In the shadowy recesses of Whitehall & Washington an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community & the secret arms trade. Jonathan Pine is ready to stand up & be counted in the fight against this ultimate heart of darkness. His mission takes him from the cliffs of west Cornwall, via northern Quebec & the Caribbean, to the jungles of post-Noriega Panama. His quarry is the worst man in the world. ...

In The Night Manager, John le Carre`s first post-Cold War novel, an ex-soldier helps British Intelligence penetrate the secret world of ruthless arms dealers. ” Le Carre is the equal of any novelist now writing in English”. (Guardian). ”A marvellously observed relentless tale”. (Observer). At the start of it all, Jonathan Pine is merely the night manager at a luxury hotel. But when a single attempt to pass on information to the British authorities
- about an international businessman at the hotel with suspicious dealings
- backfires terribly, & people close to Pine begin to die, he commits himself to a battle against powerful forces he cannot begin to imagine. In a chilling tale of corrupt intelligence agencies, billion-dollar price tags & the truth of the brutal arms trade, John le Carre creates a claustrophobic world in which no one can be trusted. ” Complex & intense.. .page-turning tension”. (San Francisco Chronicle). ” When I was under house arrest I was helped by the books of John le Carre.. .they were a journey into the wider world... These were the journeys that made me feel that I was not really cut off from the rest of humankind”. (Aung San Suu Kyi).” One of those writers who will be read a century from now”. (Robert Harris). ” He can communicate emotion, from sweating fear to despairing love, with terse & compassionate conviction”. (Sunday Times (on The Spy Who Came in from the Cold)). ” Return of the master... Having plumbed the devious depths of the Cold War, le Carre has done it again for our nasty new age”. (The Times (on Our Kind of Traitor)). John le Carre was born in 1931. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy & Smiley`s People. His recent novels include The Constant Gardener, A Most Wanted Man & Our Kind of Traitor.

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This is a special edition of le Carre`s first post-Cold War novel, to tie in with the new major BBC series starring Hugh Laurie & Tom Hiddleston, with a new afterword by the author. At the start of it all, Jonathan Pine is merely the night manager at a luxury hotel. But when a single attempt to pass on information to the British authorities
- about an international businessman at the hotel with suspicious dealings
- backfires terribly, & people close to Pine begin to die, he commits himself to a battle against powerful forces he cannot begin to imagine. In a chilling tale of corrupt intelligence agencies, billion-dollar price tags & the truth of the brutal arms trade, John le Carre creates a claustrophobic world in which no one can be trusted.

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The award-winning debut thriller from the bestselling author of Kolymsky Heights. ” Quite simply the best thriller writer around.” (Spectator). Nicolas Whistler is young, bored & in debt. When an opportunity to make some money arises, he can`t turn it down. He is sent to Prague to carry out a simple assignment, but he soon finds himself trapped between the secret police & the clutches of the mysterious Vlasta. Whether he likes it or not, Nicolas is now a spy. ” Fast-moving, exciting, often extraordinarily funny.” (Sunday Times). ” Brilliant. Don`t miss it.” (Observer). ...

The Night Pirates Pop-up Adventure book by Egmont Books is a big, bright, action-packed adventure that tells the story of Tom & the pirates that appear at night in his house. Find out what they want from Tom & follow them in the journey that ensues. Lift flaps & pull tabs to discover hidden worlds, far away islands & treasures ...

This is an invaluable, user-friendly guide to discovering & navigating the night sky every month. ” The Night Sky Month by Month” offers charts for observing stars & constellations in both the northern & southern hemispheres at any time of the year. Positions of stars & planet locations for each month are included, plus get tips on what equipment to use & how. Packed with specially-commissioned artworks & photography with illustrated overviews introducing each month with a guide to the main attractions, such as bright stars & prominent constellations, this will inspire both beginners to star-gazing as well as amateur astronomers. ...

Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked out streets, illicit liaisons, sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch is the work of a truly brilliant & compelling storyteller. This is the story of four Londoners
- three women & a young man with a past, drawn with absolute truth & intimacy. Kay, who drove an ambulance during the war & lived life at full throttle, now dresses in mannish clothes & wanders the streets with a restless hunger, searching.. . Helen, clever, sweet, much-loved, harbours a painful secret.. . Viv, glamour girl, is stubbornly, even foolishly loyal, to her soldier lover.. . Duncan, an apparent innocent, has had his own demons to fight during the war. Their lives, & their secrets connect in sometimes startling ways. War leads to strange alliances.. . Tender, tragic & beautifully poignant, set against the backdrop of feats of heroism both epic & ordinary, here is a novel of relationships that offers up subtle surprises & twists. The Night Watch is thrilling. A towering achievement.
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When Patrick Modiano was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize for LIterature he was praised for using the `art of memory` to bring to life the Occupation of Paris during the Second World War. The Night Watch is his second novel & tells the story of a young man of limited means, caught between his work for the French Gestapo informing on the Resistance, & his work for a Resistance cell informing on the police & the black market dealers whose seedy milieu of nightclubs, prostitutes & spivs he shares. Under pressure from both sides to inform & bring things to a crisis, he finds himself driven towards an act of self-sacrifice as the only way to escape an impossible situation & the question that haunts him
- how to be a traitor without being a traitor. In this astonishing, cruel & tender book, Modiano attempts to exorcise the past by leading his characters out on a fantasmagoric patrol during one fatal night of the Occupation.
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Bravery, courage, fear & love in a time of war. Despite their differences, sisters Viann & Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann is content with life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine & their daughter. But when the Second World War strikes, Antoine is sent off to fight & Viann finds herself isolated so Isabelle is sent by their father to help her. As the war progresses, the sisters` relationship & strength is tested. With life changing in unbelievably horrific ways, Viann & Isabelle will find themselves facing frightening situations & responding in ways they never thought possible as bravery & resistance take different forms in each of their actions. Vivid & exquisite in its illumination of a time & place that was filled with atrocities, but also humanity & strength, Kristin Hannah`s novel will provoke thought & discussion that will have readers talking long after they finish reading. ...

The New York Times number one bestselling title. Bravery, courage, fear & love in a time of war. Despite their differences, sisters Viann & Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann is content with life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine & their daughter. But when the Second World War strikes, Antoine is sent off to fight & Viann finds herself isolated so Isabelle is sent by their father to help her. As the war progresses, the sisters` relationship & strength is tested. With life changing in unbelievably horrific ways, Viann & Isabelle will find themselves facing frightening situations & responding in ways they never thought possible as bravery & resistance take different forms in each of their actions. Vivid & exquisite in its illumination of a time & place that was filled with atrocities, but also humanity & strength, Kristin Hannah`s The Nightingale will provoke thought & discussion that will have readers talking long after they finish reading. ...