, what begins as your run-of-the-mill quest for glory and revenge evolves into something much more complicated. Turns out fighting actual demons doesnÂ’t mean youÂ’re not running from your own internal ones. Nimona meets Attack on Titan in this edgy, unexpectedly hilarious, genre-defying young adult graphic novel.Being a samurai isnÂ’t easy. Sixteen-year-old Chihiro Ito knows that more than anyone. Her father is renowned among the samurai, but the only thing Chihiro is known for is spending way too much time on her phone obsessing over Tatsuo Nakano, ChihiroÂ’s idol and the first woman to be accepted into Kesi Academy, a prestigious samurai school.So, when ChihiroÂ’s father is conscripted for service and the opportunity arises to work with Tatsuo in his stead, Chihiro jumps at the chance to prove that sheÂ’s worthy of a spot at Kesi Academy and the samurai title. Their mission: kill the yamauba demon terrorizing a village. With a legendary samurai like Tatsuo by her side, Chihiro is convinced victory is inevitable. But Tatsuo isnÂ’t at all like the hero Chihiro imagined. Foulmouthed, quick tempered, and a terrible drunk, Tatsuo completely turned her back on the samurai way and is now a ronin working for hire as a means of escaping the grief that haunts her. Forced to work together, the two are thrust on a treacherous journey filled with epic battles and twisted conspiracies as they must put aside their differences to save the village and face the demons of the past.

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The Four Spent the Day Together - Chris Kraus

⠘Chris Kraus reinvents the true-crime novel⠙ The New Yorker⠘A writer whose antennae are attuned to subtle connections and strange cross-currents⠙ Colm Tóibín⠘This is Chris Kraus⠙s masterpiece⠙ Constance DebréAn unforgettable new novel from the author of the modern classic I Love Dick ⠔ a witty, probing journey into a fractured America, culminating in the investigation of a teenage murder. On the Iron Range of northern Minnesota, at the end of the last decade, three teenagers shot and killed an older acquaintance after spending the day with him. In a cold, rundown town, the three young people were quickly arrested and imprisoned. No one knows why they did it. At the time of the murder, Catt Greene and her husband, Paul Garcia, are living nearby in a house they⠙d bought years earlier as a summer escape from Los Angeles. Undergoing a period of personal turmoil, moving between LA and Minnesota ⠔ between the urban art world and the rural poverty of the icy Iron Range ⠔ Catt turns away from her own life and towards the murder case, which soon becomes an obsession. In her attempt to pierce through the mystery surrounding the murder and to understand the teenagers⠙ lives, Catt also finds herself travelling back through the idiosyncratic, aspirational lives of her parents in the working-class Bronx and small-town, blue-collar Milford, Connecticut. Written in three linked parts, The Four Spent the Day Together explores the histories of three generations of American lives and the patterns that repeat over lifetimes, and is piercing commentary on the pressures of lives lived on the edge.

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The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal - Griffin McElroy, Carey Pietsch, Travis McElroy, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy

Start your engines, friends, as we hit the road again with Taako, Magnus and Merle, the beloved agents of chaos from the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels. Fans of Critical Role and Dimension 20 will love this installment in The Adventure Zone saga, which adapts the trailblazing D D podcast into a blockbuster series! Our boys have gone full-time at the Bureau of Balance, and their next assignment is a real thorny one: apprehending The Raven, a master thief who⠙s tapped into the power of a Grand Relic to ransack the city of Goldcliff. Local life-saver Lieutenant Hurley pulls them out of the woods, only to throw them headlong into the world of battle wagon racing, Goldcliff⠙s favorite high-stakes low-legality sport and The Raven⠙s chosen battlefield. Will the boys and Hurley be able to reclaim the Relic and pull The Raven back from the brink, or will they get lost in the weeds?The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal has it all: blossoming new friendships, pining for outlaw lovers, and a rollicking race you can root for!Praise for The Adventure Zone series: Topping the New York Times bestseller list and building out its stories in fascinating new ways . . . it⠙s become a cultural phenomenon. ⠔Entertainment Weekly Full of charm and snark and wit. Join the party! ⠔Felicia Day, author of Embrace Your Inner Weird The Adventure Zone is fun, hilarious, and also smart. Hey, guys, can I have a cameo next time?⠝ ⠔Adam Savage, MythBusters⠜My excitement about this existing cannot be dwarfed by anything. You see what I did there.⠝ ⠔Jean Grae, hip-hop artist, actor, and comedian⠜Gorgeous art⠔the characters come to life! I am so happy that this graphic novel is a thing that exists in the world.⠝ ⠔Hank Green, author of Crash Course and The Lizzie Bennet DiariesBooks in The Adventure Zone series:The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins (Book 1)The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited (Book 2)The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal (Book 3)The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom (Book 4)The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour (Book 5)The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game (Book 6)

