The teenage girl was the first victim. Her throat cut to the bone she didnt stand a chance. Her mother at least had time to fight back. Briefly. Called to the crime scene in leafy Wimbledon Maeve Kerrigans first thought is that this is a domestic dispute gone bad. But the husband is found lying bleeding & unconscious in an upstairs room. As a criminal barrister he insists hes the third victim rather than their prime suspect even if hes a man who makes enemies easily. The only other surviving family member is fifteen-year-old Lydia. She was the one to find her mother & twin sisters bodies
- & the only witness Maeve has. But she isnt talking...
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The teenage girl was the first victim. Her throat cut to the bone she didn't stand a chance. Her mother was the second. She at least had time to fight back. Briefly. Called to the South London crime scene Maeve Kerrigan's first thought is that this is a domestic dispute gone bad. But the husband
- found bloody & unconscious in an upstairs room
- insists he's the third victim not the killer. However the only witness is his young daughter. & she's not talking...

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It doesnt matter if youre a robot a caveman or an alien from outer space: sooner or later some girls going to break your heart. & Simon Rich is going to write about it. Love is really really difficult. & its even harder if youre the last woman on earth. The sketches in Simon Richs new book are bizarre funny & even familiar. Exploring loves many complications & mortifications
- losing it finding it breaking it & making it
- Rich turns the ordinary into the absurd. From the invisible mans compulsion to stalk his ex Sherlock Holmes" only blind spot & how Darwin really formed his theory of evolution " The Last Girlfriend on Earth" takes readers for an exhilarating hilarious ride on the rollercoaster of love."

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THE LAST GODFATHERS charts the rise of the notorious Corleone clan. From its humble origins in the town of Corleone the clan manipulated Cosa Nostras code of honour deceiving & bludgeoning its way to the top of the secret brotherhood purging its rivals & launching a terrorist campaign which decimated anti-mafia judges police & politicians. Journalist John Follain focuses on the three godfathers who headed the clan from the 1950s onwards. Luciano The Professor Leggio Salvatore The Beast Riina & Bernardo The Tractor Provenzano who forged a vicious clan bent on the subversion of democracy. Cutting through the romantic aura of Hollywood films THE LAST GODFATHERS portrays the true face of the crime family which inspired Mario Puzos The Godfather. Based on thousands of pages of judicial documents wiretap transcripts the testimony of mafiosi defectors & interviews with investigators this is the last word on the worlds most famous criminal organisation. ...

According to Jewish scripture there are thirty-six righteous people on earth. Without them humanity would perish. But the thirty-six do not know that they are the chosen ones. In Beijing a monk collapses in his chamber. A fiery mark has spread across his back & down his spine. In Mumbai a man who served the poor dies suddenly. His body shows the same mark. Similar deaths are reported in cities around the world
- the victims all humanitarians all with the same death mark. In Copenhagen it falls to veteran detective Niels Bentzon to investigate. He is told to find eight good people of Denmark & warn them of this threat. But Bentzon is trained to see the worst in people & he becomes increasingly skeptical as he realizes that not everyone perceived to be good is truly good. It is only when Niels meets Hannah a brilliant astrophysicist mourning the death of her husband that the pair begin to piece together the puzzle & a pattern emerges. There have been thirty-four deaths & there are two more to come. According to the pattern Bentzon & Hannah can predict the time & place of the final two. The murders will occur in Venice & Copenhagen. & the time is now.
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Jack Howard is about to discover a secret. Perhaps the greatest secret ever kept. What if one of the Ancient World's greatest libraries was buried in volcanic ash & then re-discovered two thousand years later? What if what was found there was a document that could shatter the very foundations of the Western World? What if you were the one who discovered this secret? & were then forced to confront terrifying enemies determined to destroy you to ensure it goes no further? This is the story of one last Gospel left behind in the age of the New Testament in the greatest days of the Roman Empire & of its extraordinary secret one that has lain concealed for years. Follow Jack Howard as he discovers the secret & must prevent others from doing the same... ...

At the turn of the nineteenth century Napoleon & his beloved Josephine inhabit the Tuileries Palace. During the years they have been married it has been a time of extraordinary turmoil & triumph; a time of hope & disappointment in their desire for a child. Support for the First Consul has never been more ecstatic in the streets & in the Republic but the machinations of the old regime mean the lives of Bonaparte & all those around him are in constant danger. & never more so than when Bonaparte becomes Emperor & Josephine his Empress. ...

The gateway between past & present has opened & evil forces of enormous power are unleashed. To close the gateway the Sword of God must be found & all that is known is that it shines in the clouds above the City of Beasts
- a city ruled by the Dark Queen. Only one man can stand at the gateway of time
- Jon Shannow the Last Guardian. The hunters from his past who seek his death are but the first obstacle. For what Shannow doesnt know is that his actions could warp time itself
- & herald the doom of worlds.


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The genius of this book is that for all its historical accuracy & sophistication it still tells a story as stirring as any western." The Sunday Times "A book I've been reading with enormous pleasure." Simon Hoggart The Guardian On the afternoon of 26 October 1881 in a vacant lot in Tombstone Arizona a confrontation between eight armed men erupted in a deadly shootout. The gunfight at the O.K. Corral shaped how future generations came to view the old West. Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday & the Clantons became the stuff of legends but the truth is even better. As The Last Gunfight makes clear the real story of the O.K. Corral & the West is far different from what we've been led to believe by countless Westerns. Drawing on new material from private collections including diaries letters & Wyatt Earp's own h&-drawn sketch of the shootout's conclusion as well as documentary research in Tombstone & Arizona archives & dozens of interviews Jeff Guinn gives us a startlingly different & far more fascinating picture of what the West was like." ...

A short but perfectly formed complete Discworld novel fully illustrated in lavish colour throughout THE LAST HERO is an essential part of any Discworld collection. It stars the legendary Cohen the Barbarian a legend in his own lifetime. Cohen can remember when a hero didn't have to worry about fences & lawyers & civilisation & when people didn't tell you off for killing dragons. But he can't always remember these days where he put his teeth.. . So now with his ancient sword & his new walking stick & his old friends -- & they're very old friends -- Cohen the Barbarian is going on one final quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain in the Discworld & meet his gods. The last hero in the world is going to return what the first hero stole. With a vengeance. That'll mean the end of the world if no one stops him in time. ...