The devil walks.. . But the devil can make no headway if he has no help. We must invite him in.. . Raised in secrecy by a mother everyone thinks has gone mad Daniels only link to his past is the intricately built model of the family home
- High Gates. The dolls house is perfect in every detail. As Daniel is reunited with the last remaining member of his family
- his uncle Severin who bears an uncanny resemblance to a sinister wooden doll he has found hidden in the house he begins to suspect that this vicious haunted puppet of a figure has a chilling influence bringing cruelty & spite in its wake. Now Daniels very life is at risk as his uncle is determined to get his hands on the figure.. . The menace builds throughout in this deliciously creepy Gothic tale.

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The classic bestseller
- over a million copies sold worldwide High fashion low cunning
- & the boss from hell When Andrea first

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In the sixteenth & seventeenth centuries the era of the Reformation thousands of Europeans were thought to be possessed by demons. In response to their horrifying symptoms
- violent convulsions displays of preternatural strength vomiting of foreign objects displaying contempt for sacred objects & others
- exorcists were summoned to expel the evil spirits from victims' bodies. This compelling book focuses on possession & exorcism in the Reformation period but also reaches back to the fifteenth century & forward to our own times. Entire convents of nuns in French & Spanish towns 30 boys in an Amsterdam orphange a small group of young girls in Salem Massachusetts
- these are among the instances of demon possession in the United States & throughout Europe that Brian Lavack closely examines taking into account the diverse interpretations of generations of theologians biblical scholars pastors physicians anthropologists psychiatrists & historians. Challenging the commonly held belief that possession signals physical or mental illness the author argues that demoniacs & exorcists
- consciously or not
- are following scripts encoded in their various religious cultures & their performances can only be understood in those contexts.




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Unputdownable Bagshawe (Cosmopolitan). Another fantastic blockbuster from the author of GLAMOUR & PASSION. Three heads are better than one... What do a feisty New Yorker an LA rock chick & a dreamy English public school girl have in common? On paper not a lot. But even though they live thousands of miles apart & have never met Rose Fiorello Poppy Allen & Daisy Markham have the strongest of bonds. They just dont know it yet. A sinister secret is buried deep at the heart of all their pasts & sooner or later it has to come out. When that happens one things for certain: the three girls lives will never be the same again. But will it finally bring them together? After all when there are old scores to settle theres definitely strength in numbers... ...

Sonny Farehams lover
- & also her boss
- is the charismatic Tony Bridgeman a successful & ruthless man who usually gets what

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A womans charred body has been found inside a burned car atop a hill in Knoxville. Was this an accidental death or murder? Forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton is on the case torching bodies to research how fire consumes flesh & bone. Days later he receives a mysterious package
- a set of cremated remains that seems entirely unreal. As Dr Brockton investigates he uncovers a truth too horrifying to believe... Little does Dr Brockton know that his research is about to collide with reality. Disgraced medical examiner & Dr Brocktons nemesis Garland Hamilton has escaped from custody on the way to his trial. So begins a deadly game of cat & mouse with Dr Brocktons life at stake. Finally running Hamilton to ground Brockton finds only the incinerated remains of his enemy or does he? The answer along with the renowned anthropologists ultimate test comes in a searing moment of truth.
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Convicted of a series of horrific crimes against young women in the up-market California town of Santa Barbara wealthy playboy Charlie Mendez has fled across the US border into Mexico. As one bounty hunter after another meets a grisly end at the hands of the murderous drug cartel his family have hired to keep him safe it seems that Mendez is one fugitive destined to remain beyond the reach of the law. Or at least thats how it looks until one determined victim persuades high-end security specialist Ryan Lock & his partner retired Marine Ty Johnson to take on the case. Plunged into a nightmare world where no one can be trusted least of all the authorities the two men discover a city more deadly than any war zone. Worse still when an attractive young American touristis snatched from the streets it appears that Mendez has returned to his old ways. But in order to stop him before he claims another victim will Lock & Ty have to pay the Devils Bounty? ...

He doesnt need Alex Riders girly gadgets. Hes much more fanciable than Andy Mc Nabs Boy Soldier. His adventures will take you to places even Wilbur Smith hadnt thought of. Soon after escaping an assassin that bursts from the shadows to try & kill him in the dark windswept grounds of his school in Dartmoor Max Gordon discovers that his explorer father has also gone missing. Max is determined to find him whatever dangers may lay in his path. A secret clue that his father has left leads Max to the inhospitable wilderness of Namibia & the discovery of a potential massive ecological disaster masterminded by the very powerful & completely ruthless businessman Shaka Chang. Whoever is behind Maxs fathers disappearance is determined to get rid of Max too. For good. The Devils Breath" is the first incredible book in a blockbuster new adventure series for boys & girls of 9+ with more plot twists & death defying action scenes than a Bond film. A world of stampeding buffalo lethal scorpions ancient tribes & prophecies awaits you..." ...

Rumours of plague threaten Cambridge again ten years after the Black Death had almost laid waste to the town. Neither the church nor its priests had defended people from the disease & now they turn elsewhere for protection to pagan ritual & magical potions. It is a ripe atmosphere to be exploited by the mysterious Sorcerer an anonymous magician whose increasing influence seems certain to oust both civil & church leaders from power. One murder another unexplained death a font filled with blood a desecreated grave
- all bear the hallmarks of the Sorcerers hand only the identity of the magician remains a mystery. A mystery which Matthew Barthlomew must solve before he loses his reputation.. .and his life.
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In the heart of summer in the dead of night something wakes you. The house is quiet. The children are sleeping. The kitchen is empty. Except for the body on the floor. A series of brutal home invasions is terrorizing the Peak District. Until now the burglars havent left a clue. This time theyve left a corpse. But as the death toll rises two intrepid cops begin to suspect that the robberies
- & the murders
- are not what they seem. Beneath the scorching summer sun a dangerous game is in play.. .and a merciless killer is hiding in plain sight. Packed with twists suspense & danger The Devils Edge is a gripping thriller to rival the very best of Peter Robinson & Peter James. PRAISE FOR STEPHEN BOOTH A modern master Guardian Wonderful Daily Mail One of our best storytellers Sunday Telegraph

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