the changing room chris bush

Set in and around a swimming pool, Chris Bush s play The Changing Room follows a group of teenagers full of excitement, impatience and uncertainty. They know change is coming, but not what it ll look like.Written specifically for young people, The Changing Room was part of the 2018 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK. It offers opportunities for a large, flexible cast of any size or mix of genders, and incorporates chorus work and music. No swimming pool required.This edition of The Changing Room includes the words and music to Chris Bush s original songs, arranged by Matt Winkworth.

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#39;An astonishing work of research, detail and revelation. Bulging with information, packed with nuggets. #39; John Etheridge, Sun #39;Superbly researched... His eye for detail never wavers. It’s a pleasure to read. #39; Vic Marks, Observer #39;The Cricket Book of the Year: Dauntingly comprehensive and surprisingly light-footed. #39; Simon Briggs, Daily TelegraphEngland: The Biography is the most comprehensive account of the England cricket team that has ever been published, taking the reader into the heart of the action and the team dynamics that have helped shape their success, or otherwise. It is now 140 years since England first played Test match cricket and, for much of that time, it has struggled to perform to the best of its capabilities. In the early years, amateurs would pick and choose which matches and tours they would play; subsequently, the demands of the county game - and the petty jealousies that created - would prevent many from achieving their best. It was only in the 1990s that central contracts were brought in, and Team England began to receive the best possible support from an ever-increasing backroom team. But cricket isn #39;t just about structures, it depends like no other sport on questions of how successful the captain is in motivating and leading his team, and how well different personalities and egos are integrated and managed in the changing room. From Joe Root and Alastair Cook back to Mike Atherton, Mike Brearley and Ray Illingworth, England captains have had a heavy influence on proceedings. Recent debates over Kevin Pietersen were nothing new, as contemporaries of W.G.Grace would doubtless recognise. As England play their 1000th Test, this is a brilliant and unmissable insight into the ups and downs of that story.

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George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor of This Week and co-anchor of Good Morning America, recounts the crises that decided the course of history, from the place 12 presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room.No room better defines American power and its role in the world than the White House Situation Room. And yet, none is more shrouded in secrecy and mystery. Created under President Kennedy, the Sit Room has been the epicenter of crisis management for presidents for more than six decades. Time and again, the decisions made within the Sit Room complex affect the lives of every person on this planet. Detailing close calls made and disasters narrowly averted, THE SITUATION ROOM will take readers through dramatic turning points in a dozen presidential administrations, including:- Incredible minute-by-minute transcripts from the Sit Room after both Presidents Kennedy and Reagan were shot- The shocking moment when Henry Kissinger raised the military alert level to DEFCON III while President Nixon was drunk in the White House residence- The extraordinary scene when President Carter asked for help from secret government psychics to rescue American hostages in Iran- A vivid retelling of the harrowing hours during the 9/11 attack- New details from Obama administration officials leading up to the raid on Osama Bin Laden- And a first-ever account of January 6th from the staff inside the Sit RoomTHE SITUATION ROOM is the definitive, past-the-security-clearance look at the room where it happened, and the people-the famous and those you ve never heard of-who have made history within its walls.

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This updated picture book of The Darkest Dark by astronaut Chris Hadfield, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. While I was growing up, the Moon helped light the path to my dreams. But it was on a hot July night that my dreamy thoughts became real. The brave astronauts of Apollo 11 travelled to that distant place and stepped out onto its surface, their boots blazing a new trail in the ancient grey dust. Those footprints showed me that impossible things can happen. Chris Hadfield.Young Chris is a very important astronaut. When Dad says it s time for bed â “ Sorry, no can do: An astronaut s work is never done. But in the dark lurk all kinds of scary aliens. So Chris doesn t like to sleep, but Mum and Dad do! When he watches in awe at the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, Chris realizes he must overcome his fear of the dark. For in the darkest dark of space lies a power and a mystery that might just help Chris make his dreams come true.Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield, author of An Astronaut s Guide to Life on Earth. The Darkest Dark is his debut children s book, brought to life by the illustrations of Terry and Eric Fan. The evocative beauty of their pictures brings to life a bedtime story that will encourage children to dream big, think like an astronaut and embrace the unknown.

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LIPSTICK, LIES, AND LETHAL SECRETS: A DAZZLING NEW CRIME THRILLER FOR FANS OF JANICE HALLETT AND TOM HINDLE What Miss Marple did with tweeds and knitting, Misty Divine does with rhinestones and stilettos. - Jenny Bayliss--Meet Misty Divine - your favourite new amateur sleuth!Drag isn t just dramatic. It s deadly...By day, shy hotel accountant Joe hides behind their desk and plays by the rules.By night, Joe takes to the stage as Misty Divine, an upcoming star of the London drag scene. But when Mistyâ ™s mentor, Lady Lady, is found dead in her dressing room, Misty finds herself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Because Lady Lady was murdered â “ and as the only ones with access to her room, Misty and her fellow performers quickly become prime suspects.Heartbroken by the loss, and frustrated by the inaction of the police, Joe is determined to uncover the killer in their midst. But what can they, a mere hotel accountant, possibly do?This is a case for Misty Divineâ ¦--AUTHORS ARE GAGGED BY MURDER IN THE DRESSING ROOM: Smart and sassy, a sequin-studded murder mystery with blood on the runway. Detective fiction has never been so glam! AJ WEST Misty Divineâ ™s first show is a brilliantly funny mystery, with a sleuth as sharp as a stiletto heel HANNAH HENDY Entertaining, touching, and a lot of fun, Murder in the Dressing Room was an absolute delight! ASHLEY TATEMURDER IN THE DRESSING ROOM IS THE TEA, AND READERS AGREE: A fabulous cosy murder mystery with lots of twists and turns and lots of humour in it too 5***** reader review Oh my word this is a wonderful book 5***** reader review This murder mystery is so different from what Iâ ™ve read that I loved every second of this book. I mean it 5***** reader review

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LIPSTICK, LIES, AND LETHAL SECRETS - A DAZZLING CRIME THRILLER FOR FANS OF JANICE HALLETT AND TOM HINDLEMeet Misty Divine - your new favourite amateur sleuth!Drag isn t just dramatic. It s deadly... By day, shy hotel accountant Joe hides behind their desk and plays by the rules. By night, Joe takes to the stage as Misty Divine, an upcoming star of the London drag scene. But when Mistyâ ™s mentor, Lady Lady, is found dead in her dressing room, Misty finds herself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Because Lady Lady was murdered â “ and as the only ones with access to her room, Misty and her fellow performers quickly become prime suspects. Heartbroken by the loss, and frustrated by the inaction of the police, Joe is determined to uncover the killer in their midst. But what can they, a mere hotel accountant, possibly do?This is a case for Misty Divineâ ¦--CRITICS ARE GAGGED BY MURDER IN THE DRESSING ROOM: A gloriously fun murder mystery...with red herrings and twists that will keep you guessing until the end. Misty Divine is the star of the show! C.L. MILLER Smart and sassy, a sequin-studded murder mystery with blood on the runway...detective fiction has never been so glam! A.J. WEST Entertaining, touching, and a lot of fun, Murder In The Dressing Room was an absolute delight! ASHLEY TATEMURDER IN THE DRESSING ROOM IS THE TEA, AND READERS AGREE: A fabulous cosy murder mystery with lots of twists and turns and lots of humour in it too 5***** reader review Oh my word this is a wonderful book 5***** reader review This murder mystery is so different from what Iâ ™ve read that I loved every second of this book. I mean it 5***** reader review

