close to the bone stuart macbride

The eighth Logan McRae novel in the No.1 bestselling crime series from Stuart MacBride.Every murder tells a story. But not every victim tells the truth. â ˜A terrific writer â ¦ McRae is a delightâ ™ The TimesSticks and stones may break your bonesâ ¦The first body is chained to a stake: strangled, and stabbed, with a burning tyre around its neck. But is this a gangland execution or something much darker?Someoneâ ™s leaving little knots of bones on DI Logan McRaeâ ™s doorstep, but heâ ™s got bigger concerns. Rival drug gangs are fighting over product and territory; two teenage lovers are missing; someoneâ ™s crippling Asian immigrants; and Loganâ ™s been lumbered with an ambitious new Detective Sergeant and gained the unwelcome attention of the local crime boss.When another body turns up, the similarities between these murders and the plot of a bestselling novel seem like more than just a coincidence. And perhaps those little knots of bones are more important than they lookâ ¦

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Lush, complex, and close to the bone, The Decadence filled me with horror in the best way Krystelle Bamford, author of Idle Grounds A genuinely creepy and evocative contemporary ghost story . . . this novel intrigues and unsettles Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti An exquisitely claustrophobic exploration of the places we do and don t belong . . . this is a triumph of the queer gothic Jane Flett, author of FreakslawAt the height of lockdown, a group of flailing twenty-something friends makes an illicit break for freedom.A grand country house stands empty. Once the home of Theo s great uncle, it seems like the perfect place to get high and hang out in the spring sunshine, as they eschew adult responsibilities.Since meeting as teenagers, rifts have grown amongst the group. Even as they are determined to enjoy themselves, tensions cast shadows between them - politics, sex and lies. The house, too, has its own dark history and exudes a palpable sense of menace.Where do the drugs end and the supernatural begin? Will anger and jealousy tear the friends apart, or will it be more ominous forces? Their stay at Holt House will change them all . . . The Decadence is both a deeply unnerving read and a sly commentary on the skeletons in Britain s closet Victoria Gosling, author of Bliss Blunder Lush, sinister, and blackly funny ... Rich, intelligent prose underpins delicate exploration of some of our most profound moral quandaries Kate Collins, author of A Good House for Children

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From Jeannette Walls, the bestselling author of The Glass Castle, a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Prohibition-era VirginiaMost folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who’d amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the twentieth century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother, who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie is the Duke #39;s daughter, sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is his mother’s son, timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out. Nine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in the family. That’s a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts the secrets and scandals that hide in the shadows of the Big House, navigates the factions in the family and town, and finally comes into her own as a bold, sometimes reckless bootlegger. #39;Jeannette Walls created my new favorite hero in her protagonist, Sallie Kincaid. Sallie is sharp, bold, unflinching, and humorous despite, or maybe because of, her hardships. #39; — Jennette McCurdy, bestselling author of I’m Glad My Mom Died #39;Hang the Moon is Jeannette Walls #39;s masterwork. Epic in scope, the novel is a thrill ride through Prohibition and change in the American South . . . The prose is so elegant and so close to the bone you feel Sallie #39;s heartbeat. Glorious. #39; ― Adriana Trigiani, author of The Good Left Undone #39;Does what all good books should: it affirms our faith in the human spirit. #39; ― Dani Shapiro on The Glass Castle #39;Like J.D. Salinger or Hemingway before her, Jeannette Walls has the talent of knowing exactly how to let a story tell itself. #39; ― Sunday Independent on The Glass Castle

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A bestseller from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. The seventh DS Logan McRae thriller is a gripping page-turner in which fame and fortune crash head-on with crime and punishment.No suspects. No clues. No rest for the wicked. You will raise money for the safe return of Alison and Jenny McGregor. If you raise enough money within fourteen days they will be released. If not, Jenny will be killed. Aberdeen s own mother-daughter singing sensation are through to the semi-finals of TV smash-hit Britain s Next Big Star. But their reality-TV dream has turned into a real-life nightmare.The ransom demand appears in all the papers, on the TV, and the internet, telling the nation to dig deep if they want to keep Alison and Jenny alive.Time is running out, but DS Logan McRae and his colleagues have nothing to go on: the kidnappers haven t left a single piece of forensic evidence and there are no witnesses.It looks as if the price of fame just got a lot higherâ ¦

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Twelve years. Twelve dead girls. Thirteen will be unlucky for some.The Number One bestselling crime thriller from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. A bloody, brilliant and brutal story of murder, kidnap and revenge.Detective Constable Ash Henderson has a dark secretâ ¦Five years ago his daughter, Rebecca, went missing on the eve of her thirteenth birthday. A year later the first card arrived: home-made, with a Polaroid picture stuck to the front â “ Rebecca, strapped to a chair, gagged and terrified. Every year another card: each one worse than the last.The tabloids call him â ˜The Birthday Boyâ ™. Heâ ™s been snatching girls for twelve years, always just before their thirteenth birthday, killing them slowly, then torturing their families with his homemade cards.But Ash hasnâ ™t told anyone what really happened to Rebecca â “ they all think she ran away â “ because if anyone finds out, heâ ™ll be taken off the investigation. And heâ ™s sacrificed too much to give up before his daughterâ ™s murderer gets what he deservesâ ¦

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A heart-stopping crime thriller and the fourth consecutive No. 1 Bestseller from the author of the Logan McRae series and Birthdays for the Dead.Heâ ™s backâ ¦Eight years ago, â ˜The Inside Manâ ™ murdered four women and left three more in critical condition â “ all of them with their stomachs slit open and a plastic doll stitched inside.And then the killer just â ¦ disappeared.Ash Henderson was a Detective Inspector on the initial investigation, but a lot can change in eight years. His family has been destroyed, his career is in tatters, and one of Oldcastleâ ™s most vicious criminals is making sure he spends the rest of his life in prison.Now a nurse has turned up dead, a plastic doll buried beneath her skin, and it looks as if Ash might finally get a shot at redemption. At earning his freedom.At revenge.

