A wealthy Greek businessman is found dead at his London home! The Leonides were one big happy family living in a sprawling ramshackle mansion. That was until the head of the household Aristide was murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection. Suspicion naturally falls on the old mans young widow fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward fiance of the late millionares granddaughter! ...

Nothing beats the taste of home grown fruit & vegetables! Even if you only have a tiny patio balcony or just a windowsill you can still grow a bountiful crop. Enjoy the simple pleasure of nurturing plants & reap the rewards of your harvest with simple & delicious recipe ideas. The 40 original & beautiful projects for containers in Crops in Pots are great to look at & will be a constant source of fresh fruit vegetables & herbs throughout the summer months. With easy-to-follow planting plans detailed plant profiles easy-care symbols & delicious recipe suggestions anyone can grow fruit & vegetables regardless of how much space they have. From apples & onions to strawberries & mint the choice is endless! ...

Like the idea of growing your own fruit veg & herbs but dont have the room or energy? Crops in Pots" is a user-friendly guide to getting a taste of self-sufficiency growing wherever you can grab the space
- whether it be your patio balcony or window sill. Apart from the many joys of growing your own food the benefits of container gardening are manifold: accessibility portability soil choice easier pest & disease control... Find out how to get started & choose your pots how to grow & harvest
- including the most appropriate crops for small spaces how to deal with problems & lots of great tips on how to be successful on a shoestring."

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Crosbys own local newspaper the Crosby Herald publishes a regular Memories column that features stories & photographs from the areas past. It is a popular column & made more so because of the endless supply of old photographs provided for it by local collector Tom Heath. In this book his second series of old images in the series he again takes readers on a nostalgic tour of the old Merseyside communities of Crosby Waterloo Blundellsands Seaforth & Litherl&. Using over 200 photographs this collection shows in some detail how local streets & buildings looked & how they have changed over a period of one hundred years. Most of the photographs in the book were taken by the Crosby photographer & stationer Stephen Cushing who died in 1973 & had a studio & shop in Moor Lane Crosby for thirty years. He was a prolific photographer & fortunately much of his work survives today. The images here were almost all selected from the authors own extensive archive of local memorabilia. ...

This is a new edition of the definitive biography of Crosby Stills & Nash fully updated with more than 300 photographs. Crosby Stills & Nash created some of the most indelible songs & beautiful harmonies of the late 1960s & early 1970s: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes " " Woodstock " & " Teach Your Children." Now the story behind the songs has been told in this copiously illustrated account of the trios personal & musical history. Long-time CSN chronicler Dave Zimmer with the full cooperation of the band traces each of the performers from their early musical roots to their first song together in L.A.s storied Laurel Canyon from their addition of Neil Young to Woodstock from their stormy years of creative conflicts through their reunions & reconciliations rises & falls. This new edition has been fully reconfigured & updated to celebrate the trios 40th anniversary & to accommodate even more photos (over 300) as well as Crosby Stills Nash & Youngs controversial Living With War tour." ...

When an ancient cross is discovered in Eastern Europe it becomes a powerful weapon in the war between the trads & the Vampire Federation
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Death by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head is the on-scene assessment but the victims relatives are adamant in their rejection of suicide as an explanation. Discovered in a closet a full week after death the body is barely recognisable. Extreme heat has accelerated decomposition & Dr Temperance Brennans forensic expertise is required. Advanced putrefaction has made it virtually impossible to determine the trajectory of the bullet. But just as Tempe is attempting to make sense of the fracture patterning an unknown man slips her a photograph of a skeleton telling her it holds the answer to the victims death... Detective Andrew Ryan is also on the case & as his relationship with Tempe heats up together they follow the trail of clues all the way to Israel. In the Holy Land with the help of Jacob Drum a biblical archaeologist & old friend Tempe becomes involved in an international mystery as old as Jesus a mystery that could rewrite 2000 years of religious history. Could one of the tombs really be Christs last resting place? & are the bones in the ancient ossuary the last remnants of James the brother of Jesus as its inscription claims? But the further Tempe probes into the identity of the ancient skeleton the more she seems to be putting herself in danger... ...

When Detective Alex Cross is called to investigate a massacre-style murder scene he is shocked to find that one of the victims is an old friend. Angry grieving & more determined than ever Cross begins the hunt for the perpetrators of this vicious crime. He is drawn into a dangerous underworld right in the heart of Washington DC that leads him on a life-threatening journey to the Niger Delta where heroin dealing slave trading & corruption are rife. At the centre of this terrifying world Cross finds the Tiger
- the psychopathic leader of a fearsome gang of killers who are not what they seem. As Cross tracks the elusive Tiger through Africa he must battle against conspiracy & untold violence. Alex Cross is in a heart-stopping chase that takes him across a vast & uncompromising landscape & finds him not only hunting for a horrific killer but also fighting for his own survival.
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Detective Alex Cross is planning his wedding to the woman he loves Brianna Stone. But this blissful existence begins to unravel when Cross is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington DC's most corrupt & publically hated political figures. As more crooked politicians are picked off with similar long-range shots public opinion is divided
- is the marksman a vigilante or a hero? Media coverage of the case explodes & the FBI assigns agent Max Siegel to the investigation. As Cross & Siegel battle over jurisdiction Alex receives a call from his deadliest adversary Kyle Craig. The Mastermind is in DC & will not stop until he has eliminated Cross & his family for good.
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Detective Alex Cross & Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most hated public figures: a corrupt congressman & an underhanded lobbyist. As more crooked politicians are picked off with similar long-range shots public opinion is divided
- is the marksman a vigilante or a hero? Media coverage of the case explodes & the FBI assigns agent Max Siegel to the investigation. As Alex & Siegel battle over jurisdiction the murders continue. It becomes clear that they are the work of a professional who has detailed knowledge of his victims' movements
- information that only a Washington insider could possess. As Alex contends with the sniper Siegel & the wedding he receives a call from his deadliest adversary Kyle Craig. The Mastermind is in D.C. & will not relent until he has eliminated Cross & his family for good. With a supercharged blend of action deception & suspense Cross Fire" is James Patterson's most visceral & exciting Alex Cross novel ever."

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