The twenty-first book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford. Searching for truffles in a wood, a man & his dog unearth something slightly less savoury
- a human h&. The corpse, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so, wrapped in a violet cotton sheet. The post mortem can not reveal the precise cause of death. The only clue to solving this mysterious murder is a crack in one of the dead man's ribs. Wexford knows it will be a difficult job to identify the dead body. Although it covers a relatively short period of time, the police computer stores a long list of missing persons. People disappear at an alarming rate
- hundreds each day. & then, only about twenty yards away from the woodland burial site, in the cellar of a disused cottage, another body is found. The detection skills of Wexford, Burden & the other investigating officers of the Kingsmarkham Police Force are tested to the utmost to discover whether the murders are connected & to track down whoever is responsible.

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Poverty & factory work have filled Lu Wilmott with a determination to make something of herself.

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This is NOT just another boring My First Concept series.  With a joke on every page & charming illustrations, this br&-new approach will ensure toddlers & parents giggle together as they discover just how funny learning the alphabet can be! Will the alligator go before the crocodile? Will the pirate queen ever finish her recycling?   Product Information:  •†ISBN:†9781915613073 •†Author: Jack Viant •†Publisher:†  Noodle Juice •†Format:†Board Book •†Pages:† 20 •†Dimensions:† 18 x 1.2 x 18 cm ...

Though John Price had lived in Iowa all his life, the allure of the prairie had somehow eluded him until a brief glimpse of native wildlife suddenly brought his surroundings home to him. This is a memoir of Price's rediscovery of his place in the American landscape & of his search for a new relationship with the life of the prairie. ...

Aimed at children aged 9 to 12 years, this book presents an illustrated tale that intends to stimulate thought on issues of responsibility. It tells the story with a series of powerful images of global strife, making the connection between simply not stepping in to help someone & standing by while wider atrocities go on. ...

Not One Step Back tells the dramatic stories of historty's greatest sieges. From the dusty plains of Texas to the great walls of Constantinople, & from the trenches of Vicksburg to the jungles of Vietnam, Martin Windrow, author of renowned The Last Valley, details twenty remarkable episodes of heroism & defiance. ...

IRRESISTIBLE FORCE Darius Carrington is a spectacularly handsome rake with a rare intelligence & no heart. A man of science, he divides his time between bedding loose-moraled women & writing scholarly papers about livestock breeding. He finds the eligible ladies of the ton thoroughly dull. That is until he meets Lady Charlotte Hayward... IMMOVABLE OBJECT Lady Charlotte is so beautiful, charming, & gracious that no one has noticed what an expert she is at Not Getting Married. Early on, she learned a hard & painful lesson about trust...and temptation. In the years since, she's built impenetrable defences that no man has overcome. She's devoted her life to being everything she ought to be
- & she's not about to let a man like Carsington entice her to do everything she shouldn't. A SPLENDID COLLISION But the rules of attraction can easily overpower the rules of manners & morals, & sometimes even the best-behaved girl has to follow her instincts, even if it means risking everything.
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Flora is a Girlie Monster. She's sweet, modest & polite in every single way except one... Burrppp! She adores pink things, stripy tights & glitter, & having tea parties with her (not so) Scary Monster friends. Why don't you have some girlie fun of your own? With a surprise pop-up & a special touchy feely cover. Measures approximately: 13cm x 12.5cm x 0.8cm. ...

Egbert is a Noisy Monster. He's a grunting, groaning, burping monster who loves to shout, bang & BOOM! He guffaws loudly at everything & anything & loves to have deafening beastie fun! Why don't you make a (not so) Scary Monster racket of your own? With a surprise pop-up & a special touchy-feely cover. Measures approximately: 13cm x 12.5cm x 1cm ...