The arrival of the railways in South Wales during the 1830s heralded a period of economic prosperity never experienced before. New lines were built carrying freight from the coalfields & industrial areas to local ports, London, the Midlands & the North. ...

An atmospheric new Fry & Cooper thriller for fans of Peter Robinson & Reginald Hill. A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic drowning of an eight-year-old girl in picturesque Dovedale. For Detective Constable Ben Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, the incident is not only traumatic, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the Neilds, the dead girl's family. As he gets to know them, Cooper begins to suspect that one of them is harbouring a secret
- a secret that the whole family might be willing to cover up. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Diane Fry has a journey of her own to make
- a journey back to her roots. As she finds herself drawn into an investigation of her own among the inner-city streets of Birmingham, Fry realises there is only one person she can rely on to provide the help she needs. But that man is Ben Cooper, & he's back in Derbyshire, where his suspicions are leading him towards a shocking discovery on the banks of another Peak District river. The size of this book is 19.7cm in height & 12.9cm wide with 360 pages

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New in paperback by Laurence Gardner, the bestselling author of Bloodline of the Holy Grail. From the tombs of pharaonic Egypt, to the laboratories of modern science, comes the extraordinary account of gravity defiance & teleportation in the ancient world, & amazing revelations about the past power & future significance of the sacred Ark. ...

Lisa Jackson's new novel returns to Louisiana
- scene of some of her most memorable bestsellers
- where a courageous young investigator

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Following a successful coup, the leaders of the rebel Midway Star System struggle to forge a government free enough to please its citizens yet strong enough to secure power. But in a world where former rulers have become new foes, an alien threat to humanity may turn old adversaries into uncertain allies... ...

The recent decease of one of the descendants of Dr. Watson has brought to light his personal papers. These include a number of stories that Dr. Watson suppressed at the time for various reasons. As all involved are long dead, the inheritor has agreed to the publication of a set of eight of the most interesting adventures. ...

It was the Capitol Building, Washington DC. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom. ...

Hewn into the towering cliffs of central Greece, the Meteora monasteries are all but inaccessible. The Holy Trinity is the most isolated, its sacred brotherhood the guardians of a long-forgotten secret. In the dead of night, the sanctity of the holy retreat is shattered by an elite group of warriors, carrying ancient weapons. ...

Details: In the 1940s, nearly a quarter of a million East Londoners decamped annually for the hopfields of Kent. Most
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Lost Voices of The Royal Navy is based entirely on first-hand accounts of naval action between 1914 & 1945, with vivid recollections from Gallipoli to the Far East, by way of the Atlantic & the Mediterranean. Max Arthur, author of the international bestseller Forgotten Voices of the Great War, has woven a unique narrative history of life at sea: Lost Voices of the Royal Navy is a memorable & moving testament to the courage, spirit, skill & irrepressible humour of those who served in the Royal Navy during the crucial years from 1914 to 1945. ...