From the bestselling author of Lady of Hay comes Whispers in the Sand set in richly mysterious Egypt where past & present collide. Recently divorced Anna decides to cheer herself up by retracing a journey her great grandmother made in the nineteenth century: a Nile cruise from Luxor to the Valley of the Kings. Anna carries with her on the voyage two mementoes of her great-grandmother Louisa: an ancient Egyptian scent bottle & the diary of that original Nile cruise which has lain unread for a hundred years. As she follows in Louisas footsteps Anna discovers in the diary the chilling secret of the scent bottle & is pursued by the same terrifying spectres as her great grandmother. ...

For West London girls Sal & Ann Storey 1957 should have been one of the happiest years of their lives. Instead the sisters world is turned upside down when two family tragedies strike in quick succession. Left to run the familys sweetshop with their grandmother Sal discovers she has a flair for business
- but it doesnt make up for everything she & Ann have lost. When Sal meets handsome taxi driver Bob Beck & falls deeply in love it seems that her luck is changing. Bob becomes her one constant as she struggles to keep the business afloat & as Ann finally uncovers the guilty secret shes been carrying for so long; a secret which could have explosive consequences for the sisters. The last thing Sal needs is for Bobs scheming ex-fiancee Kate to reappear in his life
- especially as Kate is preparing to make a stunning revelation; one which could destroy their relationship for good...

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When the rector Peter takes his family to Africa for a year so that he can work in a Mission the villagers are bereft. What's more the locum Anna has rather modern ideas & the parishioners determined to keep an eye on her. Then she brings a down-&-out petty thief into their midst sparking conflict within the community. The Women's Institute comes up with the idea of raising funds for Peter's Mission & holds an upmarket pyjama party midnight skinny dipping & an afternoon's horse racing. Then a message arrives from Peter with the most devastating news
- & the villagers are more determined than ever to raise a substantial sum for the Mission.
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It is winter in the mountains of Greece & as the snow falls in the tiny village of Vrisi a coffin is unearthed & broken open revealing some unexpected remains to the astonished mourners gathered at the graveside. In a village where gossip flows like ouzo the discovery in the grave sets tongues wagging & heads shaking. But when a body is found buried beneath the fallen snow in the shadow of the shrine of St Fanourios (the patron saint of lost things) it seems the truth behind both the body & the coffin may be far stranger than the villagers wildest imaginings. Hermes Diaktoros drawn to the mountains on an affair of the heart finds himself embroiled in the mysteries of Vrisi as well as the enigmatic last will & testament of Greeces most admired modern poet. The Whispers of Nemesis is a story of desperate measures & dark secrets of murder & immortality & of pride coming before the steepest of falls. ...

The victim has been bound & tortured the body decomposed beyond recognition...A second body is found. A nightmare is about to begin...A serial killer is at work & the death toll is rising...A brutal abduction
- a helpless victim is taken... And for forensics expert David Hunter its become a terrifying race against time.
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Doctor Who Screenwriter Ben Aaronovitchs superbly entertaining supernatural crime series has with its witty one-liners & wonderfully erudite take on London won a legion of fans in double quick time. Peter Grant is learning magic fast. & its just as well
- hes already had run ins with the deadly supernatural children of the Thames & a terrifying killer in Soho. Progression in the Police Force is less easy. Especially when you work in a department of two. A department that doesnt even officially exist. A department that if you did describe it to most people would get you laughed at. & then theres his love life. The last person he fell for ended up seriously dead. It wasnt his fault but still. Now something horrible is happening in the labyrinth of tunnels that make up the tube system that honeycombs the ancient foundations of London. & delays on the Northern line is the very least of it. Time to call in the Mets Economic & Specialist Crime Unit 9 aka The Folly. Time to call in PC Peter Grant Britains Last Wizard.
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Doctor Who Screenwriter Ben Aaronovitch's superbly entertaining supernatural crime series has with its witty one-liners & wonderfully erudite take on London won a legion of fans in double quick time. Peter Grant is learning magic fast. & its just as well
- he's already had run ins with the deadly supernatural children of the Thames & a terrifying killer in Soho. Progression in the Police Force is less easy. Especially when you work in a department of two. A department that doesn't even officially exist. A department that if you did describe it to most people would get you laughed at. & then there's his love life. The last person he fell for ended up seriously dead. It wasn't his fault but still. Now something horrible is happening in the labyrinth of tunnels that make up the tube system that honeycombs the ancient foundations of London. & delays on the Northern line is the very least of it. Time to call in the Met's Economic & Specialist Crime Unit 9 aka ' The Folly'. Time to call in PC Peter Grant Britains Last Wizard.
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All children love stories. Here master storyteller Jamila Gavin draws them from the four corners of the globe: The Whistling Monster" a cautionary tale from Brazil; " The Coming of Raven" a creation myth from Canada; " The Birth of Krishna" an ancient legend from India... Full of mystery wit & wisdom with enduring themes of good versus evil these ten tales have survived hundreds of years of retelling to become favorites among children all around the world." ...

Whitakers Almanack 2013 is the definitive reference guide. In its 145th edition the book has been completely revised & updated using the most authoritative sources available. The Almanack contains a comprehensive overview of every aspect of UK infrastructure & an excellent introduction to world politics. It will save hours of research & cross-referencing between different sources. The 2013 edition features new colour maps & infographics & many more charts & diagrams. Whitakers remains the most comprehensive compendium of information in the English language Jon Snow ...

Whitakers Concise Almanack 2012 is the definitive reference guide to the UK. A softback shorter version of its big sister Whitakers Almanack the Concise edition is a UK-centric goldmine of information with enormous breadth of coverage. The Concise edition doesnt contain any international coverage but at less than half the price of the standard edition the reader with an interest in UK facts & figures is really getting value for your money. Areas of coverage include: government & politics communications private & state education religion environment cultural heritage the UK legal system royalty & peerage social welfare IT mobile phone industry environment heritage astronomy & much more
- quite simply the UK in one volume! If you want to know it...its here John Humphrys
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