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Two detectives under fire. One missing student. No answers.Chaos breaks out as DS Gabe Martin leaves Southampton Crown Court. Gunshots ring out. She and DI Juliet Stern are hit. The culprit disappears without a trace.Despite her injuries, Gabe is determined to work. She s assigned to the search for missing art student Henry Garside. As she delves into his case, it becomes clear nothing about the investigation is as it seems.Is Henry⠙s disappearance an isolated incident? Was the shooting a simple act of retribution ⠓ or is there some far bigger and more sinister at play? When Juliet asks for her help in the search for their shooter, Gabe feels powerless to refuse, even if it means meddling where she shouldn t. Increasingly caught between her loyalty to Juliet and her job, Gabe becomes dangerously close to crossing a line...A gripping immersive crime thriller from an exciting new talent. Perfect for fans of Cara Hunter and Susie Steiner.Praise for Close to the Edge ⠘One of the best new crime fiction series around. A storming, breathless book written with Britton⠙s fresh, engaging style. I⠙m hooked on this series⠙ Daniel Aubrey⠘A tense, clever, original crime thriller that I really couldn⠙t put down⠙ Mary Grand⠘Martin Stern are a fabulous detective duo: quirky, real, and the perfect investigators for Anna Britton⠙s vivid, tense and gritty detective series⠙ Daniel Sellers⠘An excellent crime procedural that builds on the outstanding debut Shot in the Dark. Britton is a wonderful storyteller⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘Another amazing book! So unique and interesting I haven⠙t stopped raving about it. Detective books are my all time favourite and this series is one of the best I⠙ve read⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘I ve been waiting for this book with baited breath since the first one and I was not disappointed. I love Anna⠙s writing, and this book is packed full of twists and turns to keep you guessing⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘An exciting, well-written read which gripped me right from the start! I was totally hooked on the brilliant plotting, the characterisation is believable and I liked the dynamics within the team⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘An unputdownable read with lots of twists and turns. All the threads are woven to a dramatic conclusion. When is book 3 out please?⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘I was hooked from the outset and binged this one! I really recommend for anyone who loves this genre⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘Did I stay up until way past midnight to finish reading this? Yes. Regrets? None. Close to the Edge hit every mark I had hoped for it to achieve! I cannot wait for book three⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review

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This amusing, revealing, and entertaining romp through the confused and controversial history of the UFO craze is a must for believers and skeptics alike. Shockingly Close to the Truth! is the first and only comprehensive tell-all history of ufology from two men who have been at the center of this cultlike movement for close to half a century. James W. Moseley conveys the fun he has had over the years pursuing tall tales and purported evidence of visitors from outer space. As the creator of the newsletter Saucer Smear--the source on the follies, foibles, fads, and feuds of ufology--Moseley has the inside scoop on the amazing world of serious UFO sleuths and wigged-out saucer fiends. His co-author, Karl T. Pflock, has been tracking reports of unidentified flying objects for close to half a century and has written the most thorough investigation of the Roswell incident ever done.For Moseley it all began as a lark in 1953 when he drove across country and interviewed almost 100 UFO experts and eyewitnesses, including former president Harry S Truman. After all these years, his account of this journey is here published for the first time, a goldmine for anyone interested in modern social and ufological history. He also talks candidly about his encounters with and assessments of leading UFO personalities, including Budd Hopkins, George Adamski, J. Allen Hynek, and many others. In addition, he reveals the whole truth behind the infamous Straith letter hoax, the real origins of the Men in Black, and the true story of George Adamski s alleged 1952 encounter with a man from Venus. Along the way he recounts his incredible adventures as a grave robber of pre-Columbian artifacts in Peru (Move over Indiana Jones!), to which there is also a bizarre UFO connection. Complementing the exuberant narrative are many original photos of famous persons and events from Moseley s private collection, plus facsimile reproductions of the Straith letter and the complete October 1957 special Adamski expose issue of Smear s predecessor, Saucer News. A feast for UFO buffs this book will also interest students of popular culture, social trends, and the psychology of belief.

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Our Flag Means Death meets Six of Crows in Running Close to the Wind, a queer pirate adventure from the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland.⠘Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp⠙ ⠓ Freya Marske, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Arasti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world ⠓ and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea.To find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must work with his on-again, off-again ex, the pirate Captain Teveri az-Haffar. Together, they will have to risk journeying to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls.The only things in their way?A calculating new Arasti ambassador to the Isles . . .Brother Julian, a beautiful, mysterious new member of the crew with secrets of his own . . .. . . And the fact that they⠙re sailing straight into sea-serpent breeding season and almost certain doom.But if they can find a way to survive and sell the secret on the black market, they⠙ll all be as wealthy as kings ⠓ and, more importantly, they⠙ll be legends . . .⠘Uproariously funny, exquisitely witty, brimming with buckling of swashes and scuttling of butts⠙ ⠓ Premee Mohamed, Nebula Award-winning author of Beneath the Rising

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I am glad I am alive to witness these things; giving words to this life of sensations is a relief. Smell the flowers while you can.Close to the Knives is the artist, writer and activist David Wojnarowicz s extraordinary memoir. Filthy, beautiful, and sharp to the point of piercing, it is both an exploration of the world seen through the eyes of an artist, and a moving portrait of a generation living, grieving, and dying through the AIDS crisis. It is a triumphant hymn of resistance, and a dizzying celebration of the joys of seeing and living in the world.

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Pete Goss became a national and international hero when he rescued French yachtsman Raphael Dinelli as his boat sank beneath him in the round-the-world single-handed sailing race, the Vendee Globe, on Christmas Day 1996. In doing so Pete scuppered his own chances in the race but was awarded the Legion d Honneur by France s president and made a friend for life in Dinelli. Close to the Wind is his own story of the race and its dramas, his revolutionary boat, Aqua Quorum, his thoughts and emotions during four months of solitude at sea, the extraordinary surgery that he had to perform on his own elbow and the aftermath of the rescue in the Southern Ocean.

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Our Flag Means Death meets Six of Crows in this queer pirate adventure from the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron. Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp ⠓ Freya Marske, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Arashti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world ⠓ and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea.To find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must work with his on-again, off-again ex, the pirate Captain Teveri az-Haffar. Together, they will have to risk journeying to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls. The only things in their way? A calculating new Arashti ambassador to the Isles; Brother Julian, a beautiful, mysterious new member of the crew with secrets of his own; and the fact that they⠙re sailing straight into sea serpent breeding season and almost certain doom.But if they can find a way to survive and sell the secret on the black market, they⠙ll all be as wealthy as kings ⠓ and, more importantly, they⠙ll be legends . . . Uproariously funny, exquisitely witty, brimming with buckling of swashes and scuttling of butts ⠓ Premee Mohamed, Nebula Award-winning author of Beneath the Rising

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On February 15, 2010, Joseph McStay, his wife Summer, and their two young sons were reported missing from their new home in San Diego County. They left eggs and fruit rotting on the counter. Their Dodge truck sat in the driveway. Their dogs were abandoned outside without food. But investigators found no blood, signs of a struggle, or clues to their whereabouts. Did the family take an unannounced vacation? Were they running away from personal problems? Or were they victims of foul play? Nearly four years later, a motorcyclist found the McStays remains in and around two shallow graves, one hundred miles away in the Mojave Desert. Their skulls showed signs of blunt-force trauma, likely due to the sledgehammer buried with them. Authorities focused on Charles Chase Merritt, a close friend and subcontractor for Joseph s company. Despite a lack of physical evidence, scenarios that defied logic, and numerous unanswered questions, prosecutors convinced a jury of Merritt s guilt. After an emotional sentencing hearing, the judge imposed the death penalty. But did another possible suspect, who was ignored by investigators and ducked a subpoena to testify, get away with murder? In this twisting, deeply researched true-crime mystery, New York Times bestselling investigative journalist Caitlin Rother hunts for answers to reveal the truth behind a heinous crime that became a nation s obsession, with a controversial trial in its wake, and lingering questions of justice.

