As civil war between Caesar & Pompey engulfs the Roman world Gordianus the Finder receives an anonymous message informing him of the death of his son Meto who has been acting as a double agent for Caesar. The search for Metos fate brings Gordianus to the besieged seaport of Massilia which is stubbornly holding out against Caesars troops. As famine & slaughter threaten the blockaded city Gordianus is drawn into the intrigues of exiled Romans & duplicitous Massilians. His only friend in the city Hieronymous has been made the doomed scapegoat elected by city officials to bear the sins of the populace & save them all from annihilation. Meanwhile Gordianus is constantly frustrated in his efforts to find out what happened to his son
- & when he witnesses the fall of a young woman from a precipice outside the city called the Sacrifice Rock then the plot begins to thicken...
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This title is presented with an introduction by Victoria Glendinning. The Irish troubles rage but up at the Big House tennis parties dances & flirtations with the English officers continue undisturbed by the ambushes arrests & burning country beyond the gates. Faint vibrations of discord reach the young girl Lois who is straining for her own freedom & she will witness the troubles surge closer & reach their irrevocable inevitable climax. ...

There can be no question that the contents of this book will prove extremely controversial. Many people will be deeply shocked by the nature of Watsons statement. Many will no doubt prefer to reject it rather than surrender the beliefs of a lifetime. Others will at least regret that two of the great mysteries of crime are finally solved... An extraordinary document comes to light which for fifty years had been held on deposit by the bankers of the deceased John Herbert Watson MD
- better known as Dr Watson. The document written by Dr Watson himself opens in the East End of London in 1888. Three women have been savagely murdered by Jack the Ripper. To calm the public outcry Scotland Yard approaches Londons most eminent detective Sherlock Holmes & asks him to investigate the killer. Can Holmes solve the mystery of Jack the Ripper? & why has this story been suppressed for so long? As cunningly plotted as anything by Conan Doyle The Last Sherlock Holmes Story" is a thrilling addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon from another of Britains best-loved crime writers."
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The Last Single Maverick Jace is every bit as gorgeous as his sexy twin brother but rumour has it he is even more marriage-shy. Theres not a woman alive who could make this restless rancher settle down... Until he meets runaway bride Jocelyn. Could her feisty spirit rope in the last single maverick? Puppy Love in Thunder Canyon When quiet reserved orthopaedic surgeon Thomas meets quirky pet therapist Annabel hes surprised by his reaction to her. They couldnt be more different but her bubbly enthusiasm & passion are infectious. Soon the doctors struggling to stay immune to Annabels charms... ...

John Kirk was the only companion of explorer David Livingstone to emerge untainted from the disastrous tragic expedition up the Zambezi river between 1859 & 1863. Three years later Kirk returned to Africa to the notorious island of Zanzibar ancient post of the slave trade between Africa & the Middle East. Half a century after the abolition of slavery in Britain slave trafficking persisted on Africas east coast apparently tolerated & even connived with by parts of the British Empire in the Indian Ocean. Kirk appointed as medical officer to the British Consulate in Zanzibar could do nothing. This extraordinary & controversial book brings Kirks years in Zanzibar to life. The horrors of the overland passage from the interior & the Zanzibar slave market itself are vividly described together with Kirks final bitter conflict with Livingstone who blamed Kirk for his own failings. But it was Kirks success in closing down the slave trade on the island which made him famous across the world. Using private diaries & papers a long forgotten Victorian hero & an extraordinary chapter in British history are revived in detail. ...

The whites want war & we will give it to them
- Sitting Bull. This is the archetypal story of the American West. Whether it is
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It is 1881 & General George Pomeroy-Colley commander of the British forces in Natal is planning to stamp out a rebellion. He is convinced the Transvaal Boers can pose no serious threat but he needs reliable information. He calls on former army captain Simon Fonthill. A veteran of the recent Zulu & Sekukuni campaigns Fonthill knows to never underestimate the enemy. He & his servant 352 Jenkins agree to carry out a covert diplomatic assignment. But the greatest test is yet to come. As the two armies converge on the heights of Majuba Hill Fonthill & Jenkins are first into the fray. If they are to break the enemy Colleys men must hold the summit at all costs... ...

Set in the tumultuous last year of Leo Tolstoy's life The Last Station centres on the battle for his soul waged by his wife & his leading disciple. Torn between his professed doctrine of poverty & chastity on the one hand & the reality of his life of hedonism on the other Tolstoy makes a dramatic flight from his home. Too ill to continue beyond the tiny station of Astapovo he believes he is dying alone while outside over one hundred newspapermen are awaiting hourly reports on his condition. Narrated in six different voices The Last Station is a richly inventive novel that dances bewitchingly between fact & fiction. ...

A sweepingly epic & gloriously intimate commercial debut
- a beautiful & haunting story of lost innocence & a powerful enduring
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Kids favourite super hero comics turned into easy-to-read chapter books. New stories with original art by DC illustrators these books are colourful attractive & accessible. Green Lantern": A green ring from another world offers test pilot Hal Jordan incredible powers to fight crime. The excitement & adventure in these never-before-told stories is out-of-this world." ...