Imagine you are an RAF torpedo pilot in World War Two, sent on missions so dangerous that you're later likened to the Kamikaze. Suicide wasn't a recognised part of the objective for British airmen, yet some pilots felt they had accepted certain death just by climbing into their cockpits. There were times in 1942 when Arthur Aldridge felt like this. At the age of 19, this courageous young man had quit his studies at Oxford to volunteer for the RAF. He flew his Bristol Beaufort like there was no tomorrow
- a realistic assumption, after seeing his best friend die in flames at the end of 1941. Aldridge was awarded a DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) for his bravery on the same strike on a German cargo ship during which he lost a wing tip by flying too close to the deck. He was equally lucky to survive his squadron's chaotic torpedo attack on the giants of Hitler's maritime fleet during the notorious Channel Dash. As 1942 wore on, & the stress became intolerable, Aldridge & his Cockney gunner Bill Carroll held their nerve, & ' Arty' was awarded a Bar to his DFC for sinking two enemy ships off Malta & rescuing a fellow pilot while wounded. Malta was saved by the skin of its teeth, Rommel denied vital supplies in North Africa, & the course of the war was turned. Aldridge was still only 21 years old. Now both 91, but firm friends as ever, Aldridge & Carroll are two of the last torpedo airmen who deserve their place in history alongside our heroic Spitfire pilots. Their story vividly captures the comradeship that existed between men pushed by war to their very limit.
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` Like all the Jim Stringer adventures, The Last Train to Scarborough bewitches with its detail, dry humour & laid-back ruminations.' Observer It is March 1914, & Jim Stringer is uneasy about his new assignment. It's not so much the prospect of a Scarborough lodging house in the gloomy off-season that bothers him, or even the fact that the last railwayman to stay in the house has disappeared without a trace. It's more that his chief inspector seems to be deliberately holding back details of the case ...

Details: One hundred years have passed since Robert Falcon Scotts beleagured expeditionary team arrived at the South Pole,
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Rebellious Alex Faversham dreams of escaping her stifling upper-class Victorian background. She yearns to be like her long lost Aunt Alicia, the beautifulblack sheep of the family, & so, inspired by Alicia's glamorous life abroad, Alex sets off to Italy. She finds it enchanting, but soon Alex's taste for travel draws her to the city her aunt calls home
- Vienna. Its heady glitter in the years before the First World War is as alluring as she had imagined, the city seemingly existing in an everlasting round of balls & parties. Here, at last, Alex finds romance, with Karl von Winkler, a hussar in the Emporer's guard. But, like the Hapsburg Empire, Alex's fledgling love affair cannot last. &, as Alex's situation suddenly becomes desperate, she finds herself away from home on the brink of war. Will she ever see England or her family again?
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Words can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill… Natalka & Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation to come the agency’s way. Then a murder case turns up. Local writer, Melody Chambers, is found dead & her family are convinced it is murder. Edwin, a big fan of the obit pages, thinks there’s a link to the writer of Melody’s obituary who pre-deceased his subject. The trail leads them to a slightly sinister writers’ retreat. When another writer is found dead, Edwin thinks that the clue lies in the words. Seeking professional help, the amateur investigators turn to their friend, detective Harbinder Kaur, to find that they have stumbled on a plot that is stranger than fiction. The unmissable new novel from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529433470 • Author: Elly Griffiths • Publisher: Quercus Publishing plc • Fo... ...

Books Crime Books Detective Renée Ballard works ' The Late Show', the notorious graveyard shift at the LAPD. It's thankless work for a once-promising detective, keeping strange hours in a twilight world of crime. Some nights are worse than others. & tonight is the worst yet. Two shocking cases, hours apart: a brutal assault, & a multiple murder with no suspects. Ballard knows it is always darkest before dawn. But what she doesn't know
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- is how deep her investigation will take her into the dark heart of her city, the police department & her own past... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781409147558 • Author: Michael Connelly • Publisher: Orion Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3 cm

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A hilarious, fully illustrated joke book for children aged 8+. Containing over 800 eye-wateringly funny gags including: comedy classics (old favourites given a modern twist); one-liners; silly shaggy dog stories; the best spoof film, song & book titles you've ever heard; & many more! The humorous illustrations give added pace & extra laughs. A great gift for all the family to enjoy! 27 x 22 x 1 cm, pages 128 ...

The fourth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s
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Books Crime Books The trip of a lifetime. You'd die to be there... Ten lucky people have won a place at the most exclusive launch event of the century: the grand opening of the Hotel Artemis, the first hotel on the moon. It's an invitation to die for. As their transport departs for its return to Earth & the doors seal shut behind them, the guests take the next leap for mankind. However, they soon discover that all is not as it seems. The champagne may be flowing, but there is no one to pour it. Room service is available, but there is no one to deliver it. Besides the ten of them, they are completely alone. When one of the guests is found murdered, fear spreads through the group. But that death is only the beginning. Being three days' journey from home & with no way to contact the outside, can any of the guests survive their stay? Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781838777517 •†Author: Lauren Forry  •†Publisher:†  Zaffre •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 400 •†Dimensions:†12.9 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm ...

Provence, 1942 Luc Bonet, brought up by a wealthy Jewish family in the foothills of the French Alps, finds his life shattered by the brutality of Nazi soldiers. Leaving his abandoned lavender fields behind, Luc joins the French Resistance in a quest for revenge. Paris, 1943 Lisette Forestier is on a mission: to work her way into the heart of a senior German officer, & to infiltrate the very masterminds of the Gestapo. But can she balance the line between love & lies? The one thing Luc & Lisette hadn't counted on was meeting each other. Who, if anyone, can be trusted
- & will their own emotions become the greatest betrayers of all?
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