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...
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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. ...

A pleasure cruise turns to horror when cha-os descends upon the maiden voyage of the luxury liner Campania the reanimation ...

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.. . ...

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."

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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. ...

An inch in the right direction is better than a mile in the wrong direction. If you think your life is bland then you havent added enough flavour. People who live in glass houses should never undress. In September 2009 London cabbie Mark Solomon began asking passengers in the back of his taxi for a random"e or proverb. It started spontaneously to give him more purpose & direction but he found that sharing these daily inspirations with others made them feel part of something special too. The project developed into a popular website & now this pocket-sized book offers the best thoughts for the day ranging from the truly philosophical to the downright bizarre. ...

Bridget Dean Mordaunt was a woman of consequence in her own part of the world. Inheriting her father's businesses at the age of nineteen by the time she was twenty-three in 1880 she was running them as confidently as any man. Yet the path destiny required her to follow was not an easy one. Her feckless cousin Victoria became infatuated with Lionel Filmore the fortune-hunting elder son of an old but impoverished family living in the decayed grandeur of Grove House. Bridget had no illusions about Lionel but Victoria's happiness was paramount to her. So a pattern began to form that would shape the lives of generations to come a pattern of some good & some great evil but all of it inexorably linking Bridget ever more closely with the Filmores & their house. The Black Candle" displays all of Catherine Cookson's narrative skills & shrewd perception of human strengths & frailties which have established her as our most widely-read & best-loved novelist." ...

The Black Cat" is one of the titles in Allan Ahlbergs iconic childrens picture book series about skeletons " Funnybones". Despite being set in a dark dark house this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers! The skeleton friends go sledging
- whee! & crashing
- bang! They cant see their bones in the white snow but they can see a black cat.. .until she slips into their dark dark cellar. " There can be few families in the British Isles who do not possess at least one well-thumbed Ahlberg". (" Independent on Sunday"). Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 childrens books & with his late wife Janet created many award-winning childrens picture books including " Peepo!" " Each Peach Pear Plum" & the Kate Greenaway Medal winning " The Jolly Postman". Other titles in the " Funnybones" series include " Funnybones" " Mystery Tour" " The Ghost Train" " The Pet Shop" " Bumps in the Night" " Dinosaur Dreams" " Skeleton Crew" " Give the Dog a Bone" & "A Brilliant Bone Rattling Collection" all of which are available from Puffin."

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