Glasgow 1946. The last time Douglas Brodie came home it was 1942 & he was a dashing young warrior in a kilt. Now the war is over but victorys wine has soured & Brodies back in Scotland to try & save childhood friend Hugh Donovan from the gallows. Everyone thought Hugh was dead shot down in the war. Perhaps it would have been kinder if he had been killed. The man who returns from the war is unrecognizable: mutilated horribly burned. Hugh keeps his own company only venturing out for heroin to deaden the pain of his wounds. When a local boy is found raped & murdered there is only one suspect. Hugh claims hes innocent but a mountain of evidence says otherwise. Despite the hideousness of the crime ex-policeman Brodie feels compelled to try & help his one time friend. Working with advocate Samantha Campbell Brodie trawls the mean streets of the Gorbals & the green hills of western Scotland in their search for the truth. What they find is an unholy alliance of troublesome priests corrupt coppers & Glasgows deadliest razor gang happy to slaughter to protect their dark & dirty secrets. As time runs out for the condemned man the murder tally of innocents starts to climb. When Sam Campbell disappears its the last straw for Brodie & he reverts to his wartime role as a trained killer. Its them or him - ...

A faceless corpse is discovered in a tranquil hidden valley below the village of Swainshead. & when Chief Inspector Alan Banks arrives he finds that no-one is willing to talk. Banks frustration only grows when the identity of the body is revealed. For it seems that his latest case may be connected with an unsolved murder in the same area five years ago. Among the silent suspects are the Collier brothers the wealthiest & most powerful family in Swainsdale. When they start use their influence to slow down the investigation Inspector Alan Banks finds himself in a race against time... The novels of Peter Robinson are chilling evocative deeply nuanced works of art"
- Dennis Lehane."
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November 1382. The month of the dead. At the Feast of St. Martin in the fifth year of King Richards reign a nun rides out for York & the Abbey of Meaux. But this is no ordinary journey. Rival popes a boy on the English throne & a volatile peace in the savage aftermath of Wat Tylers murder. Travelling alone Hildegaard encounters a gibbet with five bloodied crow-stripped corpses & later the body of a youth brutally butchered. Who is he? & what is his connection to the hanged men? Murder will touch Hildegaard & those she loves even more closely as she rides on to her childhood home. Castle Hutton is riven by treachery. Old loyalties are shifting. Hildegard will need all her courage to counter the dark forces in the l&. First in an engrossing new series of medieval mysteries Hangman Blind introduces an intrepid new heroine. ...

Saxby Smart private detective is back. Operating out of his garden shed Saxby takes on cases brought to him by other pupils at his school never failing to uncover a web of intrigue & deceit. In the three new stories in this collection Saxby manages to solve the cases in his usual expert way making deductions & spotting clues (which the reader can join in with). ...

Poisoned port.. .pet cats in peril.. .purloined pearls.. . Lord Peter Wimsey solves the mysteries of the man who was blown into the fourth dimension & the murder in fancy dress. He pursues miscreants across several countries & into unexpected hiding places. Dorothy L. Sayers' other detective Montague Egg encounters a fugitive murderer & uncovers a killer in an Oxford cloister. The travelling salesman extraordinaire solves puzzles with a unique combination of matter-of-fact practicality & brilliant deduction. ' She combined literary prose with powerful suspense & it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.' Minette Walters ...

Hank Zipzer wants to be number one not the one who always gets it wrong. A likeable struggling hero that readers will adore. When Hank Zipzers class gets to spend a night on a replica of a tall-masted sailing ship Hank is psyched! Then he learns that hes going to be Captains Assistant
- & the best school trip ever quickly turns into the worst one.
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According to ten-year-old Hank Zipzer there are many reasons why he shouldn't have to do homework e.g. every pen he owns has run out of ink his thoughts are controlled by alien beings he's allergic to lined paper... Or could it just be that Hank has dyslexia & doesn't want to look stupid? In this first book in the highly popular series Hank's ingenious plans to avoid doing his homework end in comic disaster as he accidentally floods his classroom. ...

This is the fourth book in the New York Times" bestselling series about the hilarious adventures of a cheeky loveable hero. It's time for the annual school sports day: the most anticipated day of the school year. When Hank Zipzer is chosen for the school softball team the pressure is on. Can Hank lead his team to victory
- even though he thinks he's the worst athlete in the history of the world? Yes he can! Thanks to his lucky monkey socks. This is a " New York Times" bestselling series from actor-turned-writer Henry " The Fonz" Winkler & acclaimed children's writer Lin Oliver. It features all new illustrations & fully Anglicized text & an engaging inventive hero for the reluctant boy reader. Henry is the ambassador of children's newspaper " First News'" My Way campaign which aims to promote greater understanding of children with learning difficulties. He was awarded an OBE in 2011."
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This is the seventh book in the New York Times" bestselling series about the hilarious adventures of a cheeky loveable hero. Faked letters forged signatures...and lies. Hank will stop at nothing to prevent his mum & dad going to parents' evening. Sometimes though help comes from the oddest of places & a rock concert teaches Hank that being good at school isn't the only way to make your parents proud. This is the " New York Times" bestselling series from actor-turned-writer Henry " The Fonz" Winkler & acclaimed children's writer Lin Oliver. It is a vibrant reissue with all new illustrations & fully Anglicized text including a new title (book previously called " Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade"). Henry is the ambassador of children's newspaper " First News'" My Way campaign which aims to promote greater understanding of children with learning difficulties. He was awarded an OBE in 2011. It
Includes:: " Takes on the Universe" (9781406340273); " Crazy Classroom Cascade" (9781406340334); " Crunchy Pickle Disaster" (9781406340501); " Mutant Moth" (9781406340280); " Lucky Monkey Socks" (9781406340518); " Soggy School Trip" (9781406340525); & " Killer Chilli" (9781406340532). It is also available as e Books."
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It is the fifth book in the New York Times" bestselling series about the hilarious adventures of a cheeky loveable hero. Hank Zipzer is on the school trip of a lifetime
- he & his classmates are spending the night on a sailing boat
- so when school bully Nick Mc Kelty pulls a cruel trick Hank is determined to get even. It is " New York Times" bestselling series from actor-turned-writer Henry " The Fonz" Winkler & acclaimed children's writer Lin Oliver. A vibrant reissue with all new illustrations & fully Anglicized text including a new title (book previously called " The Night I Flunked My Field Trip"). It is an engaging inventive hero for the reluctant boy reader. Henry is the ambassador of children's newspaper First News' " My Way" campaign which aims to promote greater understanding of children with learning difficulties. He was awarded an OBE in 2011."

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