It was evident if there were no other entrance to the ice house that the body had at some point traversed this thorny barrier.. . The big question was how long ago? How long had that nightmare been there? The people of Streech village had never trusted the three women living up at the Grange -- not since Phoebe Mayburys husband suddenly inexplicably vanished. Ten years later a corpse is discovered in the grounds & Phoebes nightmare begins. For once they have identified the body the police are determined to charge her with murder.. . The most impressive first novel in years Daily Telegraph A seductive writer with an imagination that makes her dangerous to know Sunday Express Terrific first novel with a high Rendellesque frisson count The Times ...

At fifteen Daisy confident & cherished is appalled to hear that Ruths father locked her in the old garden ice house as a childhood punishment: no wonder her friend shelters in make believe. The revelation of that primitive cruelty cements a friendship in which protection plays no small part. Years later middle aged they remain close friends & live on the same street. So when Daisys husband dies suddenly Ruths discovery that the marriage was unhappy is the first stage in the unravelling of the certainties she has wrapped around her adult life. Friendship love marriage & above all the scorching effects of adultery come under the microscope in this dextrous novel. Journeying from a terrifying suburban household to its unexpected conclusion in the Egyptian Pharaohs tombs The Ice House is startling tragic & humorous by turns. ...

Buried deep in the polar ice cap Ice Station Grendel has been abandoned for more than seventy years. The twisted brainchild of the finest minds of the former Soviet Union it was designed to be inaccessible & virtually invisible. But an American research vessel has inadvertently pulled too close
- & something has been sighted moving inside the allegedly deserted facility something whose survival defies every natural law... And now as scientists soldiers intelligence operatives & unsuspecting civilians are drawn into Grendels lethal vortex the most extreme measures possible will be undertaken to protect its dark mysteries
- because the terrible truths submerged under the ice could end human life on Earth.

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A heart-warming gem of a novel about a very special girl who suddenly finds herself all alone in the world... Laurel is only twelve when her mum dies & she is shipped off to stay with relatives she hardly knows. Her new family dont seem to care about anything Laurel loves including books & Mr Pooter her old marmalade-coloured cat. So Laurel decides that she wont feel anything: shell become Ice Lolly the girl with the frozen heart. But a special friend & a mysterious letter open up new possibilities for Ice Lolly & for Mr Pooter... ...

Top Mafia hit man. Doting father. For 30 years Richard 'the Ice Man' Kuklinski led a double life beyond anything ever seen on The Sopranos becoming one of the most notorious professional assassins in American history while hosting neighbourhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey. Kuklinski was Sammy 'the Bull' Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano John Gotti hired him to kill his neighbour & he was also intimately involved in the killing of Jimmy Hoffa. He conducted this sadistic business with cold-hearted intensity never disappointing his customers. For an additional price he would make his victims suffer. By his own estimate he killed over 200 men taking enormous pride in his cunning & the ferocity of his technique. The Ice Man is a blood-chilling insight into the mind of one of the world's most prolific contract killers. ...

The psychological thriller debut of No.1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg. Returning to her hometown after the funeral of her parents writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of her childhood friend Alex is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed her body frozen in an ice cold bath it seems that she has taken her own life. Erica conceives a memoir about the beautiful but remote Alex one that will answer questions about their lost friendship. While her interest grows to an obsession local detective Patrik Hedstrom is following his own suspicions about the case. But it is only when they start working together that the truth begins to emerge about the small town with a deeply disturbing past. ...

Josh is certain that his fathers death was no accident. To make things worse hes starting to wonder if he can really trust his closest allies. But when he finds out a shocking secret about the legendary Ix Codex he must journey to the secret Mexican city of Ek Naab where the riddle of the mysterious Bracelet of Itzamna awaits him. ...

In August 1914 during the height of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration Sir Ernest Shackleton set off from England with a team of explorers to walk across the Antarctic & study the icy depths of this new & forbidding continent. Sailing through some of the most perilous seas the Endurance becomes trapped in the deadly pack ice of the Weddell sea. When the Endurance is eventually crushed between the vast bulk of two floating icebergs the men are forced to abandon ship & make the dangerous journey across the crushing sea in lifeboats. They reach relative safety on the uninhabited Elephant Island but an even greater peril faces Shackleton & five other members of the crew. An amazing tale of heroism & ingenuity told by Antarctic expert Meredith Hooper & accompanied by M.P. Robertsons dramatic & graphic illustrations. ...

The martini is the most iconic of cocktails. Dating back over 100 years its devotees include world leaders renowned writers & dashing actors. A martini perfectly presented in a classic stemmed glass complete with olive garnish can add instant glamour to any occasion. Martinis is a celebration of this timeless cocktail. Purists will delight in the classic recipes while the more adventurous will discover a wonderful array of twists. Exciting variations such as the sumptuous Strawberry Martini the Red Star
- delicately spiced with star anise
- or the dramatic Gotham show that part of the martinis enduring appeal is its ability to be adapted to every taste. Including ideas from cocktail bars around the world as well as his own creations award-winning mixologist & bestselling author Ben Reed has created a perfect companion to this king of cocktails.

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An Ice-cream War" is William Boyds hilarious bestselling novel of love & battle. We will all melt like ice-cream in the sun! British soldier East Africa October 1914. As millions are slaughtered on the Western Front a ridiculous & little-reported campaign is being waged in East Africa
- a war they continued after the Armistice because no one told them to stop. Primarily a gripping story of the men & women swept up by the passions of love & battle William Boyds magnificently entertaining novel also elicits the cruel futility & tragedy of it all. " An Ice-cream War" will be loved by fans of " Any Human Heart" & "A Good Man in Africa" as well as readers of Ben Macintyre Sebastian Faulks Nick Hornby & Hilary Mantel. " Compulsively readable". (" Observer"). " He has a black-edged laughter of his own.. .quite outstanding". (" Sunday Times"). William Boyd has received world-wide acclaim for his novels. They are: "A Good Man in Africa" (1981 winner of the Whitbread Award & the Somerset Maugham Prize) " An Ice Cream War" (1982 shortlisted for the 1982 Booker Prize & winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) " Stars & Bars" (1984) " The New Confessions" (1987) " Brazzaville Beach" (1990 winner of the Mc Vitie Prize & the James Tait Black Memorial Prize) " The Blue Afternoon" (1993 winner of the 1993 Sunday Express Book of the Year Award & the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction 1995) " Armadillo" (1998) & " Any Human Heart" (2002 winner of the Prix Jean Monnet). He is also the author of a collection of screenplays & a memoir of his school days " School Ties" (1985); & three collections of short stories: " On the Yankee Station" (1981) " The Destiny of Nathalie X" (1995) & " Fascination" (2004). He also wrote the speculative memoir " Nat Tate: an American Artist"
- the publication of which in the spring of 1998 caused something of a stir on both sides of the Atlantic. A collection of his non-fiction writings 1978-2004 entitled " Bamboo" was published in October 2005. His ninth novel " Restless" was published in September 2006 (Costa Book Award Novel of the Year 2006) & his tenth novel " Ordinary Thunderstorms" published September 2009. His most recent novel is " Waiting For Sunrise" which published in February 2011."

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