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PREORDER Chris Brookmyre s new novel The Cracked Mirror now, the most inventive and unique crime novel of the year. Chris Brookmyre is a genius, every new book of his is a cause for celebration --- RICHARD OSMAN Keeps you guessing until the very end - after an avalanche of revelations and twists --- THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE MONTHOne hen weekend, seven secrets... but only one worth killing forJen s hen party is going to be out of control...She s rented a luxury getaway on its own private island. The helicopter won t be back for seventy-two hours. They are alone. They think.As well as Jen, there s the pop diva and the estranged ex-bandmate, the tennis pro and the fashion guru, the embittered ex-sister-in-law and the mouthy future sister-in-law. It s a combustible cocktail, one that takes little time to ignite, and in the midst of the drunken chaos, one of them disappears. Then a message tells them that unless someone confesses her terrible secret to the others, their missing friend will be killed. Problem is, everybody has a secret. And nobody wants to tell.PRAISE FOR CHRIS BROOKMYRE Strikingly original and definitively Brookmyre - there s nothing he can t do Mick Herron I recommend The Cut SO HIGHLY! A fast-paced thriller, lovely characters, [and] it kept me guessing Marian Keyes A twisty spiralling rabbit hole of a book that draws you deeper with every chapter. Brilliantly original, compulsively readable, right to the final page Ruth Ware Dark, heartfelt, stylish and thrilling, the kind of wonderfully original tale I just adore. Chris Brookmyre is a storytelling mastermind Chris Whitaker This is a special novel. A brilliant, original, up-to-the-minute tale with all of the dark, edgy, humorous brilliance we ve come to expect from one of the finest crime fiction writers in the world Abir Mukherjee

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Kate Zambreno has invented a new form. It is a kind of absolute present, real life captured in closeup Annie Ernaux, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature The Light Room is both a gift and a beacon Sinead Gleeson, author of Constellations Kate Zambreno has performed a miracle, capturing real, lived time from within the exhaustion of pandemic-era parenthood. The Light Room reminded me of that fundamental magic of writing - that the details of another person s life, so precisely and honestly rendered, can instantly loosen the edges of your own life and make you feel less alone Jenny Odell, bestselling author of How to Do NothingIn The Light Room, Zambreno offers her most profound and affecting work yet: a candid chronicle of life as a mother of two young daughters in a moment of profound uncertainty about public health, climate change, and the future we can expect for our children. Moving through the seasons, returning often to parks and green spaces, Zambreno captures the isolation and exhaustion of being home with a baby and a small child, but also small and transcendent moments of beauty and joy. Inspired by writers and artists ranging from Natalia Ginzburg to Joseph Cornell, Yuko Tsushima to Bernadette Mayer, Etel Adnan to David Wojnarowicz, The Light Room represents an impassioned appreciation of community and the commons, and an ecstatic engagement with the living world. How will our memories, and our children s, be affected by this time of profound disconnection? What does it mean to bring new life, and new work, into this moment of precarity and crisis? In The Light Room, Kate Zambreno offers a vision of how to live in ways that move away from disenchantment, and toward light and possibility.

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The dazzlingly brilliant Chris Riddell brings his magical illustration talents to J.K. Rowling s gloriously inventive The Tales of Beedle the Bard in a fully illustrated colour edition of this essential classic for Harry Potter fans. Translated from the runes by Hermione Granger, the volume includes The Tale of the Three Brothers , familiar to readers of Harry Potter from the crucial role it played in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Mischievous and witty, these five rollicking tales are a deeply satisfying read in the tradition of all great fables and fairytales. Kindnesses are rewarded and selfishness shown to be the ruin of many a wizard. Burping cauldrons, hairy hearts and cackling stumps are met along the way. Each of the tales is accompanied by a deliciously subversive and insightful commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore, all brought vividly to life with Riddell s trademark wit and elegance. Former Waterstones Children s Laureate Chris Riddell is the only illustrator to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, and is brought together here for the first time with one of the world s best loved storytellers in this new edition of J.K. Rowling s fairytale classic. Much loved by generations of witches and wizards since they first appeared in the fifteenth century, this beautifully illustrated edition is set to become a firm favourite at bedtime in non-magical households the world over. The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published in aid of Lumos, an international children s charity founded in 2005 by J.K. Rowling. About the Author J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos) and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos), as well as a screenplay based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. J.K. Rowling has also collaborated on a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which opened in London s West End in the summer of 2016. In 2012 J.K. Rowling s digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy news, features and articles, as well as original content from J.K. Rowling. She has received many awards and honours, including an OBE for services to children s literature, France s Légion d honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Chris Riddell is an award-winning illustrator and acclaimed political cartoonist. He is currently the only artist to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, most recently for his illustrations in Neil Gaiman s The Sleeper and the Spindle. Chris Riddell was Waterstones Children s Laureate from 2015 to 2017 and has recently been announced as a BookTrust ambassador. He has illustrated the work of many celebrated children s authors, including five Neil Gaiman titles. He is the author of the bestselling Goth Girl and Ottoline series and co-creator of the much loved The Edge Chronicles.

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Bring the excitement of an escape room into your own home, with this ingenious hardback puzzle book! You re the lucky winner of a private tour of the Museum of Lost Treasures. However, as you arrive, you find that things have taken an unexpected turn. Your tour guide is missing, a thief is on the loose, and an ancient curse has been released. As the exhibits come to life, disaster hides behind every corner. Can you keep one step ahead? Find the clues and solve the mysteries of the legendary lost land of Ancient Lemuria to save the day!• This book s branching narrative puts YOU in the driving seat. Once you have found the solution to a puzzle, turn to the next entry as clearly indicated in the text.• Use your observation, lateral thinking, and logic skills to uncover clues and solve mysteries. The beautifully detailed illustrations are packed with information, so keep your eyes peeled!• Are you a novice adventurer, a seasoned explorer, or a true master of mystery? Choose your difficulty level, then race against the clock to solve the mystery! Inspired by the popular escape room trend, this delightfully illustrated, full-colour interactive book is great fun for children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The vibrantly illustrated Escape Room Adventures series puts young puzzlers in control of their very own adventure. In these narrative puzzle stories, readers must correctly solve the riddles and conundrums to proceed to the next room in a thrilling race against time!

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Shocking... a damning portrait of a man who, in the name of psychiatric progress, left a trail of broken lives in his wake Telegraph, five stars Compelling Sunday Times A gripping expose Financial Times Lacerating Blake Morrison, Guardian Book of the Day A beautifully researched, wildly unsettling study of a psychiatrist running amok Sam Knight, author of The Premonitions Bureau Shocking investigation The Times, chosen as a best book of 2025The Royal Waterloo Hospital, London in the 1960s. Six young women lie asleep on low beds. Day and night no longer exist, extinguished by a potent cocktail of antipsychotic, sedative and anti-depressant drugs. The women are taken from their beds by the nurses and given electroconvulsive therapy before being put to sleep again. All under the predatory eye of Dr William Sargant.THE SLEEP ROOM is a chilling exposé of Sargant s bizarre psychiatric treatments that were inflicted on hundreds of women with mental illness - among them the actor Celia Imrie. At the story s centre is a sinister and charismatic doctor, who was a hugely influential figure in post-war British society - lauded by Robert Graves and Aldous Huxley as well regularly appearing on the BBC. When Sargant died in 1988, the obituaries were glowing.But since then, women treated without their consent and with often horrific side-effects lasting decades have been campaigning to tell the truth about Sargant. Author Jon Stock tells these women s stories as well delving into the murky history of Sargant s links with the CIA and M15, both of which took a close interest in his efforts to reprogramme the human mind.As compulsive as a thriller, The Sleep Room finally gets to the truth of a scandal at the heart of the British medical establishment. A devastating account of the effects one unchecked psychiatrist had on vulnerable mental patients. Lisa Appignanesi, author of Mad, Bad and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors A gripping medical biography that encompasses sex, drugs, brainwashing, intelligence operations, murder and several scandals Frank Tallis, author of Mortal Secrets: Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind A chilling case study in dangerous psychiatry, Stock s gripping exposé of the invasive and reckless interventions inflicted on women in the Sleep Room will keep you wide awake. Cordelia Fine, author of Patriarchy Inc. and Testosterone Rex

