the death watcher chris carter

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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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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When 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?

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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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THE FIRST CHILLING NOVEL IN THE ACCLAIMED ROBERT HUNTER SERIES When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in Los Angeles, Robert Hunter is thrown into a nightmare case. The victim suffered a terrible death, and on the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But that #39;s impossible. Because two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Could this therefore be a copycat killer? Or could the unthinkable be true? Is the real killer still out there, ready to embark once again on a vicious and violent killing spree, selecting his victims seemingly at random, taunting Robert Hunter with his inability to catch him? Hunter and his rookie partner, Garcia, need to solve this case and fast.PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER #39;Gripping . . . Not for the squeamish #39; Heat #39;A page turner #39; Express

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The 9th chilling and adrenaline-packed Robert Hunter thriller! #39;This is a chilling, compulsive portrait of a psychopath, and proves that Carter is now in the Jeffrey Deaver class #39; Daily Mail #39;Punchy and fast paced #39; Sunday Mirror #39;There #39;s a touch of the Patricia Cornwell about Chris Carter #39;s plotting #39; Mail on Sunday________________‘Thirty-seven years in the force, and if I was allowed to choose just one thing to erase from my mind, what’s inside that room would be it.’ That’s what a LAPD Lieutenant tells Detectives Hunter and Garcia of the Ultra Violent Crimes Unit as they arrive at one of the most shocking crime scenes they have ever attended. In a completely unexpected turn of events, the detectives find themselves joining forces with the FBI to track down a serial killer whose hunting ground sees no borders; a psychopath who loves what he does because to him murder is much more than just killing – it’s an art form. Welcome to The Gallery of the Dead.​________________Readers can #39;t get enough of The Gallery of the Dead . . .***** #39;Carter has perfected quick, funny, disturbing, and educating writing to perfection, it´s his first book I am reading and I am blown away. #39;***** #39;Perhaps one of the greatest psychological thriller writers I have ever discovered, Chris Carter has a masterful way of pulling the reader in during those crucial first chapters and then refuses to let go. #39;***** #39;I #39;ve just finished this book. I feel numb as if I #39;ve just stepped off the biggest roller coaster in the world! #39;***** #39;Easily 5 stars.. I would give it more if I could! I am such a big fan for the Robert Hunter series and this might be the most gruesome yet! #39;***** #39;This is the 9th book I have read from this series and I am still hungry for more off this author, great read. #39;

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Be careful before answering your next call. It could be the beginning of your worst nightmare. After a tough week, Tanya Kaitlin is looking forward to a relaxing night in, but as she steps out of her shower, she hears her phone ring. The video call request comes from her best friend, Karen Ward. Tanya takes the call and the nightmare begins. Detectives Robert Hunter and Carlos Garcia are thrown into a rollercoaster of evil, chasing a predator who scouts the streets and social media networks for victims, taunting them with secret messages and feeding on their fear. AS ADDICTIVE AS A TV BOXSET!PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER #39;Carter has a background in criminal psychology and the killers at the centre of his novels are all the more terrifying for it #39; Mail on Sunday, chosen for #39;If You Only Pack One #39; #39;Carter is one of those authors who makes writing look effortless . . . I couldn #39;t put it down #39; Crimesquad #39;An insanely good crime series. Extraordinarily well written, high quality and high drama all the way #39; Liz Loves Books #39;An intriguing and scary thriller #39; Better Reading #39;A gripping feast of thrills #39; Shots #39;A gripping psychological thriller #39; Breakaway #39;Very satisfying read #39; Falcata Times

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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE CALLER Inside a Los Angeles church, on the altar steps, lies the blood-soaked body of a priest. Later, the forensic team discover that, on the victim #39;s chest, the figure 3 has been scrawled in blood. At first, Detective Robert Hunter believes that this is a ritualistic killing. But as more bodies surface, he is forced to reassess. All the victims died in the way they feared the most. Their worst nightmares have literally come true. But how could the killer have known? And what links these apparently random victims? Hunter finds himself on the trail of an elusive and sadistic killer, someone who apparently has the power to read his victims #39; minds. Someone who can sense what scares his victims the most. Someone who will stop at nothing to achieve his twisted aim.PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER #39;Gripping . . . Not for the squeamish #39; Heat #39;A page turner #39; Express

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The evidence for an afterlife is vast, varied, and ancient. Now, meticulously compiled into one place, this evidence can be critically evaluated to resolve the age-old controversy of survival beyond death. Equipping you with a tool kit drawn from science, philosophy, and legal reasoning, Oxford-educated philosopher Chris Carter facilitates a thorough examination of the evidence and its corresponding counterarguments. Explore compelling case studies of near-death experiences, deathbed visions, apparitions, children who remember a previous life, and communications from the deceased. With findings that cannot be explained away by fraud, mistaken eyewitness testimony, incompetence, or extrasensory perception (ESP), this book proves beyond all reasonable doubt that our consciousness endures past bodily death. The most factually based and rationally argued treatise I have ever read....Reading this book will be a mind-blowing clarification. —Ervin Laszlo, author of Science and the Akashic Field

