Hector: Lover. Killer. Crime lord. Lars: Stalker. Policeman. Addict Jen: Ex lover. Arms dealer. Hero? Sophie: Nurse. Mother. Victim? Living a quiet life in the suburbs, Sophie Brinkmann is captivated by the handsome & sophisticated Hector Guzman. She has no idea that beneath Hector's charm lies something far more dangerous. Hector is the head of an international crime syndicate. He is used to getting what he wants, & what he wants now is the total annihilation of his rivals. Before she can fully grasp the extent of Hector's world, Sophie is trapped within it. Her house is under surveillance, her family is at risk. Hector is at war
- with Russian hit men, South American drug traffickers, German gangsters
- & now Sophie is too. But who can she trust when even the people who have sworn to uphold the law are as dangerous as those dedicated to breaking it? If Sophie is to get out alive, & with her integrity intact, she will have to summon everything within her to navigate this intricate web of moral ambiguity, deadly obsession & ruthless killers.

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When Sophie Brinkmann meets Hector Guzman, she knows everything that she needs to: he`s handsome, he`s charming & he makes her happy. But what she doesn`t know is that Hector has some nasty friends, some even nastier enemies, & an unscrupulous police operation relentlessly following his every move. With her house under surveillance by the law & her life under threat from drug traffickers, gangsters & hitmen, Sophie must decide who she can trust
- & whose side she really wants to be on.
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The Andes at 1:4, 500, 000 from Nelles Verlag on a double-sided map offering a convenient format for use when travelling. The map

Includes:: street plans of main cities & enlargements for the Cusco area & the region around Santiago. Coverage of the Andes is divided into two sections, each accompanied by the appropriate plans or enlargements. The northern half extends to Antofagasta in Chile &

Includes:: insets with street plans of central Bogota, Quito, Lima & La Paz, plus & enlargement of the Cusco area with Machu Picchu & Cordillera Vilcabamba. The southern half start at Iquique, providing a good overlap with the northern side, &

Includes:: street plans of central Santiago, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica & La Serena, plus an enlargement of the region around Santiago. Relief shading, spot heights & names of mountain ranges & peaks present the topography. Road network indicates highways in good or poor condition &

Includes:: partly surfaces roads & selected tracks. Driving distances are marked on main routes. Railway lines & local airports are included, & the map also shows internal administrative boundaries within each country with names of the provinces. National parks or protected areas & main places of interest are highlighted. Latitude & longitude are indicated by margin ticks at 4







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The Andes in the Landscapes of the Imagination guide series; providing an in-depth cultural & account of some of the world’s most memorable & evocative landscapes. Presented as a cultural & literary guide, each title in the series explores the cultural history of a landscape, providing an overview of the area’s development from its earliest roots to the modern day. Particular emphasis is placed on the literary, poetic, architectural, cultural & historical elements that make up the landscape & each title is written & researched by an academic expert. An Epilogue offers suggestion for further reading & indices of literary, artistic & historical names & places & landmarks. ...

The Andes at 1:4, 500, 000 from Nelles Verlag on a double-sided map offering a convenient format for use when travelling. The map

Includes:: street plans of main cities & enlargements for the Cusco area & the region around Santiago. Coverage of the Andes is divided into two sections, each accompanied by the appropriate plans or enlargements. The northern half extends to Antofagasta in Chile &

Includes:: insets with street plans of central Bogota, Quito, Lima & La Paz, plus & enlargement of the Cusco area with Machu Picchu & Cordillera Vilcabamba. The southern half start at Iquique, providing a good overlap with the northern side, &

Includes:: street plans of central Santiago, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica & La Serena, plus an enlargement of the region around Santiago. Relief shading, spot heights & names of mountain ranges & peaks present the topography. Road network indicates highways in good or poor condition &

Includes:: partly surfaces roads & selected tracks. Driving distances are marked on main routes. Railway lines & local airports are included, & the map also shows internal administrative boundaries within each country with names of the provinces. National parks or protected areas & main places of interest are highlighted. Latitude & longitude are indicated by margin ticks at 4







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A narrative history rich with romance & tragedy, The Angel & the Cad is the story of the high society scandal that gripped Regency Engl&. The day she turned 16, Catherine Tylney Long became the wealthiest heiress in England & the public found their `angel`. Witty, wealthy & beautiful, Catherine was the most eligible of young ladies & was courted by royalty but, ignoring the warnings of her closest confidantes, she married for love. Her choice of husband was the charming but feckless dandy William Wellesley Pole, nephew of the Duke of Wellington. The pair excited the public`s interest on an unprecedented scale with gossip columns reporting every detail of their magnificent home in Wanstead, along with their honeymoon of royal fetes, dinners & parties. But their happiness was short-lived & just a decade later William had frittered away Catherine`s inheritance, even selling off her beloved Wanstead House brick by brick, & their marriage ended in a cruel & dramatic divorce & a landmark custody battle. Meticulously researched & rich with dazzling detail, The Angel & the Cad is a gripping & tragic tale of love & drama that twists & turns until the final page ...

In the early hours of New Year`s Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded the Republic of Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged & bloody conflict. sne Seierstad reported regularly on the war, describing its effects on those trying to live their daily lives amidst the violence. In 2006 & 2007 she returned, travelling in secret, in constant danger. The tragedy of Chechnya had continued but the world had moved on. In a broken & devastated society she meets the orphans, the wounded, the lost
- & tells their stories at last.
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As readers of The Luberon Garden will know, Alex Dingwall-Main has come across some very odd garden desires in his time. But none so odd as the Frenchman who asked Alex to find him the oldest olive tree in existence & fetch it to the South of France to take pride of place in his exquisite garden. This charming, witty & evocative piece of horticultural travel writing takes us from the olive groves of Provence, to the hillsides of Greece, from farms in Spain, to a back yard in Italy. Along the way our intrepid garden designer meets a tree that is 3, 000 years old; a farmer who won`t sell his tree unless he can sell the 2, 000 acre farm that surrounds it; an olive tree that saved a marriage & a village that believes a drop of rain touched by the leaves of the ancient ` Angel Olive` will cure anything. A wonderfully lyrical book with an extraordinary mission. ...

”A writer who can understand man wherever he is.” ” The New York Times” Khadra`s prose is gentle & precise.” ” The New Yorker” As a child living in a ghetto, Turambo dreamt of a better future. When his family find a home in the city anything seems possible. Through a succession of menial jobs, the constants for Turambo are rage at the injustice surrounding him, & a reliable left hook. A boxing apprenticeship offers Turambo a choice. Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul. He is the author of more than twenty novels, including ” The Swallows of Kabul.” ...

Set in the turbulent 1920s, The Angel’s Game takes us back to the gothic universe of the Cemetery of the Forgotten Books, the Sempere & Son bookshop, & the winding streets of Barcelona`s old quarter, in a masterful tale about the magic of books & the darkest corners of the human soul. In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martín, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books, & spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city`s underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs & letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has existed
- a book with the power to change hearts & minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realises that there is a connection between this haunting book & the shadows that surround his home.
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