In the high summer of 77AD Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. Newly bereaved & facing unexpected upheavals in his life it is a relief for him to consider someone elses misfortunes. A middle-aged couple who supplied statues to his father Geminus have disappeared in mysterious circumstances. They had an old feud with a bunch of notorious freedmen the Claudii who live rough in the pestilential Pontine Marshes terrorising the neighbourhood. When a mutilated corpse turns up near Rome Falco & his vigiles friend Petronius investigate even though it means travelling in the dread marshes. But just as they are making progress the Chief Spy Anacrites snatches their case away from them. As his rivalry with Falco escalates he makes false overtures of friendship but fails to cover up the fact that the violent Claudii have acquired corrupt protection at the highest level. Making further enquiries after they have been warned off can only be dangerous
- but when did that stop Falco & Petronius? Egged on by the slippery bureaucrats who hate Anacrites the dogged friends dig deeper while a psychotic killer keeps taking more victims & the shocking truth creeps closer & closer to home...
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A companion volume to his bestselling Armageddon Max Hastings account of the battle for Japan is a masterful military history. Featuring the most remarkable cast of commanders the world has ever seen the dramatic battle for Japan of 1944-45 was acted out across the vast stage of Asia: Imphal & Kohima Leyte Gulf & Iwo Jima Okinawa & the Soviet assault on Manchuria. In this gripping narrative Max Hastings weaves together the complex strands of an epic war exploring the military tactics behind some of the most triumphant & most horrific scenes of the twentieth century. The result is a masterpiece that balances the story of command decisions rivalries & follies with the experiences of soldiers sailors & airmen of all sides as only Max Hastings can. ...

Paul Bruce was a tough idealistic young trooper in the SAS when he was dispatched to Northern Ireland at the height of the troubles. His top secret mission was to execute IRA suspects in cold blood. Bruce & his SAS comrades shot down one terrified victim after another leaving their bodies to be buried in deep unmarked woodland graves. In this historic book the author reveals where his victims lie secretly buried as well as chronicling the mental breakdown of crack SAS troops ordered to carry out the dirtiest job in a secret war. ...

Introducing the New Orleans detective Dave Robicheaux. Johnny Massina a convicted murderer bound for the electric chair has warned Dave Robicheaux that he's on somebody's hit list & now the homicide detective is trying to discover just who that is before he ends up dead. Meanwhile he has taken on the murder investigation of a young black girl found dead in the Bayou Swamp
- a case no one seems keen for him to investigate. But Robicheaux persists & uncovers a web of corruption that some would kill to protect leading him to a terrifying confrontation with the one horror he fears most of all.
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Thoroughly revised & updated this new edition of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing" is a comprehensive evidence-based text for nurses & midwives caring for sick newborn babies. Written by & for nurses it concentrates on the common problems occurring within the neonatal intensive care unit. This user-friendly text will enable nurses to recognise rationalise & remedy these problems using both a multi-systems & an evidence-based approach. Individual chapters of this title include: Professional Development; Developmentally-focused Nursing Care; Resuscitation of the Newborn; Management of Thermal Stability; Management of Respiratory Disorders; Cardiovascular Management; Brain Injury in the Preterm Infant; Haematological Problems; Pain Management; Fluid & Electrolyte Balance; Nutritional management; Neonatal Infection; Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures; Neonatal Anaesthesia; Surgical Aspects of Neonatal Intensive Care; Neonatal Transport; Family Support; Ethics & Neonatal Nursing; Medication in the Newborn; & Death & Dying in the Neonatal Unit. It is essential reading for experienced nurses & midwives caring for sick newborn babies within the neonatal intensive care unit for nurses undertaking qualifications in the specialism of neonatal nursing & for pre-registration students undertaking relevant modules or placements." ...

All you need is Nepali! In busy Durbur Square make a connection with some well-chosen words. Get the low-down on the highlands from your porter as you trek through the mountains. Dont just stand there say something
- take control of your Nepal experience. Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical & social words & phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals & discover their culture
- a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.

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This jolly birthday card for your nephew designed exclusively for WHSmith features an illustration of a dancing dude & the words ‘yippee it’s your birthday three big cheers hip hip hooray!’ on the front. Greeting inside reads ‘ Have a great birthday’. Comes complete with a blue envelope ready for posting..

Approximate dimensions: 22 x 10cm

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Meet Tilly Redbrow who doesn't just love horses
- she lives breathes & dreams them too! On holiday in Cornwall Tilly is delighted
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Zombies in North London death cults in the West Country the engineering deck of the Enterprise": Simon Pegg has been ploughing some bizarre furrows in recent times. Having blasted onto the small screens with his now legendary sitcom Spaced his rise to nations favourite son status has been mercurial meteoric megatronnic but mostly just plain great. From his childhood (and subsequently adult) obsession with " Star Wars " his often passionate friendship with Nick Frost & his forays into st&-up which began with his regular Monday morning slot in front of his 12-year-old classmates this is a joyous tale of a homegrown superstar & a local boy made good." ...

In this new middle grade series from bestselling author Michael Buckley international espionage & the awkwardness of junior high combine in a hilarious new supergroup: the N.E.R.D.S. In the first book in the projected five-book series five unpopular students run a spy network from inside their elementary school. Each of the kids is a complete social misfit with his or her own unique nerdy burden to bear. With the help of cutting-edge science the kids afflictions are enhanced & become incredible abilities. Working as a team they are the latest members of the National Espionage Rescue & Defense Society or N.E.R.D.S. which battles an array of James Bond-style villains each with an evil plan more diabolical than the last. Dr. Jigsaw the villain in Book One wants to use a giant tractor beam to pull all the continents back together. Whats a few million lives versus a completed puzzle? ...