A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat spreadeagled cross-like on the floor between two burned-down candles a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead addict
- until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference treachery deceit & sleaze that lurks behind the facade of the Edinburgh familiar to tourists. Only Rebus seems to care about a death which looks more like a murder every day about a seductive danger he can almost taste appealing to the darkest corners of his mind...
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Irish Sunday Times Bestseller A true story of war peace & friendship: a Nazi colonel & an Irish priest The story begins in Rome at the outbreak of WWII when ardent Nazi Herbert Kappler SS Obersturmbanfuhrer & Monsignor Hugh OFlaherty would become adversaries in a real-life game of cat & mouse of epic proportions. Hide & Seek chronicles the intimate & intensely personal war between them. A fiercely fought rivalry that would culminate in failed attempts by Kappler to kidnap & then murder his Irish opponent. In July 1943 Rome was bombed for the first time during the war. As the swastika flew above the city it was a time of fear & a moment of choice: collaborate & compromise or resist & revolt. OFlaherty decided to quietly resist & fight the new rulers. Dubbed Irelands Oscar Schindler he masterminded a large-scale operation from within the Vatican to help Jews & escaped Allied prisoners on the run from the Nazis. He used a series of safe houses & church buildings & sheltered around 500 Jews in the Holy See & it is believed that sanctuary was found for some 4000 Jews across Rome & 4000 Allied escapees. After the Resistance killed 32 German soldiers in a bombing Hitler was enraged & declared that he wanted a revenge attack to make the world tremble". He instructed Kappler to draw up plans. Eventually 335 people would be executed in the Ardeatine Caves a labyrinth of tunnels outside the city. The massacre would become the worst atrocity committed on Italian soil during WWII. Kapplers handiwork would remain secret until Rome was liberated by the Allies in June 1944. The Nazi Colonel was found guilty on all the charges relating to the caves massacre. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole. Amazingly OFlaherty would continue his relationship with Kappler going to see his former rival in prison. The discussions of the two men would become intense & searching & a friendship grew between them. In later life after much soul-searching Kappler became a Catholic & was baptised by the Irish Monsignor." ...

Irish Sunday Times Bestseller A true story of war peace & friendship: a Nazi colonel & an Irish priest The story begins in Rome at the outbreak of WWII when ardent Nazi Herbert Kappler SS Obersturmbanfuhrer & Monsignor Hugh OFlaherty would become adversaries in a real-life game of cat & mouse of epic proportions. Hide & Seek chronicles the intimate & intensely personal war between them. A fiercely fought rivalry that would culminate in failed attempts by Kappler to kidnap & then murder his Irish opponent. In July 1943 Rome was bombed for the first time during the war. As the swastika flew above the city it was a time of fear & a moment of choice: collaborate & compromise or resist & revolt. OFlaherty decided to quietly resist & fight the new rulers. Dubbed Irelands Oscar Schindler he masterminded a large-scale operation from within the Vatican to help Jews & escaped Allied prisoners on the run from the Nazis. He used a series of safe houses & church buildings & sheltered around 500 Jews in the Holy See & it is believed that sanctuary was found for some 4000 Jews across Rome & 4000 Allied escapees. After the Resistance killed 32 German soldiers in a bombing Hitler was enraged & declared that he wanted a revenge attack to make the world tremble". He instructed Kappler to draw up plans. Eventually 335 people would be executed in the Ardeatine Caves a labyrinth of tunnels outside the city. The massacre would become the worst atrocity committed on Italian soil during WWII. Kapplers handiwork would remain secret until Rome was liberated by the Allies in June 1944. The Nazi Colonel was found guilty on all the charges relating to the caves massacre. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole. Amazingly OFlaherty would continue his relationship with Kappler going to see his former rival in prison. The discussions of the two men would become intense & searching & a friendship grew between them. In later life after much soul-searching Kappler became a Catholic & was baptised by the Irish Monsignor." ...

A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat spreadeagled cross-like on the floor between two burned-down candles a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead addict
- until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference treachery deceit & sleaze that lurks behind the facade of the Edinburgh familiar to tourists. Only Rebus seems to care about a death which looks more like a murder every day about a seductive danger he can almost taste appealing to the darkest corners of his mind...
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A fish & a teardrop. Five black spots four blossoms blue & a T that is white. A heart & an arabesque. A smile a black Q & a reflection of you." These are just some of the hundreds of objects readers are invited to find in David Carters latest art pop-up book " Hide & Seek". His previous art pop-up titles " One Red Dot" "600 Black Spots" & other bestsellers have sold hundreds of thousands of copies around the world asking readers to find a single image hidden within ten pop-up kinetic sculptures. With " Hide & Seek" he has expanded the concept & now

Includes:: hundreds of images or words hidden within the pop-up landscapes inviting readers to explore & discover something new with each visit."

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Play I-spy with your toddler & theyll learn lots of first words. Hunt for hidden animals vehicles things from the home & much more with your toddler
- theyll love playing I-spy & learning first words. Read it together & help them turn the pages as they solve riddles & spot fun surprises. With over 300 fabulous objects to find your toddler will love learning their first words!
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The Hide & Seek series continues to go gangbusters around Australia & now its the Western Australian capitals turn to reveal its hidden secrets. Hide & Seek Perth is a funky & compact guide to the citys hidden treasures. From unique restaurants & shops to alleyway bars & quirky activities the book features 40 secret & intriguing places that you wont find in any regular travel guide. & none of these places will burn a hole in your wallet. Written by a team of in-the-know locals each of the 40 selected places features over a double-page spread with a review images & a handy locator map. Blank pages at the back of the book allow readers to record their own secret Perth discoveries as they explore the city. Four main themes: * Hit the Streets (places to see & things to do) * Treasure Trove (shopping) * Feeling Peckish? (food) * Night Owl (bars clubs & live music venues) ...

Get ready for more girly games giggles & gossip in this bestselling series featuring a group of girls brought together by the boys & bunk warfare fun & sun of one cool summer camp. The girls are not happy campers when they return to Lakeview & find theyre in a bunk with two troublesome girls...so their counsellor Beth packs them off to the forest for an overnight bonding session under the stars. Their campfire tales take a spooky turn when Tori tells them about Cropsy
- a crazy one-armed man rumoured to have murdered a whole bunkful of boys at camp! Before long tempers explode & Chelsea storms off into the night. As the girls prepare to look for her they cant help wondering...could Cropsy still be out there? Girls will be lining up to share all the latest secrets in the next batch of Summer Camp Secrets which are sure to attract new fans everywhere!
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Kipper is one of the best-loved childrens characters of all time. In 2008 he celebrated his 18th birthday & we re-launched six of the original classic Kipper storybooks. Mick also wrote a br&-new Kipper story in celebration. Here it is now br&-new in paperback! This eagerly-awaited tale introduces two new characters
- a cat & a mouse & an exciting chase. It is bound to become as well loved as the original Kipper stories.
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Although accident victim Hatch Harrison dies en route to the hospital a brilliant physician miraculously resuscitates him. Given this second chance Hatch & his wife Lindsey approach each day with a new appreciation of the beauty of life
- until a series of mysterious & frightening events brings them face to face with the unknown. Although Hatch was given no glimpse of an afterlife during the period when his heart had stopped he has reason to fear that he has brought a terrible presence back with him...from the land of the dead. When people who have wronged the Harrisons begin to die violently Hatch comes to doubt his own innocence
- & must confront the possibility that this life is just a prelude to another darker place.

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