For Sir Baldwin Furnshill Keeper of the King's Peace & Bailiff Simon Puttock the Christmas of 1321 looks set to be one of great festivity. They are to receive the prestigious gloves of honour in a ceremony led by the specially elected Boy-Bishop. But they soon learn that Ralph
- the glovemaker
- has been stabbed to death. Then Peter a Secondary at the cathedral collapses from poisoning. Simon & Baldwin must solve the riddles surrounding the deaths but as they dig for the truth they find that many of Exeter's leading citizens are not what
- or who
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Five cities. Five escorts. Five bullets in five heads. Catherine Hamilton was a high-class hooker. Now she is dead. Jack Till private detective has linked her murder to a string of other killings: the cities may be different but the girls all look uncomfortably alike. Now he knows the killer's type it's a race against time to find the next victim before it's too late... Who will the boyfriend seduce next? ...

Allan Ahlberg's The Boyhood of Burglar Bill" is a nostalgic autobiographical story about football schooldays & growing-up in the '50s. Allan Ahlberg is the internationally bestselling author of children's classics that include " Peepo!" & " Each Peach Pear Plum" illustrated by Janet Ahlberg. Archie was a wonder dog in all our eyes. Nearly a year ago he had got run over. They found his foot in the street but the rest of him ran off. Mr Purnell mourned for a while; Mrs Purnell offered to beat the motorcyclist up or at least wreck his bike. Then lo & behold a fortnight later back came Archie. Coronation year 1953. The boys from the bottom pitch
- a great soup of boys
- play football. When the ' Coronation Cup' is proposed they put their heads together pool their pocket money & get a team up. There's no chance they'll win of course. They're just the odds & sods in Mr Cork's opinion. Besides he'd go berserk if they did; menace them with his one good arm & pulverise their desks with his cricket stump. They'd be better off losing. " The Boyhood of Burglar Bill" is the second in a sequence of stories in which Allan Ahlberg explores his own childhood. " My Brother's Ghost" shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize was the first. Allan Ahlberg has published books for children of all ages from the picture books " Peepo!" " Each Peach Pear Plum" " The Jolly Postman" & the " Funnybones" series
- illustrated by Janet Ahlberg
- to his books for older readers including " Woof!" & his books of verse: " Please Mrs. Butler" & " Heard it in the Playground"."



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Boyle & Birds Company Law is a well established leading textbook based on Gore-Browne on Companies. It combines a comprehensive & authoritative exploration of law & practice with an examination of the theoretical issues making it ideal reading for both students on degree courses & those taking professional examinations. Now in its 8th edition it has been revised in light of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2010 & case-law developments including: A X The Supreme Court decision in Re Paycheck 3 Services Ltd on meaning of de facto director A X Recent decisions regarding derivative claims
- Kiani v Cooper Mission Capital v Sinclair Iesini v Westrop Holdings A X Consideration of the implications of Eurosail Bloom v Pensions Regulator Goldacre & Re Stanford International A X Important new case-law on schemes of arrangement including Re Bluebrook & Re Lehman Bros International (Europe)
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This title offers a crash course in understanding boys. Boyology 101" delves into these & other mysteries of teen guys dissecting flirting tactics offering dating suggestions & providing tips on forming solid friendships with guys. Its an up-close-&-personal look at guys in their natural habitats with profound analyses by other teen girls-and boys themselves." ...

The story of Billy Butcher the Boys mysterious leader is told at last! From the backstreets of Londons East End to the carnage of the Falklands War from the heights of love to the depths of tragedy the most violent man in comics reveals the terrible nature of the forces that drive him. & when hes done hell be ready
- to finish things once & for all!
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An evil so profound it threatens all mankind! The mightiest heroes on the planet uniting to defend us all! A secret crisis of such utter finality that a countdown to civil or infinite war seems unavoidable! The Seven Payback Teenage Kix Fantastico an every other super on Earth team-up for an annual event like no other. Where they go can a certain five complications & a dog be far behind? ...

It had to happen sooner or later: the supes get mad enough to go after the Boys. One of the worlds most powerful superteams decides to hit our heroes all guns blazing & the Female is the first to fall into their lethal trap. Pulping teenage supes is one thing but how will our heroes fair against a front-rank supe team of unimaginable power? Blood flies & bones shatter as Butcher decides to meet fire with fire... ...

The war is over
- the supes have been beaten. So why would anyone want the only substance on earth that can kill them all dead?
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From the dark & twisted mind of Garth Ennis co-creator of Preacher" & " Hitman" & the savage pencil of Darick Robertson artist of " Transmetropolitan" comes a darkly hilarious story that will change the way you look at superheroes forever! Meet Billy Butcher. Hes not a nice man & neither are his team: the Frenchman Mothers Milk & the Female. They hate "capes"...and so does Billys newest recruit Wee Hughie whose girlfriend has just become collateral damage in a super-brawl. But does Hughie know what hes getting into? This hugely controversial new series
- which caused an uproar upon original publication
- explores the sordid side of superheroics! Warning: Adults Only!"

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