Sally Page is an MI5 'footie', a junior Secret Service Agent who maintains 'legends': fake identities or footprints used by real

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Books Thriller Books Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside. The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, & unexplained deaths. In order to try to rescue Will, Strike's business partner Robin Ellacott decides to infiltrate the cult & she travels to Norfolk to live incognito amongst them. But in doing so, she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her... Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781408730942 •†Author: Robert Galbraith •†Publisher:†  Sphere •†Format:†  Hardback •†Pages:† 960 •†Dimensions:†15.6 x 2.2 x 24 cm ...

This is the 77th Rupert annual & features stories focusing on holidays & adventure. Adventure is a core element in many Rupert stories
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In this year's Rupert Annual, Rupert is having lots of fun with his friends. Sometimes, what begins as a simple game can lead Rupert on a rollicking adventure, but he always makes it home in time for tea! Stuart Trotter's new story, Rupert & the Go-Kart Race, is no exception. There's something a little strange about Rupert's go-kart, could the imps be behind it? Annual Content: Rupert & the Rugger Match Rupert & the Go-Kart Race Rupert & the Baby Cloud Rupert & the Missing Snow Rupert's Paper Banger origami activity ...

One man versus the might of the Russian mafia… The explosive new thriller series from major bestseller Ben Coes.

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Spetnaz has been a name to strike fear into the hearts of Mother Russia's enemies. But what was there left to fight for now the country had gone to the dogs? Dima Mayakovsky
- once a revered figure inside the elite Special Forces unit -wanted no part of it anymore. But when a dangerous fugitive surfaces in Tehran, Dima is the man the Kremlin wants to bring it in. The target has something Dima's political masters want back. & they have made sure that they do no have to take no for an answer.
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1928. Exiled from Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution, the beautiful & fiery Lydia & her aristocratic mother, Valentina, have taken refuge in Junchow, China. With destitution looming, Lydia realises that she must use her wits to survive & resorts to stealing. When a valuable ruby necklace goes missing, Chang An Lo, a handsome Chinese youth who is under threat from troops hunting down Communists, saves her from certain death. Thrust into clashes with the savage triads, of Junchow & the strictures of the white colonial settlement, Lydia & Chang fall in love & are swept up in a fierce fight against prejudice & shame. Forced to face opium-running, betrayal & kidnap, their compelling attraction to each other is tested to the limits. 1928. Exiled from Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution, the beautiful & fiery Lydia & her aristocratic mother, Valentina, have taken refuge in Junchow, China. With destitution looming, Lydia realises that she must use her wits to survive & resorts to stealing. When a valuable ruby necklace goes missing, Chang An Lo, a handsome Chinese youth who is under threat from troops hunting down Communists, saves her from certain death. Thrust into clashes with the savage triads, of Junchow & the strictures of the white colonial settlement, Lydia & Chang fall in love & are swept up in a fierce fight against prejudice & shame. Forced to face opium-running, betrayal & kidnap, their compelling attraction to each other is tested to the limits. ...

When Barbara Davies was sent to Russia on a newspaper assignment, she met Lieutenant Valinsky & her world was turned upside down. Fascinated by the harsh simplicity of his day-to-day existence in a freezing Russian winter, she embarked on a whirlwind, passionate affair with him, determined to turn her back on her old life forever. But Barbara soon had to confront the stark differences between their two worlds, & ask herself whether their lives could ever come together to give her what she desired the most. Sensual & uplifting, this frank memoir reflects on the complexities of love & how one chance meeting can change everything. ...

Delve into the lives of three of the most important figures of the 20th century: men whose policies, philosophies & motivations had a dramatic
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- bearing on their homeland Russia. Join Discovery & go in search of The Russian Revolutionaries: Stalin, Lenin & Trotsky. From Stalin, one of the most controversial characters in Russian history, whose leadership splits opinion even today
- his critics call him a tyrant while his supporters regard him as a capable leader
- to the Fathers of the Communist Revolution Vladimir Lenin & Leon Trotsky, rarely seen footage is used alongside unique documentary materials, restored photographs, expert analysis & archive documents to provide an in-depth look at their stories. Hear from his granddaughter what Stalin was like away from the public eye, learn the truth behind the myths & legends that surround Lenin & discover the story behind Leon Trotsky, one of the most ominous figures in 20th century Russian history.



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Return to a world of crystal armour, savage wilderness, & corrupt dynasties in book two of The Deathless series from Gemmell

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