1593: The dreaded alchemist black magician & spy Dr John Dee is missing... Terror sweeps through the court of Queen Elizabeth for in Dees possession is an obsidian mirror a mysterious object of great power which legend says could set the world afire. & so the call goes out to celebrated swordsman adventurer & rake Will Swyfte
- find Dee & his feared looking-glass & return them to London before disaster strikes. But when Will discovers the mirror may help him solve the mystery that has haunted him for years
- the fate of his lost love Jenny
- the stakes become acutely personal. With a frozen London under siege by supernatural powers the sands of time are running out. Will is left with no choice but to pursue the alchemist to the devil-haunted lands of the New World
- in the very shadow of the terrifying fortress home of Englands hidden enemy the Unseelie Court. Surrounded by an army of these unearthly fiends with only his sword & a few brave friends at his back the realms greatest spy must be prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice
- or see all he loves destroyed.




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It is 1958 & the Sputnik satellite has taken a dog up into space; back on earth five-year-old Andy has a new sister Elaine
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Is this Heaven.. .or Hell? Estranged identical twins Daniel & Max have a complex relationship so when Daniel goes to visit his bi-polar brother in a remote & expensive Swiss recovery clinic he has no idea what really lies in wait for him. Lulled by the routine & peacefulness of the clinic Daniel finds himself unquestioningly accepting Maxs plea for help in taking care of some business & the brothers swap places for a few days. But soon Daniel realises Max isnt coming back & that the clinic is far from a place of recovery. Struggling to get anyone to believe who he really is Daniel finds himself trapped in a cruel & highly secretive prison: this is no sanctuary its a living nightmare.. . With the atmosphere of Shutter Island & the intensity of Jussi Adler-Olsen immerse yourself in this relentlessly compelling psychological thriller from one of Swedens bestselling crime authors. ...

Its a living hell... Twenty-one-month-old Cassie Jones has spent most of her short life in & out of Paediatrics Hospital. Cassie is persistently seriously ill & when no amount of testing can identify the cause her doctor is lead to a disturbing diagnosis
- Cassies mother could be making her daughter deliberately sick. Child psychologist Alex Delaware is brought in to make an independent assessment of the Jones family. But Alexs attempts to find the answers & save a young girls life will reveal a terrifying circle of corruption abuse & murderous hatred.
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Amidst the myth & folklore of Tavistock one tale above all others strikes fear into the hearts of the town's inhabitants
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In this gripping tale of passion politics & conflict King Henry II finds himself brutally betrayed by his wife Eleanor & three eldest sons when they enter into a rebellion against him. Aligning themselves with Henry's most bitter enemy King Louis of France their treacherous actions will have devastating consequences as they bring about the downfall of a brilliant man & a powerful empire. In Devil's Brood" the compelling story of Henry & Eleanor's once great love affair is explored in an uniquely vivid way. What twists of fate turn love to hatred? What points of principle & ambition cause these two icons to struggle for power leaving their family tragically divided & their turbulent marriage finished in all but name? Sharon Penman's glorious trilogy reaches its spellbinding conclusion." ...

It is springtime France's Perigord a time of beauty & calm. But not for Bruno chef de police of the small town of St Denis. A woman's body has been found on a boat bearing signs of a black magic ritual. Bruno has too much on his plate as it is
- mediating a domestic abuse case that needs careful handling & a dodgy local development proposal that seems just too good to be true. But a murder case must take precedent & the roots of this one lie buried deep in the past
- linked to a chateau above a bend in the river to the reclusive old woman who lives there & to the secret hidden in the Devil's Cave.

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Devil's Charge the second in The Civil War Chronicles Michael Arnold's acclaimed series of historical thrillers sees battle-scarred hero Captain Stryker 'the Sharpe of the Civil War' fight for his honour. ' Stands in comparison with the best of Cornwell' Yorkshire Post England stands divided: king against Parliament town against country brother against brother. For Captain Stryker scarred hero of a dozen wars the rights & wrongs of the cause mean little. His loyalties are to his own small band of comrades
- & to Queen Henrietta Maria's beautiful & most deadly agent Lisette Gaillard. So when Prince Rupert entrusts him with a secret mission to discover what has happened to Lisette & the man she was protecting
- a man who could hold the key to Royalist victory
- nothing not false imprisonment for murder ambush a doomed siege or a lethal religious fanatic will stand in his way. A Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year


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The excesses of the young Marquis of Vidal are even wilder than his father's before him. Not for nothing is the reckless duellist & gamester called 'the Devil's Cub'. But when he is forced to leave the country Mary Challoner discovers his fiendish plan to abduct her sister. & only by daring to impersonate her can Mary save her sibling from certain ruin. Georgette Heyer's wonderful characters & stories made her the undisputed queen of the historical romance & an international bestseller still loved today by a huge readership. ...

The psychic world will never be the same again Lucia Garza is trapped in a supernatural power struggle. To save a friend she agreed to work for sinister psychic organisation The Cross Society. But after a death threat that almost succeeds she's starting to think they want her out of the way. Forever. Worse as Lucia uncovers the society's most dangerous secrets she discovers that she's being used as a pawn between two warring paranormal factions. Caught in a battle no one can win Lucia's only choice could be to go against long-told prophecy to destroy both The Cross Society & its sworn enemies. But what are the consequences of defying destiny? ...