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A killing like no other.A killer more twisted than he’s ever seen before.A case that will test him to the limit. Has Robert Hunter finally met his match?‘Do you believe the Devil exists, Detective?’ the officer at the end of the line asks. ‘Because if you don’t . . . I’m sure you will once you get here.’ Robert Hunter is called to the most vicious crime scene he has ever attended. It is made even more disturbing when the autopsy reveals a poem, left by the killer, inside the body of their victim. Soon, another body is found. The methods and signature of the murder differs, but the level of violence used suggests that the same person is behind both crimes. Hunter’s fears are confirmed when a second part of the poem is found. But this discovery does more than just link the two killings – it suggests that this is the work of a serial murderer. With no forensic evidence to go on, Robert Hunter must catch the most disciplined and systematic killer that he has ever encountered, someone who thrives on the victims #39; fear, and to whom death is a lesson that needs to be taught.From #1 Sunday Times and multi-million copy bestselling author, Chris Carter, comes the most compelling and ruthless Robert Hunter thriller yet. PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER ‘An exceptional thriller writer who fully deserves to be ranked alongside Jeffery Deaver’ Daily Mail ‘Former criminal psychologist Carter knows what he’s talking about when it comes to creating bone-chilling serial killers, so be prepared for a terror ride’ Heat ‘Carter has a background in criminal psychology and the killers at the centre of his novels are all the more terrifying for it’ Mail on Sunday ‘Carter is one of those authors who makes writing look effortless . . . I couldn #39;t put it down’ Crimesquad ‘An insanely good crime series. Extraordinarily well written, high quality and high drama all the way’ Liz Loves Books ‘An intriguing and scary thriller’ Better Reading ‘A gripping feast of thrills’ Shots ‘A page turner’ Express ‘A gripping psychological thriller’ Breakaway ‘Punchy and fast paced’ Sunday Mirror

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‘Wonderful storytelling, with a superbly drawn killer, it underlines exactly how good Carter has become’ DAILY MAILTHE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A serial killer who will stop at nothing… The Killer His most valuable possession has been stolen. Now he must retrieve it, at any cost. The Girl Angela Wood wanted to teach the man a lesson. It was a bag, just like any other. But when she opens it, the worst nightmare of her life begins. The Detective A journal ends up on Robert Hunter’s desk. It soon becomes clear that there is a serial killer on the loose. And if Hunter can’t stop him in time, more people will die. Starting with Angela. If you have read itYou must diePRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER ‘An exceptional thriller writer who fully deserves to be ranked alongside Jeffery Deaver’ Daily Mail ‘Former criminal psychologist Carter knows what he’s talking about when it comes to creating bone-chilling serial killers, so be prepared for a terror ride’ Heat ‘Carter has a background in criminal psychology and the killers at the centre of his novels are all the more terrifying for it’ Mail on Sunday ‘Carter is one of those authors who makes writing look effortless . . . I couldn #39;t put it down’ Crimesquad ‘An insanely good crime series. Extraordinarily well written, high quality and high drama all the way’ Liz Loves Books ‘An intriguing and scary thriller’ Better Reading ‘A gripping feast of thrills’ Shots ‘A page turner’ Express ‘A gripping psychological thriller’ Breakaway ‘Punchy and fast paced’ Sunday Mirror

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Propulsive, sinister, gripping - ALEX MICHAELIDES, international bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Fear Such a brilliant read with such well drawn characters ⠓ I loved it - NIKKI SMITH, author of The Beach Party One thing I ve learned, these last few weeks, is that small acts of kindness are far less effective than fear... She watches them in the dead of night. Hidden in plain sight, Mercy Lake provides what people need. Quietly. In secret. Making lives better.But he is watching too. And he doesn⠙t want to help anyone - he wants to punish them. And he wants Mercy to join him.Soon, though, their activities draw the attention of the very person Mercy is desperate to avoid. Someone who will go to extreme lengths to make her pay for knowing their secret . . .The People Watcher is a shiver-inducing, heart-pounding suspense thriller that will keep you up into the early hours - perfect for fans of Alex Michaelides, Helen Fields and Catherine Ryan Howard.********Readers can t put down The People Watcher! WOW! So full of suspense. The ending was a shocker! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review Wow wow wow this book did not disappoint. I read it in 2 sittings. So many twists and turns. I absolutely loved this book - a must read!! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Original, creepy and devastatingly clever. I raced through The People Watcher yet didn t want it to end. Utterly addictive. I loved it! Sunday Times bestseller ANDREA MARA Oh ... my ... word. The ending was such a shock and left me speechless. I normally see things coming, but not this time! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Twisty and dark as the night itself, it is impossible to put down. A triumph. - NEIL LANCASTER Absorbing and richly detailed, a novel with real heart. LISA BALLANTYNE, Richard Judy book club bestselling author of The Guilty One Non-stop drama, full of surprises and twists and turns. I found it thoroughly engaging, something different and one not to be missed. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Intriguing characters and a gripping plot - what crime fiction should be! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Another cracking thriller from Sam Lloyd. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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*A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR*WHAT CAUSED THE FALL OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE, AND THE RISE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING?In the 1930s, Germany was at a turning point, with many looking to the Nazi phenomenon as part of widespread resentment towards cosmopolitan liberal democracy and capitalism. This was a global situation that pushed Germany to embrace authoritarianism, nationalism and economic self-sufficiency, kick-starting a revolution founded on new media technologies, and the formidable political and self-promotional skills of its leader.Based on award-winning research and recently discovered archival material, The Death of Democracy is a panoramic new survey of one of the most important periods in modern history, and a book with a resounding message for the world today. Extremely fine... with careful prose and scholarship, he brings these events close to us. Timothy Snyder, The New York Times Intelligent, well-informed... intriguing. The Times With the injection of fresh contemporary voices, The Death of Democracy is also a thoughtful reflection of how our time more resembles the Thirties than the Noughties. Daily Telegraph

