It is a beleaguered & betrayed Secret Service that has been put in the care of George Smiley. A mole has been uncovered at the organisation's highest levels
- & its agents across the world put in grave danger. But untangling the traitor's web gives Smiley a chance to attack his Russian counterpart Karla. & part-time spy Jerry Westerby is the weapon at Smiley's disposal. The Honourable Schoolboy is remarkable & thrilling one of three books (together with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy & Smiley's People) to feature the legendary clash between Smiley & Karla two brilliant spymasters on opposite sides of the Cold War.
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George Smiley has become chief of the battered British Secret Service. The betrayals of a Soviet double agent have riddled the spy network. Smiley wants revenge. He chooses his weapon: Jerry Westerby The Honourable Schoolboy a passionate lover & a seasoned reckless secret agent. Westerby is pointed east to Hong Kong. So begins the terrifying game.. . ...

The first of a major new Feist acquisition returning to his best-loved series. Written with Bill Forstchen acclaimed writer of great military fantasy novels in the US. FREEDOM AT ANY PRICE? Hartrafts Marauders a crack band of Kingdom raiders are a special unit designed to infiltrate & fight behind enemy lines. They are currently heading for a frontier garrison after a disastrous encounter with the Tsurani. Meanwhile a Tsurani patrol is sent to support an assault on the same garrison. Both sides arrive at the same time & discover the garrison has been overrun by a migrating horde of moredhel (dark elves) & they are forced by circumstances to band together & fight as one unit to survive. The only problem is who do they hate the most
- their mutual enemy or each other? As they make their way across the unknown Northlands to freedom they have to struggle not only with the elements & their enemies but also their conscience. For what is more important
- ones life or ones honour?

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Vividly & beautifully told often deeply shocking The Honoured Society is the true story of one womans personal journey to the dark heart of the Mafia. In 1979 having been fascinated by Coppolas masterpiece The Godfather twenty-year-old Petra Reski jumped into her car & drove from her home in Germany to the Mafia-stronghold of Sicily; she wanted to see for herself the stark truth behind the glamorous fiction. In 2007 six Mafioso were shot dead outside a pizzeria in the North German town of Duisburg; in thirty years the influence & violence of organised crime had only grown but now Reski would be called to report on the scene as one of the worlds foremost Mafia experts. In The Honoured Society Petra Reski exposes just how far Italys mafias permeate everyday life across Europe. Through her firsthand accounts of meeting crooked priests & heroic victims wet-eyed wives & murderous husbands she also tells the human stories & too often the human costs of the Mafias ongoing bloody war. ...

' Whenever I read the words Peer's Daughter" in a headline ' Lady Redesdale once sadly remarked 'I know it's going to be something about one of you children.' The Mitford family is one of the century's most enigmatic made notorious by Nancy's novels Diana's marriage to Sir Oswald Mosley Unity's infatuation with Hitler Debo's marriage to a duke & Jessica's passionate commitment to communism. Hons & Rebels is an enchanting & deeply absorbing memoir of an isolated & eccentric upbringing which conceals beneath its witty light-hearted surface much wisdom & depth of feeling." ...

Lamont ' Hood' Mason is a fearless twenty-year-old gangsta born & raised in the projects of Brooklyn. In & out of foster homes for many years the only thing constant in his young life was the safety of a Brownsville barbershop owned by a father figure called Fat Daddy. Hood has been in love with Fat Daddy's smart & beautiful daughter Jacqui for as long as he can remember. Unlike his best friend & hustling partner Dreko Hood works the chair at Fat Daddy's because Jacqui who has dreams of leaving the ghetto insists he build himself a skill for the future if he wants to be with her. But cutting hair isn't the only thing that Fat Daddy has going on
- he also trades stolen goods in the back of the shop & washes drug money for the notoriously brutal kingpin named Chaos. When Fat Daddy's gambling habit puts Jacqui's life in danger Hood tries to work off Fat Daddy's debts for him. Chaos sends Hood to deal with a beef he's been having with rival dealers but things go horribly wrong. The fallout from this fateful night

Includes:: arrests lockups & deaths. Hood sees his world turned upside down & is forced to pick up the shattered pieces one by one.


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BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION DAGGER AWARD THE MOST IMPORTANT CRIME STORY OF THE DECADE Scottish Mail Manchester. London. Glasgow. In the summer of 2011 violence erupted in our inner cities & many blamed gang culture. But is the truth so simple? Hood Rat tells the human stories that the media miss: of young men who have fallen through the system & of one young woman with a vision for change. Unflinching. It penetrates environments that most of us only ever glimpse Observer Impressive. Knight uncovers the sort of stories that never make the news Scotsman This British sensation is a must. Disturbingly compelling Marie Claire A gripping novelistic immersion in the lives of young criminals Louis Theroux The British Wire BBC Radio 5 Live ...

Like boats? Like bouncing? Like to see a bouncing boat? Read this book & you...might! You'll never guess what Hooey Will & Twig are up to now
- they've only gone & built a crazy bouncing boat to enter the Shrimpton-on-Sea home-made boat race! But who's that coming up on the outside? Is that Grandad in a battleship? Bob the Baker in a doughnut dinghy? Philbert the farmer on a floating cow? & where's that Basbo? Madness! Chaos! Marshmallows with too many E-numbers! Grab your paddles
- We're Off! This is the third book in the Hooey Higgins" series for kids who like to larf with madcap illustrations by Emma Dodson part-time prop-maker for Harry Hill's "TV Burp" & " Mitchell & Webb". It follows Hooey Higgins & the Shark & Hooey Higgins & the Tremendous Trousers. Book 4
- " Hooey Higgins & the Olympics"
- is coming in Sept 2011. It is perfect for fans of Horrid Henry & Mr Gum."



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Like kayaks? Like hula? Like to hula ON a kayak? Read this book & you...might! Ever been up to your neck in a croc-infested swamp with enemy soldiers tracking your every move? Me neither! But don't let that stop you coming to the Outdoor Activity Centre where Basbo is on red alert for sharky-sharks Twig is searching for brains courage & a heart (he's seen The Wizard of Oz) & Hooey is flying high
- without a plane. Come on there's no time for biscuits
- slap your kayak & let's GO GO GO! This is the fifth book in the Hooey Higgins" series
- perfect for fans of Mr Gum & Horrid Henry. Other titles include: " Hooey Higgins & the Shark"; " Hooey Higgins & the Tremendous Trousers"; " Hooey Higgins & the Big Boat Race"; " Hooey Higgins Goes for Gold"; & Book 6 to follow."


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Like sharks? Like pants? Like to see a shark in pants? Then Hooey Higgins" is the series for you! Welcome to a land called Shrimpton-on-Sea where the folks are a bit unusual & you can make friends with Hooey Twig Will & Dingbat the dog. Are they naughty slightly scruffy boys? Yes they are. Will they do anything for a few quid? Yes they will. What's so unusual about that then? Well it all starts with the giant chocolate egg & then there's catching the shark in the flowery duvet cover & then Twig dresses up as a sea-urchin & gets chased through the knicker shop by Basbo the bully (boo he's mean!) & then there's the big explosion & everything. But it all makes sense when you read it. First in a new 7-9s series for kids who like to larf with madcap illustrations from new talent Emma Dodson part-time prop-maker for " Harry Hill's TV Burp" & " Mitchell & Webb". Book two
- " Hooey Higgins & the Tremendous Trousers"
- coming autumn 2010."

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