Sisters Lulu & Merry share a terrible past. When Lulu was an only child, she let her drunken father into the family home & watched him kill her mother
- & then turn on six year-old Merry. Years later, clinging to the wreckage of their childhood, the sisters try to make sense of what happened. Bound by their love for each other but divided by private grief, forgiveness comes at a higher price then either could have imagined. A gripping & moving story of the ramifications of one violent act & the endurance of family loyalty
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The recent News Corporation scandal has catapulted Murdoch & his global media empire into the public eye as perhaps never before. In the English-speaking world, & increasingly in 'untapped' but potentially lucrative markets such as China, Murdoch wields an influence as political kingmaker second to none. How did he do it? How did this empire, a loose 'archipelago' of media islands large & small, come to be so successful & influential? How did it all come to the current, disastrous state? & will the empire survive the recent scandal that has outraged people around the world & rocked the media? Building on many years' research & featuring many previously undisclosed revelations, THE MURDOCH ARCHIPELAGO is the most up-to-date & definitive survey of Murdoch's life & times; how power flows from influence; & whether this should (or if it can) be regulated. ...

After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, & the horror of violent death banished into memory.

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Books Crime Books Two very different lives. One Hollywood murder... 2019: Lily Jones is living her dream in LA. Sort of. It hasn't quite turned out as she planned & instead of working as a movie producer, she is cleaning at the prestigious Beverly Hills Hotel. At least she gets to work in the renowned Paul Williams suite, site of the brutal murder of Honey Black 70 years ago, shrouded in rumour & dark glamour. 1949: Honey Black is about to hit the big time. She may have started out a country girl from Hicksville but now she is a star. & Hollywood had better watch out
- nothing can stop her now! After an accidental bump to the head, Lily finds herself in Hollywood, 1949. Like a dream come true, she is rubbing shoulders with the great & good of Tinseltown. Including Honey Black... Horrified, Lily realises that the actress has only two weeks left to live before she will be murdered. Could this be why she has found herself in 1949? To find the killer & stop them i...
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Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world & provided means to escape from it. The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his 'extraordinary voyages' was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction. In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown across the world, they are air-wrecked on a remote desert isl&. In a manner reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe, the men apply their scientific knowledge & technical skill to exploit the island's bountiful resources, eventually constructing a sophisticated society in miniature. The book is also an intriguing mystery story, for the island has a secret. ...

I employ this thing called The Shovel List. "A shovel...?" " No. A Shovel List." " It's more of a conceptual thing. It's a list of all the people & things I hate so much that I want to hit them in the face with a shovel." Meet Helen
- youngest of the Walsh sisters & a law unto herself. She's easily bored, has an inability to filter her thoughts & was fired from every job she ever had before she found her true calling as a private investigator. But times are tough for PIs & Helen's had no choice but to take on the search for AWOL boyband has-been Wayne Diffney
- The Wacky One. It's not all bad this game of Where's Wayne. It may have brought her charming crook of an ex Jay Parker back into her life, but it's giving her an excuse to avoid the usual Walsh family dramas & the intense looks from her gorgeous boyfriend Artie that make her heart beat wildly with lust & panic in equal measure. But most of all it's an excellent distraction from the huge swarm of black vultures gathering over her head. If she hides out in her target's empty house on Mercy Close for long enough maybe they'll go away... But as Helen begins to unravel the mysteries secreted on Mercy Close she discovers a kindred spirit in a man unwilling to be found. Could someone be telling her to look a little closer to home...?

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Meet Helen Walsh.

Wasp-tongued private investigator Helen doesn't believe in love, fear or hot drinks.





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Books Modern Romance Books Marian Keyes, the No. 1 bestselling author of Rachel's Holiday, is back with her stunning new ...

The daughter of an American millionaire dies on a train en route for Nice…

When the luxurious Blue Train arrives

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Discover the wonders of the paranormal with this collection of spellbinding puzzles & brain-training activities, here to focus your mind & inspire creativity. Immerse yourself in all things mystical with this assortment of pleasing puzzles & calming conundrums, guaranteed to bewitch & enchant you. From white witchcraft & secret symbols to rituals & runes, the enigmas in these pages will take you on an expedition through the mystical world. Featuring a huge range of puzzles, games & activities for you to enjoy, this treasury of brain-training teasers will help you engage your mind & find peace in your day. Inside you will find a varied selection of puzzles, including crosswords, word searches, word ladders, anagrams, sudokus, spot-the-differences, acrostics & more! Alongside a selection of enchanting affirmations to awaken your imagination & inspire creativity Stimulate your mind & unlock the secrets of the magic world as you embark on this spellbinding journey... ...