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From the bestselling author of 52 Things to Do While You Poo, this escape room edition contains an exciting array of puzzles to solve, all in an ingenious, brand-new formatWhether you re an escape room aficionado or more of a traditional puzzle solver, this book will keep you entertained for hours. Navigate your way through its pages by completing various conundrums - you ll need to gather clues as you go in order to crack the code at the end and escape from the bathroom!Inside you ll find the following challenges and many more:- Master the art of solving sudoku grids- Challenge your eagle-eyes to spot the matching pairs- Put your algebra skills to the test with mini maths sumsFrom bestselling author and fiendish brain-teaser Hugh Jassburn, 52 Things to Do While You Poo: The Escape Room Edition is the perfect gift for puzzle lovers of all ages. Hone your problem-solving skills, develop your ability to think outside the box and find enjoyment in perseverance as you work your way towards the end of the book... and to your escape!

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An amazing interactive gift edition of the bestselling picture book, Room on the Broom, with flaps to lift, tabs to pull and a truly magnificent pop-up surprise!There s room on the broom for the witch s cat, but what about a dog, a bird, a frog . . . and a hungry dragon? Read the much-loved classic story and join in the fun by lifting the flaps and sliding the tabs to change the scenes and bring the story to life.From the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom: A Read and Play Story is a stunning hardback gift edition of the classic story and is sure to delight parents and children alike.

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Pre-order THE KILL LIST in paperback now!⠘Dark, tense, action-packed, and so, so clever ⠦ I couldn⠙t stop until the very last page. Outstanding⠙ Andrea Mara, number one Sunday Times bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing⠘Another absolute cracker. Gruesome and gritty Liz Nugent, Sunday Times bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond⠘This is a series that just keeps on giving with thrills, danger, shocks and eeriness with a great cast of characters ⠦ Nadine is truly a Queen of thrillers⠙ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Another exciting, tense, character driven and unpredictable thriller. This is such a good series I simply devoured it⠙ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐* * *In this room, no one can hear you scream⠦The Serial Crimes Unit are called in to investigate when a local pastor is found stabbed to death. As DI Henley assesses the crime scene, she discovers a hidden door that conceals a room set up for torture ⠓ and bound to the bed in the middle of the room is the body of a man.When another body is found, also tied down, Henley realises there s someone out there torturing innocent people and leaving them for dead. But why?There s nothing that connects the victims. They didn t know each other. Their paths never crossed. But someone has targeted them, and it s up to Henley and the SCU to stop them before they find another binding room⠦* * *Praise for Nadine Matheson ⠘Nadine Matheson writes sentences like roses, lovely and bristling with thorns ⠦ Matheson⠙s voice is exciting, urgent⠦ and, now more than ever, vital⠙ A.J. Finn⠘There is a freshness to Matheson⠙s writing which promises a long career⠙ Morning Star

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Hannah knows there s something deadly wrong in her room, but how can she discover the truth? A ghostly tale full of heart-pounding suspense that will keep horror lovers hooked right up to the very last page.The holiday was supposed to give them a break, a chance to get away and heal after the loss of the baby. But Hannah s parents are still listless and distracted, and her toddler brother doesn t understand what s going on. And worst of all, something feels wrong in Hannah s room. Her mum and dad don t understand what she s trying to tell them, so one stormy night Hannah sneaks out to find someone who can tell her the truth about the Front Room â ¦Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 7.

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Sylva skilfully illustrates an unmoored character completely consumed by a spiralling, unrelenting grief - Kirkus Reviews This story is taut and unsettling with a brilliant ending! - Candis Creepily claustrophobic - New York Times Book Review ___________Careful what you look for. Careful what you find.After the mysterious death of her beloved sister, Tess is grief-stricken and lonely. She s forced to BnB Rosie s old room to pay the bills.With strangers in her home, Tess discovers a distraction: their possessions.Tempted into the room while they re out, she goes through her guests things, imagining the stories they hold. These forbidden glimpses into their lives and the chance of being caught are a momentary thrill - the only thing she can feel through the numbing pain of her loss, and the so-far fruitless police investigation.When handsome and inscrutable Arran takes the room, Tess finds his diary. The entries are about an unnamed woman. Crush or obsession? Slowly, his writing takes a darker tone, and Tess can t stop reading.In her compulsion to know, to uncover the truth, there s something Tess fails to notice.She s being watched.Everyone has their secrets. This one is closer to home.

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Fully updated to include Sir Chris Hoyâ ™s incredible, record-breaking golds at London 2012 (making him his countryâ ™s greatest ever Olympian), this is the story of a sporting legend in his own words.This 33-year-old cycling fanatic from Murrayfield in the suburbs of Edinburgh defied the doubters who thought he would struggle when his specialist discipline, the 1km time trial, was dropped from the Olympics, and went on to reinvent himself as a track cycling sprinter and triple Olympic gold medallist in Beijing. His return to these shores sparked unprecedented celebrations and real admiration that here was a role model who was the epitome of all things that are good in sport.What makes a champion in sport? In his autobiography, Hoy returns to his roots as a child fully engaged with the BMX craze of the Eighties; when, even as a seven year old his will to succeed allied to an unyielding mental strength set him apart from other youngsters of his age. A promising rower and rugby player in school, it was when he joined his first local cycling club and spent most weekends of the year competing in national events from Blackpool to Bristol that the seeds of his future career were sown.With the devoted support of his family, Hoy drove himself to the pinnacle of his sport at the same time as British track cycling established itself as a pioneering force on the world stage.In the wake of his unparalleled achievements at London 2012, which filled the whole country with pride, there is no sporting icon better placed to demonstrate what it takes to reach the top than Sir Chris Hoy.