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Conservationist, scholar, soldier, white hunter and fabled lover - Denys Finch Hatton was an aristocrat of leonine nonchalance. After a dazzling career at Eton and Oxford, he sailed in 1910 for British East Africa - still then the land of the pioneer. Sara Wheeler reveals the truth behind his love affairs with the glamorous aviatrix Beryl Markham, and - famously - with Karen Blixen, a romance immortalised in her memoir Out of Africa. No one who ever met him , his Times obituary concluded, whether man or woman, old or young, white or black, failed to come under his spell .

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A cult classic memoir of the internet revolution, written by a female programmer living in San Francisco.

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Hudební CD - 40 Trips Around the Sun je album největších hitů americké rockové skupiny Toto vydané 9. února 2018. Album bylo vydáno u příležitosti 40. výročí debutového stejnojmenného alba Toto (1978). 40 Trips Around the Sun je album největších hitů americké rockové skupiny Toto vydané 9. února 2018. Album bylo vydáno u příležitosti 40. výročí debutového stejnojmenného alba Toto (1978). Rok vydání : 2018 (kompilace) Seznam stop CD Alone / Spanish Sea / I #039;ll Supply the Love / I #039;ll Be Over You / Stranger In Town / 99 / Struck By Lightning / Pamela / Afraid of Love / I Won #039;t Hold You Back / Jake to the Bone / Stop Loving You / Lea / Hold the Line / Georgy Porgy / Rosanna / Africa

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Told for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you ve never heard of . . .??????? A tour-de-force of Tudor history. Remarkable DAN JONES Exciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining history SUNDAY TIMES This is riveting stuff: death, desire, power and scandal SPECTATOR A twist on the Tudors . . . Enormously entertaining - a sheer joy to read THE TIMES________Was the House of Dudley out to steal the throne?This was the question on the mind of Elizabeth I s courtiers when a forbidden book accused generations of the Dudley family of poisonings, plottings, murders, treason, incitement and other evil stratagems. For decades, the Dudleys had been close to the throne, rising from nobodies to the land s highest offices.Under Henrys VII and VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and, finally, Elizabeth, they risked execution and imprisonment as they audaciously stole, murdered and swindled in the name of the monarch.But were they loyally protecting the crown, or did they secretly covet it for themselves?________A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 ACCORDING TO THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND HISTORY TODAY A pacy narrative, vividly written, makes you want to read on and on. Joanne Paul is a major new talent in the field ALISON WEIR Breathes new life into an old and familiar Tudor story . . . It s delightful, a joy to read THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE WEEK A thrilling and deeply researched study of power and conspiracy: the rise and fall of the other Tudor dynasty. The House of Dudley illuminates the fascinating men and women who almost became kings and queens in their own right SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE Rich and compelling. Conjures up the look and feel of Tudor life . . . You will find yourself drawn in, fascinated, and richly informed TELEGRAPH Vivid, innovative and authoritative. I could not recommend The House of Dudley more highly. It s a real lesson in how to revitalise the writing of Tudor history SARAH GRISTWOOD A full-blooded affair, as good on the horrors of war as it is on the soft power of the Dudley women, and written in a lively, episodic style that presents each Dudley as a foil to the monarch they served JESSIE CHILDS An enthralling read told by Paul with great verve and an eye for the telling detail LITERARY REVIEW The crowning jewel in its genre . . . I can t recommend this book enough. Unputdownable LINDSEY FITZHARRIS When reading Joanne Paul s lively history of the house of Dudley, it is impossible not to be reminded of Hilary Mantel s Wolf Hall trilogy MAIL ON SUNDAY*The House of Dudley: Named one of The Times Books of the Year 2022*

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Kniha - autor Timothy Snyder, 462 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Timothy Snyder, 462 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná We have come to see the Holocaust as a factory of death, organised by bureaucrats. Yet by the time the gas chambers became operation more than a million European Jews were already dead: shot at close range over pits and ravines. They had been murdered in the lawless killing zones created by the German colonial war in the East, many on the fertile black earth that the Nazis believed would feed the German people.It comforts us to believe that the Holocaust was a unique event. But as Timothy Snyder shows, we have missed basic lessons of the history of the Holocaust, and some of our beliefs are frighteningly close to the ecological panic that Hitler expressed in the 1920s. As ideological and environmental challenges to the world order mount, our societies might be more vulnerable than we would like to think.Timothy...

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This Christmas, the hunters become the hunted... When four trail hunters go missing in the fells of Cumbria on Christmas Eve, the race is on to find them before nightfall - when the temperature plummets. After hours of searching, the first body is found... Not frozen in the snow, but brutally murdered and bearing a warning:the real hunt has begun. As a snowstorm descends, three lives hang in the balance. But can the killer be caught before the trail goes cold? From the master of Christmas crime comes a thriller that will chill you to the bone this Winter, perfect for fans of James Patterson, Clare Mackintosh and anyone who prefers their mince pies with a side of murder. Readers are gripped by The Night Before Christmas: This is by far the best book I ve read all year. Top marks for storyline, pace and setting. Alex Pine always delivers a cracking Christmas treat. As far as I m concerned the festive season would no longer be the same without a dose of Christmas crime in Cumbria! Reader Review Such a breath of wintery fresh air to the thriller genre. Reader Review This is the kind of book where you say just one more chapter, and before you know it, you have finished it. Reader Review I was desperate to get into this ... I was not one bit disappointed. It was fast paced and exciting. I found it hard to put it down. Reader Review I raced through it this weekend. Such a smart idea: twisty, warped, credible, brilliantly plotted and compelling. Deserves to be such a hit. Reader Review Loved this festive crime thriller. Gorgeous Lake District setting but with a very dark storyline. Excellent characters and fast paced. Reader Review A fast paced storyline with plenty of red herrings to keep you guessing how it will all come together. Reader Review Definitely worth reading on a cold night, maybe as the snow falls outside. Reader Review

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From the Sunday Times bestselling authorTWO S COMPANY, THREE S MURDER I loved it! GILLIAN McALLISTER Nobody writes psychopaths like Swanson. MARK EDWARDSWhen private detective and former cop Henry Kimball is hired to investigate a cheating husband, he senses all is not quite what it seems, and before he knows it he s gotten far too close to the other woman.As the case rapidly gets ever more dangerous, he s forced to turn to the only person he can trust, the sociopathic Lily Kintner, the woman who once stabbed him, but with whom he shares a peculiar bond. Swanson has made me fall in love with plot twists again. DOUG JOHNSTONEReaders are gripped by The Kind Worth Saving***** Definitely one of the best books of the year! ***** Wickedly delicious! ***** A thrilling, gripping book that will keep you on the edge of your seat. ***** Fantastically twisty ***** Wow, this was a nonstop whirlwind! ***** Oh my goodness I couldn t put it down

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A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker You must be our new neighbors! Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter s hand and smile back: but the second Mrs.Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home.My past is far, far behind us. And I ll do anything to keep it that wayâ ¦I used to clean other people s housesâ ”now, I can t believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play.My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve. Even though I m wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it s our chance to make friends.Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it s like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chillsâ ¦The Lowells maid isn t the only strange thing on our street.I m sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?I thought I d left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?From New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the next instalment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling Housemaid series. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.

