All the Five Find-Outers have had flu this Christmas holiday so it doesn t seem as if anything exciting could happen. But then a strange robbery where nothing seems to have been taken occurs. Mr Fellows whose house was robbed seems to have run out in the night & thrown a bundle into the river. A man with a scarred face is seen poking in the river & the children come across some strangely small children s clothes. It turns out the clothes belong to a ventriloquist s dummy & the ventriloquist who Mr Fellows assisted was working for the secret service. An important message is hidden in the clothes
- but the scarred man has stolen them. All but the one most important item
- a shoe with a false heel containing the message that Buster the dog had kept to gnaw.

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This is a classic children's crime story from Enid Blyton's Mysteries series. When the local PC starts receiving strange anonymous notes he calls in the Five Find-Outers to discover their author. But the subsequent discovery leads to greater things as the gang stumble across a diamond robbery. 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 Strange Messages. ...

Prince Bongawah goes missing from a camp near Peterswood. His uncle is trying to get control of his country & is trying to remove the heir to the throne. The Five Find-Outers realise that to get away the Prince had to hide in the bottom of a pram but the plan is even more cunning. In fact the Prince was kidnapped before he even arrived at the camp & an accomplice took his place. In an exciting conclusion they trace the Prince to a remote farmhouse just as his captors are about to take him away by helicopter. ...

The greatest French detective in his most fiendish case. Even if Hercule Poirot had been born a Frenchman not a Belgian he would have to take second place in detection to Joseph Rouletabille the brilliant young sleuth created by Gaston Leroux. Here in his first & most baffling case the eighteen year old reporter astounds readers with his audacity & ingenuity. Who could have tried to murder Mademoiselle Stangerson beautiful daughter of a famous radium scientist ? & how could they have entered & escaped from a completely locked & watched room ? With the Surete's top sleuth vying against him Rouletabille is determined to prove only he can solve the case. This classic work of French detective fiction was much admired by Agatha Christie. As a connoisseur of the detective story she said this was 'one of the best'. Others would praise it even more highly than that. ...

Key Words with Peter & Jane" uses the most frequently met words in the English language as a starting point for learning to read successfully & confidently. The Key Words reading scheme is scientifically researched & world renowned. In book "11a" follow Peter & Jane as they discover a missing boy on an island & introduces 129 new words. Once this book is completed the child moves on to book "11b". " The Key Words with Peter & Jane" books work because each of the key words is introduced gradually & repeated frequently. This builds confidence in children when they recognise these key words on sight (also known as the 'look & say' method of learning). Examples of key words are: the one two he. There are 12 levels each with 3 books: a b & c. " Series a": gradually introduces new words. " Series b": provides further practise of words featured in the 'a' series. " Series c": links reading with writing & phonics. All the words that have been introduced in each 'a' & 'b' book are also reinforced in the 'c' books." ...

The second novel in the Victorian ' Ladies of Lantern Street' novels features paid companion/private inquiry agent Beatrice Lockwood & burned out ex-spy Joshua North in a mystery involving paranormal forces & Egyptian antiquities. A mad scientist has preserved his dead lover in an ancient Egyptian embalming formula & has convinced himself that he can revive the dead woman but he needs Beatrice Lockwood's psychic abilities to 'ignite' the formula. & he will do anything to capture her. Joshua North
- scarred & forced to use a cane due to the disaster that occurred during his last case
- is all Beatrice has in the way of a bodyguard.. .

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The first adventure in this fresh & fun new pony-club series for all girls who love horses. Issie loves horses & is a member of the Chevalier Point Pony Club where she looks after her pony Mystic trains for gymkhanas & hangs out with her best friends. When Issie is asked to train Blaze an abandoned pony her riding skills are put to the test. Can she tame the spirited new horse? & is Blaze really" out of danger? This is a fast-paced action-packed new pony series for all girls aged 812." ...

There are threads in our lives. You pull one & everything else gets affected. When they were children Sean Devine Jimmy Marcus & Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up their street. One boy got in the car two did not & something terrible happened
- something that ended their friendship & changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later Sean Devine is a homicide detective. Jimmy Marcus is an ex-con who owns a corner store. & Dave Boyle is trying to hold his marriage together & keep his demons at bay
- demons that urge him to do horrific things. When Jimmy Marcus' daughter is found murdered Sean Devine is assigned to the case. His personal life unravelling he must go back into a world he thought he'd left behind to confront not only the violence of the present but the nightmares of his past. His investigation brings him into conflict with Jimmy Marcus who finds his old criminal impulses tempt him to solve the crime with brutal justice. & then there is Dave Boyle who came home the night Jimmy's daughter died covered in someone else's blood...

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New discoveries in archaeology & recent bestsellers & movies like THE DA VINCI CODE & PASSION OF THE CHRIST have sparked a renaissance over the many controversies that have remained unanswered in Christianity & other religions. At the heart of these controversies is Jesus. With a unique perspective only Sylvia Browne could bring THE MYSTICAL LIFE OF JESUS is filled with the details of Jesus inspiring life including his birth childhood travels ministry miracles crucifixion death & resurrection. Sylvia addresses all of the major controversies surrounding Jesus: Was he married? Was he divine? What did he do for the first thirty years of his life? Was it a virgin birth? Was there a Star of Bethlehem? Was it a miracle at Canaan (and who was getting married)? Using her unique relationship with her spirit guide & her years studying the controversial Gnostic texts Sylvia answers all of these questions with a confidence & authority only someone who has visited the afterlife can have. ...

Create fabulous bead jewellery & beautiful charm bracelets! This creative set will keep girls occupied & having fun whilst making jewellery to be proud of! Its really fun & easy to create charm bracelets just like the trendy ones found in high street jewellery shops but at a fraction of the cost. Contents: 2 Bracelets 2 Gift pouches 10 Charms 8 Dice charms 80 Eyelets 10 Charm split-rings Polymer clay- 7 colours Wooden toothpicks Wooden dowel Glitter- 3 bags Craft foil
- 2 colours 2 Storage boxes 20 page step-by-step instructions. WARNING: Not suitable for children under 3 years. For ages 8 years +.
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