One snowy day in Copenhagen six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from a city rooftop. The police pronounce it an accident. But Isaiahs neighbour Smilla an expert in the ways of snow & ice suspects murder. She embarks on a dangerous quest to find the truth following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow. 21 years after its first UK publication Vintage" are reissuing this classic Scandinavian crime novel for a whole new audience." ...

The brilliant new novel from the bestselling cult author of them all. Susan & John need to disappear
- Susan & John need to find
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Jenny Shepherd is twelve years old & missing... Her teacher Sarah Finch knows better than most that the chances of finding her alive are diminishing with every day she is gone. As a little girl her older brother had gone out to play one day & never returned. The strain of never knowing what has happened to Charlie had ripped Sarah's family apart. Now in her early twenties she is back living at home trapped with a mother who drinks too much & keeps her brother's bedroom as a shrine to his memory. Then horrifically it is Sarah who finds Jenny's body beaten & abandoned in the woods near her home. As she's drawn into the police investigation & the heart of a media storm Sarah's presence arouses suspicion too. But it not just the police who are watching her... ...

The Missing" is the first instalment in Chris Mooneys fantastic " Darby Mc Cormick" series. The woman missing for five years. The Crime Scene Investigator who finds her. & the serial killer who wants them both dead... When Boston CSI Darby Mc Cormick finds a raving & emaciated woman hiding at the scene of a violent kidnap she runs a DNA search to identify the Jane Doe. The result confirms she was abducted five years earlier & has somehow managed to escape from the dungeon in which shes been caged. With a teenage couple also missing & Jane Doe seriously ill the clock is ticking for Darby as she hunts for the dungeon before anyone else disappears or dies. & when the FBI takes over the investigation it becomes clear that a sadistic serial killer has been on the prowl for decades
- & is poised to strike again at any moment. A killer with links to horrors that Darby has desperately tried to bury in her past... Fans of Tess Gerritsen Karin Slaughter & Michael Connelly will be glued to " The Missing". Mooney weaves a shocking narrative as Darby Mc Cormick navigates the twists & turns of this complex case. Subsequent titles in the series include " The Dead Room" & " The Secret Friend". Praise for Chris Mooney: " If you want a thriller that will chill your blood break your heart & make your pulse race Chris Mooney is your man". (Mark Billingham). "A scary breakneck ride". (Tess Gerritsen). "A wonderful writer... Compelling thrilling & touching". (Michael Connelly). " Harrowing gripping haunting gut-wrenching & beautifully written". (Harlan Coben). " It will keep you up past your bedtime". (Karin Slaughter). Chris Mooney is the author of seven previous thrillers of which Remembering Sarah was nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award for Best Novel. " The Missing" " The Secret Friend" & " The Soul Collectors" are available as Penguin paperbacks. Chris lives in Boston with his wife & son."
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It's an early autumn day like any other as Miles Avery drives his wife Jacqueline to the station. Nothing remarkable crops up in conversation nor do either of them appear anything other than their normal selves. At the station Jacqueline gets out takes an overnight bag from the back seat then turns towards the platforms. This is the last anyone sees of her. Three weeks later Miles calls the police. Enquiries are made but there is no evidence of her boarding a train or even entering the station. Very soon the finger of suspicion starts to turn towards Miles & as dark secrets from the past begin to merge with those of the present the great love he has been trying to protect is not only revealed but thrown into terrible jeopardy. ...

The wisest & wittiest argument imaginable for the preservation of handwriting. I have learnt so much & by it have been so happily entertained that I am compelled to recommend it to everyone. Diana Athill The simple pleasure of picking up a pen & writing is a skill that has existed for thousands of years
- but that skill is slowly dying. Where once we would have reached for a pen & paper to commit our innermost thoughts to a diary to send a letter home or to slip a note to a loved one instead we now stare at tiny screens typing with our thumbs. & all that typing looks the same. The Missing Ink is a book about the characters who shaped our handwriting & how it in turn shaped us. From Victorian idealists preaching the moral worth of italic copperplate to great modern educational reformists such as Marion Richardson throughout history the style in which we write has influence the way we learn behave & communicate. But this is also a book about the physical act itself: about the pots of ink treasured pens & chewable Biros that we used to take for granted & whether the style of our writing really does reveal anything about our true selves. Hugely entertaining witty & thought-provoking The Missing Ink is itself a love letter to the warmest of technologies & the place it still has in our lives.
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When Deborah St James hears of the unexpected death of Reverend Sage her sadness has a very personal tinge. For their paths had crossed some months earlier at a particularly vulnerable time for Deborah & she had found herself confessing her intimate anguish to this sympathetic stranger. When she realizes that his death is far from accidental Deborah with her husband Simon enlists the help of Inspector Lynley & the trio embark upon an investigation that hinges upon the overriding
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A brand new tale in the Animal Stories series from best-selling author Holly Webb. The Missing Kitten is the 24th book in Holly Webb's Animal Stories series a must for any kitten loving Holly Webb fan. Scarlett is excited to be moving to the countryside especially as it means she will finally get a pet. She chooses Bootle a ginger kitten with four white socks & the two of them become inseparable. Then Scarlett has to start at her new school... Bootle tries following Scarlett to school each day. But when there's a downpour he gets lost. How will Scarlett ever be able to find him when she has no idea where he could be? Holly Webb's Animal Stories have sold over a million copies in the UK. From stolen kittens to lost puppies & runaways Holly's tales of puppies & kittens have won her legions of fans. The perfect series for little girls. ...

Six years have passed since the end of Sister Missing & Madison is now a teenager. During a visit to older sister Lauren she learns that their biological father was an anonymous sperm donor & sets out to track him down. Her search bears fruit sooner than she expects but is the father she discovers all he seems? As Madison gets drawn into a mysterious investigation involving missing girls & secret hideaways she finds herself in more & more danger... ...

Im torn between throttling you & kissing you. Lana Kelley never imagined the magical night she shared with a stranger would result in pregnancy. But when shes kidnapped Lana is shocked to discover one of her captors is none other than the father of her unborn child. Mercenary Deacon Holt cant understand Lana. She should hate him. Instead she refuses to believe hes cold-hearted. Though Deacon tries to remain detached he cant deny he still wants Lana. & when Lanas life is threatened Deacon will risk all to help her escape. ...