But it's true' Tom shouted. ' It was a real lion I know it was'. No-one believes Tom when he says he has seen a lion
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London 1850. Fog in the air & filth in the streets from the rat-infested graveyard of Tom-All-Alones to the elegant chambers in Lincolns Inn Fields where the formidable lawyer Edward Tulkinghorn has powerful clients to protect & a deadly secret to hide. Only that secret is now under threat from a shadowy & unseen adversary
- an adversary who must be tracked down at all costs before its too late. Who better for such a task than young Charles Maddox? Unfairly dismissed from the police force Charles is struggling to establish himself as a private detective. Only business is slow & his one case a dead end so when Tulkinghorn offers a handsome price for an apparently simple job Charles is unable to resist. But as he soon discovers nothing here is what it seems. An assignment that starts with anonymous letters leads soon to a brutal murder as the investigation lures Charles ever deeper into the terrible darkness Tulkinghorn will stop at nothing to conceal. Inspired by Charles Dickens masterpiece Bleak House" " Tom-All-Alones" is a new & gripping Victorian murder mystery which immerses the reader in a grim London underworld that Dickens could only hint at
- a world in which girls as young as ten work the night as prostitutes unwanted babies are ruthlessly disposed of & those who threaten the rank & reputations of great men are eliminated at once & without remorse."

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The story of Tom-All-Alone's" takes place in the 'space between' two masterpieces of mid-Victorian fiction: " Bleak House" & " The Woman in White"
- overlapping with them & re-imagining them for a contemporary reader with a modern understanding of the grimmer realities of Victorian society. Charles Maddox dismissed from the police force is working as a private detective & can only hope to follow in his uncle's formidable footsteps as an eminent thief-taker. On a cold & bright Autumn morning a policeman calls on Charles at his lodgings with information that may be related to a case he is working on. He goes to a ruined cemetery to find a shallow grave containing the remains of four babies has been discovered. After examining them he concludes they are not related to his investigation which is to find a young girl abandoned in a workhouse 16 years before when her mother died. But all is not as it first appears. As he's drawn into another case at the behest of the eminent but feared lawyer Edward Tulkinghorn London's sinister underbelly begins to emerge. From the first gruesome murder Charles has a race against time to establish the root of all evil. " Tom's-All-Alone" is ' Dickens but darker'
- without the comedy without the caricature & a style all its own. The novel explores a dark underside of Victorian life that Dickens & Collins hinted at
- a world in which young women are sexually abused unwanted babies summarily disposed of & those that discover the grim secrets of great men brutally eliminated."


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Legend tells of the Clan of the Scorpion four mighty meerkats who are armed to the teeth with ninja-knowhow. They are sworn to protect the world from their longtime nemesis the Ringmaster... When Chucks brother Lob calls from Egypt to request the Clans help the meekats leap into action. Lob tells them that a local band of robbers known as the Thieves of Cairo are planning to infiltrate the mysterious Tomb of Doom & steal its contents including an Egyptian mask rumoured to give its wearer the power to read minds. The meerkats smell a rat... Could the Ringmaster be behind this cunning scheme? ...

From the author of THE HUNT FOR ATLANTIS comes an electrifying new novel. Nina Wilde is on the hunt for the Tomb of Hercules. Studies of an ancient text have convinced archaeologist Nina Wilde that a tomb containing the remains of legendary warrior Hercules may actually exist. If she can locate it it will be the most important historical find ever to be unearthed. As Nina & Eddie Chase her ex-SAS bodyguard & now boyfriend begin their search it's clear that others want to find the tomb
- & the unimaginable riches contained within. Nina & Chase are soon following a violent trail of corruption & conspiracy around the globe. From Switzerland to Shanghai Botswana to London it's a race against time to find the Tomb of Hercules before it falls into the most evil of hands...
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This fine tipped glue pen give precise pinpoint coverage for detailed arts & craft projects. Ulta strong & permanent fixture for all types of embellishments e.g. metal powders plastics & papers. Dries instantly & easy to use with a non squeeze application as easy as using a normal pen. Acid-free & washble formula. ...

The Tombs" is the thrilling fourth " Fargo" adventure by Clive Cussler. It's a prize beyond imagination. When an archaeologist excavating a top secret historical site realizes the magnitude of his discovery he requests help from treasure hunters Sam & Remi Fargo. & in rushing to join him the husband & wife team are thrown into their most daring quest to date. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold & jewels & plunder a bounty that has never been found. But as Sam & Remi piece together the puzzle the trail takes them through Hungary Italy France Russia & Kazakhstan & not to a single tomb but five. & into the path of deadly danger. They are not the only ones hunting for the High King's riches. The Fargos will find themselves pitted against a thieving group of amateur treasure hunters a cunning Russian businessman & a ruthless Hungarian who claims direct descent from Attila himself.. .and will stop at nothing to claim the tombs' riches as his own. Packed with heart-pounding action & boundless invention " The Tombs" is an exceptional thriller from the grand master of adventure. " The Tombs" is the fourth of Clive Cussler's " Fargo Adventures" & follows " Lost Empire" & " The Kingdom". Praise for Clive Cussler: " The guy I read". (Tom Clancy). The bestselling grandmaster of adventure Clive Cussler has thrilled millions of readers with his gripping fast-paced stories of treasure-hunting action & conspiracy. As well as the " Fargo" series there are also the "NUMA" & " Oregon Files" series the " Dirk Pitt" stories (which started it all) & the " Isaac Bell" adventures series. The previous titles in the " Fargo Adventures" series are " Spartan Gold" " Lost Empire" & " The Kingdom"." ...

I call this book Tombstone". It is a tombstone for my foster father who died of hunger in 1959 for the 36 million Chinese who also died of hunger for the system that caused their death & perhaps for myself for writing this book. The most powerful & important Chinese work of recent years Yang Jishengs " Tombstone" is a passionate moving & angry account of one of the 20th centurys most nightmarish events: the killing of an estimated 36 million Chinese in 1958-1961 by starvation or physical abuse. More people died in Maos Great Famine than in the entire First World War & yet their story remains substantially untold. Now at last they can be heard. Based on survivors testimonies this book was greeted with huge acclaim when published in Hong Kong as an essential work of reckoning. " The man who exposed Maos secret famine". (" Financial Times")." ...

The Gunfight at the OK Corral on 26 October 1881 is one of the most enduring stories of the Old West. It led to a series of violent incidents that culminated in the Vendetta Ride in which Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday & several other gunslingers went after their rivals the Cowboys. Like most tales of the Wild West the facts are buried under layers of myth & the line between good guys & bad guys is blurry. Wyatt Earp leader of the so-called good guys was charged with stealing horses in the Indian Territory in 1870 & jumped bail. Becoming a buffalo hunter & gambler he got into several scrapes & earned a reputation as a gunfighter. Several times he helped lawmen arrest outlaws but usually his assistance came more because of a personal grudge against the criminal than any real respect for law & order. He even got fired from a police job in Wichita for beating up a political rival. ...

The Salamanders Space Marines have long been guided by the wisdom of their lost primarch laid down in the mysterious Tome of Fire. As a new prophecy unfolds the Salamanders find themselves tested to the point of destruction
- & one of their number will either save them or damn them. This collection of short stories & novellas expands the Tome of Fire trilogy & reveals untold tales of the Salamanders & their foes.
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