Books Crime Books Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul attended church in Lochdubh.  He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat.   Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses & it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair.   He told Jessie Currie
- who repeated all the last words of her twin sister
- that she needed psychiatric help. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781472117427 •†Author: M. C. Beaton •†Publisher:†  Little Brown •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 232 •†Dimensions:†20 x 13 x 1.5 cm

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When fealess trainer Anton is found lying dead in the tigers' cage, it seems that he has lost control & been mauled by the tigers
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At first the virus wiping out grass & crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asia, causing mass starvation & riots, but Europe is safe & a counter-virus is expected any day. Except, it turns out, the governments have been lying to their people. ...

The legend of King Arthur has retained its appeal & popularity through the ages: Mordred's treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot's fatally divided loyalties & his love for Guenevere, the quest for the Holy Grail. This title presents an account of the knights of the Round Table. ...

The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred & the making of a nation.

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One misty autumn dawn in a quiet fishing port in northwest Spain, the body of a sailor washes up in the harbour. Detective Inspector Leo Caldas is called in from police headquarters in the nearby city of Vigo to sign off on what appears to be a suicide. But details soon come to light that turn this routine matter into a complex murder investigation. Finding out the truth is not easy when the villagers are so suspicious of outsiders. As Caldas delves into the maritime life of the village, he uncovers a disturbing decade-old case of a shipwreck & two mysterious disappearances. Death on a Galician Shore is a chilling story of violence, blackmail & revenge that has enthralled readers across Europe... The size of this book is 19.7cm in height & 12.7cm wide with 371 pages. ...

Sheriff Jud Harris is set on catching an elusive & deadly mass murderer. His trail takes him to the towns of Drakesburgh, Big Bend & finally to a homestead on the outskirts of High Lonesome, where he almost meets his match against a cunning & unexpected adversary. ...

For Miss Cordell, principal of Persephone College, there are two great evils to be feared: unladylike behaviour among her students, & bad publicity for the college. So her prim & cosy world is turned upside down when the drowned body of the college bursar is found floating in her canoe. ...

The case that had everything: lies, betrayal, sex. The story that fascinated the nation. On 15 December 2008, two screams shattered the peace of the affluent Windgate Road in Howth, Co Dublin. Celine Cawley, founder of the hugely successful Toytown Films, former model & ' Bond girl', lay dying on the patio of her home. A major garda search got underway for the balaclava-wearing burglar that Celine's husb&, Eamonn Lillis, had described so vividly as his wife's attacker. But it quickly became clear that there was no burglar, & the finger of suspicion pointed squarely at Lillis himself. Journalist Abigail Rieley, who covered the trial for the Irish Independent, gives a step-by-step account of the day of the killing, the garda investigations, explores the relationship between Lillis & Cawley & between Lillis & his mistress, & gives a day-by-day account of the sensational trial & its impact on the families. ...

The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head.

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