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Beautifully written and compelling Daily Mail Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is one of the most distinctive and luminously original novelists of her generation Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti Elegant, atmospheric, sharp-edged . . . The Sleep Watcher is a novel that obsessed me from the moment I opened the cover Cal Flyn, author of Islands of AbandonmentWhen she is sixteen, Kit suffers a summer of peculiar sleeplessness that isn t quite what it seems. Her body lies in bed while she wanders through her family home, the streets of her run-down seaside town and into the houses of friends and strangers. Unseen and unheard, she witnesses her parents and their fracturing relationship. Her home thrums with quiet violence that she can no longer ignore. With this secret knowledge it becomes impossible not to react and a single choice soon changes everything.Intimate, tense and exquisitely observed, The Sleep Watcher is a moving portrait of family, danger and guilt, captured through the strange summer heat of adolescence. The writing is incredibly beautiful and unbearably tense . . . It is exquisite Ruth Gilligan, author of The Butchers An incredibly moving story about connection, loneliness, and what we do when we think no one else is watching Julianne Pachico, author of The Anthill

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Beautifully written and compelling Daily Mail Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is one of the most distinctive and luminously original novelists of her generation Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti Elegant, atmospheric, sharp-edged . . . The Sleep Watcher is a novel that obsessed me from the moment I opened the cover Cal Flyn, author of Islands of AbandonmentWhen she is sixteen, Kit suffers a summer of peculiar sleeplessness that isn t quite what it seems. Her body lies in bed while she wanders through her family home, the streets of her run-down seaside town and into the houses of friends and strangers. Unseen and unheard, she witnesses her parents and their fracturing relationship. Her home thrums with quiet violence that she can no longer ignore. With this secret knowledge it becomes impossible not to react and a single choice soon changes everything.Intimate, tense and exquisitely observed, The Sleep Watcher is a moving portrait of family, danger and guilt, captured through the strange summer heat of adolescence. The writing is incredibly beautiful and unbearably tense . . . It is exquisite Ruth Gilligan, author of The Butchers An incredibly moving story about connection, loneliness, and what we do when we think no one else is watching Julianne Pachico, author of The Anthill

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Detektivové Robert Hunter a Carlos Garcia stojí před dalším temným případem. Tentokrát jim chorá mysl sériového vraha předkládá s každou obětí hádanku: Jaký vzkaz se skrývá v obludném uměleckém díle, zanechaném na místě činu? Proč vložil pachatel tolik práce a fantazie do zprávy, kterou mohl sdělit mnohem snazším způsobem? A chce vůbec něco sdělit, nebo jen mate policii falešnou nápovědí, aby ji připravil o čas a svedl ze stopy? Jaká událost z dávné minulosti spustila jeho řádění – a proč až teď? Chris Carter, mistr svého oboru, nezklame ani tentokrát: řešení je opět šokující a překvapivé, a přesto má čtenář šanci dospět k němu současně s vyšetřovateli, neboť mu autor nic nezamlčuje.

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Každý príbeh sa raz skončí.Prvý raz sa stretli ako spolubývajúci na vysokoškolskom internáte. Dva najbystrejšie mozgy, aké kedy absolvovali psychológiu na Stanfordovej univerzite. A znovu sa stretli ako protivníci v Quanticu vo Virgínii. Z Roberta Huntera sa medzitým stal šéf ultramordov, útvaru extrémne násilných zločinov losangeleskej polície. Z Luciena Foltera zase najplodnejší a najnebezpečnejší sériový vrah, s akým sa FBI kedy stretla. Po tri a pol roku strávenom na samotke sa Lucienovi konečne podarilo utiecť na slobodu. A je poriadne naštvaný. Chris Carter aj tentoraz využil vlastné skúsenosti a znalosti z kriminálnej psychológie, vďaka ktorým je jeho román ešte pútavejší a desivejší.

