Marian Keyes the No. 1 bestselling author of Rachel's Holiday is back with her stunning new novel The Mystery of Mercy Close ...

Antony Beevors The Mystery of Olga Chekhova" is the true story of a family torn apart by revolution & war. Olga Chekhova was a stunning Russian beauty & a famous Nazi-era film actress who Hitler counted among his friends; she was also the niece of Anton Chekhov. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920 she was recruited by her composer brother Lev to work for Soviet intelligence. In return her family were allowed to join her. The extraordinary story of how the whole family survived the Russian Revolution the civil war the rise of Hitler the Stalinist Terror & the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union becomes in Antony Beevors hands a breathtaking tale of compromise & survival in a merciless age. "A fascinating spy story a delicious entertainment a compelling investigation". (" Evening Standard"). " An extraordinary drama of exile & espionage". (" Independent"). " Compelling.. .as engaging a read as Stalingrad & Berlin". (" Guardian"). Antony Beevor is the renowned author of Stalingrad which won the Samuel Johnson Prize the Wolfson Prize for History & the Hawthornden Prize for Literature & Berlin which received the first Longman-History Today Trustees Award. His books have sold nearly four million copies." ...

Fatty & the Find-Outers are plunged into an exciting mystery. Who stole the valuable picture from the art gallery? What connects the glamorous Lorenzos with the old Larkins? How does a poodle called Poppet fit into the puzzle? When the truth comes out Fatty works once more with Inspector Jenks & solves a mystery that had baffled the nation's police. ...

A facsimile first edition hardback of the Poirot book featuring the favourite Christie mix of trains & international travel. When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again -- for a heavy blow has killed her disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more her precious rubies are missing. The prime suspect is Ruths estranged husband Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey complete with the murderer on board! To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirots first appearance & to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star this title in a collection of facsimile first editions is the perfect way to experience Agatha Christie. Reproducing the original typesetting & format of the first edition from the Christie familys own archive this book sports the original cover which has been painstakingly restored to its original glory. ...

A millionaire strikes a deal on the seedier side of Paris & a priceless cache of rubies becomes destined for his beloved daughter Rachel. Two days later Rachel is dead
- murdered on a train on her way to the Riviera to meet her scoundrel lover: a mysterious dark man. The suspects line up...only master slueth Hercule Poirot can unravel the mystery & find the truth. Maurice Denhham stars as the great Belgian detective in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.
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The crystal skulls are a mystery as profound as the Pyramids of Egypt the Nazca Lines of Peru or Stonehenge. Many indigenous people speak of their remarkable magical & healing properties but nobody really knows where they came from or what they were used for. Were they left behind after the destruction of a previous world such as Atlantis? Are they simply ingenious modern fakes or can they really enable us to see deeply into the past & predict the future? Searching for the answers takes the authors on a fantastic odyssey through both the physical & the spiritual world. After hearing stories of an old native American legend that describes the existence of thirteen ancient crystal skulls that are said to speak or sing & hold important information about the origins purpose & destiny of mankind. The authors set out on their own quest to find the truth about the skulls. They encounter psychics UFO hunters shamans mystics & medicine men on a journey of discovery that takes them from the British Museum in London to the deserts of the United States from the science labs of Hewlett Packard to the cold snows of Canada & the tropical jungles of Mexico Guatemala & Belize. At sacred gatherings of native elders they learn of ancient wisdom kept secret for hundreds if not thousands of years. They hear of startling prophecies concerning events that will happen on this Earth in the immediate future prophecies that question the very survival of the human species on this small island we call home. This is the story of their remarkable discoveries. ...

The circus comes to town full of conjurors clowns tightrope walkers & trapeze artists. But dark secrets lurk beneath the sawdust & spangles
- secrets that are part of a dangerous mystery that might prove impossible to solve! The fifth book in this gripping new adventure series!
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When Scott Jack & Emily stumble upon some bones in the quarry above Castle Key they're convinced they've discovered the gruesome remains of a murder victim! But the bones turn out to be much much older than that
- could they be dinosaur bones? Or are they the last earthly remains of a real dragon? Rival scientists fight to prove each other wrong while the friends are determined to uncover the truth
- with a little help from Drift the dog of course!

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Lady Candling lives next door to Pip & Bets & owns some very expensive pedigree Siamese cats. When her most famous cat Dark Queen goes missing the gardener's help Luke seems the obvious suspect. Mr Goon & Mr Tupping Lady Candling's gardener are sure he's the culprit as he was digging by the cat house all alone when Dark Queen disappeared. The Five Find-Outers must solve the mystery to clear the name of their friend Luke. Strangely Dark Queen soon reappears dirty & tired but unhurt. & stranger still she disappears again a few days later once more when only Luke could have done it. Piecing together clues of pale paint turps & some wellington boots the Five Find-Outers prove once more with the help of Inspector Jenks not only that Luke is innocent but that Mr Tupping took Dark Queen & deliberately tried to frame Luke for the crime. ...

This is a classic children's crime story from Enid Blyton's Mysteries series. When P.C. Goon's nephew Ern arrives with ideas of detecting the Five Find-Outers send him off on a wild-goose chase. But when he stumbles on a real mystery the Five Find-Outers start to investigate
- & Fatty's love of disguises lands him & Ern in a tricky situation. Enid Blyton's crime-fighting child investigators have been firm favourites amongst readers of all ages for decades. Fans of The Famous Five & The Secret Seven should not miss The Mystery of the Hidden House.
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