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*The #1 Irish bestseller*The latest gripping new thriller featuring DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author⠘The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction⠙ ERIN KELLY⠘Oh. My. God.⠙ RUTH WARE⠘I LOVE it ⠓ it is completely MAGNIFICENT⠙ MARIAN KEYES Utterly brilliant LIZ NUGENT⠘Sublime⠙ ANDREA MARA An old-fashioned locked room mystery wrapped in a deeply moving love story MAIL ONLINEA closed door. An impossible murder.2:32 p.m. Wealthy, privileged Ilaria Cavendish checks into a luxury London hotel and orders a bottle of champagne. Within the hour, her lover discovers her submerged in a bath of scalding water, dead.At first glance it looks like an accident. No one went in with her. No one came out. But all the signs point to murder.For DS Maeve Kerrigan, the case is a welcome distraction. But when shock news hits close to home, affecting her partner, DI Josh Derwent, she faces the toughest challenge of her career. And if she fails her world will never be the same again⠦Praise for Jane Casey With every breath in my body, I m BEGGING you to read Jane Casey s books! Marian Keyes⠘The ultimate just-one-more-chapter read. Come for the thrill of a historic disappearance case, and get obsessed by the sexiest will-they-won t-they in crime fiction⠙ Abigail Dean⠘Jane Casey is simply one of the best writers of detective fiction today. There aren⠙t enough superlatives. I⠙m in awe. I utterly loved it⠙ Liz Nugent⠘A twisting, seductive, sensational thriller. Tense, heartfelt and hugely gripping, A Stranger in the Family is Jane Casey at her phenomenal best⠙ Chris Whitaker⠘Nobody plots better than Jane Casey⠦the twist in the end was as surprising as it was satisfying⠙ Stig Abell A Stranger in the Family blew my mind. 2024 has barely started and this is already one of my books of the year⠙ Jo Spain⠘As tense as piano wire, intricately plotted, endlessly intriguing and all underpinned by a simmering ⠜will they, won⠙t they⠝ narrative. Just terrific⠙ Neil Lancaster⠘The undisputed queen of simmering tension. Explosively good⠙ Sarah Hilary A wonderfully clever plot, surprises at every turn⠦one of the very best authors writing today Andrea Mara Stellar stuff: funny, sexy, and a character and a case that will break your heart Jo Callaghan⠘This book hit the ground running and didn⠙t let up⠙ Sam Holland Her best yet, gripping and twisty but also moving and with a slow-burn sizzle that would put romance writers to shame Claire McGowanThe Secret Room was a #1 Irish bestseller on Sunday 4th May 2025READERS LOVE THE SECRET ROOM⠦⠘Flawless writing, flawless plotting and flawless characterisation. I⠙m utterly addicted to this series!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Definitely 5*⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘You will not be disappointed!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘So compelling and tense right to the end⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘This is what Maeve and Josh fans have been waiting for⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘I need more already from this addictive series⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘This book was really unputdownable!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘It⠙s 1am and I should have been asleep hours ago, but I couldn⠙t put the book down⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Hard to review without spoilers!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Expect nail biting and very late nights⠦ It stays tense to the very, very end⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘I have not read any in this series before but I am hooked!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘OMG!!!!!!!! The way Jane Casey is able to surprise me book after book⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The 13th adrenaline-packed Robert Hunter thriller and Top Ten Sunday Times bestseller.‘Gruesome but utterly riveting – and all the more so for being at least partly true’ Daily Mail #39;Dark, chilling and full of clever little plot kinks designed to send the reader off on a wild goose chase – and succeeding’ Crime Fiction Lover‘Prepare to be terrified’ Crime MonthlyWhen a routine autopsy on what looked like a straightforward hit-and-run leads the LA Chief Medical Examiner, Dr Carolyn Hove, to discover some puzzling inconsistencies, she calls in Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD Ultra Violent Crimes Unit. Not only did Dr Hove discover that the death wasn’t caused by a hit-and-run, but she also found indications that the victim had been severely tortured prior to death. What no one realises is that what Dr Hove has stumbled upon is just the tip of the iceberg and it will lead Hunter and his partner, Carlos Garcia, on the trail of a twisted and clever killer who hides in plain sight. A serial killer no one even knew existed – a killer who has always operated under the radar, expertly disguising every gruesome murder as an accidental death. But with no leads as to why the victim was targeted, the investigation comes to a standstill, until another body is discovered with an alternative cause of death. What becomes clear is that this serial killer isn’t going to stop – unless Hunter and Garcia can get to him.But how do you investigate a murder when you have no victims? How do you catch a killer who leaves behind no crime scene? How do you stop a ghost who no one can prove even exists?Readers can #39;t get enough of The Death Watcher . . . #39;Nothing less than a banger, from start to finish this book had a chokehold on me that I couldn’t put this down. #39; #39;Chris Carter.. wow, just wow. I don’t know how he does it, but every single time I finish one of his books I just applaud. Amazing stuff once again. #39; #39;I am a HUGE fan of this brilliant series. #39; #39;I just love the story, the plot, the characters. all so well thought through and no boring in between. just pure joy to read. #39; #39;Chris carter never fails to thrill the readers and definitely not this one. An excellent one, don #39;t miss this. #39; (five star reader reviews)

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Eight contestants. One killer. Can you find the traitor? I m a Celebrity meets Lord of the Flies. Emma Curtisâ ˜The pace never slackens.â ™ Faith Martin What fun! GuardianEverything is a clue.Bonnie arrives on a remote sea fort off the coast of England to take part in a mysterious reality TV show. Competing against seven strangers, she must solve a series of puzzles to win the prize money.No one leaves.It doesn t take long for the contestants to turn on one another. Who will sacrifice the most for wealth and fame? And why can t Bonnie shake the creeping sense that they are not alone?The only way out is to win.When the first person is found dead, the others begin to panic. Because there s a killer with them inside the fort, and anyone could be next. If Bonnie wants to escape, she needs to win...Everyone is talking about The Escape Room . . .â ˜The twists and turns are ingenious. Brilliant!â ™ *****â ˜A rip-roaring, immersive thriller that does not let you out of its grasp.â ™ *****â ˜This was a brilliant and extremely enjoyable thriller, and I hope to one day see it on our screens! Loved it!â ™ *****â ˜Like The Traitors on steroidsâ ™ *****â ˜A vivid look at reality TV and the damaging psychological effects of social media posts.â ™*****â ˜I read it in two sittings, and could NOT put it down.â ™ *****â ˜Itâ ™s like The Crystal Maze meets Big Brother, but really really dark!â ™ *****â ˜I never want to do an escape room after reading this bookâ ™ *****â ˜One of my top books of the year!â ™ *****

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Voted the UKâ ™s Favourite Nature BookThe memoir that inspired Chris Packham s BBC documentary, Aspergerâ ™s and MeEvery minute was magical, every single thing it did was fascinating and everything it didn t do was equally wondrous, and to be sat there, with a Kestrel, a real live Kestrel, my own real live Kestrel on my wrist! I felt like I d climbed through a hole in heaven s fence.An introverted, unusual young boy, isolated by his obsessions and a loner at school, Chris Packham only felt at ease in the fields and woods around his suburban home. But when he stole a young Kestrel from its nest, he was about to embark on a friendship that would teach him what it meant to love, and that would change him forever. In his rich, lyrical and emotionally exposing memoir, Chris brings to life his childhood in the 70s, from his bedroom bursting with fox skulls, birds eggs and sweaty jam jars, to his feral adventures. But pervading his story is the search for freedom, meaning and acceptance in a world that didnâ ™t understand him.Beautifully wrought, this coming-of-age memoir will be unlike any you ve ever read.

