One snowy day in Copenhagen, six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from a city rooftop. The police pronounce it an accident. But Isaiah's neighbour, Smilla, an expert in the ways of snow & ice, suspects murder. She embarks on a dangerous quest to find the truth, following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow. ...

Alistair Carsington really, really wishes he didn't love women quite so much. To escape his worst impulses, he sets out for Derbyshire, where he hopes to avoid temptation. But this noble aim drops him straight into opposition with Miss Mirabel Oldridge, a ...

Janet Florin has been gone for almost a week. Her husb&, Mark, reported her missing when she failed to collect their two young children from school & a family friend, Trisha Marlowe, desperate for news of Janet, hires Sal to track her down. What could possibly have led Janet to abandon everything she holds dear? ...

Based on a true story, this is a political drama set during a military coup in South America. American political activist Charles Horman (John Shea) suddenly disappears. His wife Beth (Sissy Spacek) & his father Ed Horman (Jack Lemmon) go in search of t ...

It's an early autumn day like any other as Miles Avery drives his wife, Jacqueline, to the station. Nothing remarkable crops up in conversation, nor do either of them appear anything other than their normal selves. At the station, Jacqueline gets out, takes an overnight bag from the back seat, then turns towards the platforms. This is the last anyone sees of her. Three weeks later, Miles calls the police. Enquiries are made, but there is no evidence of her boarding a train, or even entering the station. Very soon the finger of suspicion starts to turn towards Miles, & as dark secrets from the past begin to merge with those of the present, the great love he has been trying to protect is not only revealed but thrown into terrible jeopardy... ...

Read With Biff, Chip & Kipper is the UK's best-selling home reading series. Over 5 million copies of the series sold in the UK alone since 2005. It is based on Oxford Reading Tree which is used in 80% of primary schools. Level 4 First Stories have been specially written to introduce & practise a range of key everyday words. Fun plots & carefully levelled text create the perfect combination to build children's confidence & enjoyment in reading. Key words at this level include: saw, said, came, out, she, was, looked, children, went, going, what, help, them These four engaging Biff, Chip & Kipper storybooks include tips for reading together & for talking about the story, puzzles & fun activities. Written by Roderick Hunt & beautifully illustrated by Alex Brychta, they are perfect for children who are developing their vocabulary & reading skills. Level 4 Phonics stories are also available to introduce letter sounds & practise reading by sounding out words, as children learn to do at school. ...

In this ground-breaking study of missing masterpieces, Gert-Rudolf Flick presents detailed case histories of great works of art that have simply vanished. None of them is known for certain to have been destroyed; all of them are recorded in the form of copies, drawings, studies, or engravings. Tantalizingly, any of them might turn up at any time... The fate of the masterpieces discussed in this book remains a mystery. Everyone knows of Michelangelo's David in Florence, but what happened to the famous bronze of the same subject? It was last heard of in a chateau in France, after its aristocratic owner went to the guillotine. Officials of the French Revolution identified it as worthy of inclusion in the national museum, but it has not been seen since. & what of Jacques-Louis David's Lepeletier on his death-bed, pendant to his famous Death of Marat? Nineteenth-century gossip suggested that it was burned by Lepeletier's devoted daughter, but if so, how could it later have been passed on in a disputed will? & what of the fate of David's drawing of this composition, which the same daughter had kept locked in a secret box? The story of these works & many more are traced in minute detail, bringing to life some of the most famous art collectors of all time, such as Charles I, Queen Christina of Sweden, & Archduke Leopold Willem. Hitherto obscure but no less avid collectors are introduced to the reader for the first time, such as the English barrister Robert Roupell, no fewer than seven of whose paintings now adorn the walls of the National Gallery in London. Missing Masterpieces is a milestone in the history of collecting
- & losing
- great works of art.

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Six years have passed since the end of Sister, Missing & Madison is now a teenager.  During a visit to older sister Lauren, she learns that their biological father was an anonymous sperm donor & sets out to track him down.  Her search bears fruit sooner than expected, but is the father she discovers all he seems? As Madison gets drawn into a mysterious investigation involving missing girls & secret hideaways, she finds herself embroiled in more & more danger...   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781471185793 •†Author: Sophie Mc Kenzie •†Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s UK •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 320 •†Dimensions:  19.8 x 13 x 1.9cm ...

From the bestselling author & creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once comes a thrilling & emotional ride about the ties we have to our past – & the devastating lies that bind us together… Surfing an online dating site, detective Kat Donovan feels her whole world explode. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé, the man who shattered her heart-and whom she hasn’t seen in eighteen years. But when Kat reaches out to the man in the profile, an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light. As Kat begins to investigate, her feelings are challenged about everyone she’s ever loved-even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before & discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398724969 • Author: Harlan Coben • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6... ...

At a remote railway station in Norfolk, Kitty Fulton runs the ticket office. Nothing gives her more pleasure than to reunite lost possessions with their rightful owners, but it is an experience that remains elusive in her own world. With each passing day her mother's Alzheimer's pulls them further & further apart, then a series of extraordinary events challenges Kitty's notions of duty & fidelity. In struggling to find the answers, she embarks on a journey that questions the importance of life & the way we must all live... ...