Surely no man would take up my profession if it were not that danger attracts him.' In The Casebook, you can read the final twelve stories that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about his brilliant detective. They are perhaps the most unusual & the darkest that he penned. Treachery, mutilation & the terrible consequences of infidelity are just some of the themes explored in these stories, along with atmospheric touches of the gothic, involving a bloodsucking vampire, crypts at midnight & strange bones in a furnace. The collection His Last Bow features some of Sherlock Holmes' most dramatic cases, including the vicious revenge intrigue connected with ' The Red Circle' & the insidious murders in ' The Devil's Foot'. The title story recounts how Sherlock Holmes is brought out of retirement to help the government foil a German plot on the eve of the First World War. These two fascinating sets of stories make a glorious farewell to the greatest detective of them all & his erstwhile companion, Dr Watson. ...

Dolly Tomkins has always known what it is to live hand to mouth.

In the mean streets of a Salford struggling under the

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When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock.  Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square & an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war.  Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils... Pagford is not what it first seems.  And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity & unexpected revelations?A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other. ...

The one & only Cat in the Hat from the iconic Dr. Seuss gets a brand new look, introducing his roller-coaster ride of mayhem to a new generation of readers. When Sally & her brother are left alone, they think they're in for a dull day – until the Cat in the Hat steps in on the mat, bringing with him mayhem & madness! This is the classic book that every child should have the joy of reading. The perfect book for early readers, the new style brings a worldwide favourite to a whole new generation.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780007348695 •†Author:   Dr. Seuss •†Publisher:   Harper Collins Publishers •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 64 •†Dimensions:† 28 x 20.3 x 0.5 cm ...

Details: An original height chart for children, illustrated with the Dr. Seuss ' The Cat in the Hat' characters. This
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Hop on board the Thinga-ma-jigger in this riotous rhyming adventure with The Cat in the Hat! " Flick the jiggermawhizzer & we will start zinging & binging & banging & ring-a-ding-dinging!" Packed with wonderfully zany rhyming words & bright & exuberant illustrations, this book (part of a brand new series featuring classic children's character The Cat in the Hat) will have children enthralled for hours. The Cat in the Hat knows all about that! ...

Madcap adventures await you inside this story & activity book! Open up & the Cat in the Hat will bring you on a roller-coaster ride of mayhem & wacky activities! You can read the story & then enjoy the activities the cat in the hat had left behind! Inside you ...

Peter Bogdanovich directs this comedy of manners set in 1920s California. The film is a fictionalised account of the death of silent film producer Thomas Ince (Cary Elwes), who died mysteriously following a holiday with media mogul William Randolph Hearst ...

The hilarious new sequel to The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by the bestselling creator of Hurrah for Gin. Lottie Brooks is back for spring term at secondary school & ready to face anything. No more trying to impress mean girl Amber. & absolutely no more being nicknamed Cucumber Girl. A lead role in the spring musical gives Lottie a chance to dazzle her mega-crush Daniel with her talent as a singing crab but it's not all singing & dancing at Kingswood High. Lottie's friendship with Molly & Jess seems to be falling apart no matter how hard she tries to keep her BFFs together. Is Lottie on track for another epic friendship fail? Product Information:  •†ISBN:†9780241460900 •†Author:†Katie Kirby •†Publisher: Penguin Random House Children’s UK •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:†448 •†Dimensions:† 12.9 x 19.6 x 3.2cm ...

She says he's perfect. I know he's lying...

He caught me watching, & our eyes met.  That was when it hit

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