Newport is threatened by a perverse, shadowy secret. Mick & Bridget's exuberance & optimism manage to glimmer through even the darkest of perils, as they delve into a seamy world of drugs & sex, & are forced to match wits with both the mob & a shadowy psychopathic killer. ...

It began with A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Historian Diana Bishop, descended from a line of powerful witches, & long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont have broken the laws dividing creatures. When Diana discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to Matthew. Now the fragile coexistence of witches, daemons, vampires & humans is dangerously threatened. Seeking safety, Diana & Matthew travel back in time to London, 1590. But they soon realise that the past may not provide a haven. Reclaiming his former identity as poet & spy for Queen Elizabeth, the vampire falls back in with a group of radicals known as the School of Night. Many are unruly daemons, the creative minds of the age, including playwright Christopher Marlowe & mathematician Thomas Harriot. Together Matthew & Diana scour Tudor London for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782, & search for the witch who will teach Diana how to control her remarkable powers... Fall under the spell of Diana & Matthew once more in this stunning, richly imagined, epic tale. ...

It began with A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Historian Diana Bishop, descended from a line of powerful witches, & long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont have broken the laws dividing creatures. When Diana discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to Matthew. Now the fragile coexistence of witches, daemons, vampires & humans is dangerously threatened. Seeking safety, Diana & Matthew travel back in time to London, 1590. But they soon realise that the past may not provide a haven. Reclaiming his former identity as poet & spy for Queen Elizabeth, the vampire falls back in with a group of radicals known as the School of Night. Many are unruly daemons, the creative minds of the age, including playwright Christopher Marlowe & mathematician Thomas Harriot. Together Matthew & Diana scour Tudor London for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782, & search for the witch who will teach Diana how to control her remarkable powers... ...

Shadow of the Knight is a celebration of Sir Alex Fergusons trophy-studded management career, brilliantly analysing the factors which have contributed to his success
- then looking to the future, & the vexed question of how Manchester United will ever be able to replace their iconic leader. Paul Smiths detective work uncovers the key decisions & methods, the people & beliefs which have shaped Fergusons values & helped evolve his deadly mode of operation. He scrutinises Fergusons credentials through the eyes of former team-mates, managerial charges & those who have worked closest to him. & so to the almost unthinkable question of United after Ferguson, & who best to follow in his illustrious footsteps. Discover the ruthless & softer sides of Ferguson, the key role of family in the Manchester United success story
- & how the past might offer up the key to the future at Old Trafford.

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Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole & as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples & practices we call ' Africa', & an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination. ...

In the early hours of 15 April 1912, after the majestic liner Titanic had split apart & the 1, 500 men, women & children struggled to stay alive in the freezing Atlantic, the sea was alive with the sound of screaming. Then, as the ship sank to the ocean floor & the passengers slowly died from hypothermia, a deathly silence settled over the sea. Yet the echoes of that night reverberated through the lives of each of the 705 survivors. Shadow of the Titanic tells the extraordinary stories of some of those who survived. Although we think we know the story of the Titanic
- the famously unsinkable ship that hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Britain to America in April 1912
- little has been written about what happened to the survivors after the tragedy. How did the loss of the ship shape the lives of the people who survived? How did those who were saved feel about those who perished? & how did they remember that terrible night, in effect a disaster that has been likened to the destruction of a small town? Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking, Shadow of the Titanic sheds new light on this enduringly fascinating story, by showing how the disaster continued to shape the lives of a cross-section of passengers who escaped the sinking ship.

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Twelve-year-old Miranda's new home is a dull seaside town, the sort of place where nothing ever happens. But things do begin to happen. Weird things. At school, Miranda meets a group of friends who seem to know something of what's going on. Together they set out to uncover the mystery. & fast, before the evil that's shadowing her unleashes destruction. & to play her part, Miranda must face both the darkness within & the evil without. ...

Gripping psychological suspense, perfect for fans of Nicci French. Married. One child. A career: Lydia has her life in perfect order -- if only everyone else around her could be as organised as she is. Her unmarried twin sister Elisa is still struggling to find what she wants to do. & her colleagues at the school where she teaches often fail to reach her high standards. But one day, it all falls apart from Lydia. When she is threatened by one of her pupils, her sister is the first person she turns to. But Elisa is powerless to stop the campaign of intimidation that follows. How far will it go? Or is someone else taking advantage of the situation? & what is Elisa's part in all of this? Twins are close. Aren't they. ...

When Irene America discovers that her husband has been reading her diary, she begins a secret Blue Notebook, as much the truth about her life & her marriage as the Red Diary is a farce. Alternating between these two records, Shadow Tag is an eerily gripping novel. ...

A young mother shows up on Marjorie's doorstep asking for help to find her missing husb&. Accepting the case, Marjorie & Creighton are led to an abandoned house & the dismembered body of the husband's mistress. When the husband is convicted of murder, Marjorie feels a nagging doubt that he might not have been guilty. ...