Emma Lawrence has reason to fear the base cruelty of the man she must call uncle. She & her sister Rachel had been taken into the Gilmore household on the death of their parents & have known nothing but unkindness at the hands of Fenton & his wife. & now Rachel is dead, brutally raped & strangled & Emma must dry her tears & flee if she is to escape the same fate. Emma falls in with two other orphans, & Timothy & Lily become as dear to her as her own departed sister. But Fenton Gilmore does not give up so easily. His evil ambition is to own a brothel & Emma is vital to his perverted plan... ...

Details: The body found under the hedge was that of a middle-aged woman, biggish & gaunt. The grey eyes were wide & staring,
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Books Children's Fiction Books Little Dinosaur, it's time for bed, you'll soon be sleeping tight. But there's a few more things to do, before you roar ' Goodnight!' How does a very sleepy, snorey dinosaur get ready for bed? Find out in this ready-for-bed story book as you follow Little Dinosaur as he gets ready for bed in his own roar-some way. From putting away his dino toys & having a bath to brushing his teeth & reading a story, there's a few more hilariously dinosaur ready-for-bed activities to discover, too! This is a delightful rhyming ready-for-bed picture story book full of charming illustrations that's a perfect 5-minute story to help get little ones in the mood for sleep. Part of a new ' Ready-for-Bed' series, the story & illustrations have been designed to inspire parents & little ones. This book supports good parenting with a gentle story that

Includes:: a real bedtime routine to develop a calming & relaxing bedtime routine that works for each child's own...

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A new look at Maths without the boring bits. How many trillions are there in a googol? Which fractions are vulgar? Which famous mathematician refused to eat beans? & which one never travelled without his pet spider in an ivory box? Teacher & numbers expert Liz Strachan takes readers beyond the classroom, combining anecdotes, proofs & party tricks to reveal the foundations of algebra, geometry & trigonometry in a clear & entertaining style. ...

Is modern living stressing you out & getting on top of you? Try slowing things down a little by being more sloth.

Living

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The body of a prostitute is found at Glasgow s Queen Street Station, her hands, pointing towards her feet, placed as if in prayer, a small flower pressed between the palms. Psychologist Solomon Brightman is called to assist DCI Lorimer in the murder hunt, with the hope that his lateral thinking will shine a light on the case from a different angle. But before any conclusions can be drawn, the body of a nurse is discovered at The Grange, a private clinic. Aside from the careful arrangement of the corpses, there is no obvious connection between the victims; Lorimer & Solomon are still very much in the dark. Then a third body turns up, & it seems increasingly clear that they have a serial killer on their hands. ...

This book is about a woman called Eve Peters in 1963 who is young, beautiful & fashionable & she has a gorgeous husband Ken. She has it all
- or so it seems. Ken is working very hard so that Eve can own a house in Ealing where they can start a family. However, things don't always go to plan, & a horrific tragedy leaves Eve a widow with Ken's baby on the way. The size of the book is 17.7cm in height & 11.1cm in width.
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When a young man is found frozen to death on a Highland street in mid-December, DCI Jack Logan initially puts it down to a Christmas night out gone tragically wrong. But, when a post mortem reveals something more sinister, Jack discovers he is dealing with a cold, calculating killer with a long line of victims, a talent for torture, & a perverse sense of justice. Half a decade ago, the press dubbed him ‘ The Iceman’
- a twisted vigilante who successfully evaded capture for two years, before melting away into the night. Now, The Iceman has come back. His naughty list is longer than ever. & it contains some worryingly familiar names… A Snowball’s Chance in Hell is the ninth book in the internationally bestselling DCI Jack Logan Scottish crime fiction series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart Macbride, & Val Mc Dermid. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368237 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.84...
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The son of a Hull butcher, Neville ' Timber' Wood volunteered in 1939, at the age of eighteen, to join the British Army's Tyne-Tees

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In his absence, she will find her strength…

After a childhood in poverty & leaving school to work at the age of thirteen,

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