Roberta Kray's first novel The Debt" was published to universal acclaim: ' You might expect a crime novel written by the widow of Reggie Kray would be tough.. .it is. Recommend this to fans of Ian Rankin & Ken Bruen'
- (" Booklist"). In this third novel there's more from the dangerous & unpredictable underworld she knows so well. Private eye Harry Lind doesn't believe in ghosts. Little Grace Harper went missing over twenty years ago & missing girls can't just reappear
- or can they? It takes a brutal murder to make him think again. Reporter Jess Vaughan is convinced that Grace is still alive but she's going to need some help to prove it. As she & Harry begin to unravel an age-old web of deceit & betrayal their discoveries soon put them on a collision course with one of London's most notorious gangsters. The search for the truth is about to lead them into a world where people will kill to preserve their secrets."

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Not everyone who's missing is lost When two teenage girls go missing along the Irish border forensic psychologist Paula Maguire has to return to the hometown she left years before. Swirling with rumour & secrets the town is gripped by fear of a serial killer. But the truth could be even darker. Not everyone who's lost wants to be found Surrounded by people & places she tried to forget Paula digs into the cases as the truth twists further away. What's the link with two other disappearances from 1985? & why does everything lead back to the town's dark past- including the reasons her own mother went missing years before? Nothing is what it seems As the shocking truth is revealed Paula learns that sometimes it's better not to find what you've lost. ...

This book tells the stories behind the disappearances of some of our most famous works of art
- & some that never existed at all.
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The gritty drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Nobody's Girl. Bullied by everyone around her for years has Mavis Jackson finally found happiness? Or is it a case of going from the frying pan straight into the fire? BULLIED Taunted by everyone around her including her mother Lily 15-year-old Mavis Jackson is devastated when her only ally her father Ron leaves home to beat his gambling addiction. Forced to walk the streets in search of junk to sell the future seems bleak. BRIBED Until an unexpected fairy godmother arrives in the form of Edith Pugh. Struck down with a debilitating illness she needs help around the home. In Mavis she sees the perfect solution. Especially as she has ulterior motives...BLAMED Meanwhile Ron has fallen off the wagon & disappeared. Best mate Pete doesn't know where he is & has to break the terrible news. But does he have another reason for his sudden interest in the Jackson family? BETRAYED Back at Edith's Mavis revels in her new job. But when Edith reveals her true motives for taking Mavis under her wing she faces a monumental decision one which could change her life for ever... ...

Matthew Bartholomew doesn't want to travel to Peterborough in the summer of 1358 but his friendship with the lovely Julitta Holm has caused a scandal in Cambridge so he has no choice. He is one of a party of Bishop's Commissioners charged to discover what happened to Peterborough's abbot who went for a ride one day & has not been seen since. When the Commissioners arrive they find the town in turmoil. A feisty rabble-rouser is encouraging the poor to rise up against their overlords the abbey is at war with a powerful goldsmith & his army of mercenaries & there are bitter rivalries between competing shrines. One shrine is dedicated to Lawrence de Oxforde a vicious felon who was executed for his crimes but who has been venerated after miracles started occurring at his grave. However it is not long before murder rears its head & its first victim is Joan the woman in charge of Oxforde's tomb... ...

The gritty new drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Nobodys Girl. Bullied by everyone around her for years has Mavis Jackson finally found happiness? Or is it a case of going from the frying pan straight into the fire? BULLIED Taunted by everyone around her including her mother Lily 15-year-old Mavis Jackson is devastated when her only ally her father Ron leaves home to beat his gambling addiction. Forced to walk the streets in search of junk to sell the future seems bleak. BRIBED Until an unexpected fairy godmother arrives in the form of Edith Pugh. Struck down with a debilitating illness she needs help around the home. In Mavis she sees the perfect solution. Especially as she has ulterior motives! BLAMED Meanwhile Ron has fallen off the wagon & disappeared. Best mate Pete doesnt know where he is & has to break the terrible news. But does he have another reason for his sudden interest in the Jackson family? BETRAYED Back at Ediths Mavis revels in her new job. But when Edith reveals her true motives for taking Mavis under her wing she faces a monumental decision one which could change her life for ever! ...

Lynda Bellingham is much-loved as the warm open & quick-witted panellist on Loose Women" as well as for her appearances in " Strictly Come Dancing" & " Calendar Girls". Her rich acting career spans 40 years with highlights including her roles as Helen Herriot in " All Things Great" & " Smalland Faith Grayshott in Second Thoughts" & " Faith in the Future" & of course her many years as the Oxo Mum. Lynda has written this page turner herself & her humour & emotional honesty comes through in every word. Its a story that will speak directly to a huge number of women. Life hasnt always been easy for Lynda. After an unhappy first marriage that lasted only a year she fell head-over-heels in love with a fiery Italian who soon became her second husb&. They had two boys together but while coming the nations mum on TV the picture at home was very different. In this intimate & moving autobiography Lynda tells the story of how she lived with & recovered from these destructive marriages & other difficult times
- including for the first time the story of her journey to discover who she truly is. Yet her sense of humour has never left her & along with the darker moments she recalls hilarious anecdotes from stage & screen to " Loose Women" & " Strictly Come Dancing". " Lost & Found" is an inspiring story of heartache & determination on the long road to wisdom & maturity. Its about getting through tough times with the strong spirit of a survivor & finally finding true love."
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Once there was a boy & one day he found a penguin at his door...so begins the magical adventure of the boy & the penguin as they travel all the way to the South Pole looking for home & discovering friendship. There once was a boy...and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost & tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself & they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole. But when they get there the boy discovers that maybe home wasn't what the penguin was looking for after all... Now made available for the first time in a toddler friendly board format the youngest generation can enjoy this unforgettable story about friendship & the search for a home. ...

It started with a letter... Carol is married to a man she doesn't love & mother to a daughter she doesn't underst&. Crippled with guilt she can't shake the feeling that she has wasted her life. So she puts pen to paper & writes a Letter to the Universe. Albert is a widowed postman approaching retirement age & living with his cat Gloria for company. Slowly being pushed out at his place of work he is forced down to the section of the post office where they sort undeliverable mail. When a series of letters turns up with a smiley face drawn in place of an address he cannot help reading them. ...

Promises Beth thought marrying gentleman farmer Edgar Collins would rescue her from a life of endless servitude but her future would be bleaker than she could ever imagine.. . Pain When the legitimacy of her twin babies is questioned the tiny infants are sent far away. James is adopted by Edgar's uncle the very wealthy Lord Redfern master of Redfern Abbey. But Daisy is sent to a cold-hearted childless couple who raise her to be a maid rather than a daughter. Passion When Daisy at sixteen finally escapes her hard life with her adoptive brother Boyd they arrive at the Abbey to seek work. Little does Daisy know that her flesh & blood is the next in line to be lord of the Abbey. There is a strange connection between Daisy & James something they can neither explain nor ignore. But will the truth be discovered in time? ...