Within the walls of a cloistered convent a scene of unspeakable carnage is discovered. On the snow lie two nuns one dead one critically injured
- victims of a seemingly motiveless brutally savage attack. Medical examiner Maura Isles autopsy of the murder victim yields a shocking surprise but the case takes a disturbing twist. The body of another woman has been found. & someone has gone to a lot trouble to remove her face hands & feet. As long buried secrets are revealed so Dr Isles & homicide detective Jane Rizzoli find themselves part of an investigation that leads to an awful dawning realisation of the killers identity...
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Hollywood
- glittering premieres dazzling movie sets fabulous parties plush love-nests hidden in Malibu & Beverly Hills. Behind
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New York 1939. Tom Bradshaw is arrested for first degree murder. He stands accused of killing his brother. When Sefton Jelks a top Manhattan lawyer offers his services for nothing penniless Tom has little choice but to accept his assurance of a lighter sentence. After Tom is tried found guilty & sentenced Jelks disappears & the only way for him to prove his innocence would be to reveal his true identity -- something that he has sworn never to do in order to protect the woman he loves. Meanwhile the young woman in question travels to New York leaving their son behind in England having decided she'll do whatever it takes to find the man she was to marry -- unwilling to believe that he died at sea. The only proof she has is a letter. A letter that has remained unopened on a mantelpiece in Bristol for over a year. In Jeffrey Archer's epic novel family loyalties are stretched to their limits as secrets unravel & the story moves from the backstreets of Bristol to the boardrooms of Manhattan. ...

Emma Chambers has an way out of the poverty-stricken life she lives
- but it might just destroy her to take it... The gritty tale
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New York 1939. Tom Bradshaw is arrested for first degree murder. He stands accused of killing his brother. When Sefton Jelks a top Manhattan lawyer offers his services for nothing penniless Tom has little choice but to accept his assurance of a lighter sentence. After Tom is tried found guilty & sentenced Jelks disappears & the only way for him to prove his innocence would be to reveal his true identity -- something that he has sworn never to do in order to protect the woman he loves. Meanwhile the young woman in question travels to New York leaving their son behind in England having decided shell do whatever it takes to find the man she was to marry -- unwilling to believe that he died at sea. The only proof she has is a letter. A letter that has remained unopened on a mantelpiece in Bristol for over a year. In Jeffrey Archers epic novel family loyalties are stretched to their limits as secrets unravel & the story moves from the backstreets of Bristol to the boardrooms of Manhattan. ...

After building an empire that has made her a legend in business Olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the Mediterranean which she hopes will be the most memorable of all. More than anything she hopes to express her love & her regret at all the important times she missed during her childrens early years. But her younger daughter Cassie a hip London music producer refuses the invitation altogether as she does every year. Liz her older daughter is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer & is terrified of failure again. & her sons John & Phillip work for her for better or worse with wives who wish they didnt. Immersed in the splendour of the Riviera this should be a summer to remember but old resentments die hard & Olivia is still running the business full-time. As each of these individuals confront the past & the challenges of the present & future they also learn to accept the enduring unconditional love of their family
- & a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame & loving enough to accept them as they really are. The question is: can they do the same for her?
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After building an empire that has made her a legend in business Olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the Mediterranean which she hopes will be the most memorable of all. More than anything she hopes to express her love & her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early years. But her younger daughter Cassie a hip London music producer refuses the invitation altogether as she does every year. Liz her older daughter is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer & is terrified of failure again. & her sons John & Phillip work for her for better or worse with wives who wish they didn't. Immersed in the splendour of the Riviera this should be a summer to remember but old resentments die hard & Olivia is still running the business full-time. As each of these individuals confront the past & the challenges of the present & future they also learn to accept the enduring unconditional love of their family
- & a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame & loving enough to accept them as they really are. The question is: can they do the same for her?
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In the realm of the Dark-Hunters there is a code of honour that even immortal bad boys must follow. No human can be harmed. Yet every few centuries or so there is always one who thinks himself above the Code... Alexion is the defender of the code that governs the immortals. He is judge jury & executioner: if they step over the line it's his wrath they will face. For centuries Alexion has survived alone. Isolated & haunted by his human past he has learned to distance himself from his emotions & his role ensures that even his fellow Dark-Hunters give him a wide berth. However this time the rogue Dark-Hunter is an old friend. Alexion cannot destroy him without at least allowing him one last chance at redemption. But to do this he needs the help of a female Dark-Hunter who goes by the name Danger. & the last time Alexion ran into her she tried to kill him... ...

When nurse Hestor Latterly accompanies the elderly Mrs Mary Farraline on a short trip to London her only medical duty is to ensure her charming patient takes her heart medicine. But Mrs Farraline dies during the night. When her missing brooch turns up in Hesters possession she is arrested for theft until a post-mortem reveals a lethal dose of medicine in Mrs Farralines body & the charge becomes murder. Inspector William Monk must find a killer amongst the aloof Farraline clan & in a Scottish courtroom the familys secrets will be exposed
- or buried for ever.
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Find out about different foods & the different ways that they are eaten in this photographic non-fiction book. * Pink/1A
- A simple
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