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The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy & Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths Brother William turns detective. He collects evidence deciphers secret symbols & coded manuscripts & digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night. A spectacular popular & critical success The Name of the Rose" is not only a narrative of a murder investigation but an astonishing chronicle of the Middle Ages." ...

Thrilling ghost-hunting teen mystery as modern-day London is plagued by a sudden outbreak of brutal murders that mimic the horrific crimes of Jack the Ripper. A gorgeously written chilling atmospheric thriller. The streets of London have never been so sinister or so romantic." Cassandra Clare author of THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS Sixteen-year-old American girl Rory has just arrived at boarding school in London when a Jack the Ripper copycat-killer begins terrorising the city. All the hallmarks of his infamous murders are frighteningly present but there are few clues to the killers identity. " Rippermania" grabs hold of modern-day London & the police are stumped with few leads & no witnesses. Except one. In an unknown city with few friends to turn to Rory makes a chilling discovery... Could the copycat murderer really be Jack the Ripper back from the grave?" ...

'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian & left with both my sanity & my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods loved women & written songs that make the minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me' So begins the tale of Kvothe
- currently known as Kote the unassuming innkeepter
- from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult & dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician the accomplished thief the masterful musician the dragon-slayer the legend-hunter the lover the thief & the infamous assassin. The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best & an astounding must-read title.

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Acclaimed illustrator Paul Rogers (Bob Dylans Forever Young picture book) delivers a collection of 100 movie puzzles in this charming gift book: each film (ranging from classics to pop culture favorites) gets 6 enigmatic illustrations (no movie stars) the reader then has to guess the the film from the clues. Answer key in back an introduction by an noted figure in the film industry. ...

When Tim Harding agrees to do a friend a favour by bidding for an antique ring at an auction on his behalf he is unaware of the secrets tied up with it
- secrets that date back three hundred years. But the ring is stolen before it can be sold & a shocking murder follows. Harding is quickly thrown into a web of conspiracies surrounding the ring's origins. As he draws closer to the heart of the mystery he comes across a young woman he is certain he recognizes even though they have never met. But as he goes in search of her identity his life begins to fall apart. Somewhere a perilous truth awaits him coupled with a terrible realization: those who uncover that truth cannot be allowed to live...
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This title offers a sequence of extraordinary events over the past three-hundred years that provides the links in a chain of intrigue deceit greed & murder. The loss of HMS Association with all hands in 1707. An admiralty clerks secret mission thirty years afterwards. A fatal accident during a dive to the wreck in 1996. & an expatriates reluctant return home ten years later. Its a conspiracy of circumstances that is about to unravel his life. & with it the past. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the authors work & as low as 30 per cent with characters & plotlines removed. ...

Imagine if you were able to change history. By altering one tiny thing you could start a chain of catastrophic events. Ethan is one of the Named fated to stop this ever happening although the forces of chaos have other ideas & Ethan is finding it more & more difficult to stay one step ahead. He is also a normal schoolboy whose life is rapidly becoming far too confusing. So when Isabel arrives on the scene she is only going to make matters worse.. .or is she? This is history in the making
- literally.
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In 1941 mixed race Ruby Darke is born into a family that seem to hate her but why? While her two brothers dive into a life of gangland violence Ruby has to work in their family store. As she blossoms into a beautiful young woman she crosses paths with aristocrat Cornelius Bray a chance meeting that will change her life forever. When she finds herself pregnant & then has twins she is forced to give her children away. At that point she vows never to trust another man again. As the years pass Ruby never forgets her babies & as the family store turns into a retail empire Ruby wants her children back. But secrets were whispered & bargains made & if Ruby wants to stay alive she needs to forget the past or the past will come back & kill her. ...