1563: England is a troubled nation as Catholic plots against the young Queen Elizabeth leave the country in a state of fear & suspicion. Respected herald William Harley, known as Clarenceux, King of Arms, receives a manuscript containing a dangerous secret. Soon the State & its ruthless enforcers are destroying Clarenceux's home in search of it. Aided by fellow sympathiser, Rebecca, Clarenceux must solve the clues in the manuscript to save their lives, yet the more light they shed on the mystery, the more terror overtakes their world. Realising that what they have discovered could tear their country apart. James Forrester is the pen name of the historian Ian Mortimer, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval Engl&. ...

The next terrifying part of Charlie Higson's bestselling Enemy series. Charlie Higson is a well-known writer of screenplays & novels, including the phenomenally successful Young Bond series. He is also a performer & co-creator of The Fast Show. ...

Innocent people are dying. Who will be next? Find out in the second Detective Mark ' Heck' Heckenburg from 1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch. A vicious serial killer is holding the country to ransom, publicly
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- murdering his victims. When a man is burnt alive on a bonfire, it seems like a tragic Guy Fawkes Night accident. But with the discovery of a young couple on Valentine's Day
- each with an arrow through the heart
- something more sinister becomes clear. A 'calendar killer' is on the loose. Detective Mark ' Heck' Heckenburg is up against it. With a rising body count & the public's eyes on him, Heck must find the killer before he executes more victims. Because this killer has a plan. & nothing will stop him completing it. A heart-stopping & grisly thriller that will enthral fans of Stuart Mac Bride & Katia Lief.



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Enter a world of danger, ghosts & magic in the fourth book of the fantastic Downside Ghosts series. If you liked the compelling characters in 50 Shades of Grey, you?ll love the Downside Ghosts series. Ghosts; ghouls; things that go bump in the night. Chess has seen them all in her role as a witch & ghost hunter. Right now life is going surprisingly well for Chess Putnam. Her bank balance is healthy, shes pretty sure she can call Terrible her ?boyfriend?, & the last few months have been devoid of anyone trying to kill her. So when Chess is ordered by an infamous crime boss ? who also happens to be her drug dealer ? to use her powers as a witch to solve a grisly murder involving dark magic, she is unsurprised; she knew the recent calm wouldn?t last. As if that wasn?t bad enough, Chess? ex lover Lex, son of a rival crime lord, is trying to re-ignite the sparks between them. Plus theres the little matter of Chess? real job as a ghost hunter for the Church of Real Truth; investigating reports of a haunting at a school in the heart of Downside. Someone seems to be taking a crash course in summoning the dead?and if Chess doesn?t watch her back, she may soon be joining their ranks. As Chess is drawn into a shadowy world of twisted secrets & dark violence, it soon becomes clear that shes not going to emerge from its depths without making the ultimate sacrifice. ...

Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom & The Name of the Rose, the third historical thriller featuring Giordano Bruno, heretic, philosopher & spy. In the pursuit of power, nothing is sacred... Summer, 1584. The Protestant Prince William of Orange has been assassinated by a fanatical Catholic, & there are whispers that Queen Elizabeth will be next. Fear haunts the streets of London, & plague is driving many citizens away. Giordano Bruno, radical philosopher & spy, chooses to remain, only to find that someone is following him through the city. Confronting his stalker, he realizes it is the woman he once loved
- she is on the run, having been accused of murder. Bruno travels to Canterbury to help clear her name, & also on behalf of Sir Francis Walsingham. The Queen's spymaster has long suspected Catholic influence in the ancient centre of pilgrimage, & instructs Bruno to work to expose any enemy plots. As Bruno begins his hunt for the real killer, he is drawn into the heart of a sinister conspiracy hiding in the shadow of England's holiest shrine...
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Santa gets the post-holiday blues... When the toys are all made, the presents handed out, the Christmas cookies eaten, & the stockings unhung with care... Santa is miserable. His reindeer & elves can't lift his spirits & even a vacation with Mrs Cla ...

Today is Jack Sadler's birthday. Or is it? He's not sure, he doesn't really care. It might be his last day or the beginning of a new chapter in his life. He must find the key to his old room. He knows the truth about his past lies there & somehow he must get in & confront it. ...

Please note this book contains content of an adult nature. Cecil Prendergast has a problem. He has been selected by Muriel Harcourt & her maid as the third dimension in their relationship. The 'problem' is that Muriel likes to beat Cecil's backside with a bamboo cane. Before long, a new master emerges ...

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