Unsolved crimes have a particular fascination none more so than unsolved murders. The horror of the crime itself the mystery surrounding it the notion of a killer on the loose the insight into primitive police work the chance to speculate about the identity of the killer after so many years have passed
- all these aspects of unsolved murder cases make them compelling reading. For this collection Jonathan Oates has selected over 20 varied & intriguing cases from the late 1830s to just before the Great War. Among them are the headless body found in a bag at Waterloo Bridge the pregnant maid who was bludgeoned to death the blackmailer whose corpse was discovered in the gutter the shooting of the night watchman at the Caf A (c) Royal the barmaid whose corpse rode the train from Hounslow to Waterloo the dead girl packed in a parcel & the enigmatic case of Frances Coles the Whitechapel prostitute who may have been Jack the Rippers ultimate victim. Each of these case histories is recounted in precise sometimes shocking detail. The inadequacy of the detection & forensic techniques employed over a century ago is revealed as is the corrupt & brutal side of life in the Victorian city.
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State Of Grace
- Money makes the world go round
- thats what twenty-something Grace Reeves is learning. Stuck in a grind where

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Its no secret that more than two-thirds of the shots a golfer makes are short ones: putts chips & pitches. Long drives may garner applause but whether a golfer wants to win the Masters or just five pounds from his mates on Saturday morning its the little shots that make the difference. In The Unstoppable Golfer Dr. Rotella who has worked with stars like Rory Mc Ilroy Darren Clarke & Graeme Mc Dowell will teach readers how to use their minds to master the short game by achieving a calm state of mind in which the focus is only one thing-the hole. In addition to preparing players mentally Rotella will also explain the science of memory & how knowledge of the brains workings-in particular how it masters physical tasks-can improve a golf game particularly the short game. The path to greatness isnt an easy one & a player needs inspiration which will come from great stories about the golfers & other sports professionals that Rotella has worked with. Mastering chips pitches bunker shots & putts provides one of the ultimate pleasures of the game--and this is a pleasure readers will come to know by training their minds to become unstoppable golfers. ...

This is a Cordelia Gray Mystery. Meet Cordelia Gray: twenty-two tough intelligent & now sole inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency. Her first assignment finds her hired by Sir Ronald Callender to investigate the death of his son Mark a young Cambridge student found hanged in mysterious circumstances. Required to delve into the hidden secrets of the Callender family Cordelia soon realizes it is not a case of suicide & that the truth is entirely more sinister. ...

After eleven years of coupled-up domesticity Rory Carmichael is single for the first time in her adult life. Even she would admit that her ex-boyfriend Martin wasnt the most exciting man in the world -- lets face it his idea of a rocking night was one spent updating his Excel spreadsheets -- but Rory could rely on him & having watched her mother rack up four turbulent marriages thats what matters. But when she discovers that her supposedly reliable Mr Right is a distinctly unreliable cheater shes forced to consider the possibility that everything she knows about relationships is wrong. In an effort to reinvigorate both her love life & her lacklustre career at posh magazine Country House she sets herself a mission to date as many unsuitable men as possible. Toyboys. Sugar daddies. Fauxmosexuals. Maybe the bad boys shes never dated can show her what shes been missing in life. But if Mr Right can turn out to be so wrong maybe one of her Mr Wrongs will turn out to be just right.. . ...

Kevin Fultons story is shocking & unique. He is the only double agent to have infiltrated the upper echelons of the Provisional IRA & agreed to tell his shocking story. No known spy has spent longer within the organisation or risen higher in its ranks than Kevin. In order to maintain his cover within one of the worlds most feared terrorist groups Fulton was forced to take part in some of its most heinous crimes including making bombs that would kill & maim. So highly was he thought of by the IRA leaders that they made him a member of their feared internal police
- ironically his job was now to root out & kill informers.
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TROUBLESHOOTERS: THEY NEVER LET YOU DOWN. The first addictive romantic suspense novel in New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooters series filled with thrilling adventure excitement & passion. In THE UNSUNG HERO Lieutenant Tom Paoletti faces a fight with the enemy of his nightmares if he is to have a chance of a life with the woman of his dreams Kelly Ashton. After a near-fatal head injury Navy SEAL Lieutenant Tom Paoletti is ordered to take a leave of absence from his team. Although it's the last thing he wants Tom decides to make the best of a visit home to New England
- & a chance to reconnect with childhood sweetheart Kelly Ashton. Kelly now a doctor has returned home to lick her wounds following a failed marriage but she has never forgotten Tom the once infamous bad boy of the town. When Tom catches a terrifying glimpse of an international terrorist in their hometown & the Navy dismisses the danger as injury-induced imaginings Kelly is the one person who never doubts him. Creating his own makeshift counterterrorist team from his most loyal officers & the town's residents Tom knows they must save the day if he is to have one last chance for happiness with Kelly...
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A week ago Zoey had a group of special friends three boyfriends & a (kinda) clear conscience. Now she has none of the above. Luckily ice-queen Aphrodite is showing signs of melting & ex-roomie Stevie Rae isn't as dead as she'd thought. Though Stevie's now hanging out in tunnels with freaks
- gross. If she can get them to listen Zoey will need all her friends as events take a frightening turn at the House of Night school for vampyres. Shocking true intentions are about to come to light loyalties will be tested & an ancient evil is about to rise again. Some days being special just doesn't seem all that.. .- Not suitable for younger readers -
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'I've got you. You're not alone.' I tried to sound calm & soothing but I was breaking apart inside. Please don't take him! Please save him! my mind screamed. I looked into his eyes & completely forgot the rest of the world. In that moment all I knew was that I was holding Stark in my arms & I was going to lose him very very soon. As if it's not enough to lose her friends & all three boyfriends Zoey Redbird the most powerful fledgling the Vampyre world has ever seen knows that great trouble is coming to the House of Night. Despite her nightmares Zoey finds herself distracted by the new kid Stark brought to the House by Neferet who clearly has something she wants from him. There's something between Stark & Zoey that she never imagined
- but disaster is awaiting them all & she doesn't know if she can fight the approaching evil alone any more...- Not suitable for younger readers -
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Four officers of the Crown aided by Bastion Club members & Cynster alike fight to bring down a dangerous enemy- & to win the loves of their lives. In this first book we meet Colonel Derek Delborough who is not far from danger when his ship docks in Southampton. When Deliah Duncannon appears she is an unwelcome intrusion but before he can get rid of her she narrowly saves his life. Now a target of the enemies to this stubborn but exceedingly enticing Colonel the two race against time to reach the safety of the Cynster country house. ...