The Crime was committed on stage at the Unicorn Theatre when an unloaded gun fired a very real bullet; the Victim was Arthur Surbonadier an actor clawing his way to stardom using blackmail instead of talent; the Suspects included two unwilling girlfriends & several relieved blackmail victims. The stage was set for one of Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn's most baffling cases. ...

Theo Paphitis is the outspoken & charismatic star of Dragons' Den who has turned round a string of household names from Ryman to La Senza in a high-profile business career that has brought him millions. Now in his revealing & controverisal memoir he not only takes the reader behind the scenes on Dragons' Den he explains how he made his fortune. He also provides a masterclass in business methods that will enable anyone who reads this book to learn so much about how they too can improve their business. In the book Theo recalls how his family moved to England from Cyprus & how as a poor immigrant he took whatever jobs he could starting as a tea boy for Lloyd's. There he began to take the first steps on a career that would net him a fortune. He reveals the methods that took him to the top & also provides some fascinating insight into the national game from his spell as chairman of Millwall FC. But above all this is a book that will provide all readers with the opportunity to learn from one of the nation's most successful businessmen & put his ideas into practice. ...

Master the core principles & practices for Enterprise Integration a powerful strategy for transforming all your business data processes & software into a shared corporate-wide asset. Architecting an effective integration framework poses challenges as complex & idiosyncratic as your organization itself but senior architects Devin Spackman & Mark Speaker guide you through the steps & events common to every enterprise integration project to deliver your own successful results. You ll walk through critical decision points typical problems & solutions & effective techniques. You ll gain a basic framework from which to build your own project & analyze the code from a complete working solution. Examine concepts in depth compare approaches & learn viable techniques to: Design your solution & learn practical ways to model it Review the tools & methods that simplify managing endpoints Manipulate messages so data can be shared & understood across systems Automate business processes & execute business rules Use monitoring techniques to uncover both technical & business-process bottlenecks Design security features that address the inherent vulnerabilities in linking all your assets together Reduce defects by automating your build process & tests ...

When reformed bad girl Maria Lewis takes a dull job in local government back in her home town the quiet life she was looking for is quickly disrupted by the enigmatic presence of her boss Director Robert Stone. A dangerous & unlikely object of lust Stone touches something deep in Maria's sensual psyche & draws her to an erotic underworld a far cry from life in the dusty offices of Borough Hall. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of In Too Deep. ...

A collection of fourteen original teen paranormal short stories from some of todays bestselling YA talent united with the common theme of road trips & edited by bestselling authors Melissa Marr & Kelley Armstrong. Contributors include: Melissa Marr Kelley Armstrong Claudia Gray Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (NYT Bestselling authors of BEAUTIFUL CREATURES Little Brown) Rachel Caine (NYT bestselling author of Morganville Vampire series Penguin) Carrie Ryan (NYT Bestselling author of THE FOREST OF HANDS & TEETH Delacourt) Jessica Verday (NYT bestselling author of THE HAUNTED & THE HOLLOW S&S) Rachel Vincent (bestselling adult mass market author & Harlequin YA author) Jennifer Lynn Barnes (RAISED BY WOLVES Egmont) Jerri Smith-Ready (bestselling adult mass market author w/ YA debut SHADE S&S) Sarah Rees Brennan (THE DEMONS LEXICON THE DEMONS CONVENANT S&S) Kimberley Derting (debut: THE BODY FINDER 2010 HCCB) Jackson Pearce (SISTERS RED--Little Brown AS YOU WISH--HCCB) Ally Condie (debut: MATCHED 11/2010 Dutton) ...

After a lull of four years the 'silk stocking rapist' is back at work on the Upper East side but this time Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper & Detective Mike Chapman have perfect DNA evidence to work with. They also have a much older case to work on
- a skeleton has been found entombed in the wall of a house Edgar Allan Poe once lived in but it turns out to be a relatively modern murder
- from 1978. On the day the discovery of this body is leaked to the press Alex gets a call that the silk stocking rapist has struck again this time fatally. Or has he? The m.o. isn't precisely the same as the others & it transpires that the victim worked in Poe's old house in 1978. Are the cases linked or is someone trying to silence possible witness to a thirty-five-year-old murder? With consummate skill Linda Fairstein has created an outstanding crime novel layered with the history of New York the roller-coaster everyday life of a prosecutor & culminating with a surprising but satisfying denouement.

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A missing child. A desperate mother. A private investigator running out of time. Mel Sutherland didn't need the help of a fraudulent psychic to find the abducted baby
- & she wasn't about to let a con-artist exploit a grieving mother's vulnerability. Then all the leads dried up. Reluctantly Mel had to accept Sebastian Donovan's aid. She was cynical about his powers & suspicious of his motives. But as the clock ticked Sebastian unfailingly knew how to follow the abductor's tracks & Mel had to make up her mind. Was Sebastian's gift real? Or was something far more sinister at work? Passion. Power. Suspense. It's time to fall under the spell of Nora Roberts.
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Entrancing English covers essential topics from the National Curriculum & is based around the popular theme of magic. Wizard Whimstaff s blend of fun with curriculum-based activities enchants & educates young learners. Children work towards attaining a Wizard s Trophy of Excellence at the end of the book. * Motivating activities based on the KS2 National Curriculum * Step-by-step learning introduced by fun characters *
Includes: gold stickers to reward achievement
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One of todays hottest knitting trends is entrelac a modular technique that results in striking basketwork designs of rows within rows & interlocking diamond patterns. Using only simple knit & purl stitches knitters can create eye-catching pieces with incredible texture. Entrelac" introduces both the history & how-to of this fun style along with 20 patterns for a variety of garments home decor items & baby accessories. Comprehensive instructions & a wide array of swatches provide endless possibilities in lace colourwork & much more." ...

The secrets of the UKs biggest online entrepreneurs revealed Thinking of starting a business? Already have a business online & looking to take it to the next level? The wonderful world wide web has made creating a start-up that much easier. Thousands of people are out there reaping the rewards the web can bring. If you want to join them youve come to the right place. Profiling todays foremost web entrepreneurs Lucy Tobin
- who meets successful business founders every week writing an enterprise column for The Evening Standard -- takes us through their start-up stories & maps out exactly whats made them so successful. Youll hear first hand from the bright sparks behind some of the UKs top online businesses. With interviews practical advice & insights youll learn how they did it what they recommend & how you can do it too.
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