They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. They say he steals from the rich & gives to the poor. They say he's part man, part myth, & mostly street-corner rumor. & they are wrong on every count. Only averagely tall, slender, & god-awful with a sword, Locke Lamora is the fabled Thorn, & the greatest weapons at his disposal are his wit & cunning. He steals from the rich
- they're the only ones worth stealing from
- but the poor can go steal for themselves. What Locke cons, wheedles & tricks into his possession is strictly for him & his band of fellow con-artists & thieves: the Gentleman Bastards. Together their domain is the city of Camorr. Built of Elderglass by a race no-one remembers, it's a city of shifting revels, filthy canals, baroque palaces & crowded cemeteries. Home to Dons, merchants, soldiers, beggars, cripples, & feral children. & to Capa Barsavi, the criminal mastermind who runs the city. But there are whispers of a challenge to the Capa's power. A challenge from a man no one has ever seen, a man no blade can touch. The Grey King is coming. A man would be well advised not to be caught between Capa Barsavi & The Grey King. Even such a master of the sword as the Thorn of Camorr. As for Locke Lamora...

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When Michael Dillon is ordered by the IRA to park his car in the carpark of a Belfast hotel, he is faced with a moral choice which leaves him absolutely nowhere to turn. He knows that he is planting a bomb that would kill & maim dozens of people. But he also knows that if he doesn't, his wife will be killed. ...

Details: Michael Dillon is contemplating the decision to leave his wife for his young lover; which he expects to bring
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DI Clare Mackay receives a message from her boss DCI Alastair Gibson telling her to meet him in secret. 

She does as he

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Lie 1: Im not afraid

Lie 2: Im sure Im doing the right thing

Lie 3: I dont care what they think of me







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In 1932, conman Ray Gibson (Eddie Murphy) teams up with sober bank clerk Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence) when it transpires that both of them owe money to gang boss Spanky Johnson. Sent to Mississippi to collect some bootleg liquor, the pair are framed by ...

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How does it feel to speak to dead people? What happens when spirits need to contact us? Is there really life after death? The author communicates with dead people. As the UK's best-loved medium, she delivers messages from departed loved ones to thousands of bereaved people with her sell-out psychic roadshow. ...

This is a study of more than 100 people who have experienced clinical death & survived. Dr Moody reveals their testimonies & their descriptions of death & the beyond, & shows how the way life, death & the spiritual hereafter are viewed have changed. ...

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