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New 2025 edition of the popular self-help guide, with a brand new cover look!⠜What⠙s this you⠙re writing?⠦ asked Pooh, climbing onto the writing table.⠜The Tao of Pooh,⠦ I replied.⠜The how of Pooh?⠦ asked Pooh, smudging one of the words I had just written.⠜The Tao of Pooh,⠦ I replied, poking his paw away with my pencil.⠜It seems more like ow! of Pooh,⠦ said Pooh, rubbing his paw.⠜Well, it⠙s not,⠦ I replied huffily.⠜What⠙s it about?⠦ asked Pooh, leaning forward and smearing another word.⠜It⠙s about how to stay happy and calm under all circumstances!⠦ I yelled.⠜Have you read it?⠦ asked Pooh⠦⠦Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world s most beloved bear, and Pooh s Way, as Benjamin Hoff brilliantly demonstrates, seems strangely close to the ancient Chinese principles of Taoism.Follow the Pooh Way in this humorous and enlightening introduction to Taoism, with classic decorations by E.H.Shepard throughout. Over a million copies sold.Have you collected all the classic Winnie-the-Pooh stories and poetry collections:Winnie-the-PoohThe House at Pooh CornerWhen We Were Very YoungNow We Are SixReturn to the Hundred Acre WoodThe Best Bear in All the WorldOnce There Was a BearTales from the ForestWinter in the Wood

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⠘HELP! I am addicted to this series! Unputdownable⠙ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Chilling truths are buried in this snow⠦When a body dressed in a Santa Claus suit appears in the snow just outside a small village in Cumbria, DCI James Walker is the first to appear on the scene. Almost a year has passed since something so tragic has happened in the close-knit community, and James is hopeful that it⠙s just an accidental death.But when he uncovers the body, he discovers something that chills him to the bone. The man, a former police officer, was murdered. And it⠙s not long before another body appears.Time is ticking as James races to uncover the killer⠙s next victim, before they strike again. But can James find them before the snow washes away the evidence?From the master of wintery crime, comes a thriller that will chill you to the bone⠦Readers can t put down The Killer in the Cold: You know winter is coming when the latest Alex Pine novel drops Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is my favourite book in the series Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a fantastic book⠦the killer is a surprise! Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Boston, 1926. Francis Thurston goes through documents left behind by his grandfather s brother, recently deceased under mysterious circumstances. He soon discovers the existence of a cult that worships ancient and unspeakable horrors. Mysterious murders, blood rituals in the depths of the Louisiana swamps, artists who descend into insanity after nightmarish visions, and a Cyclopean city that rises from the sea. Step by step, Thurston realizes that his relative s research got too close to the truth. In the shadows, there are those who want to wake the sleeping god Cthulhu in order to spread madness and destruction over the entire world. The stars are right. Is the end near? H.P. Lovecraft s The Call of Cthulhu, first published in 1928, is one of the greatest classics of American horror literature. Cthulhu himself, dreaming and waiting at the bottom of the sea, became a symbol for the entire mythology that Lovecraft created. François Baranger, an illustrator who has previously worked in film and games, was fascinated early on by Lovecraft s creatures and visions which populated the darkest recesses of fantasy. In this book, he has taken on the work of illustrating Lovecraft s most iconic novel.

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THE SELECTION changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. Now, only one will claim Prince Maxonâ ™s heartâ ¦Itâ ™s swoon meets the Hunger Games in the third instalment of THE SELECTION series!For the four girls who remain at the palace, the friendships theyâ ™ve formed, rivalries theyâ ™ve struggled with and dangers theyâ ™ve faced have bound them to each other for the rest of their lives.Now, the time has come for one winner to be chosen.America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown â “ or to Prince Maxonâ ™s heart. But as the competition approaches its end and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realises just how much she stands to lose â “ and how hard sheâ ™ll have to fight for the future she wants.The breathtaking third title in THE SELECTION series will make you swoon!

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The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike: Robin Stevens.March 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up children as spies - because grown-ups always underestimate them. Enter May, Eric and Nuala: courageous, smart, and the Ministry s newest recruits.May s big sister Hazel has arranged for them to stay on a quiet street close to the Ministry, home to an unlikely collection of people thrown together by the war. And it is in the basement of the bombed-out house at the end of that street that they discover something mysterious. Something that was not there when the Blitz wreckage was first combed through. Something that has been placed there recently. A body...Could this be the missing Ministry spy that Daisy Wells is on a dangerous mission in France to find? Or could it be someone else - someone a resident of the street wanted silenced . . . ?

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The extraordinary, prescient New York Times bestseller - a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it s one written in the past that has already begun to come true. This is what makes Parable of the Sower even more impressive than it was when first published GLORIA STEINEM Unnervingly prescient and wise YAA GYASIWe are coming apart. We re a rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.America is a place of chaos, where violence rules and only the rich and powerful are safe. Lauren Olamina, a young woman with the extraordinary power to feel the pain of others as her own, records everything she sees of this broken world in her journal.Then, one terrible night, everything alters beyond recognition, and Lauren must make her voice heard for the sake of those she loves.Soon, her vision becomes reality and her dreams of a better way to live gain the power to change humanity forever.Lauren s story continues in Parable of the Talents.PRAISE FOR OCTAVIA E. BUTLER In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time... for sheer peculiar prescience, Butler s novel may be unmatched NEW YORKER Butler s prose, always pared back to the bone, delineates the painful paradoxes of metamorphosis with compelling precision GUARDIAN Octavia Butler was a visionary VIOLA DAVIS One of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had JUNOT DIAZ An icon of the Afrofuturism world, envisioning literary realms that placed black characters front and center VANITY FAIR Butler writes with such a familiarity that the alien is welcome and intriguing. She really artfully exposes our human impulse to self-destruct LUPITA NYONG O

