In the futuristic, dystopian city of Dranac, moody teenager Scout Montana is an aspiring vigilante, but her first attempt to beat up a mugger is halted when she's hit in the head with a brick & knocked unconscious. When she awakens, she discovers that she's able to transform into a strange, blue, clawed, superhuman creature. ...

A seductive magic mirror lies hidden deep in a demon's lair, with a simple warning: don't stare at the glass. Ice is a light-fingered fairy who can't resist a look at the powerful mirror. The mirror offers her a chance to achieve everything she's ever dreamed of. But when she pilfers it, she discovers that its power comes with a price. ...

Barrick Eddon, prince of Southmarch, is no longer entirely human. He has vowed to safeguard the legacy of the dark Qar race, & must now decide where his loyalties lie. His twin sister Briony has a difficult choice of her own. Her father, King Olin, is held captive by the Autarch, a mad god-king who plans to use Olin's blood to gain unlimited power. & the castle of Southmarch still remains in the possession of Hendon Tolly, Briony's murderous relative. As time runs out, will Briony decide to save her father's kingdom.. .or her father? As the foretold Great Defeat draws near, history is stripped of its costume of lies. Poets & players, mortals & fairies, warriors & gods, all will have their roles to play as the fate of the known world hangs in the balance. ...

This is the ultimate guide to the dark, seductive New York City of the Shadowhunters, based on The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones feature film. When Clary Fray heads out to a New York nightclub with her best friend Simon, she isn't expecting to witness a murder, much less one committed by three teenagers bedecked with odd tattoos & brandishing bizarre weapons. & she's more than a little startled when the body disappears into thin air. Soon Clary is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters, a secret army of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world & back to their own. & she's introduced with a vengeance, when Clary's mother disappears & Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque monster. How could a mere human survive such an attack & kill a demon? The Shadowhunters would like to know... Delve deep into the world of the Shadowhunters with this ultimate guide that's based on The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie. Featuring full-colour photographic portraits & profiles of the film characters, "es from the script, detailed information on downworlders, Shadowhunters, the Clave, & more. Fans of the movie won't want to miss this must-have guide to the realm of the blockbuster City of Bones movie! ...

As a female cop walking the mean streets of Manchester, life can be tough for PC Lucy Clayburn.

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Details: When Thea Osbourne agrees to house sit for Oliver Meadows as a favor to her mother, she expects a few days peace
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Simon Serrailler is on sabbatical on a Scottish isl&, recovering from an exhausting murder investigation, when he is urgently summoned back to Lafferton. Two local prostitutes have been found strangled. By the time Serrailer has reached the town, another girl has vanished. Is this a vendetta against prostitutes by someone with a warped mind? ...

When television producer Colin Ludlow was admitted to hospital for an operation, he expected to be home in ten days. In the event, he ended up staying for five months, & contracted MRSA. Here, he tells his story, & takes a philosophical journey through chronic illness as he explores its wider significance. ...

Get ready to compete against your friends & family to solve a mind-puzzling mystery case in Shadows of Amsterdam!

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Ireland in 1928 was a place of conflicted loyalty, changing politics & intense subterfuge. When Civic Guard Sean Harling shot dead Timothy Coughlan, a known IRA member, in mysterious circumstances his former friends in the Republican movement cried foul. Cleared of wrong doing by the investigation & subsequent inquest, he was still forced to give up his job & to flee the country. During the war of independence Sean had worked closely with the government of the first Dail including Eamon De Valera. It was only during the Civil War, with few financial options to h&, that Sean joined the Free State police force as an intelligence officer. There are suggestions however, that Harling's role was as a double agent, one so secret even his former friends thought of him as a turncoat. Though he eventually returned to Irel&, his family suffered from years of rumour & suspicion. In the 1930s with Fianna Fail in power following the 1932 election, Harling waged a campaign to have his War of Independence efforts acknowledged & his work rewarded by a pension as with many of his former colleagues, but the legacy of the Coughlan killing frustrated his efforts. ...