The days of Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper often start off badly but she's never before had to face the morning by reading her own obituary. It doesn't take long to sort out why it was printed: a woman's body has been found in a car rented in Alex's name in the driveway of her weekend home. It's not so easy to work out why her lodger
- an acclaimed Hollywood star
- was murdered or to be sure that the killer had found the right victim. As Alex's job is to send killers & rapists to jail there are plenty of suspects who might be seeking revenge & whoever it is needs to be found before Alex's obituary gets reprinted...

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From the author of Number One bestseller The Righteous Men. How are hundreds of unexplained deaths spanning the globe connected to the last great secret of the Second World War? Tom Byrne has fallen from grace since his days as an idealistic young lawyer in New York. Now hell work for anyone -- as long as the moneys right. So when the United Nations call him in to do their dirty work he accepts the job without hesitation. A suspected suicide bomber shot by UN security staff has turned out to be a harmless old man: Tom must placate the family & limit their claims for compensation. In London Tom meets the dead mans alluring daughter Rebecca & learns that her father was not quite the innocent he seemed. He unravels details of a unique hidden brotherhood united in a mission that has spanned the world & caused hundreds of unexplained deaths. Pursued by those ready to kill to uncover the truth Tom has to unlock a secret that has lain buried for more than 60 years -- the last great secret of the Second World War. ...

September 1566. William Harley Clarenceux King of Arms lives quietly with his family in London with a document in his possession that could destroy the state. The aged Lady Percy Countess of Northumberland has not given up trying to find it. Nor has she forgotten how he betrayed her & the Catholic cause
- she has spent the last two years planning her revenge. But then eloquent & adventurous courtier John Greystoke suddenly seems most concerned for Clarenceuxs safety. & why on behalf of the government does Francis Walsingham have spies watching Clarenceuxs house day & night? When his wife & his daughter go missing Clarenceux finds himself on the run with his other young daughter hunted by Lady Percys agents. He knows he must finally destroy the document even if it should cost him his life
- but how can he until he has reunited his family?

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A brilliant reworking of the detective story by the much-acclaimed Michael Chabon author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & KLAY. In THE FINAL SOLUTION Michael Chabon has crafted a short suspenseful tale of compassion & wit that reimagines the classic 19th-century detective story. In deep retirement in the English countryside an 89-year-old man vaguely remembered by locals as a once-famous detective is more concerned with his beekeeping than with other people. Into his life wanders Linus Steinman nine years old & mute who has escaped from Nazi Germany with his sole companion: an African grey parrot. What is the meaning of the mysterious strings of German numbers the bird spews out? A top-secret SS code? The keys to a series of Swiss bank accounts perhaps? Or something more sinister? Is the solution to this last case
- the real explanation of the mysterious boy & his parrot
- beyond even the reach of the once-famed sleuth? Subtle revelations lead the reader to a wrenching resolution. This brilliant homage is the work of a master storyteller at the height of his powers.

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James Frey isnt like other writers. Hes been called a liar. A cheat. A con man. Hes been called a saviour. A revolutionary. A genius. Hes been sued by readers. Dropped by publishers because of his controversies. Berated by TV talk-show hosts & condemned by the media. Hes been exiled from America & driven into hiding. Hes also a bestselling phenomenon. Published in 38 languages & beloved by readers around the world. What scares people about Frey is that he plays with truth; that fine line between fact & fiction. Now he has written his greatest work his most revolutionary his most controversial. The Final Testament of the Holy Bible. What would you do if you discovered the Messiah were alive today? Living in New York. Sleeping with men. Impregnating young women. Euthanizing the dying & healing the sick. Defying the government & condemning the holy. What would you do if you met him? & he changed your life. Would you believe? Would you? The Final Testament of the Holy Bible. It will change you. Hurt you. Scare you. Make you think differently. Live differently. Enrage you. Offend you. Open your eyes to the world in which we live. Weve waited 2 000 years for the Messiah to arrive. Weve waited 2 000 years for this book to be written. He was here. The Final Testament of the Holy Bible is the story of his life. ...

Sport & war was inextricably intertwined in the years leading up to the First World War as training for play was seen as training for war. Many members of the Rugby Union formed the officer class of the Great War their training dedication & team spirit helping them lead men into battle. The Final Whistle plays tribute to the role rugby played during the First World War by following the poignant stories of fifteen men who played for Rosslyn Park based just outside of Richmond Park London. These men came from diverse backgrounds with players from Australia Ceylon Columbia Ireland & South Africa but they were joined together in their love of the game & in the courage in the face of war. Their stories take us from London to the Western Front Mesopotamia Turkey Italy & Dublin. They took part in some of the most famous engagements of the war & many were honoured for their bravery on the battlefield. This is the first time their story has been told in full through personal diaries letters & previously unpublished photographs. It is a must-read for any rugby enthusiast or First World War historian. ...

This is the story of fifteen men killed in the Great War. All played rugby for one London club; none lived to hear the final whistle. Rugby brought them together; rugby led the rush to war. They came from Britain & the empire to fight in every theatre & service among them a poet playwright & perfumer. Some were decorated & died heroically; others fought & fell quietly. Together their stories paint a portrait in miniature of the entire war. Founded in 1879 when British soldiers fought in Afghanistan as they do today Rosslyn Park has no war memorial. An old press cutting gave numbers
- 350 served 72 died
- but no names. So began a quest to rediscover these men & capture their lives from their vanished Edwardian youth & vigour to the war they fought & how they died.

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A gripping courtroom drama combining psychological suspense & political intrigue from the pen of ex-barrister-turned-crime novelist Simon Tolkien grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien. It's the trial
- & scandal
- of the decade: Greta Grahame the beautiful young wife of Minister of defence Sir Peter Robinson is accused of conspiring to murder her predecessor Peter's first wife Anne. The prosecution case depends heavily on the evidence of one witness
- Greta's sixteen-year-old stepson Thomas. A dreamy bookish boy Tom was present but hidden on the night two men broke into their ancestral home The House of the Four Winds & killed his mother. His testimony steadfastly links Greta to the hitmen. But the boy's motives are unclear. Is he so crazed by grief that he would frame his stepmother for murder? Or are his feelings toward Greta more complicated than anyone realizes? Might he actually be jealous of his father jealous enough to destroy what remains of his own family? Or is he telling the truth
- that this cunning young woman will stop at nothing in her pursuit of wealth & status? Simon Tolkien combines compelling courtroom drama & classic psychological suspense in this sharply etched page-turner. Previously published in 2003 as The Stepmother.



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Final Word is an honest & reflective look at the life & career of a truly remarkable & often controversial leader in world rugby. Final Word is an honest & reflective look at the life & career of a truly remarkable & often controversial leader. With the Rugby World Cup win in 2011 Graham Henry broke the 24-year curse & restored the NZ All Blacks to the top of the rugby pedestal. But while Graham began & ended his career on a high along the way he experienced moments of despair bordering on depression. At the lowest point in his career he almost gave it all away. This book traces his lack-lustre academic career surprising considering he rose to become a successful headmaster; his achievements as a cricketer the origins of his rugby coaching; & his strong partnership with his wife Raewyn. Graham reveals the drastic measures he took to change the culture within the All Blacks & set them on the path to becoming world champions. In his eight years as coach the All Blacks maintained an incredible 85 per cent success rate across 106 matches & of course claimed the Webb Ellis Trophy at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. ...

In his illuminating fascinating book Keith Badman finally uncovers the truth about the icons last years. It was a tough time
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