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Ada has lived close to the great rainforest for her whole life, helping her beloved Papa Eze to heal fello villagers when they fall sick. But when Papa Eze himself becomes ill, he knows he must tell Ada the truth about her real identity ⠓ something he has kept hidden to protect his daughter from danger. Ada must now travel deep into the forest and discover the ancient Edo kingdom of Benin, connect with her past and to use everything within her power to heal the terrible divisions that are tearing the kingdom apart. Pursued by those who want her dead, Ada sets off on a journey which will test her strength to the limit ⠓ with just her friends, the guidance of her ancestors and her own self-belief to help her.Children of the Benin Kingdom is fast paced adventure story, set in one of Africa⠙s most fascinating civilisations, the Edo Kingdom of Benin. Written by British Nigerian author Dinah Orji, the book appeals to any child that likes to be transported to another world and is about friendship, loyalty and the bonds of family. The story is rich in historical detail and the cultural traditions of West Africa and as accurate historical fiction it is also perfect for celebrating Black history.Reviews This is a gripping adventure story that offers something fresh and original to the middle grade historical fiction market. Books for Topics, children⠙s fiction reviews blog⠜A riveting historical adventure⠦ as much about friendship and loyalty and the bonds of family as a quest for identity. Books for Keeps, children⠙s fiction magazine⠜When reading this book, you become completely absorbed into the culture of the West African people ⠦ because the story is rich and gripping.⠝ Reading Zone, children⠙s fiction reviews blog

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My grip on the steering wheel tightens, my knuckles turning white as I navigate each dangerous curve of the dark Irish road. The cliff edge looms ahead and my babyâ ™s cries suddenly pierces the silence, sharp and relentless. I reach back to her, taking my eye off the road for just a moment. There is a terrifying crash of tearing metal before everything goes black. Iâ ™m so looking forward to meeting Aunt Maura, my motherâ ™s twin sister who lives on the rugged west coast of Ireland. With my own mother dying so suddenly, and my sweet baby daughter arriving, I need family around me. But instead of arriving at Mauraâ ™s house safe and sound, I wake up in hospital, badly injured. Then I remember the crash. Where is my baby? Maura hands my little girl to me, and I hold her tight. I look closely at my babyâ ™s precious face and something has changed, but Maura reassures me I just need time to recover. Iâ ™m so grateful to Maura for looking after us, but am I losing my mind? Have I made a terrible mistake coming here? And every day, Iâ ™m remembering a little more about the night of the accident. I remember Mauraâ ™s face, even though my aunt swears she wasnâ ™t there. Why is Maura lying to me, whatâ ™s wrong with my baby? What really happened that night? Praise for Caroline Mitchell: â ˜The tension built up and up . . . I devoured every page.â ™ â ”Mel Sherratt â ˜Fast-paced, twisty, and chilled me to the bone . . . I loved every minute of it!â ™ â ”Robert Bryndza â ˜The very definition of a page-turner.â ™ â ”John Marrs â ˜For me, this book had everything . . . there was nothing more I could have asked for.â ™ â ”Angela Marsons

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Radicalized in prisons, recruited and trained to be deadly assassins, theyâ ™re invisible, working menial jobs no one notices. A silent army is assembled to avenge the martyrs killed by US drones. The plan is to publicly kill a long list of VIPs, starting with someone close to the American president. Before the killing begins, Adam Drake, an attorney and former Delta Force Tier 1 operator, is assigned to a CEO of a defense contractor, whose assistant was murdered in his office. Drake becomes suspicious of the IT security firm that has access to the building. When the FBI ignores his warning, heâ ™s forced to rely on his own skills to protect the Secretary of Homeland Security and his client from attack during a public ceremony. Now the assassins add Drake to their list, targeting him and the only family he has left. A fast-paced, action-packed thriller with a plot that could be tomorrow s headline. ________________________________________________________Praise for the Adam Drake series:5 out of 5 Stars - Nonstop action5 out of 5 Stars - This novel will make you think about the future of America. 5 out of 5 Stars - Timely and realistic. Tight, excellent writing with attention to detail. 5 out of 5 Stars - A Chilling and Realistic Story5 out of 5 Stars - Outstanding Novel

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#39;Hellishly good fun #39; The Times ‘A blackly funny twist on the Country House mystery, with bodies and wit galore’ John ConnollyAnd Then There Were None meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.Ten strangers. An old dark house. A killer picking them off one by one. And a missing girl who #39;s running out of time . . . Ten strangers wake up inside an old, locked house. They have no recollection of how they got there. In order to escape, they have to solve the disappearance of a young woman. But a killer also stalks the halls of the house, and soon the body count starts to rise. Who are these strangers? Why were they chosen? Why would someone want to kill them? And who – or what – is the Beast in the Cellar? Forget what you think you know.Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust THE OTHER PEOPLE? ‘The Other People chilled me to the bone, made me laugh out loud – and everything in between. This devilishly clever mystery holds you captive from its explosive opening, right up to its shocking final pages. I never saw the twist coming, yet it made perfect sense. Brilliant!’ Alison Gaylin, bestselling author of We Are Watching

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COLLECTIVE WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEâ ˜This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades: the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for the human spiritâ ™ Adam NicolsonOver the course of a year, leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather-ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and Ireland from north to south: every cove, sound, inlet, island.The idea was to travel slowly and close to the water: in touch with both the natural world and the histories of communities on Atlantic coastlines. The story of his journey is one of staggering adventure, range and beauty. For too long, Gange argues, the significance of coasts has been underestimated, and the potential of small boats as tools to make sense of these histories rarely explored. This book seeks to put that imbalance right.Paddling alone in sun and storms, among dozens of whales and countless seabirds, Gange and his kayak travelled through a Shetland summer, Scottish winter and Irish spring before reaching Wales and Cornwall. Sitting low in the water, as did millions in eras when coasts were the main arteries of trade and communication, Gange describes, in captivating prose and loving detail, the experiences of kayaking, coastal living and historical discovery.Drawing on the archives of islands and coastal towns, as well as their vast poetic literatures in many languages, he shows that the neglected histories of these stunning regions are of real importance in understanding both the past and future of the whole archipelago. It is a history of Britain and Ireland like no other.

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â ˜This complex, compelling tale is told with simplicity and grace - The TimesA story of courage and adventure, set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers.For millennia the location of the Nile River s headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the mid-19th century, Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for Britain. Burton spoke twenty-nine languages, and was a decorated soldier. He was also mercurial, subtle, and an iconoclastic atheist. Speke was a young aristocrat and Army officer determined to make his mark, Burtonâ ™s opposite in temperament and beliefs.From the start the two men clashed. They would endure tremendous hardship, illness, and constant setbacks. Two years in, deep in the African interior, Burton became too sick to press on, but Speke did, and claimed he found the source in a great lake that he christened Lake Victoria. When they returned to England, the two became sworn enemies.Yet there was a third man on both expeditions, his name obscured by imperial annals, whose exploits were even more extraordinary. This was Sidi Mubarak Bombay, who was enslaved and shipped from his home village in East Africa to India. When the man who purchased him died, he made his way into the local Sultanâ ™s army, and eventually travelled back to Africa, where he used his resourcefulness, linguistic prowess and raw courage to forge a living as a guide. Without Bombay and men like him, who led, carried, and protected the expedition, neither Englishman would have come close to the headwaters of the Nile, or perhaps even survived.