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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE CALLER When an unidentified female body is discovered laid out on a slab in an abandoned butcher #39;s shop, the cause of death is unclear. Her body bears no marks; except for the fact that her lips have been carefully stitched shut. It is only when the full autopsy gets underway at the Los Angeles County morgue that the pathologist will reveal the true horror of the situation - a discovery so devastating that Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Homicide Special Section has to be pulled off a different case to take over the investigation But when his inquiry collides with a missing persons #39; case being investigated by the razor-sharp Whitney Meyers, Hunter suspects the killer might be keeping several women hostage. Soon Robert finds himself on the hunt for a murderer with a warped obsession, a stalker for whom love has become hate.PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER #39;A touch of Patricia Cornwell about Chris Carter #39;s plotting #39; Mail on Sunday #39;Gripping . . . not for the squeamish #39; Heat #39;A page-turner #39; Express

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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE CALLER #39;Good job you didn #39;t turn on the lights . . . #39; A student nurse has the shock of her life when she discovers her patient, prosecutor Derek Nicholson, brutally murdered in his bed. The act seems senseless - Nicholson was terminally ill with only weeks to live. But what most shocks Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Robbery Homicide Division is the calling card the killer left behind. For Hunter, there is no doubt that the killer is trying to communicate with the police, but the method is unlike anything he #39;s ever seen before. And what could the hidden message be? Just as Hunter and his partner Garcia reckon they #39;ve found a lead, a new body is found - and a new calling card. But with no apparent link between the first and second victims, all the progress they #39;ve made so far goes out of the window. Pushed into an uncomfortable alliance with confident investigator Alice Beaumont, Hunter must race to put together the pieces of the puzzle . . . before the Death Sculptor puts the final touches to his masterpiece.PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER #39;A touch of Patricia Cornwell about Chris Carter #39;s plotting #39; Mail on Sunday #39;Gripping . . . not for the squeamish #39; Heat #39;A page-turner #39; Express

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A very funny story of quick wits and friendship, The Room on the Broom is another smash hit from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch s hat, bow and wand. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, who are all keen for a ride on the broom. It s a case of the more, the merrier, but the broomstick isn t used to such a heavy load and it s not long before . . . SNAP! It breaks in two! And with a greedy dragon looking for a snack, the witch s animal pals better think fast!Ideal for use in the classroom, Room on the Broom Big Book is a very funny story perfect for reading aloud. Children will be captivated by Julia Donaldson s irresistible verse and Axel Scheffler s spectacular illustrations.

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Two weddings, three hotel reservations gone awry⠦and one weekend in Cornwall they⠙ll never forget!When the similarities between Ella Swift and Callum Smith⠙s last names lead to a hotel room mix-up, they find themselves sharing a cramped cottage in Porthkara rather than the private luxury hotel suites they expected.Each in town for a different wedding ⠓ and carrying more baggage than just the suitcases in their hands ⠓ the reluctant roommates are forced to share a shelter from the storm surge that sweeps in off the Atlantic. But as the rain crashes down there⠙s a shift in more than just the atmosphere, and by the time the sun rises on a new day, Ella and Callum⠙s futures have already been forever changed⠦Readers can⠙t get enough of The Hotel Room Mix-Up:⠘Really enjoyed this adorable story set in England⠦ Highly recommend if you need a little escape into a sweet meet cute!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Wow! This book was incredible⠦ what an absolute treat! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘A brilliant, cosy read with some fun hiccupsin between and that slow-burning spark of a budding relationship.⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘The ending made me smile. This book is just perfection.⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘This was an excellent ready by Kathy Jay. You will want to continue reading to find out what happens next!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘I love a good wedding themed novel⠦ I think this would make a great book club pick or could possibly be turned into a cute movie.⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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“A harrowing portrait of race relations in America, as beautiful as it is urgent.”—Entertainment Weekly“Black satire with bite, like Zora Neale Hurston used to do, with a smile and a sharp elbow. A touch of Paul Beatty, a dose of Dolemite, and a serving of Dorothy Parker, too. Give My Love to the Savages announces Chris Stuck as a fearless talent, a debut that ll make your sides and your heart hurt.”—Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling“Give My Love To The Savages is a wildly inventive collection of provocative stories about navigating the minefield of black masculinity in America. Stuck’s fresh and fearless perspective overturns assumptions about race and identity to reveal complex layers of absurdity. At times merciless, always darkly funny, these are stories of unexpected communion, connection, and compassion.”—Chanelle Benz, author of The Gone DeadA provocative and raw debut collection of short fiction reminiscent of Junot Diaz’s Drown. A Black man’s life, told in scenes—through every time he’s been called nigger. A Black son who visits his estranged white father in Los Angeles just as the ’92 riots begin. A Black Republican, coping with a skin disease that has turned him white, is forced to reconsider his life. A young Black man, fetishized by an older white woman he’s just met, is offered a strange and tempting proposal. The nine tales in Give My Love to the Savages illuminate the multifaceted Black experience, exploring the thorny intersections of race, identity, and Black life through an extraordinary cast of characters. From the absurd to the starkly realistic, these stories take aim at the ironies and contradictions of the American racial experience. Chris Stuck traverses the dividing lines, and attempts to create meaning from them in unique and unusual ways. Each story considers a marker of our current culture, from uprisings and sly and not-so-sly racism, to Black fetishization and conservatism, to the obstacles placed in front of Black masculinity and Black and interracial relationships by society and circumstance.Setting these stories across America, from Los Angeles, Phoenix and the Pacific Northwest, to New York and Washington, DC, to the suburbs and small Midwestern towns, Stuck uses place to expose the absurdity of race and the odd ways that Black people and white people converge and retreat, rub against and bump into one another.Ultimately, Give My Love to the Savages is the story of America. With biting humor and careful honesty, Stuck riffs on the dichotomy of love and barbarity—the yin and yang of racial experience—and the difficult and uncertain terrain Black Americans must navigate in pursuit of their desires.

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⠘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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From the Caldecott Honorâ “winning creator of Home and Du Iz Tak? comes a gorgeous and quirky tale of an extraordinary room where everything is a half.The half room is full of half things. A half chair, a half cat, even half shoes â “ all just as nice and weird and friendly as whole things. When half a knock comes on half a door, who in the world could it be? With her trademark touch of magic and whimsy, Caldecott Honor winner Carson Ellis explores halves and wholes in an ingenious and thought-provoking picture book. The lightly rhyming text is soothing yet spirited, revealing the many absurdities and possibilities to be discovered in this irresistibly fanciful home. Ink and gouache illustrations featuring wry detail and velvety textures conjure a dreamlike mood while leaving space for imagining. A celebration of the surreal and the serendipitous, and the beauty of the two together, this brilliant picture book will have readers seeing the joys of halves with whole new eyes.

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From the Caldecott Honorâ “winning creator of Home and Du Iz Tak? comes a gorgeous and quirky tale of an extraordinary room where everything is a half.The half room is full of half things. A half chair, a half cat, even half shoes â “ all just as nice and weird and friendly as whole things. When half a knock comes on half a door, who in the world could it be? With her trademark touch of magic and whimsy, Caldecott Honor winner Carson Ellis explores halves and wholes in an ingenious and thought-provoking picture book. The lightly rhyming text is soothing yet spirited, revealing the many absurdities and possibilities to be discovered in this irresistibly fanciful home. Ink and gouache illustrations featuring wry detail and velvety textures conjure a dreamlike mood while leaving space for imagining. A celebration of the surreal and the serendipitous, and the beauty of the two together, this brilliant picture book will have readers seeing the joys of halves with whole new eyes.

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What happens when there is almost unlimited choice? When everything becomes available to everyone? And when the combined value of the millions of items that only sell in small quantities equals or even exceeds the value of a handful of best-sellers?In this ground-breaking book, Chris Anderson shows that the future of business does not lie in hits - the high-volume end of a traditional demand curve - but in what used to be regarded as misses - the endlessly long tail of that same curve. As our world is transformed by the Internet and the near infinite choice it offers consumers, so traditional business models are being overturned and new truths revealed about what consumers want and how they want to get it. Chris Anderson first explored the Long Tail in an article in Wired magazine that has become one of the most influential business essays of our time. Now, in this eagerly anticipated book, he takes a closer look at the new economics of the Internet age, showing where business is going and exploring the huge opportunities that exist: for new producers, new e-tailers, and new tastemakers. He demonstrates how long tail economics apply to industries ranging from the toy business to advertising to kitchen appliances. He sets down the rules for operating in a long tail economy. And he provides a glimpse of a future that s already here.

