This book reveals the sinister true story of the Mafia in Hollywood. Crammed with legends myths murders madness mayhem superstar tantrums super-sexed starlets power brokers & politics it is an ambitious account of Hollywoods hidden history from the rogue cops who took on the Mob on the streets of Los Angeles to the stars who became stars because Mafia Godfathers said they would. In The Dark Heart of Hollywood seasoned crime & entertainment writer Douglas Thompson reveals how all is masterminded by the money-obsessed Mafia for whom everything & everyone is simply a commodity. The intense saga charges across America: from Hollywood bedrooms to the Oval Office from Californias twenty-first-century computer capital to the cocaine-connection HQs stretching from the Sunset Strip to Marseilles Milan Moscow Tokyo & Beijing. In this magnificent & highly compelling volume Hollywood is unveiled as Tinseltown without the tinsel. ...

In 1999 Tobias Jones emigrated to Italy expecting to discover the pastoral bliss described by centuries of foreign visitors. Instead he discovered a very different country besieged by unfathomable terrorism & deep-seated paranoia where crime is scarcely ever met with punishment. The Dark Heart of Italy" is Jones' account of his three-year voyage across the Italian peninsula." ...

Jane & Lucas story continues.. .but not quite as they had planned. When challenges & threats from the immortal world of Nissilum rip the young lovers apart Jane is bereft. Without Lucas dancing green eyes & gentle smile Jane feels lost sad & alone. But then a trip to Paris with her grandmother thrusts her in the path of the amiable Soren
- a kindred spirit who may be just the distraction she needs.. . Meanwhile in Nissilum Luca struggles with the loyalties & expectations that come with being a part of the immortal world. A world that is about to be shaken at its very core: rumblings of mounting unrest are spreading & with rumours of an angel rebellion growing no creature is safe
- especially not a mortal girl who has fallen in love with a wolf boy...

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Still raw from the brutal slayings of his wife & daughter & the events surrounding the capture of their killer The Travelling Man Charlie Parker retreats to the wintry Maine landscape of his childhood. By following in the steps of his beloved grandfather Parker hopes to heal his spirit & get through the bitter anniversary of Jennifer & Susan's murder. But the echoes of the past that await him are not all benign. In a gruesome re-enactment of Parker's own nightmares another young woman is killed with her child & his brief involvement in their lives impels Parker to hunt their vicious murderer. As the death toll mounts Parker comes to realise that the true answer to the puzzle lies thirty years in the past in a tree with strange fruit in his own grandfather's history & in the perverted desires of a monster incarnate
- Caleb Kyle.
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Since it was first published 30 years ago Marten Julian's Dark Horses Annual has been widely recognised as the authoritative source of information on unexposed & unraced talent. The guide is packed with valuable & informed insights on unexposed & lightly-raced horses with the potential to progress up through the ranks. The guide

Features: * Premier List 25 horses which Marten believes will pay their way & reward followers by making a profit to level stakes. * Handicap Specialists 25 horses which Marten believes start the season from favourable marks & will be placed to win handicaps by their trainers. * The Classic Portfolio Marten's in-depth analysis of the Oaks Derby 1 000 Guineas & 2 000 Guineas with recommendations for the basis of an ante-post portfolio.

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It is Midwinter's Eve the night before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. Will is about to make a shocking discovery
- that he is the last person to be born with the power of the Old Ones & as a guardian of the Light he must begin a dangerous journey to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark.
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Rulke the Great Betrayer is free at last to use the deadly construct he has spent a thousand years perfecting. To succeed he needs just one thing
- Karans unique sensitive talent. Karan & her lover Llian are lost in the Nightland trapped in an alien palace that is collapsing about them. Only Rulke can open the gate & send them home to Santhenar but Karan is terrified he will corrupt Llian. Yggur & Mendark sworn enemies struggle to tame the power of the rift. They must seal the gate before Rulke brings forth his construct. If they fail he will ravage the world. & if they succeed Karan & Llian will be trapped in the Nightland for eternity.. .
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A fabulous all-new contemporary thriller from the master of the genre
- the author of the international bestsellers Midnight Runner
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' Gorgeous angels suspense & romance'
- Richelle Mead Bestselling Author of the Vampire Academy Series. One kiss can change everything
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In 2005 filmmaker Christopher Nolan redefined Batman for a new generation with Batman Begins" followed in 2008 by " The Dark Knight" & now 2012's conclusion to the trilogy " The Dark Knight Rises". Here for the first time is an in-world exploration of Christopher Nolan's " Batman: The Dark Knight Manual" the definitive guide to his tools vehicles & technologies." ...