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Presenting the complete TMNT stories in recommended reading order, including one-shots, crossovers, and event series. Everything a beginner could need, everything a diehard could want.Old Hob, Slash, and their crew have become a force to be reckoned with, and, when someone close to the group is kidnapped, the Mutanimals end up on an adventure more wild and dangerous than they could ever have imagined. Then, the Turtles return from Burnow Island to find unimaginable tragedy. As the family struggles to cope, an enraged Foot Clan prepares its revenge. Meanwhile, Casey prepares for a final showdown with Hun as the Purple Dragons run amok, and April has come into possession of an ancient scroll that seems to point to answers regarding the Pantheon. It all leads to a final showdown as Karai decrees a Gauntlet battle between Splinter and Shredder.Collects the Mutanimals mini-series by Paul Allor and Andy Kuhn; issues #45-50 of the ongoing series by Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, Mateus Santolouco, and Cory Smith; the 2015 Free Comic Book Day issue; and the Casey April mini-series by Mariko Tamaki and Irene Koh.

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Set on the wild edge of Cumbria, close to the Scottish border, The Forest Hideway promises a gorgeously remote and romantic autumn escape, full of hope, friendship and new beginnings. Unusual, absorbing and engaging . . . A fascinating novelâ ™ Rachel Hore, author of The Secrets of Dragonfly Lodge Ethereal and enchanting. I loved it! Heidi Swain, author of Best Summer Everâ ˜Full of hope, friendship and new beginnings â “ the perfect autumn escapeâ ™ Holly Martin, author of Christmas Wishes at Cranberry Cove Evocative and atmospheric . . . a beautifully depicted story about hope, connection, and not giving up on your dreams Holly Miller author of The Sight of YouSaskia is building a home for herself out of the ruins of an old castle. Surrounded by forest, hidden away from everyone and everything, the place is special - itâ ™s the only connection she has left to her father and itâ ™s a hard-won chance to escape from her difficult past and create a new future. Sheâ ™s spent her whole life trying to find a way to make this project work and finding someone to help her realise her dream has been almost impossible. When local builder Owen finally signs up to manage the construction, things get off to a very bad start. But forced to find a way to work together, both realise that first impressions arenâ ™t always the right ones, and when Owen discovers the forest is hiding a secret that could bring work to a halt, he realises heâ ™s much more invested in the project â “ and Saskia â “ than he thought . . .What readers love about Sharon Gosling s books! Sharon Gosling has created the perfect heartbeat of a story. It truly is an uplifting tale of love and family. The perfect read Great characters, brilliant story I really enjoy Sharonâ ™s books . . . warm, welcoming, and engaging, and they hit me right where it counts Highly recommend and can t wait for more from this author A beautiful story about community

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THE BOOK BEHIND THE MAJOR BBC SERIESNow updated and including previously unseen photographs. As close to the definitive book on the subject as we are ever likely to read Manchester Evening NewsThe Lost Boy is the compelling story of some of the twentieth-century s most notorious crimes. Over more than twenty years, Duncan Staff has undertaken an exhaustive, and sensitive, exploration into all aspects of the murders committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley and their long-felt aftermath. In a major new series for the BBC, The Moors Murders: A Search for Justice, he presents newly discovered documents and recordings of the infamous child serial killers. The series seeks to expose past errors while also uncovering startling new evidence which could be used to find the body of the final missing victim, Keith Bennett. This updated edition of Duncan Staffâ ™s book tells the full story of his investigation into what happened - the nearest to a definitive book on the subject we will ever read.

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Sunset, 8 June 1982, East Falkland. Eight specially trained Royal Marines infiltrate Goat Ridge, a long rocky hilltop between Mount Harriet and Two Sisters which are occupied by a battalion of 600 Argentine infantry. The next day, from their hiding place just metres away from the enemy, they note and sketch the Argentine positions, then withdraw as stealthily as they had come. Their daring patrol provides essential intelligence that guided the British assault which overwhelmed the Argentine defences two days later.This was just one example of the missions undertaken by the Royal Marines Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre during the Falklands War, all of which are described in graphic detail in Rod Boswellâ ™s eyewitness account. Using his own recollections and those of his comrades, he describes their operations in the Falklands â “ the observation posts set up in the no manâ ™s land between San Carlos and Port Stanley, their role in the raid at Top Malo House, and the reconnaissance patrols they carried out close to the Argentine lines during the conflict.His first-hand account gives a fascinating insight into the operational skills of a small, specially trained unit and shows the important contribution it made to the success of the British advance. It also records the entire experience of the Falklands War from their point of view â “ the long voyage south through the Atlantic, the landings, the advance and the liberation of Stanley.

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York is a witty, whip-smart, lithely engaging science storyteller, truly one of our best Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Fuzz A playful examination of how science s silliest research leads to crucial breakthroughs and enduring insights. Why would anyone research how elephants pee? Or study worms who tie themselves into a communal knot? Or quantify the squishability of a cockroach? Carly Anne York shows how unappreciated, overlooked and simply curiosity-driven science has led to breakthroughs big and small. Got wind power? You might have humpback whales to thank. Know anything about particle physics? Turns out there is a ferret close to the heart of it all. And if you want to keep salmon around, be thankful for that cannon! The research itself can seem bizarre, but it drives our economy. York invites us to appreciate the often-unpredictable journey of scientific exploration, highlighting that the heart of science lies in the relentless pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. Emphasizing the hard work of the people behind the discoveries, this is an accessible, story-driven book that shows how important and exciting it is to simply let curiosity run wild.

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NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD---------------- Anne Riceâ ™s Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone. Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night Rice s sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely. S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood A sensual, genre-defining thriller from the queen of gothic horror. Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire Anne Rice did what so few writers do, and created something truly original. Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of Sword Catcher__________Rowan Mayfair is special.A brilliant neurosurgeon with a hidden legacy, sheâ ™s unaware that sheâ ™s a descendent of an ancient witch bloodline.Michael Curry was dead.When a drowned body washes up on the coast of California, Rowan finds him one day and brings him back to life.Now, he lives with a mysterious and terrifying new power.Drawn together by a fierce and irresistible bond, they must dive into the secrets that surround them both.And when dark truths are uncovered, the witching hour begins.A hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult across four centuries, by the spellbinding, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles.__________ A curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history, and high soap opera. The Washington Post Book World [W]hen I found Rice s work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant. Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes [Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon----------------READERS ABSOLUTELY THE WITCHING HOUR . . .***** Can t get enough! ***** Chilled me to the bone from the very beginning ***** Dark. Enthralling. Powerful. ***** After the first few pages, I couldn t put it down. ***** Her writing is so good. ***** I absolutely loved this book ***** These books are a wonderful world to enter ***** I am so hooked on this book ***** Haunting, elegant and twisted.

