The leader of a religious cult in Guyana instigates a mass suicide. He succeeds in killing himself & his whole flock of worshippers save one. In a wood outside Ystad the police make an horrific discovery: a severed head & hands locked together in an attitude of prayer. A Bible lies at the victims side handwritten corrections & amendments on every page. A string of incidents including attacks on domestic animals has been taking place & Inspector Wallander fears that these events could be the prelude to attacks on humans on a much greater scale. Meanwhile Linda Wallander preparing to join the Ystad police force arrives at the station. Showing all the hallmarks of her father
- the maverick approach the flaring temper
- she becomes involved in the case & in the process is forced to confront a group of extremists bent on punishing the worlds sinners.

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After years of Hollywood success composer Chris Lowndes wanted only one thing: to take his beloved wife home to the Yorkshire Dales. But Laura is gone & Chris is on his own. He welcomes the isolation of Kilnsgate House & the beauty of the dale. & it doesnt surprise him that a man died there sixty years ago. That his wife was convicted of murder. That something is pulling him deeper & deeper into the story of Grace Elizabeth Fox who was hanged by the neck until she was dead.. . ...

On an autumn day in 1909 wealthy young Richard Finborough catches sight of twenty-year-old Isabel Zeale at the harbour at Lynmouth in Devon. Her beauty captivates him. Aware of shameful secrets in her past Isabel has no intention of letting anyone into her life but Richards persistence & ardour eventually win him her trust
- & her hand in marriage. The decades pass & Isabel & Richard raise a family through the turbulent times of the First World War & the 1920s. As her children reach adulthood Isabel is convinced her secret is safe
- until an old acquaintance emerges from the shadows turning her world upside down. To protect the happiness of those she loves most Isabel must find the courage to confront what came before & live with the consequences...

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Bitter & merciless war is coming to the frozen north. Its bloody & dangerous & the Union army split by politics & hamstrung by incompetence is utterly unprepared for the slaughter thats coming. Lacking experience training & in some cases even weapons the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethods scouts let alone the cream of his forces. In the heat-ravaged south the Gurkish are massing to assault the city of Dagoska defended by Inquisitor Glokta. The city is braced for the inevitable defeat & massacre to come preparations are made to make the Gurkish pay for every inch of land.. .but a plot is festering to hand the city to its beseigers without a fight & the previous Inquisitor of Dagoska vanished without trace. Threatened from within & without the city Glokta needs answers & he needs them soon. & to the east a small band of malefactors travel to the edge of the world to reclaim a device from history
- a Seed hidden for generations
- with tremendous destructive potential. A device which could put a end to war to the army of Eaters in the South to the invasion of Shanka from the North
- but only if it can be found & only if its power can be controlled.. .


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Bitter & merciless war is coming to the frozen north. It's bloody & dangerous & the Union army split by politics & hamstrung by incompetence is utterly unprepared for the slaughter that's coming. Lacking experience training & in some cases even weapons the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethod's scouts let alone the cream of his forces. In the heat-ravaged south the Gurkish are massing to assault the city of Dagoska defended by Inquisitor Glokta. The city is braced for the inevitable defeat & massacre to come preparations are made to make the Gurkish pay for every inch of land.. .but a plot is festering to hand the city to its beseigers without a fight & the previous Inquisitor of Dagoska vanished without trace. Threatened from within & without the city Glokta needs answers & he needs them soon. & to the east a small band of malefactors travel to the edge of the world to reclaim a device from history
- a Seed hidden for generations
- with tremendous destructive potential. A device which could put a end to war to the army of Eaters in the South to the invasion of Shanka from the North
- but only if it can be found & only if its power can be controlled.. .


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The controversial long-awaited prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: Before Watchmen! For over twenty years the back stories of the now iconic characters from Alan Moore & Dave Gibbon's landmark graphic novel have remained a mystery
- until now! Now DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of Watchmen starting with this first volume starring the Minutemen & Silk Spectre! The critically acclaimed & Eisner Award-winning creator of DC: The New Frontier Darwyn Cooke lends his talents to the Minutemen. As the predecessor to Watchmen the Minutemen were assembled to fight against a world that have more & more rapidly begun to spin out of control. Can these heroes from completely different backgrounds & with completely different attitudes on crime come together? Or will they fall apart before they begin? Laurie Juspeczyk struggles with her overbearing superhero mother & her scattered path toward taking the mantle of the Silk Spectre. With gorgeous art by co-writer & illustrator Amanda Conner (Power Girl The Pro) Silk Spectre takes a very different perspective at the world of Before Watchmen. Collects Before Watchmen: Minutemen numbered 1-6 & Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre numbered 1-4.
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The controversial long-awaited prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: Before Watchmen! For over twenty years the back stories of the now iconic characters from Alan Moore & Dave Gibbon's landmark graphic novel have remained a mystery
- until now! Discover what happened before Watchmen as writer J. Michael Straczynski is joined by Andy Kubert & the legendary Joe Kubert to take flight with the gadget-savvy vigilante known as Nite Owl! & in Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan JMS teams with fan-favorite artist Adam Hughes on the all-powerful super-man Dr. Manhattan. For Dr. Manhattan past present & future are one & the same. But as he observes the events of his life do they remain the same? Or are they changed? The very fact of his existence may have altered the nature of what will or will not be... Collects Before Watchmen: Nite Owl numbered 1-4 & Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan numbered 1-4.
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The controversial long-awaited prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: Before Watchmen! For over twenty years the back stories of the now iconic characters from Alan Moore & Dave Gibbon's landmark graphic novel have remained a mystery
- until now! The team of legendary writer Len Wein & acclaimed artist Jae Lee
- in his first DC Comics' work in nearly a decade
- delve into the mind of the smartest man in the world: Ozymandias. How does one go from the son of immigrant parents to becoming the world's smartest man? Adrian Veidt begins his journey both spiritual & physical that will one day make him one of the most pivotal players in the world-changing events of Watchmen. Collects Before Watchmen: Ozymandias numbered 1-6 & Curse of the Crimson Corsair"."


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The Hells Angels. The Bandidos. Asian triads. Russian mobsters & corrupt cops. Even the KKK. Just part of a days work for Alex Caine an undercover agent who has seen it all. After a tour in Vietnam & a stretch in prison on marijuana-possession charges Caine fell into the cloak-&-dagger world of a contracted agent. Thanks to his quick-wittedness & tough but unthreatening demeanor Caine could fit into whatever unsavory situation he found himself. Over 25 years his assignments ran the gamut from mean bikers to triad toughs. When a job was over hed slip away to a new part of the continent or world where he would assume a new identity & then go back to work on another group of bad guys. Befriend & Betray" offers an unflinching look at some familiar police operations & blows the lid off others that law enforcement would much prefer to keep hidden. It provides an unvarnished account of the toll such a life takes one that often left Caine to wonder who he really was behind the myriad identities he had assumed & whether justice was ever truly served." ...

Flavia & her friends are on a quest for the Emperor Titus
- to steal a valuable gemstone known as Neros Eye. The Delphic Oracle
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