Headline's bestselling author Karen Rose is back with her fourteenth pulse-pounding thriller. Best be nimble best be quick I'm right here & you're my pick... The last thing Ford Elkhart remembers is walking his girlfriend back to her car. Now he's lying tied & gagged on a cold dark floor with only one chance to escape before he ends up like the bones surrounding him... Assistant State's Attorney Daphne Montgomery is devastated by her son's disappearance & is immediately convinced that his kidnapping is connected to the white supremacist she's just had jailed for murder. FBI Special Agent Joseph Carter isn't so sure
- especially when he learns that Ford's girlfriend is also missing. Is Ford's abduction payback for Daphne's courtroom victory? Or is he a pawn in an even more dangerous game?
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Everyone in Kizzys town hates her because shes half-gypsy -- a diddakoi. But Kizzy doesnt care. All she needs is Gran & her horse Joe. But when Gran dies & their wagon burns down Kizzy is all alone. No one wants to look after her & her beloved Joe might get sent to the knackers yard. Can Kizzy survive in a hostile world -- & save Joe? ...

A warm & highly entertaining account of Dietmar Hamman's personal story The Didi Man was a Sunday Times bestseller on hardback publication. Dietmar ' Didi' Hamann is a complete one-off. The foreigner with a Scouse accent. The German who now plays cricket for his local village team. The overseas footballer turned anglophile who fell deeply in love with the city of Liverpool its people & its eponymous football club. The classy midfielder had a long & distinguished playing career but it was his seven seasons at Anfield that marked him out forever as a true Liverpool legend. His cult status was secured when he came off the bench at half-time during the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul to inspire his team to a dramatic come-back & spectacular European glory. The Didi Man is Hamann's story of his time on Merseyside at a football club which will always have a very special place in his heart. ...

Didier Drogba...the name strikes fear into defenders throughout football & excites fans around the world. The giant forwards life story is as amazing as some of the goals which have turned him into a hero on two continents. Born in 1978 in Abidjan the capital of the troubled African state of Ivory Coast he was sent to live in France with an uncle a professional footballer at the tender age of five. At the age of nineteen Drogba signed with Le Mans before moving to Guingamp & becoming an Ivory Coast international. In 2004 Chelsea splashed out GBP 24 million to bring him from Olympique Marseilles to Stamford Bridge. His goals & commitment won supporters hearts but he has courted controversy along the way apparently confessing to diving in opposition penalty areas & his sending off in a brutal Champions League clash with Barcelona led to one of the worlds top referees quitting the game. He has even had to face competition for his place from Ukrainian goal-machine Andriy Shevchenko. Now one of the highest-paid footballers in the world his amazing life story reveals the struggle of his early years his battle for acceptance on & off the football field & the truth about his rivalry with Shevchenko in a story that really is stranger than fiction. ...

Dido Twite is waylaid by her father the shady Abednego Twite acting on instructions from his evil patron. Why is Dido so urgently needed in Wapping? Why are King Richards friends all accidentally drowning in the Thames? How does hard-drinking Mrs Lily Bloodvessel figure in this intricate plot with her cellar full of sleeping guttersnipes? Another rollercoasting story by Joan Aiken in which Didos scheming Pa finally receives his comeuppance. ...

In April 1924 the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher must face her darkest fears & confront the one person shes tried to avoid-the dentist. But upon arriving for her appointment she discovers the dentist stone-cold dead. The circumstances of his death are suspicious but everyone seems anxious to write it off as accidental. Once again it falls to the redoubtable Daisy to uncover the truth behind this case of murder most foul. Critical Praise for The Daisy Dalrymple" novels by Carola Dunn: " Replete with well-drawn characters snappy dialogue & interesting plot twists... Easily the best entry in a charming series." (" Booklist" on " Mistletoe & Murder"). " The period sense remains vivid the characterizations are excellent & the mysteries are if anything more perplexing than ever." (" The Oregonian" on " Rattle His Bones"). " Daisy & her husband spring into action surrounded by historical armaments secret rooms hidden treasure & family secrets. For fans of British cozies & Dorothy Sayers novels this is a very inviting situation." (" Library Journal" on " Mistletoe & Murder"). " Styx & Stones is a swift deeply enjoyable read. While Dunns influences are many she ultimately makes this territory her own." (" The Register-Guard"). " Reading like an Agatha Christie thriller " Rattle His Bones" is a charming look at life after the first World War." (" Romantic Times"). " Dunn captures the melting pot of Prohibition-era New York with humorous characterizations & a vivid sense of place & with careful plotting lays out an enjoyable tale of adventure." (" Publishers Weekly" on " The Case of the Murdered Muckraker")." ...

Featuring Jack Reacher hero of the new blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise. Jack Reacher alone strolling nowhere. A Chicago street in bright sunshine. A young woman struggling on crutches. He offers her a steadying arm. & turns to see a handgun aimed at his stomach. Chained in a dark van racing across America Reacher doesn't know why they've been kidnapped. The woman claims to be FBI. She's certainly tough enough. But at their remote destination will raw courage be enough to overcome the hopeless odds? ...

Slowly she opened her eyes & he rewarded her with one of his softest smiles brushing her wet sticky hair off her face using the edge of her coat sleeve to wipe away the slime around her nose & lips. I dont want to she whispered trembling as she gazed at him. I dont want to... She couldnt finish the sentence. Die. Die with me. Be with me forever. Thats what hed said. You could find your new best friend on the net...or discover your worst nightmare. For fifteen-year-old Gemma its already too late. Her body was found in the nave of the parish church in Ealing. For D.I Mark Tartaglia & the murder squad at Barnes its just a matter of time before the tragedy repeats itself. For Elena Forbes its a cracking start to her new career as a crime writer. ...

15 3” die-cast cars from Motor Max in assorted colours. Motormax manufactures die cast & plastic replicas of various kinds of vehicles including cars planes & motorcycles. Not suitable for children under 3 years old due to small parts which present a choking hazard. ...

Collecting diecast toy cars has become an increasingly popular hobby over the last 25 years. Many of the classic diecast cars of the 1950s & 1960s are now valuable collectors items & surviving examples in mint & boxed condition regularly fetch significant sums at specialist auctions. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the companies that made these toys in the 1950s & 1960s not only in Britain but in other European countries the USA Japan & beyond. Major names such as Dinky Toys Corgi Toys Spot-On & Matchbox (Great Britain) Solido (France) Marklin & Gama (Germany ) Tekno (Denmark) & Tootsietoy (USA) are examined but a unique feature of the book is the wealth of information provided on many smaller & more obscure brands. These include Crescent Budgie Chad Valley & Lone Star (UK) CIJ & JRD (France) Dalia (Spain) Buby (Argentina) Gamda (Israel) & many others about which information is hard to come by. A special chapter is devoted to early Japanese diecast models by Cherryca Phenix Model Pet & Diapet which are among the rarest & most sought-after of all diecasts. Fascinating insights into company histories are provided together with 300 photographs of rare examples of the toys themselves in mint condition with their original boxes. A further unique feature is the inclusion of a large selection of colourful & evocative illustrations from catalogues & period trade advertisements. For the newcomer to the collecting hobby this book will provide an ideal guide to the history of the manufacturers active in this field while experienced collectors will make many new discoveries. At the end of the book readers will find a handy glossary listing the names of many of the companies that manufactured diecast toy cars in the 1950s & 1960s. ...