A twenty-nine-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings; a casual conversation but behind this a job offer. The clues are there if you know to look for them. He is an expert. A loner. Freelance. Another job is another job but what if this organisation wants more? A meeting at a club. An offer. A brief. A target: Lewis Winter. Its hard to kill a man well. People who do it well know this. People who do it badly find out the hard way. The hard way has consequences. An arresting gripping novel of dark relationships & even darker moralities The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter introduces a remarkable new voice in crime fiction. The second book in the Glasgow Trilogy How A Gunman Says Goodbye will follow soon.. . ...

In the usually peaceful town of Eastvale a simmering tension has now reached breaking point. An anti-nuclear demonstration has ended in violence leaving one policeman stabbed to death. Fired by professional outrage Superintendent Dirty Dick Burgess descends with vengeful fury on the inhabitants of Maggies Farm an isolated house high on the daleside. Inspector Banks is uneasy about Burgesss handling of the investigation. But he has been warned off the case. Soon Banks realises that the only way he can salvage his career is by beating Burgess to the killer... Inspector Banks -- a man for all seasons he knows that often the answers to the clues he seeks are hidden in his own heart. Michael Connelly An award-winning writer with ideas that are imaginative & plots that are refreshingly cliche-free. Time Out If you havent caught up with Peter Robinson already now is the time to start. Independent on Sunday ...

In the usually peaceful town of Eastvale a simmering tension has now reached breaking point. An anti-nuclear demonstration has ended in violence leaving one policeman stabbed to death. Fired by professional outrage Superintendent ' Dirty Dick' Burgess descends with vengeful fury on the inhabitants of ' Maggie's Farm' an isolated house high on the daleside. Inspector Banks is uneasy about Burgess's handling of the investigation. But he has been warned off the case. Soon Banks realizes that the only way he can salvage his career is by beating Burgess to the killer.. .' Inspector Banks -- a man for all seasons he knows that often the answers to the clues he seeks are hidden in his own heart' Michael Connelly ' An award-winning writer with ideas that are imaginative & plots that are refreshingly cliche-free' Time Out ' If you haven't caught up with Peter Robinson already now is the time to start' Independent on Sunday ...

It was to be a routine job. Matt Franklin & his companions would rob the Securicor van. Simple. Until the job turned into a nightmare. Two of them are shot dead & another fatally wounded. But who is trying to wipe them out killing not just them but their families too? How are the Government & the British army implicated? What lurks within a secret research establishment in the English countryside? Franklin has to find out. Finally the only one left alive he tires of being the prey & decides to become the hunter. His quest will bring him into conflict with forces he cannot begin to imagine or understand but he is driven by a need for revenge that overrides his fear. Aided by a desperate detective Franklin becomes embroiled in a series of events that lead to a terrifying climax in the London Underground where he comes face to face with the answers he has sought. Like all of us Franklin was told monsters dont exist. Hes about to find out someone was lying... ...

A former rough sleeper & troubled child of poverty John Bird founder of The Big Issue has written an excoriating attack on orthodox thinking around the gap between rich & poor. Provoking an intellectual revolution he spares neither himself nor others in identifying what needs to be done to end poverty. A lifelong autodidact Bird has learned much from his time in orphanages in prison in slums
- & on the streets. With The Necessity of Poverty the social entrepreneur offers a fresh perspective as one who was once part of the problem & has now become part of the solution.
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Once she was Eon a girl disguised as a boy risking her life for the chance to become a Dragoneye apprentice. Now she is Eona thrust into the role of her countrys saviour. But Eona has an even more dangerous secret
- she cannot control her power. When she tries to bond with her Mirror Dragon the anguish of the ten spirit beasts whose Dragoneyes were murdered surges through her. The result: a killing force that destroys everything before it. On the run from High Lord Sethons army Eona & her friends must help the Pearl Emperor Kygo wrest back his throne. Everyone is relying on Eonas power. Can she face her own darkness within & drive a dangerous bargain with an old enemy? A wrong move could obliterate them all. Against a thrilling backdrop of explosive combat ruthless power struggles & exotic lore Eona is the gripping story of a remarkable warrior who must find the strength to walk a deadly line between truth & justice. Full of pulse-racing drama heart-stirring romance dazzling fight scenes & myriad surprises The Necklace of the Gods brings this extraordinarily imagined & exciting fantasy epic to a resounding climax.
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Sophie & Josh have returned to San Francisco. They must protect themselves from the Dark Elders but they've not yet mastered the magic they'll need to do so. Their trust in Nicholas Flamel is shaken & their friend Scatty is missing. Unbeknownst to the twins John Dee has amassed an enormous army of foul creatures with which he plans to battle Nicholas & his wife Peronelle. In order for his plan to work he must train a necromancer to raise the Mother of the Gods from the dead. The twins of legend will make the perfect pupils in his diabolical scheme. ...

WIKIPEDIA says: 'H.P. Lovecraft's reputation has grown tremendously over the decades & he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th century exerting an influence that is widespread though often indirect.' H.P. Lovecraft's tales of the tentacled Elder God Cthulhu & his pantheon of alien deities were initially written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s & '30s. These astonishing tales blend elements of horror science fiction & cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they were first published. This handsome leatherbound tome collects together the very best of Lovecraft's tales of terror including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle just the way they were originally published. It will introduce a whole new generation of readers to Lovecraft's fiction as well as being a must-buy for those fans who want all his work in a single definitive highly attractive volume. ...

ONE IN EVERY THREE PEOPLE LIVING IS ACTUALLY DEAD! It is a matter of historical record that during the latter part of World War II Englands top-secret Ministry of Serendipity enlisted the services of arch-magician Aleister Crowley to create a Homunculus. Why? Well thats a long story spanning almost seven decades as it follows the life & career of Tyler rock star private eye
- & notable for the fact that he almost saved Mankind. The cast of millions also

Includes:: ukulele maestro George Formby Mick Jagger Mama Cass Elvis Presley & Lazlo Woodbine. & Tylers brother Andy who impersonates animals (and who single-handedly brought about the Swinging Sixties). & a lady named Clara from Croydon who unlocked the meta-phenomena of the Multiverse. & a corner shopkeeper from Brentford who created a sitting room for God. & a great many living dead. Oh yes & it also involves a monster in human form whose intention it is to turn the Earth into a Necrosphere a planet totally devoid of life.. .


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This is the eagerly-awaited fourth book in this bestselling series. Hong Kong has been taken over by the Old Ones & has become Necropolis city of the dead. Once in there is no way out... Evil has been unleashed on the world & only five children
- with special powers
- can save it. Matt & the other three desperately need to find Scar the final gatekeeper who has been trapped in Hong Kong where puddles of water turn into puddles of blood where ghosts demons & hideous creatures stalk the streets. Matt has no choice but to follow her. Now both imprisoned their only hope of survival is to reach a secret door in the Man Ho temple. But even if Scar can find her psychic power it may already be too late.

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