A collection of tales to invade & paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by the shadows of the night. As you read the clutching fingers of terror brush lightly across the nape of the neck reach round from behind to clutch & lock themselves white-knuckled around the throat. This is the horror of ordinary people & everyday objects that become strangely altered; a world where nothing is ever quite what it seems where the familiar & the friendly lure & deceive. A world where madness & blind panic become the only reality. ...

This is an invaluable user-friendly guide to discovering & navigating the night sky every month. The Night Sky Month by Month" offers charts for observing stars & constellations in both the northern & southern hemispheres at any time of the year. Positions of stars & planet locations for each month are included plus get tips on what equipment to use & how. Packed with specially-commissioned artworks & photography with illustrated overviews introducing each month with a guide to the main attractions such as bright stars & prominent constellations this will inspire both beginners to star-gazing as well as amateur astronomers." ...

This is an exciting title in this informative series of books containing over 100 full-colour stickers that children can match to the illustrations. These beautifully illustrated sticker books double as spotters guides with accurate & simple descriptions that allow children to seek out constellations planets comets & other features of the night sky. Small size allows the books to fit neatly into a pocket so children can spot on the go. ...

Bulgaria 1934. A young man is murdered by the local fascists. His brother Khristo Stoianev is recruited into the NKVD the Soviet secret intelligence service & sent to Spain to serve in its civil war. Warned that he is about to become a victim of Stalins purges Khristo flees to Paris. Night Soldiers masterfully re-creates the European world of 1934-45: the struggle between Nazi Germany & Soviet Russia for Eastern Europe the last desperate gaiety of the beau monde in 1937 Paris & guerrilla operations with the French underground in 1944. Night Soldiers is a scrupulously researched panoramic novel a work on a grand scale. ...

This is a wonderfully colourful & deeply poignant memoir of growing up in a 'single end'
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When an unidentified female body is discovered laid out on a slab in an abandoned butcher's shop the cause of death is unclear. Her body bares no marks; except for the fact that her lips have been carefully stitched shut. It is only when the full autopsy gets underway at the Los Angeles County morgue that the pathologist will reveal the true horror of the situation
- a discovery so devastating that Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Homicide Special Section has to be pulled off a different case to take over the investigation But when his inquiry collides with a missing persons' case being investigated by the razor-sharp Whitney Meyers Hunter suspects the killer might be keeping several women hostage. Soon Robert finds himself on the hunt for a murderer with a warped obsession a stalker for whom love has become hate.
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With 2 million copies of her Immortals series in print Alyson Noel is one of the hottest paranormal teen authors writing today. NIGHT STAR continues the epic love story that has enchanted readers across the world. Ever & Damen must face bitter rivals jealous friends & their own worst fears -- all in the hope of being together forever. NIGHT STAR is guaranteed to mesmerize fans & leave them breathlessly awaiting the sixth & final book! ...

A new memoir from Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass. When Cathy receives a call about a terminally ill widower terrified of leaving his son all alone in the world she is wracked with sadness & indecision. Can she risk exposing her own young children to a little boy on the brink of bereavement? Eight year old Michael is part of a family of two but with his beloved father given only months to live & his mother having died when he was a toddler he could soon become an orphan. Will Cathy's own young family be able to handle a child in mourning? To Cathy's surprise her children insist that this boy deserves to be as happy as they are prompting Cathy to welcome Michael into her home. A cheerful & carefree new member of the family Michael devotedly prays every night believing that when the time is right angels will come & take his Daddy to be with his Mummy in heaven. However incredibly in the weeks that pass the bond between Cathy's family Michael & his kind & loving father Patrick grows. Even more promising Patrick is looking healthier than he's done in weeks. But just as they are settling into a routine of blissful normality an unexpected & disastrous event shatters the happy group shaking Cathy to the core. Cathy can only hope that her family & Michael's admirable faith will keep him strong enough to rebuild his life. ...

There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable & nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers." (Phillip Franklin White Star Line Vice-President). On April 15th 1912 Titanic the world's largest passenger ship sank after colliding with an iceberg claiming more than 1 500 lives. Walter Lord's classic bestselling history of the voyage the wreck & the aftermath is a tour de force of detailed investigation & the upstairs/downstairs divide. "A Night to Remember" provides a vivid gripping & deeply personal account of the 'unsinkable' Titanic's descent. It comes with a new foreword by Julian Fellowes." ...

In Alaska somebody disappears every day. Hunters who head into the wilderness fishermen who brave the great rivers tourists who attempt to do both. In Aleut detective Kate Shugak's park people have been falling off the grid quite a bit lately. & as she & state trooper Jim Chopin are about to realize it's got something to do with the recent discovery of the world's second-largest gold mine in their very own backyard. A hostile environment activist organisation has embraced Alaska's Suulutaq Mine as its reason for being attracting more attention than many of the locals can tolerate. So it's almost a relief when Kate finally finds a body
- this more than politics she can handle. Until the identity of the body vanishes too. Now it's up to Kate & Jim to dig deeper into the mining controversy & find the truth about what's going on in her homel&. Even if that means facing down the enemy who will kill to keep certain secrets buried.
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