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A old widow is killed in the parlour of her cottage! Mrs Mc Ginty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. Suspicion fell immediately on her shifty lodger James Bentley whose clothes revealed traces of the victims blood & hair. Yet something was amiss: Bentley just didnt look like a murderer. Poirot believed he could save the man from the gallows -- what he didnt realise was that his own life was now in great danger! ...
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The romance of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor has been called the greatest love story of the twentieth century. However with the first edition of this biography in 1988 highly acclaimed author Charles Higham used explosive secret intelligence files to reveal a far darker side to their forty-year relationship. Now the author has re-visited & updated his international bestseller resulting in a fascinating & at times shocking expose of Wallis Simpson. New & disturbing revelations have come to light adding to the now classic story of an illegitimate child from Baltimore who rose to become the mistress of the king of England & brought about his abdication. Wallis gained control of the Monarch through sexual techniques learned in China but risked losing everything through a reckless long-term affair with William Bullitt US Ambassador to France. Newly released FBI files demonstrate as no other source has done the extent of the Duchess espionage activities & how she conspired against Britain in the interest of Hitler. This is an intimate & extraordinary account of the woman who very nearly became the Queen of Engl&. An enthralling & jaw-dropping read"
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Mrs Pepperpots Christmas

Mrs Pepperpot has a problem - a huge problem - she shrinks! And when she does she finds herself in all sorts of trouble...In this lovely Christmassy adventure Mrs Pepperpot is looking forward to the Christmas Market and plans to buy lovely presents but Mr Pepperpot isnt so keen. But when Mrs Pepperpot shrinks and hides in his rucksack she is able to use her persuasive powers to convince him otherwise...
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    Mrs Pepperpot has a problem
    - a huge problem
    - she shrinks! & when she does she finds herself in all sorts of trouble... In this lovely Christmassy adventure Mrs Pepperpot is looking forward to the Christmas Market & plans to buy lovely presents but Mr Pepperpot isnt so keen. But when Mrs Pepperpot shrinks & hides in his rucksack she is able to use her persuasive powers to convince him otherwise...

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