A brilliant Rebus novel from the master of British crime It's late autumn in Edinburgh & late autumn in the career of Detective Inspector Rebus As he tries to tie up some loose ends before retirement a murder case intrudes A dissident Russian poet has been found dead in what looks like a mugging gone wrong By apparent coincidence a delegation of Russian businessmen is in town
- & everyone is determined that the case should be closed quickly & clinically But the further they dig the more Rebus & DS Siobhan Clarke become convinced that they are dealing with something more than a random attack
- especially after a particularly nasty second killing Meanwhile a brutal & premeditated assault on a local gangster sees Rebus in the frame Has the Inspector taken a step too far in tying up those loose ends? Only a few days shy of the end to his long inglorious career will Rebus even make it that far?

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EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP marks the feature film debut of notorious street artist Banksy The documentary's focus is French-born LA thrift shop owner Thierry Guetta whose apparent compulsion to videotape every moment of his life led him to document the phenomenon of contemporary street art Guetta's cousin a street artist known as Space Invader allowed the avid cameraman to tape him as he illegally spread his artwork & Space Invader also introduced him to other street artists whose work Guetta captured on tape Eventually Guetta hooked up with Shepard Fairey best known for his stickers featuring the late wrestler Andre the Giant over the word OBEY Guetta soon hears about the mysterious street artistprankster Banksy & becomes obsessed with finding him & videotaping his exploits Thanks to Guettta's growing reputation among street artists the two eventually meet & form a sort of partnership Guetta even videotapes Banksy's infamous Gitmo prank at Disneyland wherein a handcuffed hooded figure in an orange jumpsuit is placed beside one of the rides They get along quite well until Banksy suggests that Guetta stop shooting take the countless hours of footage he's accumulated & start assembling them into a documentary Banksy eventually takes over the documentary project & inadvertently pushes Guetta's creative energy in a new direction as Guetta becomes a kind of street artist himself with shocking results EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP narrated by Rhys Ifans had its World Premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival A very well received & highly recommended feature length documentary ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLERTHE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERGUARDIAN TOP 10 BESTSELLER2017 most anticipated books pick -- New York Times Guardian Daily Telegraph & many more' Spare crystalline prose mixing the real & the surreal & using old fairy-tale magic An unnervingly dystopian portrait of what might lie down the road' Michiko Kakutani New York Times An extraordinary story of love & hope from the bestselling Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist Nadia & Saeed are two ordinary young people attempting to do an extraordinary thing
- to fall in love
- in a world turned upside down Theirs will be a love story but also a story about how we live now & how we might live tomorrow of a world in crisis & two human beings travelling through it Civil war has come to the city which Nadia & Saeed call home Before long they will need to leave their motherland behind
- when the streets are no longer useable & the unknown is safer than the known They will join the great outpouring of people fleeing a collapsing city hoping against hope looking for their place in the world


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SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTIONOne of Barack Obama's top ten books of 2017 The Times Top 10 Bestseller Guardian Top 10 Bestseller The New York Times Top 5 Bestseller Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2018 & finalist for the Neustadt Prize 2018' Mixing the real & the surreal using old fairy-tale magic Compelling crystalline unnervingly dystopian' Michiko Kakutani The New York Times An extraordinary story of love & hope from the bestselling Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist This is Nadia She is fiercely independent with an excellent sense of humour & a love of smoking alone on her balcony late at night This is Saeed He is sweet & shy & kind to strangers He also has a balcony but he uses his for star-gazing This is their story a love story but also a story about how we live now & how we might live tomorrow Saeed & Nadia are falling in love & their city is falling apart Here is a world in crisis & two human beings travelling through it Exit West is a heartfelt & radical act of hope
- a novel to restore your faith in humanity & in the power of imagination
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When 50 kilos of heroin is stolen from the property vaults of a top security prison in Detroit the evidence points to the officers in charge But no one will admit anything as the heroin is worth 5m to them Gangster Latrell Walker (DMX) is determined to find the thieves as he was due to get some big money out of the deal But he has to deal with cop Orin Boyd (Steven Seagal) who is also on the trail of the thieves The two decide to join forces & try & find those responsible for this conspiracy ...

According to an old legend a priceless red ruby is said to be hidden in the tomb of Sir Reginald Weston & it can only be found when the moon is at just the right angle in the nights sky The problem is the moon is only ever at the right angle at midnight on a specific night once every 87 years! But guess what? Tonight is that night! Up until now the crypt has remained sealed & over the course of centuries no one has ever succeeded in opening it Who knows what might happen tonight you think to yourself as you make your way into the darkness Will you & your group of curious treasure hunters have what it takes to finally solve the mystery & uncover the coveted gem? ...

Exit The Game – Dead Man on the Orient Express is a puzzle game modeled after escape rooms Starting with season 3 the Exit series is divided into difficulty levels " Dead Man on the Orient Express" is categorized at hard level A classic tale of murder on the Orient Express reimagined The culprit of a grisly crime is still on board your train Its a race against time to piece the clues together before the train reaches its destination The case is perplexing & you must solve it quickly so the assailant does not escape Players 1-4 Playing time 45-90 minutes Ages 12 Difficulty level 4 of 5 ...

Never wanting to turn down an unsolved mystery you & your fellow detectives find yourselves at an abandoned house Suddenly you hear screams & see that the entrance has shut behind you Now you have no choice Will you be able to crack the case & find your way out of the house? Difficulty Level 2 of 5 ...

After your car breaks down you are looking for shelter for the night Luckily you find an abandoned cabin in the woods near the road But the next morning the door is locked! Iron bars on the windows prevent you from escaping You discover a book & a strange disk… The hit Escape-Room concept for home use! In this party game for up to 6 players you must solve a series of riddles & puzzles to escape from an abandoned cabin Each correct solution brings you to another riddle How fast can you escape?1-6 players Ages 121-2 hour play time ...

Finally a vacation! This year you’re going to an idyllic village in the mountains Instead of driving you decide to take the train this time After a three hour delay you arrive in your vacation rental where you find various brochures for local events & attractions — including an impressive castle The flyer looks quite amateur & self-printed but you’re a sucker for medieval castles! The next day you get up & go to the castle There’s no ticket booth No one else appears to be around Well at least you can explore the place in peace! You enter the castle & find yourself in a magnificent throne room Suddenly the big wooden door locks behind you & you realize that maybe (again) this was not such a good idea The castle is full of mysteries Only if you can solve all of the puzzles together in time will you escape If not your creepy host will probably never let you leave again ...