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WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS McKITTERICK PRIZE 2024*** A refreshing perspective on mourning, as well as a moving tale of a social outcast - i-D Magazine****** Subtle and understated [...] ultimately very moving - The Big Issue******A fascinating glimpse into how [rural women s] lives are still led - Dorset Magazine***Is it ever too late to change your life?Elegant, wry and moving, The Funeral Cryer tells the tale of one woman s mid-life re-awakening in contemporary rural China and proves that it s never too late to alter your fate.The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job as a professional mourner and under-appreciated by The Husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to the brink of break-up. But just when things couldn t be bleaker, The Funeral Cryer takes a leap of faith - and in so doing things start to take a surprising turn for the better . . . Dark, moving and wry, The Funeral Cryer is both an illuminating depiction of a left behind society - and proof that it s never too late to change your life.What readers have been saying about The Funeral Cryer: A beautiful, thought-provoking book [...] incredibly humorous - J. Wells, Five-star Reader Review A stunning debut - Stacey, Five-star Reader Review A first person narrative that shows how the life of a middle-aged woman working as a funeral cryer in China is deeply linked to the people who touch her life and the way they treat her. - Kate Poels, Five-star Reader Review A remarkable novel that explores themes of marriage, family relationships, elderly care, and gender equality [...] this book offers a unique reading experience and an opportunity for deep contemplation. - Rui, Five-star Reader Review Excellent literary fiction. [...] Simultaneously the story speaks to the rural economic desperation, the separation of town and country, they way the young move to the cities and are often left with no other option to finance themselves than selling themselves. The huge discrepancy between the haves and have-nots is very evident. - Cheryl M-M, Five-star Reader Review

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Suddenly there came a tapping. The Raven and Other Selected Works by Edgar Allan Poe, a collection comprising his famous poem and 25 of his remarkable short stories, is now available in an exquisite hardcover edition featuring a foiled cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it an ideal gift for literature lovers, fans of gothic horror and allegorical literature, and book collectors. Each collectible volume will be the perfect addition to any well-appointed or dark academia library, or an attention-grabbing add for your holiday reading list or Christmas wish list.Harper Muse Classics: The Gothic Chronicles Collection presents The Raven and Other Selected Works:Opens with Poe s most famous poem, The Raven, which made the author a literary celebrity nearly overnightIncludes 25 of Poe s thrilling short stories, which have been frightening and intriguing readers for more than 150 yearsFeatures Poe s best-loved stories including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Purloined Letter, and twenty more macabre tales of terror, revenge, and mysteryExplores such themes as humanity s morbid fascination with death, the insatiable need for retaliation, the volatile power of memory and recollection, and the far-reaching trauma of solitudeIs ideal for Edgar Allan Poe fans, lovers of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love his poetry, his stories, and the cinematic adaptations they have inspiredWhether you re buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this remarkable edition features:Beautiful foil-accented hardcoverDistinctive decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes distributed throughoutPart of a 4-volume horror collection including Bram Stoker s Dracula, Dante s Inferno, and Oscar Wilde s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Do people haunt us from beyond the grave? Are there sinister supernatural forces intent on antagonizing us? When does our solitude shift into insanity? Edgar Allan Poe addresses these and countless other questions in his time-honored literary artistry, presented here as a curated collection featuring his most famous poem The Raven and 25 frightful tales of terror. His renowned poem is unparalleled in its supernatural imagery and hypnotic musicality while each story is a masterpiece of vivid observation, chilling readers to the bone with thrilling nightmarish detail and unsettling twists and turns. The Raven and Other Selected Works by Edgar Allan Poe is part of a four-volume collection that includes Bram Stoker s Dracula, Dante s Inferno, and Oscar Wilde s The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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A standalone horror that will chill you to the bone this Halloween from master of the genre, Graham Masterton. God, it s good STEPHEN KINGAll Hallows Hall, a rambling Tudor mansion on the edge of the bleak and misty Dartmoor, is not a place many would choose to live. Yet the former Governer of Dartmoor Prison did just that. Now he s dead, and his children â “ long estranged â “ are set to inherit his estate.But when the dead man s family come to stay, the atmosphere of the moors seems to drift into every room. Floorboards creak, secret passageways echo, and wind whistles in the house s famous priest hole. And then, on the same morning the family decide to leave All Hallows Hall and never come back, their young son Timmy disappears â “ from inside the house.Does evil linger in the walls? Or is evil only ever found inside the minds of men?Praise for Graham Masterton: A true master of horror James Herbert One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time Peter James A natural storyteller with a unique gift for turning the mundane into the terrifyingly real New York Journal of Books This is a first-class thriller with some juicy horror touches. Mystery readers who don t know the Maguire novels should change that right now Booklist One of Britainâ ™s finest horror writers Daily Mail

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***SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES***Read the deeply atmospheric and masterfully crafted tale of love and loss that will chill you to the bone. Stunning Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club A twist-filled page-turner Closer---Three-year-old Dillon vanished in the middle of the night. His father Harry can t forgive himself for not protecting his only child. Yet Harry isn t blamed by his wife Robin: she bares her own secret guilt.Five years later, thousands of miles away, Harry spots an eight-year-old boy in a crowd - a boy he is convinced is Dillon.Desperate to find his missing son, Harry s obsession tears apart his marriage, exposing shameful secrets and shattering the one thing he and Robin had left - trust.Why won t Robin believe Harry? What is she hiding? Can the boy really be Dillon?And how far will Harry go to find their lost son?--- The Boy That Never Was is that powerful thing, a beautifully written mystery driven by its exploration of the characters innermost hearts Tana French A truly remarkable novel . . . Written in a captivating, lyrical style and brilliantly structured, the story grips your heart from the first pages and simply never lets go Jeffery Deaver This is a debut novel that will catch fire Nelson DeMille A beautifully written, tense and twisty tale Sunday Mirror Equal parts thriller, mystery and fascinating psychological study Irish Times

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Written close to the end of the great writer?s life, Fyodor Dostoevsky?s short story The Dream of a Ridiculous Man tells of a transformation of the heart and a journey from despair to joy: a joy that can be known by all through the experience of God that transcends a simply rational discourse. In this eye opening literary study, the title character and his spiritual metamorphosis are examined in depth in light of the ancient concept of Nous as it developed from the Greek philosophers to the Christian fathers. By comparing the ?Ridiculous Man? to similar characters in Dostoevsky?s corpus, the author shows how an Orthodox Christian understanding of the Nous underpins Dostoevsky?s own anthropology and how his literary works in turn guide the reader toward a truer vision of humanity.