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Make the best homemade sausage with techniques from Nashville’s Porter Road Butcher in this affordable and concise edition of their first book, Homemade Sausage.Homemade Sausage Making for Beginners is an extremely accessible guide for making sausage right in your own kitchen. Famed butchers James Peisker and Chris Carter guide you through all the necessary steps to create the very best sausage—just like they do.In this beginner-level book, you will learn important information on sourcing your meat from local farms for the highest quality and top flavor. From there, you’ll discover techniques and trade secrets for grinding…and you’ll even find a list of the best tools for the job and how to use them successfully. Then comes the fun part: seasoning your sausage to create deep flavor profiles, one of the greatest benefits of making sausage at home. You control the spices, sodium, and more!You will learn how to make classic links, patties, brats, keilbasas, chorizos, andouilles, and use them in some delicious recipes, such as:Tomato Meat Sauce with ItalianBreakfast PinwheelsBangers and MashBratwurst with Sauerkraut and MustardJambalaya with AndouilleHot Chicken Sausage SandwichChorizo TortaMerguez with CouscousBoudin BallsCotechino and Lentils—Italian New Year’s DishBeer-Braised Bratwurst with whole grain mustard and sauerkrautRoasted Currywurst with spatzle and braised cabbageGrilled Kielbasa with Roasted Potatoes and Chimichurri SauceHomemade Sausage Making for Beginners is your go-to, concise, and affordable guide for making better sausage.

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Hugely enjoyable, a proper mystery novel in a glorious Donegal setting JANE CASEY Brilliant, beloved characters, a setting to die for and a sensational, twisted plot. I loved this one! JO SPAIN A perfect summer read SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The next gripping book in the Ben O Keefe series.A very public death in front of an adoring crowd... or something more sinister?Early summer in Glendara and the town s literary festival, Glenfest, is about to begin with Phyllis Kettle, the bookshop owner, at the helm. The big news is that Gavin Featherstone, the peninsula s bestselling but reclusive writer, has been persuaded to take part.An eager crowd awaits his first public appearance in ten years. Unexpectedly charming, he is just about to read from his new memoir when he collapses and dies on stage.Ben discovers that she holds Featherstone s will at the office, drafted by her predecessor. But just as it is confirmed that the author s death was murder, his assistant appears in Ben s office, brandishing a rival will which is very different from the one Ben has.Ben and Molloy are thrown into an investigation where they are pitted against a killer who has nothing left to lose. And although working together, there are secrets Ben has to keep from Molloy... but is he keeping his own secrets from her?Praise for Andrea Carter s Inishowen Mysteries series Atmospheric and vivid The Irish Times I adored this traditional crime novel; it s modern day Agatha Christie with Ben as Miss Marple Irish Examiner The colourful cast of characters may be fictional, but the landscapes, towns and villages are instantly recognisable Irish Daily Mail A beguiling heroine - clever, sympathetic and bearing a weight of guilt The Times

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Lies, secrets, and obsessive motherly love collide in a chilling novel of psychological suspense by a Washington Post bestselling author. Press, tap, refresh…When Autumn Carpenter stumbles upon the social media account of the family who adopted her infant daughter years ago, she finds herself instantly drawn into their picture-perfect existence. From behind a computer screen, Autumn watches Grace’s every memory, from birthdays to holidays to bedtime snuggles. But what starts as an innocent fascination soon spirals into an addictive obsession that comes to a screeching halt the day the McMullen family closes their Instaface account without so much as a warning.Frantic and desperate to reconnect with her daughter, Autumn applies for a nanny position with the McMullens, manipulating herself into Grace’s life under false pretenses. It’s only then that Autumn discovers that pictures lie, the perfect family doesn’t exist—and beautiful people? They have the ugliest secrets.Revised edition: This edition of The Memory Watcher includes editorial revisions.

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In The Bloody Chamber, Carter s famous collection of deeply unsettling stories inspired by fairy tales, a Beauty is turned into a Beast and Little Red Riding s grandmother is stoned to death as a witch; a young music student is swept off her feet in Paris by a middle-aged aristocrat and transported to his ancestral abode to re-enact the story of Bluebeard against a sumptuous fin de siècle background; a British soldier on a cycling holiday in Transylvania in the summer of 1914 finds himself the guest of an alluring female vampire. By contrast, in Wise Children, Carter s last novel), the comic, the bawdy and the life-enhancing prevail. An irrepressible elderly lady recalls the many colourful decades she and her sister spent as vaudeville performers - a tale as full of twins and mistaken identities as any plot of Shake- speare s. The early collection, Fireworks, reveals Carter taking her first forays into the fantastic writing that was to become her unforgettable legacy. The Everyman s Library omnibus gathers the best of Angela Carter in one astonishing volume.

