Inspired by a true story Hannah Kent's Burial Rites was shortlisted for The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction The Guardian First Book Award & The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards In northern Iceland 1829 Agnes Magnusdottir is condemned to death for her part in the brutal murder of her lover Agnes is sent to wait out her final months on the farm of district officer Jon Jonsson his wife & their two daughters Horrified to have a convicted murderer in their midst the family avoid contact with Agnes Only Toti the young assistant priest appointed Agnes's spiritual guardian is compelled to try to understand her As the year progresses & the hardships of rural life force the household to work side by side Agnes's story begins to emerge & with it the family's terrible realization that all is not as they had assumed Based on actual events Burial Rites is an astonishing & moving novel about the truths we claim to know & the ways in which we interpret what we're told In beautiful cut-glass prose Hannah Kent portrays Iceland's formidable landscape in which every day is a battle for survival & asks how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others? Burial Rites is perfect for fans of Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood & The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan ...

Over three years ago a civil servant vanished after returning from a work trip to Africa Missing presumed dead the man's family still want answers It is one of the many unsolved crimes left for Department Q Denmark's cold case unit headed up by Detective Carl Morck But what Carl doesn't know is that the key to the investigation is in Copenhagen Fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson is tough smart & suspicious of police Sleeping rough & hiding in the shadows is his way of life But what is he running from
- & what does he know worth killing him for?
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Tim can't wait to go on holiday
- especially as he gets to bring his friend Biscuits along But their trip unexpectedly becomes
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No 1 international bestseller & Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg's new psychological thriller featuring Detective Patrick Hedstrom & Erica Falck
- irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson & Jo Nesbo YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE PAST Easter 1974 A family vanishes from their home on an idyllic island off the Swedish coast They have left everything behind
- including their one-year-old daughter Ebba Now years later Ebba has returned to the island She & her husband have suffered the loss of their only child & are looking to make a fresh start But within days their house is the target of an arson attack YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE FUTURE Detective Patrik Hedstrom takes on the investigation aided by his wife crime writer Erica Falck who has always been fascinated by the mystery of Ebba's abandonment & the family's tragic history When dried blood is found under the floorboards of the old house it seems that the cold case involving the missing family is about to be brought back to life & soon Patrik & Erica are consumed by the hunt for a killer who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried

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A MISSING BOYTeenager Luke Mullen was last seen getting into a car with an older woman No one can understand why he has disappeared His father
- a former police officer
- knows all too well that the longer he is missing the more likely he is to turn up dead A TERRIFYING VIDEOThen Luke's parents receive an anonymous video It shows their son eyes wide with terror as a man advances towards him holding a syringe A RACE AGAINST TIMEDI Tom Thorne recognises a psychopath when he sees one & the scene on the tape chills him to the bone
- he knows that a child's life hangs in the balance & that every minute counts


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Rodrigo Cortes directs this claustrophobic suspense thriller Ryan Reynolds stars as Paul Conroy an American driver contracted to deliver supplies to soldiers in Iraq After an attack by an Iraqi resistance group Paul wakes to find himself buried alive inside a coffin with only his mobile phone & a cigarette lighter With only 90 minutes& worth of oxygen between him & certain death Paul&s worst enemies become intermittent reception & a rapidly draining battery as he engages in a desperate & tightly-confined battle for survival ...

FIVE BRUTAL MURDERS IN TWO COUNTRIES Hollywood blockbuster materialyou'll finish it in one gulp' Metro A WOMAN CONFESSES TO THE KILLINGS THEN LEAPS OFF A BRIDGE TO HER DEATH ' Kristina Ohlsson is a rising star of Scandinavian crime fiction' Sunday Times HER BROTHER INSISTS SHE WAS INNOCENT & WANTS THE CASE REOPENED Expect Ohlsson to join Nesbo on most readers' can't-miss lists' Booklist BUT HOW DO YOU VINDICATE A DECEASED SELF-PROCLAIMED KILLER? Superbly crafted' Daily Mail ...

The brilliant new crime novel from Lisa Cutts
- the author who puts the reader at the heart of a police investigation To most people
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) is a fairly average American truck driver he works as a contractor in Iraq & leads a fairly average life he doesn&8217;t know what&8217;s about to hit him! While working his usual deliveries he is taken hostage knocked unconscious & awakens in a deep dark coffin! He soon realises he is in real trouble With little oxygen a lighter & a mobile phone to help him he tries whatever he can to escape his terrifying tomb Paul contacts everyone he knows that could possibly help him but to no avail; he could be buried anywhere in an enormous Iraqi desert Paul realises that only one man can help him out of this impossible situation; himself! He&8217;d better do it fast! Subtitles English Region Region B2 (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Number of discs 1 ...

The Burj al Arab which is considered one of the best hotels in the world is located on its own island about 300 metres from Dubai Built in the shape of a ship's sail this 321-metre-high monument to modern design houses a total of 202 suites Crafting fun for young & old! With the Revell 3D puzzles world-famous buildings impressive skylines or legendary vehicles can be assembled as three-dimensional models for everyone The precisely punched foam components make the assembly easy
- no need for tools or tools Depending on the size & complexity of the model the fun of building can range from a few minutes to several hours
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