A fabulous all-new contemporary thriller from the master of the genre
- the author of the international bestsellers Midnight Runner
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' Gorgeous angels suspense & romance'
- Richelle Mead Bestselling Author of the Vampire Academy Series. One kiss can change everything
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In 2005 filmmaker Christopher Nolan redefined Batman for a new generation with Batman Begins" followed in 2008 by " The Dark Knight" & now 2012's conclusion to the trilogy " The Dark Knight Rises". Here for the first time is an in-world exploration of Christopher Nolan's " Batman: The Dark Knight Manual" the definitive guide to his tools vehicles & technologies." ...

Christian Bale Michael Caine Gary Oldman & Morgan Freeman return in the thrilling & hotly anticipated conclusion to Christopher Nolans Dark Knight Trilogy. From the team that brought you Inception The Dark Knight Rises is guaranteed to be the blockbuster hit of 2012. This enthralling official novelization will transport fans into a Gotham City once again under threat. ...

The trilogy commenced with Batman Begins" which traced the origins of how Bruce Wayne took on the role of the masked crusader to fight the forces of evil. But the Batman's adversaries in the first film paled in comparison to the forces of anarchy unleashed by The Joker in the second film " The Dark Knight". Physically & psychologically depleted by his encounter with The Joker in " The Dark Knight Rises" Batman must marshal all his forces to meet the threat to Gotham City posed by the masked villain Bane. These three films form a trilogy unique in the history of cinema
- & express a dark imaginative vision that reflects the uncertainties of the 21st century."
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The setting is Steelton a struggling Midwestern town trying to save its decaying inner city by building a major league baseball stadium. Dark Lady introduces Assistant County Prosecutor Stella Marz who has escaped her alcoholic father & working class background to become head of the Prosecutors homicide unit. Her ambition is to become County Prosecutor. But this ambition indeed her very survival is threatened when her ex-lover Jack Kovak a drug lawyer is murdered & Stella leads the investigation. There are more deaths & revelations about Jack Kovaks dealings with the citys crime lord & a trail of wrong-doing that implicates officers in law enforcement possibly within her own office. As her inquiry draws her into a re-examination of her own complex past her certainty that she is being watched & followed leads her to fear for her own future. ...

For two thousand years Carpathian twins Gabriel & Lucian were vampire hunters. But then Lucian turned vampire forcing Gabriel to hunt him. Lucian & Gabriel battled each other for centuries until two hundred years ago when Gabriel sacrificed his freedom trapping Lucian & himself in the earth of a Parisian cemetery. Now modern construction work within the cemetery has disturbed their resting place & Gabriel & his dark brother Lucian are raised from the rubble. Weakened & in desperate need of blood Gabriel fears he will lose his own soul before he can restore his strength. Fate is on his side when Francesca a uniquely gifted healer comes to his aid. Gabriel instantly recognises that she is his lifemate & must convince Francesca before it is too late: Lucian is on their trail & will let nothing stand in the way of his eternal conflict with his brother. ...

A kiss that just wont happen. A disco at the end of the world. A teenage goth on a terror mission. & OAP kiddie-snatchers & scouse real-ale enthusiasts & occult weirdness in the backwoods.. . Dark Lies the Island" is a collection of unpredictable stories about love & cruelty crimes desperation & hope from the man Irvine Welsh has described as the most arresting & original writer to emerge from these islands in years. Every page is shot through with the riotous humour sympathy & blistering language that mark Kevin Barry as a pure entertainer & a unique teller of tales." ...

This title is the winner of the Sunday Times short story prize. It is shortlisted for the Edge Hill short story prize. A kiss that just won't happen. A disco at the end of the world. A teenage goth on a terror mission. & OAP kiddie-snatchers & scouse real-ale enthusiasts & occult weirdness in the backwoods... Dark Lies the Island is a collection of unpredictable stories about love & cruelty crimes desperation & hope from the man Irvine Welsh has described as 'the most arresting & original writer to emerge from these islands in years'. Every page is shot through with the riotous humour sympathy & blistering language that mark Kevin Barry as a pure entertainer & a unique teller of tales. ...

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell New York there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires & their slayers. There also exists a secret band of brothers like no other
- six vampire warriors defenders of their race. Among them none relishes killing their enemies more than Wrath the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood... The only pure-bred vampire left on the planet Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But when one of his most trusted fighters is killed
- orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate
- Wrath must usher the beautiful female into the world of the undead... Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn't there before Beth Randall is helpless against the dangerously sexy man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. His tales of brotherhood & blood frighten her. But his touch ignites a dawning hunger that threatens to consume them both...


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