Aspiring actress & part-time private investigator Fran Varady knew there would be maximum disruption when her friend Ganesh decided to modernise his uncle's newsagents starting with the washroom. But she isn't prepared for the nightmare that begins when an agitated passer-by asks to use it: hours later he's found stabbed to death leaving a message for Fran to meet him & a mysterious roll of film hidden behind the old pipes.. . Fran realises that whoever wanted the negatives knows where they were hidden. & probably where they are now. With her police protection more a hindrance than a help an old friend Tig on the verge of collapse & the builders wreaking havoc in the shop can Fran find out why someone is prepared to murder for the negatives
- before they find her?
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The Running Sky" records a lifetime of looking at birds. Beginning in summer with clouds of breeding seabirds in Shetland & ending with crepuscular nightjars like giant moths in the heart of England Tim Dee maps his own observations & encounters over four decades of tracking birds across the globe. He tells of near-global birds like sparrows starlings & ravens & exotic species like electrically coloured hummingbirds in California & bee-eaters & broadbills in Africa. In doing so he brilliantly restores us to the primacy of looking the thrill of watching & takes us outside again & again to stand
- with or without binoculars
- under the storm of life over our heads & to marvel once more at what is flying about us."

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Marine Gunnery Sergeant Kyle Swanson is sent into Pakistan where an international team of medical workers has been executed in order to cover up a deadly terrorist secret. In the aftermath of great floods a doctor on a relief mission in northeastern Pakistan discovers the remains of a collapsed bridge that reminds him of a bridge near his childhood home in Ohio. He snaps a mobile phone picture & sends it to his sister just before his entire team is slaughtered. His sister is Beth Ledford a Coast Guard sniper who suspects that the answer to the mystery of her brother's death is in that cellphone picture. No one believes her until she finds Swanson & the secret special operations team known as Task Force Trident. When Kyle takes Beth into Pakistan to investigate they find the true secret behind the mass murder
- what may be the last best hope of victory by al-Qaeda & the Taliban over allied forces. Now the two snipers have their sights set on one man an American diplomat who has become the biggest obstacle to victory in the war on terror. The only question is: which of them gets to pull the trigger?
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Jean Patrick dreams of running in the Olympics & with gruelling training he soon beats a world qualifying time. But his chances of success are threatened by the ethnic tensions erupting all around him. When Hutu violence against Tutsis finally crescendos & his homeland Rwanda is wracked by unforgivable atrocities Jean Patrick a Tutsi has no choice but to run for his life abandoning fatherland family & the woman he loves. Finding them again will be the race of his life. ...

Dax is starting to get used to his life as a shapeshifter. At last he feels safe & secure surrounded by people he trusts & with real friends who understand what he is going through. But then everything changes & Dax finds himself in danger beyond his wildest dreams. & just when he needs his best friend Gideon to be there for him Gideon's life changes too. Dramatically. & forever. Now Dax feels more alone than ever. Because he can feel that something is very wrong
- but no one will take him seriously. No one else can see the danger that threatens to destroy them all.. .
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This is the autobiography of one of Irelands greatest ever full-backs
- Dave Langan. Brought to England by the legendary Brain
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1126. Heulwen daughter of Welsh Marcher baron Guyon Fitz Miles has grown up with her father's ward Adam de Lacey. There has always been a spark between them but when Heulwen marries elsewhere to Ralf le Chevalier a devastated Adam absents himself on various diplomatic missions for King Henry I. When Ralf is killed in a skirmish Heulwen's father considers a new marriage for her with his neighbour's son Warrin de Mortimer. Adam recently returned to England has good reason to loathe Warrin & is determined not to lose Heulwen a second time. But Heulwen is torn between her duty to her father & the pull of her heart. Adam is no longer the awkward boy she remembers but a man who stirs every fibre of her being
- which places them both in great danger because Warrin de Mortimer is not a man to be crossed & the future of a country is at stake.. .
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Running Well" is designed to appeal to both men & women; the content is accessible but based on the latest scientific evidence. It shows runners how to minimise the risks of injury & other problems (such as cramp blisters & dehydration) by showing the difference between training & straining avoiding overtraining varying speed & distance keeping the running muscles strong & supple & honing technique. A substantial & unique section deals in detail with specific injuries outlining symptoms & causes who is particularly vulnerable & what to do (in terms of both self-help & seeking professional advice)." ...

The epic & heart-rending jungle adventure from the nation's favourite storyteller now available in paperback. For Will & his mother going to Indonesia isn't just a holiday. It's an escape a new start a chance to put things behind them
- things like the death of Will's father. & to begin with it seems to be just what they both needed. But then Oona the elephant Will is riding on the beach begins acting strangely shying away from the sea. & that's when the tsunami comes crashing in & Oona begins to run. Except that when the tsunami is gone Oona just keeps on running. With nothing on his back but a shirt & nothing to sustain him but a bottle of water Will must learn to survive deep in the jungle. Luckily though he's not completely alone... He's got Oona.
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Luxury collectors hardback gift edition. An epic & heart-rending jungle adventure from the bestselling author of War Horse & Born to Run. For Will & his mother going to Indonesia isnt just a holiday. Its an escape a new start a chance to put things behind them
- things like the death of Wills father. & to begin with it seems to be just what they both needed. But then Oona the elephant Will is riding on the beach begins acting strangely shying away from the sea. & thats when the tsunami comes crashing in & Oona begins to run. Except that when the tsunami is gone Oona just keeps on running. With nothing on his back but a shirt & nothing to sustain him but a bottle of water Will must learn to survive deep in the jungle. Luckily though hes not completely alone! Hes got Oona.
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