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Do you suffer from bloating, a chronic cough or sore throat? Relieve and heal your acid reflux symptoms with this tried-and-tested 28-day dietary programme!In The Acid Watcher Diet, Dr Jonathan Aviv, a leading authority on the diagnosis and treatment of acid reflux disease, helps readers identify those often misunderstood symptoms while providing a proven solution for reducing whole-body acid damage quickly and easily. His 28-day programme is part of a two-phase eating plan, with a healthy balance of both macronutrients (proteins, carbs and fats) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals and antioxidants), that works to immediately neutralize acid and relieve the inflammation at the root of acid reflux. Dr Aviv guides readers through healthy dietary choices with targeted recipes, helping them balance their bodies and minds for optimal health and break acid-generating habits for good.

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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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A unique, delightful, hilarious, unputdownable romance - Ali Hazelwood, bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis I can t remember the last time I had so much fun reading a book â ” Stephanie Garber, bestselling author of A Curse for True LoveThe Blonde Identity is a hilarious, action-packed, road-trip rom-com with witty banter, sexy operatives, and the ultimate high-stakes from New York Times bestselling author, Ally Carter.Itâ ™s the middle of the night in the middle of Paris and a woman just woke up with no memory.She only knows three things for certain:1. She has a splitting headache.2. The hottest guy she has (probably) ever seen is standing over her, telling her to run.And, oh yeah . . .3. People keep trying to kill her.She doesnâ ™t know who. Or why. But when she sees footage of herself fighting off a dozen men thereâ ™s only one explanation: obviously . . . sheâ ™s a spy! Except, according to Mr. Hot Guy, sheâ ™s not. Sheâ ™s a spyâ ™s identical twin sister.Too bad the only person who knows sheâ ™s not the woman theyâ ™re looking for is this very grouchy, very sexy, very secret agent who (reluctantly) agrees to help her disappear. Which is easier said than done when a criminal organization wants you dead and every intelligence service in the world wants you caught.Luckily, no one is looking for a pair of lovesick newlyweds on their honeymoon. And soon theyâ ™re lying their way across Europe â “ dodging bullets and faking kisses as they race to unravel a deadly conspiracy and clear her sisterâ ™s name.But with every secret they uncover, the truth shifts, until she no longer knows who to trust: the twin she canâ ™t remember or the mysterious man she canâ ™t let herself forget . . .Look out for more romcom action in The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold.5* Reader Reviews for Ally Carter One of my favorite books I ve read this year 10/10 would recommend! The mystery, the romance, the plot twists . . . amazing! A complete breath of fresh air This was the most fun book Iâ ™ve read all year! Warning! Don t start unless you plan to finish . . . !

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â ˜I love Robert Thorogoodâ ™s writingâ ™ Peter JamesAn original story from the creator and writer of the hit BBC One TV series, Death in Paradise, featuring on-screen favourite detective, DI Richard Poole.Supermodel Polly Carter was famed for her looks and party-girl lifestyle. Now she s dead, apparently having thrown herself from the clifftop near her home on the island of Saint-Marie. Those who knew her say Polly would never have killed herselfâ ¦and when he is called in to investigate, DI Richard Poole is inclined to agree there is more to Pollyâ ™s death than meets the eye.Already fighting a losing battle against the intense summer heat of the Caribbean, Richard now faces fresh adversaries: a stream of alibis; a host of conflicting motives; and, worst of all, a visit from his mother. A frenzy which would surely allow a murderer to slip away unnoticedâ ¦yet Richard is certain that the guilty party is still on the island.As his team closes in on Pollyâ ™s household, Richard becomes convinced that the modelâ ™s death was an inside job. And he s determined to prove who planned the killing of Polly Carter, and whyâ ¦Praise for Robert Thorogood:â ˜Very funny and very dark with great pace. I love Robert Thorogoodâ ™s writingâ ™ â “ Peter Jamesâ ˜For fans of Agatha Christieâ ™ â “ Mail on Sundayâ ˜A treatâ ™ â “ Radio Timesâ ˜Plenty of red herrings and twists to keep readers guessingâ ™ â “ Daily Expressâ ˜Fans of the Agatha Christie style BBC drama Death in Paradise will enjoy this book from the showâ ™s creatorâ ™ â “ Mail on Sunday Fans will enjoy returning to DI Richard Pooleâ ¦ just switch off and relax â “ Love Reading An absolute delight from start to finish. â “ Entertainment Outlookâ ˜A brilliant whodunnitâ ™ â “ Woman

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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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From the multi-award winning creator of BROADCHURCH and showrunner of DOCTOR WHO, get ready for the most exciting crime fiction debut of 2025...⠜A masterclass whodunnit⠝ Gillian McAllister ⠜Everything I love in a crime novel⠝ Jennie Godfrey ⠜As unputdownable as you d expect from the writer of Broadchurch⠝ Jenny Colgan****** When Nicola Bridge moves back to Dorset after years as a CID detective in the big city, the last thing she expects is for the picturesque village of Fleetcombe to become a grisly crime scene. Jim Tiernan, landlord of the White Hart pub, has been found dead, the body staged with macabre relish on an isolated country road. As soon as she starts asking questions, Nicola realises everyone in the village has something to hide. Frankie, the hairdresser who isn⠙t a skilled enough actor to conceal they⠙re lying about the night of the murder. Eddie, the delivery driver whose heart starts racing every time he drives past the crime scene. Deakins, the embittered farmer still living in the shadow of a supposedly murderous ancestor. And even the little girl, hidden at the top of the playground slide, who⠙s watching them all. Whispers. Rumours. Lies. But Nicola knows that somewhere among them, a killer is hiding in plain sight. Because sometimes the smallest villages hide the darkest secrets...

