Morse had solved so many mysteries in his life. Was he now he wondered beginning to glimpse the solution to the greatest mystery of them all.. .? How can the discovery of a short story by a beautiful Oxford graduate lead Chief Inspector Morse to her murderer? What awaits Morse & Lewis in Room 231 of the Randolph Hotel? Why does a theft at Christmas lead the detective to look upon the festive season with uncharacteristic goodwill? & what happens when Morse himself falls victim to a brilliantly executed crime? This dazzling collection of short stories from Inspector Morses creator Colin Dexter

Includes:: six ingenious cases for the worlds most popular fictional detective plus five other tantalizingly original tales to delight all lovers of classic crime fiction.

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Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war anyone who has been on the wrong end of say a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome. For Mort however it is about to become one of the tools of his trade. From henceforth Death is no longer going to be the end merely the means to an end. He has received an offer he can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board use of the company horse & being dead isn't compulsory. It's the dream job until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life... ...

Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort he offered him a job. Henceforth Death is no longer going to be the end merely the means to an end. It's an offer Mort can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board use of the company horse
- & being dead isn't compulsory. It's a dream job
- until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life...

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Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war anyone who has been on the wrong end of say a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome. For Mort however it is about to become one of the tools of his trade. From henceforth Death is no longer going to be the end merely the means to an end. He has received an offer he can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board use of the company horse & being dead isn't compulsory. It's the dream job until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life... ...

It is August in Edinburgh & the Festival is in full swing...A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets & marks on the corpse cause Rebus to suspect the involvement of sectarian activists. The prospect of a terrorist atrocity in a city heaving with tourists is almost unthinkable. When the victim turns out to be the son of a notorious gangster Rebus realises he is sitting atop a volcano of mayhem
- & it's just about to erupt.
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Butterfly effect: The scientific theory that a single occurence no matter how small can change the course of the universe forever. A father & son diving off the coast of Hawaii with the sharks closing in. A scientist in a forest under attack from a savage bear. A young girl who has been kidnapped by drug dealers in Rio. The teenagers surfing on top of a speeding bullet train. For them & many others things will never be the same again. Some will live. Many will die. All are connected. The action is non-stop in this tense & compelling adventure. ...

The second novel in Ann Grangers wonderfully atmospheric Victorian mystery series. Lizzie Martin ladys companion has been sent from London to the New Forest to comfort a young woman whose baby has tragically died. A sad enough task but things take an even darker turn when a rat-catcher is found murdered in the garden & the young woman is discovered beside the body crying & covered in blood. Not knowing where else to turn Lizzie calls upon her friend Inspector Ben Ross from Scotland Yard to solve the horrific crime. ...

MORTAL ENGINES launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined creation the world of the Traction Era where mobile cities fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic future. The first instalment intrduces young apprentice Tom Natsworthy & the murderous Hester Shaw flung from the fast-moving city of London into heart-stopping adventures in the wastelands of the Great Hunting Ground No 11-to-16-year-old should miss the superbly imagined debut novel from Philip Reeve"
- The Times " This big brave brilliant book combines a thrilling adventure story with endless moral conundrums"
- Guardian"

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Tom & Hester have been thrown together. Truly-thrown out of a city on wheels thats left them stranded & starving in the middle of nowhere while it hares off after its prey. Hester is desperate for revenge & Tom is only desperate to get back on board his beloved London. This is a stunning literary debut from Philip Reeve. A novel that defies easy categorisation it is a gripping adventure story set in an inspired fantasy world where moving cities trawl the globe. Peopled with convincing & utterly likeable characters this story is a magical & unique read. ...

By day Harper Cole is a successful commodities trader working from his home in the isolated Mississippi Delta. But at night he is a system operator for EROS a sexually explicit on-line service that caters for the erotic appetites of an exclusive clientele. But Harpers secret life is about to be shattered when a twisted serial killer uses EROS to select & stalk his female victims. & suddenly he finds himself a prime suspect in the eyes of the FBI. In order to clear his name Harper knows he must lure the real killer into the open & impersonating a woman online someone he once loved he begins to play a very dangerous game with a psychopath. A psychopath that could destroy the very fabric of Harpers world. ...