A scream rings out through the theatre. The man on stage is dead! Who killed him? Alfie has a few suspects in his sights. But when the spotlight turns on Alfie himself, the search for the murderer becomes a fight for his own survival. He & his gang must pick their way through a deadly web of revenge to unmask the true villain. ...

Another runaway adventure with glamorous heroine Phryne Fisher! When Phryne Fisher arranges to go to Ballarat for a week, she eschews the excitement of her Hispano-Suiza for the sedate safety of the train. But as the passengers sleep, they are all overcome by chloroform poisoning. In the morning Phryne is left to piece together all the clues: a young girl suffering from amnesia, the body of an old woman missing her emerald rings & rumours of white slavery & black magic...the last thing Phryne was expecting of this train journey was that she will have to use her trusty Beretta. 32 to save lives! ...

The brand new Eiffel Tower is the glory of the 1889 Universal Exposition. But one sunny afternoon, a woman collapses & dies on this great Paris landmark. Can a bee-sting really be the cause of death? Or is there a more sinister explanation? Enter young bookseller Victor Legris. Present on the Tower at the time of the incident, he is determined to find out what actually happened. In this dazzling evocation of late 19th Century Paris, we follow Victor as his investigation takes him all over the city. But what will he do when the deaths begin to multiply & he is caught in a race against time? ...

Agatha Christie`s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated & with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer
- in case he or she decides to strike again.
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Agatha Christie`s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a new cover to tie in with the hugely anticipated 2017 film adaptation. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated & with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer
- in case he or she decides to strike again.
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Murder most festive...A locked room mystery solved with a flourish on Boxing Day. Blackmail on Christmas Eve. A missing jewel discovered in a very festive hiding place. A body slumped in a chair on Christmas morning, still listening to carols. The midnight theft of a gift intended for a saint. Crime doesn`t take a holiday, so these
- & many more
- are the puzzles that make up Murder under the Christmas Tree, a collection of festive mysteries featuring fictional sleuths from Lord Peter Wimsey to Sherlock Holmes, Cadfael to Father Brown. This is the very best of Christmas murder & mayhem
- so settle into your armchair, put another log on the fire & take a bite of your mince pie. Just make sure it`s not poisoned...


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` This detective novel is much more than interesting. The numerous characters are well differentiated, & include one of the most feckless, exasperating & lifelike literary men that ever confused a trail.` Dorothy L. Sayers, Sunday Times, 1934 When Miss Pongleton is found murdered on the stairs of Belsize Park station, her fellow-boarders in the Frampton Hotel are not overwhelmed with grief at the death of a tiresome old woman. But they all have their theories about the identity of the murderer, & help to unravel the mystery of who killed the wealthy ` Pongle`. Several of her fellow residents
- even Tuppy the terrier
- have a part to play in the events that lead to a dramatic arrest. This classic mystery novel is set in & around the Northern Line of the London Underground. It is now republished for the first time since the 1930s.

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It`s not the season of good will to all men... The festive month is kicking off in style & Pearl is rushed off her feet with her restaurant, The Whitstable Pearl. She`s also busy planning her own family Christmas & providing mulled wine for a charity church fundraiser when Christmas cards begin arriving all over town
- filled with spiteful messages from an anonymous writer. Pearl`s curiosity is piqued but having pledged not to take on a case at her detective agency before Christmas, she reluctantly agrees that Canterbury`s DCI Mike Mc Guire should take over; poisoned pen cards are after all a matter for the police. & with only the church fundraiser now between Pearl & Christmas, she invites Mc Guire along as her guest. The event appears to be a great success; St Alfred`s church hall is packed & Pearl happily finds herself standing close to Mc Guire beneath some mistletoe.. .but then a guest suddenly collapses. Too much of Pearl`s delicious mulled wine
- or could it be something more sinister? The last thing Pearl expects for Christmas is murder but soon the bodies are piling up. Can Pearl possibly solve the mystery in time to make 25th December an unforgettable day
- or will the murderer contrive to ensure her goose is well & truly cooked before then?


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From the dimly lit alleyways of Whitechapel that played host to the Ripper`s darkest deeds to the well-to-do streets of Belgravia where Lord Lucan was last seen, ” Murders of London” stalks the Capital`s thoroughfares, uncovering the city`s violent past. Investigating the ordinary-looking roads & buildings whose gruesome pasts are all but forgotten, David long visits crime scenes & uncovers who did what to whom
- & why. What drove Joe Meek, pop`s space-age pioneer, to attack his landlady? When did Ruth Ellis conceive of her plan to shoot her lover dead? How did Dennis Nilsen escape detection for so long? What emerges is an intriguing & enigmatic picture of London`s underworld: a dark, frightening, yet strangely thrilling place.
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Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. On Monday the oak tree blew down. Murdoch Mole was perfectly certain it was all his doing. On Wednesday Murdoch had a BIG idea. By Thursday Murdoch was nothing more than an ordinary mole with big ideas. By Sunday Murdoch was a somebody! ...