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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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Čekej na smrt a modli se, ať je rychlá. Popravený vrah ožívá a pokračuje ve svém zrůdném díle. Nebo se jeho odkazu chopil šílený napodobitel? A proč? To musí zjistit ostřílený samotář, detektiv Robert Hunter s pomocí svého partnera, nadšeného nováčka Carlose Garcii. Pod luxusem a září neonů města Los Angeles kvasí zločin, temnější než noc… Detektivu Hunterovi se vrací stará noční můra – bestiální vrah znovu útočí. Tentokrát to má ale háček: pachatel, který mučí své oběti s řemeslnou zručností, byl před léty dopaden a popraven. Napodobuje ho někdo? Vrací se nestvůra z onoho světa, aby pokračovala ve svém krvavém řemesle? Nebo snad za hrůzné činy pykal nevinný? Žádná z těch možností není právě lákavá – a je na Hunterovi, aby případ vyřešil; ale možná přitom hodně ztratí. Hlavní obětí se má totiž ve čtivém a napínavém thrilleru Chrise Cartera stát právě on.

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â ²If strategy is the queen of business, then this book offers us the perfect introduction to her court! It is accessible, lively, and informative. The book repays the reader with wonderful account of how strategy works. It also lets the reader in on some of the darker secrets of strategyâ ² - André Spicer, Associate Professor of Organisation Studies, Warwick Business School Studying Strategy is a welcoming, lively and thought provoking account that helps students get to grips with strategyâ ²s key issues and broad debates and introduce them to the latest ideas. Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the â ˜Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheapâ ™ series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical and sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way. Suitable for students of strategy at Undergraduate, Masters and MBA level, professionals involved in strategic decision making and anyone interested in how strategy works.Â

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Now available in trade paper!We all have a surface self we present to the world, but our smiling faces often hide our pain that comes from unsuccessful attempts to find relief through harmful choices. How can we keep past wounds from damaging us? Learn to allow God to heal triggers, insecurities, and more so you can experience spiritual health and wholeness.Every driver knows the importance of avoiding potholes when navigating a route. Besides the uncomfortable bump, they can create permanent damage to vehicles and endanger entire roadway systems.The same is true of our lives. We all have potholes that have been formed by pain, trauma, or choices that we ve made. Usually we find a quick fix, filling the hole with activities and even addictions disguised as culturally acceptable life choices. But before long, the hole is back—and often wider and deeper—waiting to catch us off-guard, which in the end creates even more permanent damage.In The Thing Beneath the Thing, pastor Steve Carter asks the simple question, How is life working for you? He knows that potholes exist and that the longer we live disconnected from answering this question, the more we will fill those holes with harmful choices. The solution? Allow God to fill them with His grace and love so that we can discover the beauty of peace and wholeness He has for us.The process lies in discovering our:Triggers: the setup that sets us offHideouts: where we go to escape the pain of our storyInsecurities: the false stories we create about ourselvesNarratives: the false stories we create about othersGrace: the place where we discover how to become whole, holy, and spiritually healthy Journey with a seasoned fellow traveler who has learned how to ask key questions that help us unlock the places where we ve buried things. Then we can dig deep, invite healing, and learn new ways to operate so we can begin experiencing the life of freedom Jesus promised.

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A must-read... Kept me guessing and up all night. Loved it! Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐She was the perfect wife... Will you take her place? Marguerite Gray is a lifestyle icon known for her garden parties, high-end business ventures, and being the muse behind the famous Serge Kuhnert painting, Marguerite by the Lake. Her presence is overpowering, her taste, legendary. For the last few years, Phoenix has been the gardener on the famed Rosecliff grounds, home of the Gray family: Marguerite and her husband Geoffrey. Phoenix came from humble beginnings, and now she works hard to craft the landscape that underpins Marguerite s brand.When a storm threatens the launch party for Marguerite s latest book, it s Phoenix who spots the danger to the guests and rushes to Geoffrey s side to save him from a falling tree. Geoffrey is grateful-perhaps too grateful. Marguerite is jealous. Phoenix senses the danger of being drawn deeper into their lives but can t resist the attention, becoming embroiled in an affair that could destroy her career.But soon after the affair begins Marguerite falls to her death, from the same high point at Rosecliff where she posed for Marguerite by the Lake. Now Phoenix has another secret, one that haunts her even as Geoffrey invites her to move into the manor with him. A secret that Detective Hanna and Marguerite s daughter-her spitting image-are circling closer and closer to... Phoenix tries to put it all behind her and find her rightful place at Rosecliff. But as every gardener knows, nothing stays buried forever... Readers are gripped by Marguerite By the Lake: Wonderfully done... Suspenseful... Left me wanting more Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thrilling tale that keeps you guessing until the very end. With its gothic elements, atmospheric tension, and complex characters, it explores the intoxicating nature of wealth and the lengths people will go to protect their secrets. This is a must-read for anyone who loves a good mystery infused with psychological depth and gothic charm Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Everyone is hooked by Mary Dixie Carter: Riveting, Chilling and Brilliant!... I read this in one sitting Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nail-biting suspense, devious plot twists... Scalpel-sharp... Highly entertaining Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Creepy and gripping - I loved it! Jackie Kabler

