The first book in the Detective D.D. Warren series from The Sunday Times & New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. YOU HAVE A SPLIT SECOND TO MAKE YOUR DECISION. As he watches a potentially fatal hostage situation unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge knows that he may be all that stands between life & death. But from the moment Bobby pulls the trigger killing an armed man holding his own wife & child hostage it may be Bobbys own life that is lost. Detective D. D. Warrens investigation into the shooting leads her to the impossibly beautiful young widow Catherine Rose Gagnon & the darkness in her past. Even as the truth behind the facade of this wealthy Boston familys life is revealed the body count rises. & with a sadistic vengeful killer newly released from prison everyone must be on their guard. For he strikes the solitary wanderer
- & no one can stay protected forever...IF YOU DONT SHOOT WILL HE?
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Its Berlin 1940 & the city is filled with fear. At the house on 55 Jablonski Strasse its various occupants try to live under Nazi rule in their different ways: the bullying Hitler loyalists the Persickes the retired judge Fromm & the unassuming couple Otto & Anna Quangel. Then the Quangels receive the news that their beloved son has been killed fighting in France. Shocked out of their quiet existence they begin a silent campaign of defiance & a deadly game of cat & mouse develops between the Quangels & the ambitious Gestapo inspector Escherich. When petty criminals Kluge & Borkhausen also become involved deception betrayal & murder ensue tightening the noose around the Quangels necks... ...

Jasmine is thrilled when she gets to catsit for her neighbours while theyre away on holiday for Christmas. She adores looking after the beautiful Star & only wishes she could keep her forever! Star loves playing with Jasmine & soon the pair are inseparable. But what Jasmine doesnt know is that Star has a secret. Although it is cold & dark outside the time has come for Star to leave Jasmine & her warm safe home & find a place to hide. ...

How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical life-affirming new novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful There were dozens of us on the ship all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool gulls wheeling & crying over our heads calling good-bye... That is all I remember of Engl&. When six-year-old orphan Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII he loses his sister his country & everything he knows. Overcoming enormous hardships with fellow orphan Marty Arthur is finally saved by the extraordinary people he meets & by his talent for boat-design & sailing. Now he has built a special boat for his daughter Allie
- a solo yacht designed to carry her to England in search of his long-lost sister. Will the threads of Arthur's life finally come together? I was there on the quayside to see Allie take her out for the first time saw her dancing through the waves & I knew I'd never built a finer boat.
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On 17 January 1913 alone & near starvation Douglas Mawson leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Then Mawson plunged through a snow bridge dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface. Mawson was sometimes reduced to crawling & one night he discovered that the soles of his feet had detached from the flesh beneath. On 8 February he staggered back to base his features unrecognisably skeletal. Illustrated by a trove of Frank Hurley's Antarctic photographs this thrilling almost unbelievable account establishes Mawson in his rightful place as one of the greatest polar explorers & expedition leaders. ...

The spectacular international bestseller that introduced Washington-based homicide detective Alex Cross & launched James Patterson's career as one of the fastest-selling thriller writers in the world -- now reissued in striking new cover style. He had always wanted to be famous. When he kidnapped two well-known rich kids it was headline news. Then one of them was found -- dead -- & the whole nation was in uproar. For such a high-profile case they needed the top people -- Alex Cross a black detective with a Ph D in psychology & Jezzie Flanagan an ambitious young Secret Service agent -- yet even they were no match for the killer. He had the unnerving ability to switch from blood-crazed madness to clear-eyed sanity in an instant. But was he the helpless victim of a multiple-personality disorder -- or a brilliant cold-blooded manipulator? ...

The spectacular international bestseller that introduced Washington-based homicide detective Alex Cross & launched James Patterson's career as one of the fastest-selling thriller writers in the world
- now reissued in striking new cover style. He had always wanted to be famous. When he kidnapped two well-known rich kids it was headline news. Then one of them was found
- dead
- & the whole nation was in uproar. For such a high-profile case they needed the top people
- Alex Cross a black detective with a Ph D in psychology & Jezzie Flanagan an ambitious young Secret Service agent
- yet even they were no match for the killer. He had the unnerving ability to switch from blood-crazed madness to clear-eyed sanity in an instant. But was he the helpless victim of a multiple-personality disorder
- or a brilliant cold-blooded manipulator?





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Along Came Twins... Kellie Petralia soon to be exwife of Greek billionaire Leandros is miraculously pregnant with twins! As Kellie surprises Leandros with the news theyre just days away from divorce but Leandros has other ideas... Hes determined to do whatever it takes to repair their marriage. But can he convince Kellie that miracles can happen twice in one family? An Accidental Family Firefighter Ben Lawless is tormented by memories of the friend he couldnt save & a pretty pregnant woman living on his land is an unwelcome distraction. Still as Lainey Keelers determination & spirit tempt him out of the darkness he wonders whether he could have the family hed convinced himself he didnt deserve... ...

Along for the Ride" is a captivating young adult novel from " New York Times" Number One bestseller Sarah Dessen about learning to let go & enjoy life. Auden has always felt like the odd one out. Since her parents' divorce she's shied away studying lots & staying out of the party scene. But now Auden's realized there must be something more & just like that she changes everything. Moving to her dad's house opens up a whole new whole of beach parties food fights
- & simply having fun. As she gets to know herself
- & a secretive boy with dark brooding eyes
- can Auden begin to let go & finally feel like she truly belongs? Acclaim for Sarah Dessen: " Unputdownable". ("MIZZ"). "A poignant coming-of-age story". (" Big Issue"). "A compelling story & beautifully written". (" Time Out"). Sarah Dessen is the author of six stunning teen novels: " Just Listen" " The Truth about Forever" " Lock & Key" " That Summer" & " What Happened to Goodbye". She lives in the countryside in North Carolina with her daughter husband some lizards & two very spoilt dogs
- read her once & fall in love."



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Rich in romance & nostalgia this fascinating book documents all the lost & forgotten aspects of British railways including timetables stations tunnels staff & trains. It focuses on the 10 000 miles of lines closed in Britain since the 1950s bringing to life the glorious story of train travel as it used to be. Images of the railways active past & pieces of ephemera capture British rural lines. Like previous books in the series Along Lost Lines" takes a very visual approach to the subject matter by highlighting the places & features that best tell the story through stunning images & fascinating visual detail." ...