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Discover football s astonishing hidden rules in The Numbers Game by Chris Anderson and David Sally*Fully updated with a new World Cup chapter* Football has always been a numbers game: 4-4-2, the big number 9 and 3 points for a win. But what if up until now we ve been focusing on the wrong numbers? What if the numbers that really matter, the ones that hold the key to winning matches, are actually 2.66, 53.4, 50/50, and 0 1? What if managers only make a 15% difference? What if Chelsea should have bought Darren Bent?In this incisive, myth-busting book, Chris Anderson, former goalkeeper turned football statistics guru, and David Sally, former baseball pitcher turned behavioural economist, show that every shred of knowledge we can gather can help us to love football and understand it even more. You ll discover why stopping a goal is more valuable than scoring one, why corners should be taken short, and why it is better to improve your worst player than to buy a superstar.You ll never play, or watch, a game of football in quite the same way again.The Numbers Game is essential reading for football fans everywhere and will also appeal to readers who loved Moneyball and Freakonomics.

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This is a book about the development of football in the last half century. Changes in life are inevitable. So why not football? And I have witnessed many changes in the professional game, some good, some not so good. In The Changing Game stellar manager Martin O Neill offers his unique perspective on decades of footballing history. Bringing his sharp instincts and intellect through his tenures as a manager for Leicester City, Celtic and the Republic of Ireland, fans will enjoy the first-hand anecdotes of how to prepare for and play against the titans of the game. Martin explores every aspect of contemporary football at the highest levels, including how we deal with injuries, foreign influences on the British game, the changing roles of managers, coaches and agents and the effect of social media and wage structures on players. Charting the evolution of the top levels of professional football from the beginning of O Neill s career in 1971 all the way to the present day, this book is an unmissable companion for all lovers of the beautiful game.

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This is a book about the development of football in the last half century. Changes in life are inevitable. So why not football? And I have witnessed many changes in the professional game, some good, some not so good. In The Changing Game stellar manager Martin O Neill offers his unique perspective on decades of footballing history. Bringing his sharp instincts and intellect through his tenures as a manager for Leicester City, Celtic and the Republic of Ireland, fans will enjoy the first-hand anecdotes of how to prepare for and play against the titans of the game. Martin explores every aspect of contemporary football at the highest levels, including how we deal with injuries, foreign influences on the British game, the changing roles of managers, coaches and agents and the effect of social media and wage structures on players. Charting the evolution of the top levels of professional football from the beginning of O Neill s career in 1971 all the way to the present day, this book is an unmissable companion for all lovers of the beautiful game.

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A teenage girl is pulled into investigating the truth behind her new boarding schoolâ ™s decades-old legend, in this debut speculative mystery by Tomi Oyemakinde.Just because they let you in . . . it doesn t mean they ll let you out.When Ife joins Nithercott School through its prestigious Urban Achievers Program, she knows immediately that she doesn t fit. Wandering its echoing halls, she must fend off cruel taunts from the students and condescending attitudes from the teachers. When she finds herself thrown into detention for the foreseeable future, she strikes up an unlikely alliance with Ben, a troublemaker with an annoyingly cute smile. They ve both got reasons to want to get out of Nithercott - Ben s brother is missing, and no one seems to be bothering to find him.For Ife, it s just another strange element of this school that doesn t care about its students. But as more and more people start going missing, including one of Ife s only friends, she starts to feel haunted.Who is the figure she s started seeing in the shadowy halls, who looks mysteriously like herself? And is there any truth in to the strange urban legend that travels the school like mist . . . the legend of the Changing Man? The Changing Man is compulsively readable and utterly thrilling . . . Tomi Oyemakinde is an exciting new voice - Katherine Webber, author of Twin Crowns

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This famous book, the inspiration behind Kate Bush s 1985 hit song Cloudbusting , is the extraordinary account of life as friend, confidant and child of the brilliant but persecuted psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich.

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Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians is the second and final title in The Cloud Horse Chronicles duology, the exciting magical adventure from the Costa Award-winning creator of Goth Girl and 2015-2017 UK Children s Laureate Chris Riddell. With gorgeous illustrations throughout.The Guardians of Magic disappeared ten years ago, leaving the Kingdom of Thrynne in the icy grip of a powerful sorceress. Most people have fled in desperate search of warmer lands, escaping the Ice Monsters that roam the streets. Meanwhile, young Tiggy Thistle lives hidden and safe with a kindly Badger until the day she meets one of the crafty Stiltskin brothers and she has to run from her happy home. So begins Tiggy s quest to find Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba - the lost Guardians and their beautiful Cloud Horses - the only people, she believes, who can save Thrynne from the curse of endless winter.

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Be warned â “ to commiserate 25 years of misfortune and gloom unleashed upon generations of children, Lemony Snicketâ ™s publishers have taken the untold risk of creating brand new collectorsâ ™ editions of A Series of Unfortunate Events, illustrated by the obscenely talented Emily Gravett. The temptation to buy a copy is severe indeedâ ¦Dear reader,You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with cautionâ ¦Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.In The Reptile Room the siblings endure a car accident, a terrible smell, a deadly serpent, a long knife, a brass reading lamp, and the re-appearance of a person theyâ ™d hoped never to see again.In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted.Despite their wretched contents, A Series of Unfortunate Events has sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey. And in the future things are poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. You have been warned.Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures?The Bad BeginningThe Reptile RoomThe Wide WindowThe Miserable MillThe Austere AcademyThe Ersatz ElevatorThe Vile VillageThe Hostile HospitalThe Carnivorous CarnivalThe Slippery SlopeThe Grim GrottoThe Penultimate PerilThe End

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**THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway and DCI Harry Nelson are on the hunt for a murderer when Covid rears its ugly head. But can they find the killer despite lockdown? GALLOWAY NOW SEEMS AS REAL AS MARPLE AND MORSE The Times INTENSELY ATMOSPHERIC AND GREAT India KnightForensic archaeologist Dr Ruth is in London clearing out her mother s belongings when she makes a surprising discovery: a photograph of her Norfolk cottage taken before Ruth lived there. Her mother always hated the cottage, so why does she have a picture of the place? The only clue is written on the back of the photo: Dawn, 1963.Ruth returns to Norfolk determined to solve the mystery, but then Covid rears its ugly head. Ruth and her daughter are locked down in their cottage, attempting to continue with work and home-schooling. Happily, the house next door is rented by a nice woman called Zoe, who they become friendly with while standing on their doorsteps clapping for carers.Nelson, meanwhile, is investigating a series of deaths of women that may or may not be suicide. When he links the deaths to an archaeological discovery, he breaks curfew to visit the cottage where he finds Ruth chatting to her neighbour whom he remembers as a carer who was once tried for murdering her employer.Only then her name wasn t Zoe. It was Dawn.********************************PRAISE FOR THE LOCKED ROOM Intelligent and gripping Daily Express A terrific story The Times This is Griffiths on top form Mail on Sunday Charming from start to finish Irish IndependentA Sunday Times bestseller w/c 07/02/2022

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Neighbours Carole and Jude investigate murder most horrid in the theatre in the latest Fethering village mystery from the original king of British cozy crime, internationally best-selling, award-winning author Simon Brett, OBE. For fans of Richard Osman – but with added bite!Carole Seddon, a very respectable retired woman living in the English seaside village of Fethering, doesn’t care for the theatre. But her neighbour Jude counts the job of actress among her many and varied past careers. So when Jude attends the closing night of a new play based on a classic TV sitcom, Carole is interested – but only because she suspects the leading man, Drake Purslow, is one of her scandalous friend’s ex-lovers. The night turns out to be more dramatic than either Carole or Jude could have ever predicted. After the performance, Jude makes her way to Drake’s dressing room, only to find him dead – in what, to Jude’s experienced sleuthing eye, seem very suspicious circumstances.Did one of the play’s cast – made up almost entirely of the original sitcom’s actors – have a long-held grudge against the show’s star? Or are more recent hatreds to blame? Jude is determined to find out – and Carole, who despite protestations is almost pathologically nosy, is right there to investigate alongside her.Not met Carole and Jude yet? Dive right in, and discover why The Guardian called Simon Brett “one of British crime’s most assured craftsmen”. Fans of Janice Hallett and M.C. Beaton are in for a treat.