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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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Dan Carter is a widely hailed as one of the most elite and successful professional rugby players in the world.After retiring from a sport he played for 32 years, he set out to inspire the next generation of leaders to create purposeful impact, joining the Oxford Foundry - Oxford University s Entrepreneurial Institute, founded by LinkedIn co-found Reid Hoffman - as its first ever Leader in Practice. Now, in a follow-up to his bestselling 2015 autobiography, he answers timeless questions for aspiring leaders everywhere. Why is the team more important than the individual? How do you navigate the transition from player to leader? How should we respond when confidence is eclipsed by doubt, when circumstances get the better of us, when setbacks derail us? How can we remain humble and grounded when we re winning - and how can we keep on winning, even when a loss may be just around the corner?Full of inspiring personal stories of both victories and setbacks, the greatest rugby sportsman reflects on his career, shares his own secrets of high performance, and reveals the art of exceeding your highest expectations.

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Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword is the second book in this blockbuster series by Chris BradfordOne year of training in samurai school and Jack Fletcher is in real trouble . . . Not only is he struggling to prepare for the Circle of Three, an ancient ritual that tests a samurai s courage, skill and spirit to the limit, he s caught in a running battle with fellow student Kazuki and his gang.But these are the least of Jack s problems. He knows his deadly rival - the ninja Dragon Eye - could strike at any moment. Jack possesses the very thing he will kill for. Can Jack master the Way of the Sword in time to survive a fight to the death? A fantastic adventure that floors the reader on page one and keeps them there until the end - Eoin Colfer***You can learn more about Chris Bradford and his books at www.youngsamurai.com.***

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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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“Superb...an appropriate homage”—Marilyn Stasio, New York TimesThe much-anticipated final installment in Ariana Franklin’s popular Mistress of the Art of Death historical mystery series, finished by the author’s daughter after her death.England. 1191. After the death of her friend and patron, King Henry II, Adelia Aguilar, England’s vaunted Mistress of the Art of Death, is living comfortably in retirement and training her daughter, Allie, to carry on her craft—sharing the practical knowledge of anatomy, forensics, and sleuthing that catches murderers. Allie is already a skilled healer, with a particular gift for treating animals. But the young woman is nearly twenty, and her father, Rowley, Bishop of Saint Albans, and his patron, the formidable Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, have plans to marry Allie to an influential husband . . . if they can find a man who will appreciate a woman with such unusual gifts.When a friend in Cambridgeshire falls ill, Allie is sent to Ely, where her path will cross with Lord Peverill, a young aristocrat who would be a most suitable match for the young healer. But when Allie arrives, all is chaos. A village girl has disappeared—and she’s not the first. Over the past few months, several girls from the villages surrounding Ely have vanished. When the body of one of the missing is discovered, Allie manages to examine the remains before burial. The results lead her to suspect that a monstrous predator is on the loose. Will her training and her stubborn pursuit of the truth help her find the killer...or make her the next victim?A richly detailed, twisty thriller, Death and the Maiden is historical mystery at its finest—and a superb final episode in Ariana Franklin’s much-loved, much-acclaimed series.

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From Waterstones Book Prize shortlisted Graham Carter comes this story perfect for little bookworms, and those who haven t quite discovered the magic of books yet...Olive is a shy girl who prefers reading about adventures to having them herself. But when a mysterious figure steals all of the books in town, Olive is forced straight into an adventure of her own. The thief, meanwhile, doesnÂ’t quite know what to do with the stories heÂ’s stolen. Olive must track down the thief and teach him the joys of reading - and sharing - stories.

