In the war against Hitler the Allies had to use every ounce of cunning & trickery that they possessed & combining military deceptions with the double-agent network run by the intelligence services they were able to send the enemy inaccurate & misleading information about Allied troops plans & operations. From moving imaginary armies around the desert to putting a corpse with fake papers floating in the Mediterranean & from faking successful bombing campaigns to the convoluted deceptions which kept part of the German forces away from Normandy prior to D-Day Terry Crowdy explores the deception war that combined the double-agent network with ingenious plans to confuse & hoodwink the Fuhrer. ...

On New Year's Eve Callum Ormond is chased down the street by a crazed man with a deadly warning: They killed your father. They'll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days! Cal has one month to go but the secrets are mounting higher & time is not on his side. The answers lie hidden thousands of miles away but with friends & family at his side Cal's determined to reveal the truth or die trying.. . ...

Eleven-year-old Isabelle hasnt spoken in nine months & as December begins the situation is getting desperate. Her mother has stopped work to devote herself to her daughters care. Four psychiatrists have already given up on her & her school will not take her back in the New Year. Her parents are frantically trying to understand what has happened so they can help their child but they cannot escape the thought of darker possibilities. What if Isabelle is damaged beyond their reach? Will she never speak again? Is it their fault? As they spiral around Isabelles impenetrable silence she herself emerges as a bright young girl in need of help yet too terrified to ask for it. By the talented young author of FIREWORKS this is a compelling ultimately uplifting novel about a family in crisis showing the delicate web that connects a husband & wife parents & children & how easily it can tear. ...

In far-flung locations around the globe an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 & December 12 1941. In this riveting book historian Evan Mawdsley explores how the story unfolded. He demonstrates how these dramatic events marked a turning point not only in the course of World War II but also in the direction of the entire century. On Monday December 1 1941 the Japanese government made its final decision to attack Britain & America. In the following days the Red Army launched a counterthrust in Moscow while the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor & invaded Malaya. By December 12 Hitler had declared war on the United States the collapse of British forces in Malaya had begun & Hitler had secretly laid out his policy of genocide. Churchill was leaving London to meet Roosevelt as Anthony Eden arrived in Russia to discuss the postwar world with Stalin. Combined these occurrences brought about a new war" as Churchill put it with Japan & America deeply involved & Russia resurgent. This book a truly international history examines the momentous happenings of December 1941 from a variety of perspectives. It shows that their significance is clearly understood only when they are viewed together." ...

After a long period of resting life is looking up for Charles Paris who has been cast as the Ghost of Hamlets Father & First Gravedigger in a new production of Hamlet. But rehearsals are fraught. Ophelia is played by Katrina Selsey who won the role through a television talent show. Hamlet himself is also played by a reality TV contestant Jared Root
- & the two young stars have rather different views of celebrity & the theatre than the more experienced members of the cast. But when the company reach the first staging post of their tour the Grand Theatre Marlborough matters get more serious with one member of the company seriously injured in what appears to be an accident & another dead. Once again Charles Paris is forced to don the mantle of amateur detective to get to the bottom of the mystery.
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In the wake of a series of unfortunate experiences house-sitting in the Cotswolds Thea Osborne accompanied by her spaniel Hepzibah is perhaps over-optimistic about the English summertime & the possibilities of her latest assignment house-sitting for transatlantic reptile breeder Harriet Young. However the region s bucolic charms prove to be more than deceptive as Thea is thrust once more into the heart of a Cotswold mystery. Despite the ease with which Thea s new assignment in the secluded village of Cranham begins she soon finds a dark side to the characters she encounters. From the elderly Donny Davis to the enigmatic figure of Edwina Thea begins to realize that Harriet Young s beloved geckoes are not the only cold-blooded creatures at large in Cranham. Family intrigue murder & suicide combine to give Thea a decidedly challenging summer in the Heart of Engl&. ...

Balford-le-Nez is a dying seaside town on the coast of Essex. But when a member of the town's small but growing Asian community is found dead near its beach the sleepy town ignites. Working without her long-time partner Detective Inspector Lynley Sergeant Barbara Havers must probe not only the mind of a murderer & a case very close to her own heart but also the terrible price people pay for deceiving others.. .and themselves. ...

When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory...a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy & the impending presidential election. With the Oval Office in the balance the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to verify the authenticity of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland Rachel uncovers the unthinkable
- evidence of scientific trickery
- a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy...

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The multi-million pond Stratton Park racecourse in Wiltshire faces ruin in the hands of a squabbling family. Lee Morris architect builder & father of six healthy sons is reluctantly drawn into the turmoil. As the Strattons fight for control in the boardroom Lee finds himself forced to take sides. Until the day a massive explosion on the racecourse threatens his own & his childrens lives. Suddenly it isnt just the future of Stratton Park thats at stake...A writer of champion class
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Set against a vibrant sixties backdrop this is the story of two bright young things: Eliza an ex-deb making a splash in the world of fashion & Matt a working-class boy carving out a serious name for himself in property. Their story begins with a love affair closely followed by a marriage followed by a baby. But whilst their relationship is at first fuelled by passion its not of the enduring kind & soon what started out with such promise descends into a harrowing divorce case & an epic custody battle. With everything at stake for both Eliza & Matt & neither party willing to give up their little girl without a fight its high drama in the courts. Let battle begin... ...