Details: Christian Thydells dream has come true: his debut novel, The Mermaid, is published to rave reviews. So why
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The heart-stopping new thriller in the Ren Bryce series by Alex Barclay, bestselling author of DARKHOUSE & KILLING WAYS.


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They said she was armed. They said she was dangerous. They were right.

Petty Moshen spent eighteen years of her life as

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She's my daughter, but in some weird way I feel like she isn't really my child. Young single mum Grace is drowning. Her little girl Sylvie is distant, troubled & prone to violent tantrums which the child psychiatrists blame on Grace. But Grace knows there's something more to what's happening to Sylvie. There has to be. Travelling from the London suburbs to the west coast or Irel&, Grace & Sylvie embark on a journey of shocking discovery, forcing Grace to question everything she believes in & changing both their lives forever. ...

Read by Stephen Tompkinson. ' Eighty-five steps & then darkness... She's gone. Vanished. Not from my memory but within these walls where water sings in metal pipes & soot-stained bricks crumble at the edges. How can a child disappear in a building with only five floors & eleven flats?' Everyone knows that Mickey Carlyle is dead & a man is in prison for her murder. Everyone, that is, except DI Vincent Ruiz who cannot stop searching & hoping. He is discovered one night clinging to a buoy in the River Thames with a bullet in his leg & a bigger hole in his memory. Under investigation by his colleagues & accused of faking amnesia, Ruiz's only hope of unravelling the puzzle is to retrace his steps & relive that night. But there are further dangers lying in wait & other ways for a man to drown... ...

An urban fairy tale from the acclaimed author of 99 Reasons Why. Arthur Braxton runs away from school. He hides out in an abandoned building, an old Edwardian bathhouse. He discovers a naked woman swimming in the pool. From this point on, nothing will ever be the same. The Drowning of Arthur Braxton is an unflinching account of the pain & trauma of adolescence & of how first love can transform the most unhappy of lives into something miraculous. It is a dark & brooding modern fairy tale from one of our most gifted writers. ...

This is the long-awaited companion to the best-selling Druid Animal Oracle, created by the same authors & artist team. Will Worthington's stunning card images depict the herbs, flowers & mushrooms considered sacred in the Druid tradition, & the Carr-Gomm's text describes their special meanings & the ancient folklore & mythology associated with them. The virtues & qualities of each plant are used as an oracle from which wisdom, guidance & inspiration can be sought. This is a must-have title for all those interested in Celtic & Pagan subjects & the world of nature. ...

Drums & Drumming have changed enormously between rock'n'roll's emergence in the 1950s & the musically diverse scene of the 1990s. This informative, entertaining book tells for the first time the parallel stories of the growth of rock music & the development of the modern drum kit. stunning colour photos reveal a unique collection of historic & contemporary drums from key makers like Ludwig in the US, Premier in Engl&, Tama in Japan, & Sonor in Germany, including famous kits owned by Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd, & many others. This book reveals how drummers used the established drum kit when rock'n'roll first arrived, & how in the decades that followed players from D. J. Fontana with Elvis Presley to Police sticksman Stewart Copeland combined existing playing techniques to expand rock drumming. The Drum Book is the perfect guide to the evolution of the rock drum kit & the development of the rock drummer, engagingly told in sharp text & illustrated with superb, detailed photographs. ...

Nineteen-year-old Nell Flynn is training to be a nurse & planning to marry her boyfriend, Liam Connor, when her mother dies,

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Conceived by the London, Midland & Scottish railway to rival the LNER's illustrious 'A4 Pacific's' & designed by the great William Stanier, the 'princess Coronation' class of locomotives
- more popularly known as the Duchesses
- were streamlined embodiments of raw, bulked-up muscle & would become famous for their formidable power. In this, follow-up to the extremely successful Flying Scotsman, Andrew Roden tells the full story of these fabulous engines throughout their mainline service to the rescue & restoration of two examples, Duchess of Sutherland & Duchess of Hamilton, today. With reminiscences from surviving drivers & firemen, & today's preservationists, The Duchesses is a thrilling addition to any enthusiast's library.

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