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The Names - Don DeLillo

Risk analyst James Axton lives in Athens and works across Greece and the Middle East, part of a community of American ex-pats that includes his estranged wife and child. Their peripatetic existence is interrupted when a horrific, unexplained murder on the island of Kouros becomes the catalyst for Axton becoming embroiled in a dizzying conspiracy of ritualistic violence, cultism, and ancient languages. Evocative, complex and beguiling, The Names is another major work from one of the 20th centuryâ ™s great prose stylists.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrid, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always youngâ ¦ If it was only the other way! Wilde s first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful. The painting, which reflects each of Gray s sins and transgressions in its hideousness, haunts him until it finally becomes unbearable. In this dark tale of duplicity and mortality, Wilde creates a world where art and reality collide.

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Running Through the Dark - Jen Scotney

Ultrarunner Jen Scotney has achieved podium finishes in some of the UKâ ™s toughest races and now has her sights firmly set on the Pennine Way record. Running Through the Dark is much more than a running book, it is a story about resilience, about never giving up, and about battling through the night and always believing that there will be a new dawn.

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The Treehouse - Ilaria Ranauro

Puddle and Lettuce are best friends. They love sharing adventures, music, and especially pancakes! But when they decide to build a tree house one day, they can’t agree on the right way to do it. Will the friends learn to work together to create something they’ll both enjoy?

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Raiders Of The Nile - Steven Saylor

Gordianus is now twenty-two years old and living in Alexandria with Bethesda, scraping by in modest and haphazard fashion. But then Bethesda is kidnapped by mistake. With few resources available to him, Gordianus has to find the people who kidnapped her and get her back - before they realise they have the wrong woman and dispose of her for good.A raid on the golden tomb of Alexander the Great, a semi-shady troupe of travelling performers, highwaymen, amorous innkeepers, the politics of the pharaohs, smugglers, camels and an adventure up the Nile all combine to make this a rescue mission neither Gordianus - or Bethesda - will ever forget.Praise for Steven Saylor: The Saylor hallmarks are meticulous recreation of Rome s grimy bustling streets and a brilliantly drawn cast of minor characters. The Sunday Times A compelling storyteller, with a striking talent for historical reconstruction. Times Literary Supplement

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Last Stop on the Murder Express - C J Farrington

Quirky and colourful Times Crime Club The village life, the (mostly awful) food, the appalling hooch and, above all, the loveable eccentricity of Olga, make this a novel to treasure A. N. Wilson This intriguing but charming murder mystery is packed with psychological depth and wonderfully-drawn characters Eleanor RayLiterary fame beckons for Olga Pushkin, Railway Engineer (Second Class), when her self-help manual for hard-working women is published at last. In the meantime, however, Olga still has a household to support, a hedgehog to feed, and railway tracks to maintain from her tiny Siberian village of Roslazny, which has just become the target for Russian Railways budget cuts. Worse still, her beloved sergeant of police, Vassily Marushkin, has reunited with his long-lost wife Rozalina. And soon Rozalina is forcing Vassily to consider moving away...Matters aren t helped when Olga s scheming superior, Boris Andreyev, forces her to babysit a special Romanov-themed murder mystery steam train doing the rounds of the local towns. Parked in a siding near Roslazny, the players deliver the first of several intended performances - only for a staged murder to become very real. Vassily starts a homicide investigation in conjunction with his boss, the mercurial Captain Zemsky, but both are baffled when another murder follows on the heels of the first. Old-school Zemsky bans Olga from joining the investigation - but she soon makes vital discoveries that point towards something deeper and more worrying than the murders alone. Further afield, a rival author emerges to steal Olga s crown, while back in Roslazny Olga begins to suspect that Vassily s wife Rozalina might be hiding secrets of her own. With chaos striking Roslazny, can Olga solve the murders, save her literary career, and settle Rozalina s identity before she loses Vassily forever?Praise for C J Farrington The book is an absolute delight, evocative equally of the frozen steppes, bad vodka and worse sausage, and full of larger than life characters. Olga Pushkin is an endearing protagonist, who is hopefully set for a series as long as the Trans Siberian Railway. L C Tyler Written with a warmth that would thaw Siberia, this intriguing but charming murder mystery is packed with psychological depth and wonderfully-drawn characters. It also features the best hedgehog I ve met in a novel. Eleanor Ray

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The First Murder On Mars - Sam Wilson

