His royally sanctioned dinner party a shambles & a murderer on the loose Ciel Phantomhive is a veritable prisoner in his own home alongside those of his guests who still live. & in the most shocking of turns the young earl finds himself now without his indispensible manservant Sebastian. Never one to take misfortune lying down Ciel seizes control of the investigation into the suspicious deaths. But as the mystery deepens there happens upon the young earl's doorstep an odd priest wearing an insolent smile & an inverness cape which flaps & splashes being him... Is this mysterious thirteenth guest the perpetrator of the crimes that have bloodied the halls of Phantomhive Manor? ...

When one curtain falls upon the stage at the big top another rises behind the scenes as young Earl Ciel Phantomhive & his virtuoso butler Sebastian face off against the villain behind the children's disappearances. But as Sebastian under orders from his master single-handedly draws the gruesome tale to its sad conclusion on one front battle lines are drawn on another! With the master-less Phantomhive manor under attack from the Noah's Ark Circus & Sebastian nowhere near to protect its inhabitants is Ciel's home once again headed for the same tragedy that took the lives of the young earl's parents? ...

Is that butler really deceased?! Jeremy the great detective who arrives at Phantomhive Manor at the behest of the late Sebastian is actually
- ?! In order to effectively execute his own plan to catch a killer at the manor before his untimely passing what other machinations did the unparraled manservant put into motion?! Will the case of the Phantomhive Manor Murders finally be closed? & will the house get its butler back? Or is this really the end?
...

Earl Ciel Phantomhive's satisfaction in the successful conclusion of the case of the Noah's Ark Circus is fleeting as Queen Victoria's very own butlers come marching into the Phantomhive manor & comandeer the house & all its residents for a lavish banquet sanctioned by Her Royal Highness. Preparations for such an event are quick work in the hands of the Phantomhive's most able butler Sebastian but corralling eminent guests during his young master's first ever attempt at playing host may prove to be rather more of a challenge. For this dinenr party is anything but & as a stormy night batters the outside of the grand residence a far more violent storm begins to unfurl within the confines of the manor...and no one is safe from the havoc it will wreak
- not even one seemingly impervious manservant...
...

Ciel Sebastian & Lau investigate a case where British citizens returning from India are attacked stripped & hung upside-down outside Indian pubs in London. Attached to each victim is a letter insulting the English. The group is attacked by poor Indian men during their investigation but are helped by the Indian Prince Soma & his butler Agni who are searching for Somas servant Meena who was taken away by a British man. Although Agni is human as a fighter hes on a par with Sebastian but he rejects such compliments however saying that he once had power & wealth which he abused until he was to be hanged. He was saved by Soma who gave him a new life & name & who Agni now views as a god. Agni leaves the manor at night & the group including Soma follow him to Lord Wests home. When he hears Meena mentioned Soma quickly reveals the groups presence. Agni refuses to obey Somas orders but begins to act on Wests order to beat Soma. A disguised Sebastian saves Soma & the group escapes to the manor. ...

Ciel Phantomhive having just managed by the skin of his teeth to escape from the threat of the ravening corpses in the Campania's hold thanks to his fiancee Elizabeth's sword skills finally arrives at the secret behind the Aurora Society's resurrection of the dead. As the platinum blond locks of the handsome young ' Kaiser ' who holds all the keys to the Pandora's box of this horrific case undulate in the sea breeze another shocking turn of events involving an old ally sets the young earl's ship reeling as a storm on the high seas begins to unfurl. ...

The veil of mystery lying over the Aurora Society & its Absolute Salvation is torn asunder when the true mastermind behind the horrors that have sealed the fate of the Campania is revealed. Caught in the middle of a battle between reaper & butler Earl Ciel Phantomhive looks on as Sebastian his infallible manservant is struck down by the death scythe of an unexpected combatant. Even a devil cannot escape the edge of a grim reaper's scythe it seems. As Sebastian's cinematic record spills forth the tale of how a devil became a butler to a little lost lord is woven in shades of sepia blood & ash.. . ...

LUCIFER BOX. Hes tall hes dark & like the shark he looks for trouble. Or so he wishes. For with Queen Elizabeth newly established on her throne the now elderly secret agent is reaching the end of his scandalous career. Despite his fast-approaching retirement queer events leave Box unable to resist investigating one last case... Why have pillars of the Establishment started dying in bizarrely reckless accidents? Who are the deadly pay-masters of enigmatic assassin Kingdom Kum? & who or what is the mysterious Black Butterfly? From the seedy streets of Soho to the souks of Istanbul & the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica Box must use his artistic licence to kill & eventually confront an enemy with its roots in his own notorious past. Can Lucifer Box save the day before the dying of the light? ...

This is a powerful autobiography from the front woman of influential ska band The Selecter. Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/ Nigerian parents Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there she escaped her small town background & discovered a different way of life
- making music. Lead singer for platinum-selling band The Selecter Pauline Black was the Queen of British Ska. The only woman in a movement dominated by men she toured with The Specials Madness Dexys Midnight Runners when they were at the top of the charts
- & sometimes on their worst behaviour. From childhood to fame from singing to acting & broadcasting from adoption to her recent search for her birth parents Black By Design" is a funny & enlightenin story of music race family & roots."

...

In his new book well-known London cabbie Alf Townsend tells us the complete story of the black cab from its origins at the time of Oliver Cromwell to the brand new taxis which now grace the capitals streets. This light-hearted romp through the world of the knowledge the vehicles the streets of London & the cabbies themselves is full of juicy snippets & fascinating"es & with a multitude of great pictures too is a must-have for anyone who loves this world-famous London icon. ...