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A wonderful book, I don t expect to read a better memoir for a very long time. ROBERT WEBB, author of How Not To Be A Boy Funny and heart breaking in equal measure FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character The guiltiest of literary pleasures: a memoir that you open with trepidation and stay up til 6am to finish KATE SPICER, author of Lost Dog. Compelling, edgy and always hilarious. Absolutely essential reading. JOSIE LONGWhen Krystal Evans was 14, the house that she shared with her mother and little sister burned down. Narrowly escaping by breaking a window and jumping out head-first Krystal suffered burns, smoke inhalation, and the unimaginable tragedy of losing her sister. That Evans has written such a warm and disarmingly funny memoir about what led the family to that fatal night, and how they coped with its aftermath, is nothing less than astonishing.This is a spellbinding story of growing up poor in America, living with a mentally ill mother, and having a wolf for a pet (really). From the indignities of being rejected from a summer camp for burn victims, to putting up with a succession of her mom s increasingly shady friends and partners, Krystal and Katie s childhoods were marked by adult chaos, inappropriate behaviour, and never knowing what the next day would bring.But, writing with joy, skill and candour, we witness Krystal growing as a person from the ashes of disaster into the confident, funny, and (reasonably) well-hinged adult, mother and comedian that she is today.At the same time, funny, tragic and inspiring, it is the story of a family dangerously close to the edge, and of a girl struggling to make her way into adulthood, once the smoke clears.

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The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez is an atmospheric fantasy, reimagining the Jewish myth of golem in a tale of a cursed forest, impossible choices and sapphic romance. Perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Ava Reid, Hannah Whitten and Naomi Novik.The forest eats the girls who wander out after dark . . .As the healerâ ™s daughter, Malka has seen how the forest s curse has plagued her village. But the Ozmini Church only comes to collect its tithe, not to listen to heretics with false stories of monsters in the trees. So when a clergy girl wanders too close to the woods and Malkaâ ™s mother is accused of her murder, Malka strikes an impossible bargain with a zealot Ozmini priest. If she brings him the monster, he will spare her mother from execution.When she ventures into the blood-soaked woods, Malka finds a monster, though not the one she expects: an inscrutable, disgraced golem who agrees to implicate herself, but only after Malka helps her fulfil an ancient promise by freeing the imprisoned rabbi who created her.But a deal easily made is not easily kept. And as their bargain begins to unravel a much more sinister threat, protecting her people may force Malka to endanger the one person she left home to save â “ and face her growing feelings for the very creature she was taught to fear.â ˜A dark and endlessly enchanting fairy taleâ ™ â “ Ava Reid, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author

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The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez is an atmospheric fantasy, reimagining the Jewish myth of golem in a tale of a cursed forest, impossible choices and sapphic romance. Perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Ava Reid, Hannah Whitten and Naomi Novik.The forest eats the girls who wander out after dark . . .As the healerâ ™s daughter, Malka has seen how the forest s curse has plagued her village. But the Ozmini Church only comes to collect its tithe, not to listen to heretics with false stories of monsters in the trees. So when a clergy girl wanders too close to the woods and Malkaâ ™s mother is accused of her murder, Malka strikes an impossible bargain with a zealot Ozmini priest. If she brings him the monster, he will spare her mother from execution.When she ventures into the blood-soaked woods, Malka finds a monster, though not the one she expects: an inscrutable, disgraced golem who agrees to implicate herself, but only after Malka helps her fulfil an ancient promise by freeing the imprisoned rabbi who created her.But a deal easily made is not easily kept. And as their bargain begins to unravel a much more sinister threat, protecting her people may force Malka to endanger the one person she left home to save â “ and face her growing feelings for the very creature she was taught to fear.â ˜A dark and endlessly enchanting fairy taleâ ™ â “ Ava Reid, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author

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A sweeping history of and meditation on humanity s relationship with machines, showing how we got here and what happens nextFaith in technological fixes for our problems is waning. Automation, which promised relief from toil, has reactivated the long-standing fear of job redundancy. Information technology, meant to liberate us from traditional authority, is placing unprecedented powers of surveillance and control in the hands of a purely secular Big Brother. And for the first time, artificial intelligence threatens anthropogenic disaster â “ disaster caused by our own activities. Scientists join imaginative writers in warning us of the fate of Icarus, whose wings melted because he flew too close to the sun.This book tells the story of our fractured relationship with machines from humanityâ ™s first tools down to the present and into the future. It raises the crucial question of why some parts of the world developed a â ˜machine civilisationâ ™ and not others, and traces the interactions between capitalism and technology, and between science and religion, in the making of the modern world.Taking in the peaks of philosophy and triumphs of science, the foundation of economics and speculations of fiction, Robert Skidelsky embarks on a bold intellectual journey through the evolution of our understanding of technology and what this means for our lives and politics. â ˜Unless we understand technology as a system of ideas rather than as a necessity,â ™ he writes, â ˜we will be powerless to choose which technology is best suited to our needs and purposes.â ™

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Channel 4 s The Mill captivated viewers with the tales of the lives of the young girls and boys in a northern mill. Focusing on the lives of the apprentices at Quarry Bank Mill, David Hanson s book uses a wealth of first-person source material including letters, diaries, mill records, to tell the stories of the children who lived and worked at Quarry Bank throughout the nineteenth century.This book perfectly accompanies the television series, satisfying viewers curiosity about the history of the children of Quarry Bank. It reveals the real lives of the television series main characters: Esther, Daniel, Lucy and Susannah, showing how shockingly close to the truth the dramatisation is.But the book also goes far beyond this to create a full and vivid picture of factory life in the industrial revolution. David Hanson has written an accessible narrative history of Victorian working children and the conditions in which they worked.

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A lyrical story about refugees and friendship akin to The Bone Sparrow and The Turtle of Oman.Reema runs to remember the life she left behind in Syria.Caylin runs to find what she s lost.Under the gray Glasgow skies, twelve-year-old refugee Reema is struggling to find her place in a new country, with a new language and without her brother. But she isn t the only one feeling lost. Her Glasgwegian neighbor Caylin is lonely and lashing out.When they discover an injured fox and her cubs hiding on their estate, the girls form a wary friendship. And they are more alike than they could have imagined: they both love to run.As Reema and Caylin learn to believe again, in themselves and in others, they find friendship, freedom and the discovery that home isn t a place, it s the people you love.Heartfelt and full of hope, The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle is an uplifting story about the power of friendship and belonging. Inspired by her work with young asylum seekers, debut novelist Victoria Williamson s stunning story of displacement and discovery will speak to anyone who has ever asked where do I belong?

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