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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Quirky original & hugely entertaining this is a debut novel of fantastical proportions from a talented new voice in children's fiction. When intrepid investigators Cass & Max-Ernest set out to discover the history of the mysterious Symphony of Smells they become embroiled in a dastardly experiment involving kidnapped children & the secret of eternal youth. Together they must come up with a plan to rescue their classmate from a hideous fate & escape the eerie pyramid of the Midnight Sun. Colourful characters abound in this utterly inspired journey of discovery guaranteed to delight & enthrall readers. ...

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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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
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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. ...

' You can't investigate the baby Inspector. It's the law.' Declan Cleary's body has never been found but everyone believes he was killed for informing on a friend over thirty years ago. Now the Commission for Location of Victims' Remains is following a tip-off that he was buried on the small isle of Islandmore in the middle of the River Foyle. Instead the dig uncovers a baby's skeleton & it doesn't look like death by natural causes. But evidence revealed by the Commission's activities cannot lead to prosecution. Inspector Devlin is torn. He has no desire to resurrect the violent divisions of the recent past. Neither can he let a suspected murderer go unpunished. Now the secret is out more deaths follow. Devlin must follow his conscience -- even when that puts those closest to him at terrible risk.. . ...

Compelling.. .strange & wonderful & frightening". (" New Yorker"). De Lillos seventh novel is an exotic thriller. Set mostly in Greece it concerns a mysterious language cult seemingly behind a number of unexplained murders. Obsessed by news of this ritualistic violence an American risk analyst is drawn to search for an explanation. We follow his progress on an obsessive journey that begins to take over his life & the lives of those closest to him. In addition to offering a series of precise character studies " The Names" explores the intersection of language & culture the perception of America from both inside & outside its borders & the impact that narration has on the facts of a story. Meditative & probing De Lillo wonders: how does one cope with the fact that the act of articulation is simultaneously capable of defining & circumscriptively restricting access to the self? "A serious & complicated novel which deserves praise.. .an outstandingly well-written & constructed book". (" Guardian")." ...

Novelist Sarah Moss had a childhood dream of moving to Iceland sustained by a wild summer there when she was nineteen. In 2009 she saw an advertisement for a job at the University of Iceland & applied on a whim despite having two young children & a comfortable life in an English cathedral city. The resulting adventure was shaped by Icelands economic collapse which halved the value of her salary by the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull & by a collection of new friends including a poet who saw the only bombs fall on Iceland in 1943 a woman who speaks to elves & a chef who guided Sarahs family around the intricacies of Icelandic cuisine. Sarah was drawn to the strangeness of Icelandic landscape & explored hillsides of boiling mud volcanic craters & fissures & the unsurfaced roads that link remote farms & fishing villages in the far north. She walked the coast path every night after her children were in bed watching the northern lights & the comings & goings of migratory birds. As the weeks & months went by the children settled in local schools & Sarah got to know her students & colleagues she & her family learned new ways to live. ...