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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Something's lying patiently in wait, until the time is right... Thirteen years have passed since Yul fought for his life at the quarry, & Stonewylde has flourished in a new, golden age. But now the shadows are gathering. Wild & disobedient, Leveret is the bad girl who disappears at night time & would rather roam the woods than sit in school. Only Clip recognises the girl's magical sensitivity & believes she may be the one to lead Stonewylde out of the approaching darkness. The shadows thicken as Yul & Sylvie find that something-- or someone-- is tearing their beautiful relationship apart. As Stonewylde starts to disintegrate, a sinister alliance is forming but they have no idea what evil they're really up against... ...

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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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. ...

When George Millar, the City of Glasgow's orchestra leader, is brutally murdered in his dressing room before a performance, his colleagues are shocked. But the show must go on, and when DCI Lorimer & psychologist Solly Brightman are called in they uncover a series of irrevocably tangled relationships between the orchestra members. Millar had been involved in a string of homosexual relationships & was well known for playing his lovers off against one another ...

Liverpool, 1928. Fifteen-year-old Annie Anderson was adopted by Sylvia & Hugh after the death of their own daughter.



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