' Tis the season of good cheer throughout the world but with only ten days to Christmas on a bitter December afternoon eight-year-old Tracy Uphill goes missing. Read by David Jason. Detective Inspector Jack Frost Denton Police Force's scruffiest officer knows they only have a limited time to find her -- & he's also got to nursemaid Detective Constable Cliver Barnard whose uncle just happens to be the Chief Constable. Then the bodies start to pile up & a crime committed many years before leads a murderer to kill again. R.D. Wingfield is in pulse-racing form as his always irreverent always likeable hero with the common touch discovers whodunnit & why. Read by David Jason star of the major TV series A Touch of Frost. ...

Mercy Thompson's life has undergone a seismic change. Since becoming the mate of Alpha werewolf Adam & stepmother to his daughter Jesse her life finally seems to be calming down. But after an accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic Mercy suddenly can't reach Adam or the rest of the pack. All she knows is that Adam is angry & in pain. With the werewolves fighting a political battle to gain acceptance from the public Mercy fears Adam's disappearance may be related
- & that the pack is in serious danger. Outclassed & on her own Mercy may be forced to seek assistance from any ally she can get no matter how unlikely.
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Christmas 1669. In the grip of the coldest winter for years the River Thames is frozen from bank to bank & London celebrates with a traditional frost fair held on its broad back. Revellers come from far & wide to enjoy the spectacle. Among the throng is ambitious young architect Christopher Redmayne. By chance he meets a good friend Constable Jonathan Bale attending with his family. As the adults talk Bale s sons skate around them. But their competitive nature spells trouble onto thin ice & is in danger of crashing into the freezing water below. Christopher & Jonathan save the boy but make a chilling discovery the frozen corpse of a naked man embedded in the ice. Bale vows to investigate but Christopher sees no reason to involve himself further until his own brother Henry is accused of the murder & thrown in jail. Now Henry faces execution if Christopher cannot prove his innocence. The architect must risk all he holds dear both professionally & personally to uncover the truth. ...

Nanda Gray the daughter of a Catholic convert is nine when she is sent to the Convent of Five Wounds. Quick-witted resilient & eager to please she accepts this closed world where with all the enthusiasm of the outsider her desires & passions become only those the school permits. Her only deviation from total obedience is the passionate friendships she makes. Convent life is perfectly captured
- the smell of beeswax & incense; the petty cruelties of the nuns; the eccentricities of Nanda's school friends.
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Vampire Academy" is a dark & dangerous series by Richelle Mead. It's winter break at St Vladimir's & a massive Strigoi vampire attack has put the school on high alert. This year's trip away from the academy to the wintery peaks of Idaho has suddenly become mandatory. But Rose's troubles seem to follow her wherever she goes
- dealing with the pain of knowing that her relationship with her tutor Dimitri can never be things get even more complicated when one her closest friends admits his feelings for her. The glittering winter landscape may create the illusion of safety but Rose
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- are in more danger than she ever could have imagined... Richelle Mead the " New York Times" bestselling author of the " Vampire Academy" series lives in Seattle in the USA. " The Vampire Academy" series: " Vampire Academy"; " Frostbite"; " Shadow Kiss"; " Blood Promise"; " Last Sacrifice" & don't miss the brand new spin-off series " Bloodlines"..."


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This is a literary fantasy about war racial identity & first love. Frost has left her homeland to travel to the neighbouring country of Ruan in the hope of finding a deity she believes will rid her of a curse: at the sight of her own blood a berserker rage in the form of a wolf overtakes her & kills everyone within reach. On her journey Frost meets Luca & Arian two members of the Ruan military force sworn to protect the country's borders from neighbouring rebel fighters. Over the coming months under Luca's guidance Frost learns to overcome the Wolf within. She also begins to fall in love with Luca
- while Arian falls for her. This title is for fans of Tamora Pierce Maggie Stiefvater & Cassandra Clare. It is a companion title to Daughter of the Flames". It tackles themes such as racial tension prejudice war personal identity & first love. It is a refreshing & provocative real-world take on the fantasy genre: in this world there is no magic & the setting is more akin to Northern India or Tibet than the usual Tolkien-inspired pseudo-Europe. Zoe Marriott's first novel " The Swan Kingdom" was chosen as a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Her third book " Shadows on the Moon" won the prestigious Sasakawa Prize."
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The Pen Finishing Rod Set us a unique innovation for experienced anglers as well as budding novices. The 8 inch Pen transforms into a 40 inch fishing rod. It can easily be put in your car glove box in a suitcase as well as a jacket pocket. Supplied in an attractive carry case & with fishing tackle to make fishing easy whilst out & about. ...

This title is a follow up to the best-selling Frozen in Time" (2006). It offers a new look at the latest climatology theories & the effect on our weather patterns. It

Includes:: latest harsh winters of 2009/10 & 2010/11
- bringing content right up to date. It explores reasons for harsh winters in UK & weather patterns. It reports on the latest climatology theories to explain climate change. It provides a look back in time to The Year of No Summer The Famine Winter & the years when Frost Fairs were held on the frozen Thames. It presents the incredible stories of the three worst winters of the twentieth century (1947 1963 & 1979). It is full of extraordinary human stories by turns amusing inspiring & astonishing."


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It starts with the phone call late at night. The mysterious boy says he is dying. Dusty doesnt want to get involved
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1956 Freddy & Polly are used to helping their father with his experiments. So they don't mind being put into cryonic suspension
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