Did you know that: It's against the law to check into a hotel in London under assumed names for the purpose of lovemaking? Under a statute of Edwards II all whales washed up on the shore belong to the monarch? Under a Tudor law Welshmen are not allowed into the city of Chester after dark? In THE STRANGE LAWS OF OLD ENGL&, Nigel Cawthorne unearths an extraordinary collection of the most bizarre & arcane laws that have been enacted over the centuries. Some of the laws, incredibly, are still in force. It is still illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour... This elegant & amusing book is perfect for everyone fascinated by the eccentric history of these islands. ...

Once she had got over the initial shock of the young man's nudity, Claudia allowed herself to breathe properly again... When Claudia finds a sexy stranger near her home she discovers that he has lost his memory along with his clothes. Having turned her back on relationships since the death of her husb&, Claudia finds herself scandalising her friends by inviting the stranger into her home & into her bed... From the Sunday Times bestselling author of In Too Deep ...

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To avoid disappointment please note this novel was previously titled THE GALLOWS BIRD.

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Adam Price has a lot to lose: a beautiful family, a big house, a good job
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Books True Crime Books The Inside Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy. Ann Rule was a writer working on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass murderer. Little did she know that the young man who was her close friend was the savage slayer she was hunting... Ted Bundy was everyone's picture of a natural 'winner'
- handsome, charming, brilliant in law school, successful with women, on the verge of a dazzling career. Fast-forward to 24 January 1989, Ted Bundy is executed. He had confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five young women, coast to coast. This is his story: the story of his magnetic power, his unholy compulsion, his demonic double life & his string of helpless victims. It was written by a woman who thought she knew Ted Bundy, until she began to put all the evidence together & the whole terrifying picture emerged...   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780751578096 •†Author: Ann Rule  •†Publisher:†  Sphere •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 528 •†Dimensions:† 12.6 x 3.8 x 19.8 cm
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Orson Welles' tale of Nazi war criminals hidden away in Smalltown, USA. Wilson (Edward G Robinson), an officer with the Allied War Crimes Commission, is on the trail of Franz Kindler, one of the Nazi leaders responsible for the holocaust. Following another suspected Nazi to Harper, Connecticut, Wilson thinks he recognises Kindler in the person of Charles Rankin (Orson Welles), a local man with plans to restore the town clock to its former glory. Wilson stays around to investigate, & meanwhile, Kindler's fiancée Mary Longstreet (Loretta Young), becomes increasingly suspicious of her future husband's strange behaviour. ...

A stunning psychological thriller set in Cumbria past & present, from the award-winning author of the Dalziel & Pascoe series ...

I have everything money can buy. I’m a good wife, but sometimes I feel trapped.

And when I start an affair with a stranger

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Details: Middle age took Jane Shilling by surprise. She hadn't seen it coming, & she certainly wasn't ready for it. She
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In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, & disappeared into the woods.

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