The deadliest Glasgow gang war of a generation
- the Daniel family versus the Lyons
- was sparked by an opportunistic cocaine

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The deadliest Glasgow gang war of a generation
- the Daniel family versus the Lyons
- was sparked by an opportunistic cocaine

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On assignment in Vienna photographer Ian Jarrett falls passionately in love with the mysterious & beautiful Marian. Back in the UK Ian resolves to leave his wife for her
- only to find Marian has disappeared & the photographs of their brief time together have been savagely destroyed. Searching desperately for her Ian comes across a quiet Dorset churchyard. Here he meets a psychotherapist who is looking for a missing client of hers: a woman who claims she is the reincarnation of Marian Esguard who may have invented photography ten years before Fox Talbot. But why is Marian Esguard unknown to history? & who & where is the woman Ian Jarrett has sacrificed everything for?
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When Rose Trevelyan sees a young girl being carried away by someone who appears to be her father she thinks nothing of it. Until that is the appearance of a frantic mother who cannot find her child. Beth Jones is only four years old & her mother is adamant that the man Rose saw taking her away must be a stranger. Wracked with guilt for not intervening Rose once again finds herself entangled in a criminal investigation. As time passes it becomes clear that the chances of getting Beth back unharmed are very bleak indeed.. . ...

Get ready for more thrills spills & spells in 2012! Max Pendragon is not looking forward to attending Morgana Le Fays summer Spell School. Not only is his battered cauldron producing slimy sludge instead of perfect spells but ever since he & his sister Olivia foiled evil Morganas plot against King Arthur they have been wary of her plans for revenge. Max & Olivia soon discover that Spell School has more in store for them than they ever imagined. With the help of Merlin & a mysterious bard Caradoc will they be able to outwit Morgana & save Arthur for a second time? ...

Nicky Marlow needs a job. He's engaged to be married & the employment market in Britain in 1937 is pretty slim. So when his fiancee points out the position with an English armaments manufacturer in Italy he jumps at the chance. Soon after he arrives however he learns the sinister truth about his predecessor's departure & finds himself courted by two agents with dangerously different agendas. In the process Marlow realizes that it's not so simple just to do the job he's paid for
- not in fascist Italy on the eve of a world war.
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An investigative reporter is found dead in Virginia's icy waters.. . New Year's Eve & the final murder scene of Virginia's bloodiest year takes Scarpetta thirty feet below the Elizabeth River's icy surface. A diver Ted Eddings is dead an investigative reporter who was a favourite at the Medical Examiner's office. Was Eddings probing the frigid depths of the Inactive Shipyard for a story or simply diving for sunken trinkets? & why did Scarpetta receive a phone call from someone reporting the death before the police were notified? The case envelops Scarpetta her niece Lucy & police captain Pete Marino in a world where both cutting-edge technology & old-fashioned detective work are critical offensive weapons. Together they follow the trail of death to a well of violence as dark & forbidding as water that swirled over Ted Eddings. For more about Patricia Cornwell & her books visit her website on www.patricia-cornwell.com ...

William Cavendish courageous cultured & passionate about women embodies the popular image of a cavalier. Famously defeated at the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644 he went into a long & miserable continental exile before returning to England in triumph on the restoration of King Charles II to the throne in 1660. Lucy Worsley brings to life a fascinating household of the seventeenth-century painting a picture of conspiracy sexual intrigue clandestine marriage & gossip. From Ben Jonson & Van Dyck to a savage knife-wielding master-cook Cavalier" is a brilliant illumination of the stately home & all its many colourful inhabitants." ...

A comprehensive guide to all aspects of owning a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel this highly illustrated book is full of practical information & expert advice for pet owners & breeders. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are affectionate playful extremely patient & eager to please. As such these dogs are usually good with children & are not shy about mixing with much larger dogs. If you are considering getting a Cavalier King Charles or are an existing owner who wants to learn more about this breed then this book will be invaluable. Contents include: * History of the breed * Acquiring a Cavalier puppy * Behaviour & training * Showing your Cavalier * Healthcare ...

She was the Princess Diana of her day. Her story The English Gone With The Wind". She loved clothes & jewels & parties. She had exquisite taste in interior design. She seemed destined to reign as one of England's most glamorous queens famed for the beautiful palaces she designed & decorated. Instead Princess Henrietta Maria of France became caught up in the Civil War one of the greatest cataclysms in English history. Swept from her life of luxury into the squalid brutality of battle & the loneliness of exile her heart was torn by the two men she loved
- her husband tragic Charles I & charismatic Harry Jermyn who designed & built most of London's West End including the street which bears his name. This is their story."
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