THE MARTAIN meets THE EXPANSE in this page turning debut science-fiction mysteryMARS, 2034A place of hope, freedom, and the dream of a better future on their new home. The year of the first human born on the red planet.MARS, 2103A place of division, suspicion and fear.The year when the truth will come about. ****This is the story of the first human being born on Mars: Rose Fuller, who saw a better future than the one that came to pass. And Dylan Ward, a woman raised in the vast wilderness of the frontier, who will find her way back to it. It s a story about a man who went missing, and the man who wants to find out what he knew.It s a story about what makes us human - and how we might live once we leave our home.The story of the first murder on Mars. ****PRAISE FOR THE FIRST MURDER ON MARS: A fiercely intelligent, wholly engaging thrill-ride of a novel that sucks you in like a black hole SARAH LOTZ, author of THE THREE Fast and sharp and very of-our-time LAUREN BEUKES, author of THE SHINING GIRLS A wild rover ride across the red planet which is somehow both exhilarating and deeply thoughtful about how societies are built, captured and liberated. It s meticulously researched, vividly imagined and moves faster than a spaceship. I bloody adored this book SAM BECKBESSINGER, co-author of GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE Fuses inventive sci-fi, Martian secrets and the whodunnit into an ingenious, thought-provoking and heart-pounding page-turner DALE HALVORSEN, coo-author of GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE A generation-spanning epic, this is science fiction at its best. Wilson knows that human nature will follow us anywhere - even Mars ALEX CONVERY, screenwriter of AIR 2023 ****PRAISE FOR SAM WILSON S ZODIAC: A bold storyteller with an amazing mind LAUREN BEUKES, author of The Shining Girls A brilliant, original and gripping thriller. I m struggling to think of a reader who won t love this SARAH LOTZ, author of THE THREE Impeccable storytelling. Undoubtedly a book which works both on the level of its intriguing high concept and sheer narrative nous. BARRY FORSHAW, author of NORDIC NOIR

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The Sense of Style - Steven Pinker

Steven Pinker, the bestselling author of The Language Instinct, deploys his gift for explaining big ideas in The Sense of Style - an entertaining writing guide for the 21st centuryWhat is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? In this funny, thoughtful book about the modern art of writing, Steven Pinker shows us why we all need a sense of style.More than ever before, the currency of our social and cultural lives is the written word, from Twitter and texting to blogs, e-readers and old-fashioned books. But most style guides fail to prepare people for the challenges of writing in the 21st century, portraying it as a minefield of grievous errors rather than a form of pleasurable mastery. They fail to deal with an inescapable fact about language: it changes over time, adapted by millions of writers and speakers to their needs. Confusing changes in the world with moral decline, every generation believes the kids today are degrading society and taking language with it. A guide for the new millennium, writes Steven Pinker, has to be different.Drawing on the latest research in linguistics and cognitive science, Steven Pinker replaces the recycled dogma of previous style guides with reason and evidence. This thinking person s guide to good writing shows why style still matters: in communicating effectively, in enhancing the spread of ideas, in earning a reader s trust and, not least, in adding beauty to the world. Eye-opening, mind-expanding and cheerful, The Sense of Style shows that good style is part of what it means to be human.

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Roman Blood - Steven Saylor

A thrilling puzzle from the ancient world with real historical characters and based on a case in Cicero s Orations - Roman Blood is a perfect blend of mystery and history by a brilliant storyteller.On an unseasonably warm spring morning in 80BC, Gordianus the Finder is summoned to the house of Cicero, a young advocate and orator preparing his first important case. His client is Umbrian landowner, Sextus Roscius, accused of the unforgivable: the murder of his own father.Gordianus agrees to investigate the crime - in a society fire with deceit, betrayl and conspiracy, where neither citizen nor slave can be trusted to speak the truth. But even Gordianus is not prepared for the spectacularly dangerous fireworks that attend the resolution of this ugly, delicate case...

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Rubicon - Steven Saylor

A story of murder and duplicity during the Roman civil war featuring Gordianus the Finder.Caesar and his troops have crossed teh Rubicon and ar marching on Rome. Pompey his rival, is preparing to flee south with his loyal troops, leaving the city unguarded and ungoverned. Before Pompey leaves Rome, however, his cousiin and protege is found dead, garotted in Gordianus s garden. Enraged, Pompey demands that Gordianus discover and name the killer.With one son a trusted aide of Caesar and his son-in-law held as hostage by Pompey, Gordianus faces a personal crisis: he must learn the secrets of the dead man and reveal a murderer to protect his own family from being crushed by the opposing forces that will forever change the Roman world.

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On the Way Home - Jill Murphyová

Filled with a little girl s inventive stories, On the Way Home is by Jill Murphy, the author and illustrator of the bestselling Peace at Last and Whatever Next!Claire has hurt her knee so she sets off home to tell her mum all about it. On the way she meets her friends and tells them how the fall happened. But just how did it happen . . .? Was she dropped by a wolf, a slithering snake, an enormous dragon or a hairy gorilla?!On the Way Home is a fantastic journey of the imagination that every child who tells the occasional tall tale will relate to!

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