March 1943. The war hangs in the balance, & at Bletchley Park a brilliant young codebreaker is facing a double nightmare. The Germans have changed their U-boat Enigma code, threatening a massive Allied defeat. & as suspicion grows that there may be a spy inside Bletchley, Jericho's girlfriend, the mysterious Claire Romilly suddenly disappears. ...

Puzzles & mysteries have delighted humanity for thousands of years, from the ancient Riddle of the Sphinx, through to Latin squares found in Roman ruins, & right up to the present day.

Written by the internationally best-selling Dr Gareth Moore, in this intriguing collection of puzzles, codes & conundrums, the author has gathered together a huge variety of puzzles
- from the simplest to the most fiendishly difficult
- that are guaranteed to bemuse, amuse & confuse.

From all kinds of code & number puzzles, logic & lateral thinking puzzles, sudoku & much more, this treasure trove of puzzles & puzzling knowledge will enlighten & entertain.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781782439042
• Author: Dr. Gareth Moore
• Publisher: Michael OMara Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.5 x 1.5cm













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Breaking the German Enigma codes was not only about brilliant mathematicians & professors at Bletchley Park. There is another aspect of the story which it is only now possible to tell. It takes in the exploits of spies, naval officers & ordinary British seamen who risked, & in some cases lost, their lives snatching the vital Enigma codebooks from under the noses of Nazi officials & from sinking German ships & submarines. This book tells the whole Enigma story: its original invention & use by German forces & how it was the Poles who first cracked ? & passed on to the British
- the key to the German airforce Enigma. The more complicated German Navy Enigma appeared to them to be unbreakable.
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History is replete with unanswered questions regarding our own past & that of the world in which we live. This book covers a mystery, ranging across the globe & throughout history: from Atlantis to the Amazons; from Ark of the Covenant to enigma of the Black Madonnas; & from weird mystery of Spring-heeled Jack to visions of the Virgin Mary. ...

' If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter & Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst'. When Amy & Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in " The Morning Post" & hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners. Stunningly beautiful, the dazzling Delilah has had plenty of marriage proposals but having once been spurned by Sir Charles Digby, the only man she has ever loved, she is now a hardened heartbreaker who toys with all her suitors. & so it is up to the eccentric Tribble sisters to teach her the meaning of true love again. ...

Introducing London's newest & greatest detective: Enola Holmes – now a major Netflix film, starring Millie Bobby Brown. Enola Holmes
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Introducing Enola Holmes
- London's newest & greatest detective!

Sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, Enola is devastated

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The Enormous Crocodile is planning what to have for his lunch. This foul fiend
- the greediest croc in the whole river
- wants

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Jennifer Lopez delivers an electrifying performance as a new breed of action hero in director Michael Apted's (The World is Not Enough) harrowing, high-style thriller hit. Working-class waitress Slim (Jennifer Lopez
- Maid in Manhattan) thought she was en
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In the wake of the Industrial Revolution the population swiftly developed a thirst for knowledge about the myriad of new goods & ideas that were becoming available. But before the days of television, newspaper advertising & junk mail how did people get to know about everything? Over a million people solved the problem by buying a copy of this book which caused a publishing sensation in Victorian Britain. Because it explained so much about so many different aspects of life it continues to provide a very enjoyable & informative peep into the lifestyle of our forebears. In 2775 entries the enquiring Victorian learns how to tell if food is fresh & when it is in season; how to dance; the difference between local dialects; correcting grammar & spelling; the rules of games & puzzles; hints on etiquette; kitchen & household hints & recipes; cures for scores of ailments including rheumatism & baldness; the origins of Christian names; first aid; employment & rental regulations; keeping fit; dressmaking & embroidery; births, marriages & deaths; personal conduct as well as scores of others. We know when & where the Victorians lived. This fascinating book explains much about how they lived. ...