The Notting Hill Mystery has been widely described as the first detective novel The story is told by the insurance investigator Ralph Henderson who is building a case against the sinister Baron R suspected of murdering his wife in order to claim her life insurance Henderson descends into a maze of intrigue including a diabolical mesmerist kidnapping by gypsies slow-poisoners a rich uncle's will & three murders Presented in the form of diary entries family letters chemical analysis reports interviews with witnesses & a crime scene map the novel displays innovative techniques that would not become common features of detective fiction until the 1920s This novel launched the British Library Crime Classics series in 2012 & is now reissued with a striking new cover design ...

Makes the principles of traditional nutrition available to modern parents This book provides holistic advice for pregnancy & newborn interventions vaccinations breastfeeding & child development as well as a compendium of natural treatments for childhood illnesses from autism to whooping cough ...

When read at the right moment a novel can change your life Bibliotherapists Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin know the power of a good book & have been prescribing each other literary remedies for all life's aches & pains for decades Together they've compiled a medical handbook with a difference a dictionary of literary cures for any malaise you can imagine Whether it's struggling to find a good cup of tea (Douglas Adams two sugars) or being in need of a good cry (Thomas Hardy plus tissues) as well as cures for all kinds of reading ailments
- from being a compulsive book buyer to a tendency to give up halfway through a novel
- Ella & Susan have the tonic for all ailments great or small Written with authority passion & wit The Novel Cure is an enchanting reminder of the power & pleasure of forgetting your troubles in a good book

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Mumsnet ' Best Books for Christmas 2016'' Ideal for anyone who has ever wondered what on earth to read next' SJ WATSON' Witty engaging & informative The sort of book you choose for a friend & end up wanting to keep' RACHEL JOYCEThis is a medical handbook with a difference Whether you have a stubbed toe or a severe case of the blues within these pages you'll find a cure in the form of a novel to help ease your pain You'll also find advice on how to tackle common reading ailments
- such as what to do when you feel overwhelmed by the number of books in the world or you have a tendency to give up halfway through When read at the right moment a novel can change your life & The Novel Cure is an enchanting reminder of that power
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Isabel Dalhousie is one of Edinburgh's most generous (but discreet) philanthropists
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Imardin is a city of dark intrigues & deadly politics where those who wield magic wield power Into this established order has blundered a young street-girl with extraordinary magical gifts Adopted by the Magicians' Guild her life is changed forever
- but for better or for worsesonea knew that she'd face a tough time training within the Magicians' Guild but she little realised the level of animosity she would face from her fellow novices The sons & daughters of the most powerful families in the realm her classmates seem determined to see her fail
- at whatever cost But in accepting the protection of the guild's high lord Sonea may have embraced an even bleaker fate For High Lord Akkarin harbours a secret that is far darker than his magician's robes

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Winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Award 2016 & the Scottish Children's Book Award 2016 & the North East Book Award 2015 (so far) When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident Before long the 'shop from nowhere' -- & its owner Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic & enchantment Recruited as Mr Silver's apprentice Daniel learns the secrets of the Emporium's vast labyrinth of passageways & rooms -- rooms that contain wonders beyond anything Daniel has ever imagined But when Mr Silver disappears & a shadow from the past threatens everything the Emporium & all its wonders begin to crumble Can Daniel save his home & his new friends before the Nowhere Emporium is destroyed forever? Ross Mac Kenzie unleashes a riot of imagination colour & fantasy in this astonishing adventure perfect for fans of Philip Pullman Cornelia Funke & Neil Gaiman ...

' Empowering brutally honest & realistically complex' Buzzfeed'A call-to-action to everyone out there who wants to fight back' Bustle' With a powerful message about consent on the one hand & a diverse range of female protagonists & attitudes towards sexuality on the other this is an engrossing & inspiring read One of my absolute favourites of 2017' Irish Times Who are the Nowhere Girls? They're every girl But they start with just three Grace the preacher's daughter who unwittingly moved into the old house of a victim whose pain adorns the walls Bold Rosina whose heart has become hardened by all of the straight girls who broke it And misunderstood Erin the girl who finds more solace in science & order than she does in people They are brought together by the idea of changing the narrative of a girl they had never met Lucy Moynihan the victim of a sexual assault who was victimised further by people who found it easier to believe she had cried wolf than to confront what had really happened to her A girl who through the course of one evening went from an excited teenager who felt wanted by a boy for the first time to someone else entirely with 'a voice in the darkness giving her a new name Slut' Together they form the Nowhere Girls & decide to avenge the rape of a girl none of them knew' At once harrowing & heart-lifting it's both an indictment of entrenched victim-blaming & a demonstration of what can happen when girls lay aside their differences to demand better treatment' the Guardian ...

That rare thing a sequel that rivals the original The No 1 Bestselling The Nowhere Man is a thrilling pulse-pounding ride for readers & the hero of Orphan X' An even more intense & harrowing thriller The pace that never lets up' Daily Mail He was once called Orphan X As a boy Evan Smoak was taken from a children's home raised & trained as part of a secret government initiative buried so deep that virtually no one knows it exists But he broke with the programme choosing instead to vanish off grid & use his formidable skill set to help those unable to protect themselves One day though Evan's luck ran out Ambushed drugged & spirited away Evan wakes up in a locked room with no idea where he is or who has captured him As he tries to piece together what's happened testing his gilded prison & its highly trained guards for weaknesses he receives a desperate call for help With time running out he will need to out-think out-manoeuvre & out-fight an opponent the likes of whom he's never encountered to have any chance of escape He's got to save himself to protect those whose lives depend on him Or die trying The Nowhere Man delivers another masterclass in hi-octane thriller writing It doesn't get better than this ...

Winner of The Times British Sports Book Award 2014 A fascinating insight into the enclosed world of football scouts in the UKA teenaged boy plays football in a suburban park His name is Raheem Sterling The call is made Get down here quick This is something special Another boy is 8 going on 28 His name is Jack Wilshere The referee an Arsenal scout spirits him away from Luton Town A young goalkeeper struggles on loan at Cheltenham Town in League Two His name is Jack Butland Within months he will be playing for England Welcome to football's hidden tribe Scouts are everywhere yet nowhere faceless & nameless despite making the informed decisions worth millions Award-winning sportswriter Michael Calvin opens up their hidden world examining their disconnected lifestyles petty betrayals & unconsidered professionalism of men who spend long lonely hours on the road ...