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A spellbinding, muligenerational story set between the 1950s and the present, The Butterfly Room is an enchanting tale of heartbreaking secrets from Lucinda Riley, international bestselling author of the Seven Sisters series. Captivating . . . poignant yet uplifting â “ Woman s OwnPosy Montague is approaching her seventieth birthday. Still living in her beautiful Suffolk family home, Admiral House, she is surrounded by memories of her idyllic childhood catching butterflies with her beloved father, and of raising her own children. But Posy knows she must make an agonizing decision.Despite the memories the house holds, and the exquisite garden she has spent twenty-five years creating, the house is crumbling around her, and Posy knows the time has come to sell it.Then a face appears from the past â “ Freddie, her first love, who abandoned her and left her heartbroken fifty years ago. Already struggling to cope with her sonâ ™s inept business dealings, and the sudden reappearance of her younger son after ten years in Australia, Posy is reluctant to trust in Freddieâ ™s renewed affection. And, unbeknown to Posy, Freddie has a devastating secret to reveal . . . A perfect beach read â “ Daily Mail Prepare to be intrigued, moved to tears and ultimately uplifted â “ Lancashire Evening Post

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DI Ryan McNally stands in the dock at Southwark Crown Court accused of a vicious assault; he awaits the juryâ ™s verdict. A guilty decision would be career-ending and might send him to prison. The British Transport Policeâ ™s Major Investigations Team are called in to investigate the discovery of human remains deposited in a left luggage facility at Liverpool Street Station and on the backseat of a London black cab at Victoriaâ ™s busy bus terminal. The teamâ ™s priority is the identification of the victim. Their only clues are a wedding band and a tattoo. McNallyâ ™s detectives have proven they can work under the most stressful of circumstances in Britainâ ™s most unique policing environment; but with ever-growing tensions between some of its members reaching boiling point they need to come together quickly to meet their toughest challenge yet. The Cutting Room offers a fast-paced relentless narrative taking the reader on a very dark journey of shocking twists and turns with very little light at the end of the tunnel.

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TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS, HE MUST SACRIFICE EVERYTHING . . .Discover 2024 s most original new thriller, a story of glamour, secrets and obsession . . . GRABS YOU FROM THE OPENING LINE AND WONâ ™T LET YOU GOâ ™ ALEX MICHAELIDES, AUTHOR OF THE SILENT PATIENT MASTERFULLY PLOTTED ERIN KELLY A FIRST-CLASS THRILLER DAILY MAIL A BARNSTORMING PERFORMANCE THE TIMES*****At long last, Adam Sealey has an Oscar within reach. Working with his controversial former mentor, Jonathan, he s given the performance of a lifetime, and he almost believes it might be worth the cost.Because Adam subscribes to the method . It s the secret that the world s greatest actors swear by - digging into their darkest, most personal traumas to bring a role to life. And Adam s greatest trauma is worse than most. Losing his mother when he was just a boy. A forced choice between the success he craved and the girl he loved. And that night back in drama school, the night of Adam s darkest secret, when everyone knows about the dead body, but nobody suspects the truth. And then he gets a message: someone knows. And if they tell, everything Adam s worked for will come crashing down.----------------------------- Both a compulsive thriller and a fascinating insight into the world of method acting. Very, very moving, packed with characters both lovable and entirely detestable. I adored it Abigail Dean Ego and ambition, guilt and redemption collide in this masterfully plotted and beautifully written psychological thriller. I couldnâ ™t tear my eyes from the page Erin Kelly A darkly dazzling and glamorously wicked thriller Chris Whitaker Brilliantly twisting (and twisted) tale of method acting, madness and Hollywood glamour. I loved it Mat Osman

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Beautifully observed, deeply humane Marina Kemp, author of The Unwilding Unafraid to confront toxic power ... Stunning Amy Beashel, author of Spilt Milk Rhianne is not who she used to be, or who she wants to be either. Art school has shattered her confidence. So, she moves back to her rural family home in the West Country and dives into the high-pressure world of a hotel kitchen, where sharp knives and hot plates leave little time to think about what happened in London.Her dad, Dominic, is relieved to have her close, while her step-mum, Melissa, treads clumsily but with compassion. But then there s Callum, the enigmatic chef with a controlled manner and an intense gaze. There s attraction, compulsion, and maybe even a little inspiration.As Rhianne reconnects with her art, she starts to heal. But to truly move forward, Rhianne must find the courage to see herself â “ and those around her â “ in full colour for the first time. Subtly subversive, utterly memorable Helen Mortâ ˜A reminder that abusive relationships donâ ™t have to involve smashed glasses or black eyes. [Price reveals] the deliberate diminishing of a partner, the dimming of their inner lightâ ¦ with tender care and quietly devastating accuracyâ ™ Holly Williams, ObserverReaders LOVE The Orange Room I was swept away by the beautiful, subtle writing ... her style reminds me of Sally Rooney â ˜I havenâ ™t read anything like it A sucker punch of a novel beautifully doneâ ™ Subtly crafted â ¦ just as nuanced as her brilliant debutâ ™ Moving â ¦ I loved the rawness. A powerful story and one I think people will resonate withâ ™Praise for What Red Was: One of the most powerful debuts you ll ever read Stylist Scorching and original Sunday Times An urgent story told beautifully - Dolly Alderton

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The Glass Room is the fifth book in Ann Cleevesâ ™s Vera Stanhope series â “ which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.Sometimes crime strikes too close to home . . .DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation. But when one of them goes missing, her path leads her to more than a missing friend . . .Vera tracks the young woman down to the Writerâ ™s House, a country retreat for aspiring authors. Things get complicated when a body is discovered and Veraâ ™s neighbour is found with a knife in her hand. Calling in the team, Vera knows that she should hand the case over. Sheâ ™s too close to the main suspect. But the investigation is too tempting and sheâ ™s never been one to follow the rules. Vera must find a killer who has taken murder off the page and is making it real . . .Enjoy more of Vera Stanhopeâ ™s investigations with Harbour Street, The Moth Catcher, The Seagull and The Darkest Evening.

