Details: Just after lunch on a Tuesday in April, nine feet under water, police diver Flea Marley closes her gloved fingers
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Jason & his sister have just moved to Malibu
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Taking tea is one of the quintessentially English occasions. Of interest to tea drinkers, this Edwardian-style book captures the essence of this traditional British pastime, & provides us with the expertise on the ceremony as well as the recipes. It also features stories about the legendary afternoon teas at the Ritz Hotel. ...

Franny Doyle has one thing in common with Wan Huang, head of the notorious Triads gang: they both want Vaughn Sadler six feet

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Brother & sister Jack & Serena Devlin are the owners of Tamarisk Manor, a chic, luxury hotel nestled in the wooded hill of ...

Merseyside derby matches are keenly awaited when the fixture lists are published. Pre-match build up is a mixture of trepidation & anticipation in perhaps equal measures depending on which team currently has the most success on the field. With full statistics, this book tells the fascinating tale of the Merseyside Derby. ...

Each year, as soon as the forthcoming seasons fixtures are announced, fans do tow things: look to see what & where the opening game will be, & then look for the dates of the home & away matches against their bitter rivals
- the local derby games. Such is the rivalry between the two north London clubs, the pre-match build-up s a mixture of trepidation & anticipation depending on which team is currently the most successful. The fixture dates back to November 1887 when Tottenham Hotspur entertained Royal Arsenal in a friendly that finished 2-1 to the home side; since then there have been some of the greatest games of football played anywhere in the world. Packed with fascinating statistics, facts, trivia & unforgettable"es, this book tells the fascinating tale of the north London derby.
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Why do football fans decide to support one club over another in cities where intense, deep-seated rivalries exist? What makes them choose: family ties, politics, religion or perhaps race? The Rivals Game author Douglas Beattie spent two years discovering what lies at the heart of Britain's greatest derbies. ...

As the daughter of the Duke of Buckingham, the future seems bright for Elizabeth Stafford. But when her father gives her hand to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, she must sacrifice all for duty. Yet Elizabeth is surprised by her passion for her powerful new husb&. & when he takes on a mistress, she is determined to fight for her love & her honour... Naive & vulnerable, Bess Holland is easily charmed by the Duke of Norfolk, succumbing to his every whim in exchange for gifts & adoration. For years, she & Elizabeth compete for his affections. But they are mere spectators to an obsession neither can rival: Norfolk's quest to weave the Howard name into the royal bloodline. ...

The wartime airfield at Rivenhall is typical of the many airbases that were hastily built in Britain following the entry of the US into the Second World War. It was first used by a long-range Mustang fighter group whose task it was to escort the bombers of the US Eighth Air Force on daylight raids deep into Germany, & this was followed by four squadrons of Marauder bombers that stayed at Rivenhall for a total of 111 days. They were used against targets on the Continent in support of the Allied Forces prior to & following the Normandy invasion in June 1944. The last aircraft to use the airfield were the Stirling tugs & Horsa gliders of No. 38 Group of the Royal Air Force. These squadrons performed a variety of duties & eventually took part in the final airborne operation of the war, the Rhine Crossing. Luckily many of the wartime features of Rivenhall still exist. In addition to the operational history, this book contains a total of seventy photographs as well as a number of maps & appendices. ...