Set at the time of the Russian Revolution, the end of a centuries old dynasty, the rise of the Bolsheviks sent shockwaves around the world. This is the story of one man who was there. It's real history
- about the riches & excesses, the glory of the Russian nobility, Nicholas & Alexandra, their hemophiliac son, Alexei, notorious Rasputin, Lenin & Trotsky who ruled from palaces where the Czars had once danced till dawn. The man was real too, his name was Arthur Ransome. He was a writer, accused of being a spy, perhaps even a double agent, & he left his wife & beloved daughter & fell in love with Russia & a Russian woman, Evgenia. Fictionalising history & blending it with real life, part i is told as a fairy tale. Wise & foolish kings, princesses, enchantresses (characters more suited to fairy tale than reality), wishes & magic, Russia with its vast cold plains & mighty cities, its riches & poverty, all play a part in the downfall of the Czars & rise of the new order. Part ii is about betrayal
- Ransome the spy, bleak & threatening. Part iii is a love story, a fairy tale, ending
- of Ransome's love for his daughter, Tabitha, & for Evgenia.


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Chrysabelle's skin bears the telltale markings of a prized Comarre
- a race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility. But when her
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DI Kelly Porter investigates why a naked young woman has been found at an ancient stone circle, refusing to speak...



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Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange & magical things
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As the Nazis roll into Warsaw, a serial killer is unleashed… September 1939. A city ruled by fear. A population brutalised by restrictions & reprisals. Amid the devastation, another hunter begins to prowl. What are a few more deaths amid scores of daily executions? Former chief investigator Jan Kalisz lives a dangerous double life, forced to work with the occupiers as he gathers information for the fledgling Polish resistance. Even his family cannot be told his true allegiance. When the niece of a Wehrmacht general is found terribly mutilated, Jan links the murder to other killings that are of less interest to his new overlords. Soon, he finds himself on the trail of a psychopathic killer known as The Artist. But, shunned as a Nazi collaborator, can he solve the case before another innocent girl is taken? A chilling serial killer investigation, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow's Blackout & the TV series Hannibal starring Mads Mikkelson. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804365... ...

The only way to reach the end is to turn back...

When the body of FBI agent Jean Transom is found on the frozen slopes

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Books Crime Books She was taken against her will. She escaped once. She won’t outrun them again. On her fifteenth birthday, trafficking victim Affi Smith goes for a run & never returns. With a new identity & secure home in the Scottish Highlands, she was supposed to be safe… With personal ties to Affi’s case, DS Max Craigie joins the investigation. When he discovers other trafficking victims have disappeared in exactly the same circumstances, he knows one thing for certain – there’s a leak somewhere within law enforcement. The clock is ticking… Max must catch Affi’s kidnappers & expose the mole before anyone else goes missing. Even if it means turning suspicions onto his own team… Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780008551292 •†Author:   Neil Lancaster •†Publisher:  HQ Digital •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 416 •†Dimensions:†12.9 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm ...

Lemmer is a freelance bodyguard for Body Armor, a personal security company in South Africa. Lean, angry, violent, he is way down on the price list where the bargains are to be found. Emma le Roux wants to find her missing brother, who supposedly died twenty years ago, but whom she is convinced she's seen on the news as a suspect in the recent killing of a witch doctor & four poachers. She hires Lemmer to watch her back when she goes looking for answers. As le Roux & Lemmer look for clues in the Lowveld, it becomes clear someone wants to keep them in the dark. Someone who will go to any lengths to stop them asking questions. When they are attacked & almost killed, Lemmer decides to go after whoever is hunting them -- against all odds. ...

Lemmer is a professional bodyguard. Silent, invisible, he never gets involved. Emma le Roux is convinced she's seen her brother on the news as a suspect in the recent killing of four poachers. But her brother is supposed to have died twenty years ago. When le Roux hires Lemmer to watch her back while she goes looking for answers, it becomes clear someone wants to keep them in the dark. & when that someone tries to murder them both, for once in his life Lemmer steps out of the shadows... ...

It’s 1983 & best friends Vicky & Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they’ll never let anyone come between them.

But fast forward 4 years & life on the Canterbury Estate has gotten very messy.

Lucy has fallen for local policeman’s son, Jimmy. & Vicky is madly in love with Paddy, the charming but ruthless local bad boy. The boys are bitter enemies & determined to keep the two girls apart.

But then Vicky is accused of murder, & even her drug-dealer boyfriend wants her mouth shut, permanently. Maybe Lucy is the only one who can save her...

Love, murder, revenge. Who can you really trust when there’s blood on your hands?

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• ISBN: 9780008142797
• Author: Julie Shaw
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 341
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm



















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