The goats of Vigata once grazed on the trash-strewn site still known as the Pasture. Now local enterprise of a different sort flourishes: drug dealers & prostitutes of every flavour. But their discreet trade is upset when two employees of the Splendour Refuse Collection Company discover the body of engineer Silvio Luparello, one of the local movers & shakers, apparently deceased in flagrante at the Pasture. The coroner's verdict is death from natural causes
- refreshingly unusual for Sicily. But Inspector Salvo Montalbano, as honest as he is streetwise & as scathing to fools & villains as he is compassionate to their victims, is not ready to close the case
- even though he's being pressured by Vigata's police chief, judge, & bishop. Picking his way through a labyrinth of high-comedy corruption, delicious meals, vendetta firepower, & carefully planted false clues, Montalbano can be relied on, whatever the cost, to get to the heart of the matter.

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It is 1537, a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in England since 1066. Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme

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Books Children's Fiction Books The Sheep-pig is one of Dick King-Smith's most famous tales. It shot to further fame when the film adaptation, Babe, was released in 1995. When Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can from Fly. He knows he can't be a sheep-dog. But maybe, just maybe, he might be a sheep-pig. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780241387887 •†Author: Dick King-Smith •†Publisher:†  Penguin •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 144 •†Dimensions:†19.8 x 12.9 x 0.9 cm ...

Cynthia LOVES Christmas. So much so that her flockmates send her off to the North Pole to help Father Christmas.

But it

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The moon is high, the hour is late, Goat is napping by the gate. But... THE SHEEP WONT SLEEP!

A sleepy sheepdog struggles

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Here, in a witty & informed text, are plot summaries of every single Sherlock Holmes story, in the order which they were written, & with good-humoured & even waspish assessments of their relative merits. & there are many original interviews with some of the actors who've played Holmes, or written film or television scripts about him, over the years
- as well as a comprehensive chronology of all the (often unlikely) thespians to have attempted a portrayal of Holmes, from Basil Rathbone & Jeremy Brett to Stewart Granger, no less.
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This reader's companion to the casework of Sherlock Holmes explores the methodology of the world's most famous consulting detective. From analyzing fingerprints & decoding ciphers to faking one's death to creating disguises, readers will learn how Holmes solved his most celebrated cases
- plus an arsenal of modern techniques available to today's armchair sleuths. Along the way, reader will discover a host of trivia about the master detective & his universe: How was the real Scotland Yard organised? Why did Holmes never marry? Was cocaine really legal back then? & why were the British so terrified of Australia? Full of fascinating how-to skills & evocative illustrations, The Sherlock Holmes Handbook will appeal to Baker Street Irregulars of all ages. This book has 221 pages & is 17.9cm x 12.2cm x 2.4cm
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Science meets myth when ogres armed with high-tech weaponry steal a huge telescope as part of an insane plan to cast the world into permanent darkness.

With global catastrophe looming, Kenny & Kiyomi take the fight to the enemy, even if it means going out of this world.

But all is not well between the friends. Kiyomis behaviour is growing increasingly erratic & it soon becomes clear that her life
- & her humanity
- are in danger. Kenny is faced with an impossible choice
- does he save his friend or fulfil his duty?

The Matrix meets Percy Jackson in this exciting series packed with monsters, magic & mayhem, set in modern day Japan.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781405270618
• Age: 9 to 12 Years
• Author: Jason Rohan
• Publisher: Egmont
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 346
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm

















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The death, a year before, of Weem Lowrie, husband to Jess & father to James, Bethany & Innes, has, in words that the fishing community of Buckie might use, left his wife & children adrift & rudderless. As well as being the head of the family & the centre of their lives, Weem also dominated his three children from birth & shaped them as he saw fit. Now that he has gone they must come to terms with what he has made from them. Frustrated & unhappy in the marriages that their father had forced them into, James & Bethany must try & alter the course of their lives
- James longs to take over his father's place & be skipper of the drifter but he is frustrated by his Uncle Albert, who keeps a tight grip on his own position of power. Bethany, meanwhile, longs to escape from the life all the local women lead & instead find an outlet for her pent-up ambitions & energy. Innes, the youngest, hates the sea & must find the courage to cope with his brother & sister's scorn. For Jess, change comes in the form of Jacob, her childhood sweetheart. Every bit as ambitious & charismatic as Weem was, he still wants Jess & is armed with the power & wealth to split her family apart.
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One of the true classics of horror, now with a new stunning cover look. The Shining is one of Stephen King's masterpieces.

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