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The Dreamcast Encyclopedia is the fifth book in Scottish author and games journalist Chris Scullionâ ™s critically-acclaimed series of video game encyclopedias. The Sega Dreamcast is fondly remembered by players as a games console that was ahead of its time, almost to a fault. Its incredible graphics offered a level of detail that hadnâ ™t been seen on home systems to that point, and its built-in modem brought online multiplayer to many console players for the first time ever. Ultimately though, the release of the PS2 (and later the GameCube and Xbox) led to struggling sales and Sega would eventually pull the plug on the Dreamcast just two years into its life, bowing out of the console manufacturing business altogether. On paper the Dreamcast was a commercial failure, but those who owned one remember it so fondly that for many it remains one of the greatest games consoles of all time, with a small but well-formed library of high-quality games. This book contains every one of those games, including not only the entire western library of around 270 titles, but also the 340 or so games that were exclusively released in Japan. With over 600 games covered in total, screenshots for every title and a light-hearted writing style designed for an entertaining read, The Dreamcast Encyclopedia is the definitive guide to one of the most underrated gaming systems of all time.

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A gripping murder mystery and a vivid recreation of Paris under German Occupation. ANDREW TAYLOR*WINNER OF THE HWA GOLD CROWN AWARD FOR BEST HISTORICAL FICTION**SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD* Terrific SUNDAY TIMES, Best Books of the Month A thoughtful, haunting thriller MICK HERRON Sharp and compelling THE SUN* * * * *Paris, Friday 14th June 1940.The day the Nazis march into Paris, making headlines around the globe.Paris police detective Eddie Giral - a survivor of the last World War - watches helplessly on as his world changes forever.But there is something he still has control over. Finding whoever is responsible for the murder of four refugees. The unwanted dead, who no one wants to claim.To do so, he must tread carefully between the Occupation and the Resistance, between truth and lies, between the man he is and the man he was.All the while becoming whoever he must be to survive in this new and terrible order descending on his home...* * * * * Lloyd s Second World War Paris is rougher than Alan Furst s, and Eddie Giral, his French detective, is way edgier than Philip Kerr s Bernie Gunther ... Ranks alongside both for its convincingly cloying atmosphere of a city subjugated to a foreign power, a plot that reaches across war-torn Europe and into the rifts in the Nazi factions, and a hero who tries to be a good man in a bad world. Powerful stuff. THE TIMES A tense and gripping mystery which hums with menace and dark humour as well as immersing the reader in the life of occupied Paris Judges, HWA GOLD CROWN AWARD Excellent ... In Eddie Giral, Lloyd has created a character reminiscent of Philip Kerr s Bernie Gunther, oozing with attitude and a conflicted morality that powers a complex, polished plot. Historical crime at its finest. VASEEM KHAN, author of Midnight at Malabar House Monumentally impressive ... A truly wonderful book. If somebody d given it to me and told me it was the latest Robert Harris, I wouldn t have been surprised. Eddie Giral is a wonderful creation. ALIS HAWKINS A terrific read - gripping and well-paced. The period atmosphere is excellent. MARK ELLIS The best kind of crime novel: gripping, thought-provoking and moving. In Detective Eddie Giral, Chris Lloyd has created a flawed hero not just for occupied Paris, but for our own times, too. KATHERINE STANSFIELD

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Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.When Shinoy downloads the Chaos Crew app on his phone, a glitch in the system gives him the power to summon his TV heroes into his world. With the team on board, Shinoy can figure out what dastardly plans S.N.A.I.R. has come up with, and save the day.Location: A demolished buildingOperative: Battle-dog Mustang Harryâ ¦ and a surprise guestMission: Follow the galloping gargoyles. Find out why theyâ ™ve come to life, and what theyâ ™re up to.This exciting title is part of the Shinoy and the Chaos Crew series by Chris Callaghan.Gold/Band 9 books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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THE DELICIOUSLY TWISTY THRILLER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REESE S BOOK CLUB PICK WE WERE NEVER HERE The best king of up-all-night page-turner LUCY FOLEY A twisty and seductive thriller NITA PROSE A compulsive, easy, fun summer read Daily Mail__________Kelly s life has turned into a nightmare.Friendless, jobless and recently dumped by her fiancé, she has no one to confide in.Until she rekindles her relationship with childhood friend Sabrina - now a glamorous bestselling author with a handsome, high-powered husband. When the couple offer Kelly the spare room of their remote Virginia mansion, she jumps at the chance.There, she finds the friendship she needs - until one night, an unexpected conversation leads the couple to open their marriage for her.At first, Kelly loves being part of this risqué new world. But when she discovers that the last woman they invited into their marriage is missing, she starts to wonder if they could be dangerous . . .And if she might be next.__________PRAISE FOR ANDREA BARTZ: A novel with crazy twists and turns that will have you ditching your Friday night plans REESE WITHERSPOON A nail-biting, immersive whirl of a read ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS Incredibly tense and atmospheric MEGAN MIRANDA Andrea Bartz has proven herself as a master of the timely literary thriller BUZZFEED Tense and original . . . Genuinely mind-blowing twists. Completely addictive STYLIST Tantalisingly suspenseful. A terrific, thought-provoking thriller B.P. WALTER

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What an intensely divisive election means for American politicsThe year 2020 was a tumultuous time in American politics. It brought a global pandemic, protests for racial justice, and a razor-thin presidential election outcome. It culminated in an attack on the U.S. Capitol that attempted to deny Joe Bidenâ ™s victory. The Bitter End explores the long-term trends and short-term shocks that shaped this dramatic year and what these changes could mean for the future. John Sides, Chris Tausanovitch, and Lynn Vavreck demonstrate that Trumpâ ™s presidency intensified the partisan politics of the previous decades and the identity politics of the 2016 election. Presidential elections have become calcified, with less chance of big swings in either partyâ ™s favor. Republicans remained loyal to Trump and kept the election close, despite Trumpâ ™s many scandals, a recession, and the pandemic. But in a narrowly divided electorate even small changes can have big consequences. The pandemic was a case in point: when Trump pushed to reopen the country even as infections mounted, support for Biden increased. The authors explain that, paradoxically, even as Bidenâ ™s win came at a time of heightened party loyalty, there remained room for shifts that shaped the electionâ ™s outcome. Ultimately, the events of 2020 showed that instead of the country coming together to face national challengesâ ”the pandemic, George Floydâ ™s murder, and the Capitol riotâ ”these challenges only reinforced divisions. Expertly chronicling the tensions of an election that came to an explosive finish, The Bitter End presents a detailed account of a year of crises and the dangerous direction in which the country is headed.

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â ˜Calum is the pie kingâ ™ Jamie Oliverâ ˜If you want to know how to make a pie, Calum is your go-to man!â ™ Tom KerridgeWinner of the Debut Cookbook in the Fortnum Mason Food and Drink Awards 2021Shortlisted for First Book Award in the Guild of Food Writers AwardsTimes Food Book of the Year 2020The Observer Food Monthly Book of the Year 2020 Discover the definitive pie bible from self-confessed pastry deviant, chef and Londonâ ™s King of Pies, Calum Franklin.Calum knows good pies and in his debut cookbook, The Pie Room, he presents a treasure trove of recipes for some of his favourite ever pastry dishes. Want to learn how to create the ultimate sausage roll? Ever wished to master the humble chicken and mushroom pie? In this collection of recipes discover the secrets to 80 delicious and achievable pies and sides, both sweet and savoury, veggie and meat, including hot pork pies, cheesy dauphinoise and caramelised onion pie, hot and sour curried cod pie, the ultimate beef Wellington and rhubarb and custard tarts.Alongside the recipes Calum guides you through the techniques and tools for perfecting your pastry. Within these pages you ll find details including how to properly line pie tins, or how to crimp your pastry and decorate your pies so they look like true show-stoppers.Say hello to your new foodie obsession and get ready to create your very own pie masterpiece.â ˜Iâ ™d happily spend eternity eating chef Calum Franklinâ ™s pies.â ™Grace Dent

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