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The bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife delivers a haunting legal thriller, plunging the reader headlong into the search for a deadly stalker—and a quest to bring a young victim peace.Far from the neon glare of the Vegas Strip, attorney Piper Danes walks away from a hotshot law firm to work as a guardian ad litem (GAL). Piper was once a vulnerable youth herself, and a GAL gave her hope when she needed it most. Now she’s committed to paying it forward.Her latest case is unlike any other: fifteen-year-old Sophie Grace is the sole survivor of a gruesome family murder. Teaming up with the formidable Judge Hope Dawson and enigmatic Detective Lazarus Holloway, Piper delves into a world more sinister than she could have imagined.Their hunt for the truth leads to a serial killer known only as “the Creeper,” a predator who hides in the shadows. But as the team inches closer to unveiling the murderer, they find themselves in the crosshairs. Trapped in a web of lies, Piper will do anything to protect Sophie and stop the killer…before she becomes his next victim.

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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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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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Affecting . . . both tense and tender Sophie Mackintosh, Observer Thoughtful . . . nuanced and powerful SpectatorOne summer, sixteen-year-old Kit s life is upended by a strange sleeplessness. While her body lies in bed, she is able to wander through the night undetected, roaming the streets of her run-down seaside town, entering the houses of friends and strangers.But the most painful revelations are found closest to home. Unseen and unheard, she witnesses the dark tensions in her parents marriage and, as her family starts to implode, she is forced into an impossible decision that changes everything. Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is one of the most distinctive and luminously original novelists of her generation Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti Elegant, atmospheric, sharp-edged Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment

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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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There is no harder life experience than caring for a loved one who is dying. This book will empower you approach this monumental transition with empathy, patience and peace of mind.After working as a hospice nurse for many years, Suzanne Oâ ™Brien founded the Doulagivers Institute in 2012, which has since trained hundreds of thousands of death doulas around the world to provide a peaceful and dignified death for loved ones and their families. The Good Death brings together everything Suzanne has learned during her decades in healthcare to provide you with a simple, step-by-step guide to preparing for the future death of someone close to you, as well as helping them through the actual passing when the time comes.Full of practical tools to approach the death of a loved one with dignity, knowledge and compassion, this book will equip you with everything you need to know to prepare for a financial, physical, mental, emotional and spiritually good death â “ both for you, and for your loved one.

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In this tense thriller from the winner of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize, PI Callie Munro is hunting a serial killer on the streets of Edinburgh. But he⠙s already found her⠦As private investigators go, Callie Munro is tougher than most. She⠙s had to be. Abandoned as a baby and raised by a succession of strangers, she knows a thing or two about surviving⠦⠦but she never expected to find herself hunting a serial killer. After uncovering a string of missing women⠔women no one seems to care about⠔Callie refuses to look away. With police ignoring the evidence, her only ally is an organised crime boss with his own agenda. The deeper Callie digs, the more dangerous the hunt becomes. Every clue exposes another lie. Every step brings the killer closer. She⠙s fighting for the forgotten. But if she⠙s not careful, she⠙ll be next. Fast-paced and gripping from cover to cover, this first book in Tariq Ashkanani⠙s thrilling new series is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Robert Galbraith.

Objev podobné jako The Night Watcher - Tariq Ashkanani

A story of enduring love, even in death, between a death god whose existence has been affirmed for the first time and a girl whose existence has never been affirmed by anyone. When a death god appears before Aibi, a girl suffering from an incurable disease, he expects her to cry and beg for her life like all the other humans he s brought to the afterlife. But she simply smiles and thanks him for coming to her. After a lifetime of suffering and with only seven days left to live - will Aibi finally find happiness in the arms of a reaper? This is the story of a death god who was welcomed for the first time and a young woman no longer welcome in her own world - a tale of love that even death cannot part.

Objev podobné jako Bride of the Death God 01 - Hako Ichiiro

The Death Ranger saga continues! In the wake of tragedy, the Rangers face a crisis of identity and purpose. Driven by grief, Andros seeks out a priceless artifact: the Gold Omega Morpher, believing that this morpher can bring back the one he lost. But his quest has unexpected consequences, as Andros discovers that he may have brought back something else along with him... Now the Power Rangers will face their most deadly foe yet: Death! How did the Gold Omega Ranger become the terrifying being known as The Death Ranger? What does Dark Specter intend to do with his very own Ranger, and does the past hold the key that will save the Power Rangers in the present? Collects Mighty Morphin #21-22, Power Rangers #21-22, Power Rangers Unlimited: The Death Ranger #1, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #100.

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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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Kniha - 304 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Hitori Nojima, 304 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The second volume of the official novelization of Death Stranding, the new franchise from legendary game-creator Hideo Kojima. Mysterious explosions have rocked the planet, setting off a series of supernatural phenomena known as the Death Stranding. Spectral creatures that devour the living have pushed humanity to the brink of extinction, causing countries to fall and survivors to scatter and live in pockets of isolation. Sam Porter Bridges, the legendary porter with the ability to return from the world of the dead, has been entrusted to save mankind from the brink of destruction. Plagued by haunting visions, and tracked by Higgs, a man who longs to see humanity extinct, Sam must finally discover the truth behind the Death Stranding and fate of this world.

Objev podobné jako Death Stranding: The Official Novelization - Volume 2 (1789095786)