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 ...

London 1939 & in the grimy publands of Earls Court George Harvey Bone is pursuing a helpless infatuation with Netta who is cool contemptuous & hopelessly desirable to George. George is adrift in hell until something goes click in his head & he realizes that he must kill her. ...

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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Originally just a single farm Hanley has grown into the largest & most central town in the greater area of Stoke-on-Trent. Through this stunning selection of archive images compared & contrasted with the same views today local historian John Booths lively exploration of Hanleys past reveals the enormous changes that the town has witnessed but also the many buildings & familiar features of town life that have survived the years. Deeply nostalgic & filled with insightful & entertaining information about the history of the area this book will delight residents & visitors alike. John Booth has written for local history magazines & newsletters & has been collecting images of Hanley for many years. His previous books include the first volume on the town Around Hanley & Around Hanley Revisited. ...