As shadows threaten to consume the kingdom of Southmarch Barrick Eddon heir to March throne battles his way across the sinister Shadowlands. He must journey through this dangerous inhuman realm to fulfil a pact
- as this may be all that can prevent the atrocities of a full-scale war with the Twilight people of Qul-na-Qar. Meanwhile the assault upon Southmarch has truly begun. Yasammez the formidable head of the Qar army has ordered the attack believing that the pact between humans & Qar has been broken. Unless Ferras Vansen Captain of the Southmarch Royal Guard can convince her otherwise the humans are sure to meet the dark end that has been promised to them.. .
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Alex has escaped from Rule
- but what new horrors face her in the ravaged world outside? Tom is safe
- but what will he risk

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In book two of this addictive quartet Kimi & her sister Hana have disguised themselves as boys to study at Master Gokus dojo. They prepare themselves to take revenge on the uncle who murdered their father & older brothers by becoming masters of the sword & their combat skills are deadly. But after their uncles unexpected arrival & Master Gokus untimely death the sisters future is uncertain. Kimi & Hana are forced to go on the run once more but word has come that their mother & younger brother are alive & waiting for them. Can Kimi Hana & their friend Tatsuya survive the perils that lie ahead & defeat their uncle once & for all? ...

An awkward misfit nine-year-old Fulke Fitz Warin leaves his family for the household of Joscelin de Dinan Lord of Ludlow. Once there he begins to learn the knightly arts which he desperately hopes will free him from the shadows of his past. Joscelin's youngest daughter Hawise befriends Fulke when he most needs it. But as the years pass an enemy to Ludlow changes their friendship unalterably forcing them onto opposite sides of a cruel divide. When the menace to Ludlow intensifies Fulke must confront the future head on or fail on all counts all the while desperate to know if Hawise stands with or against him. ...

Somethings lying patiently in wait until the time is right... Thirteen years have passed since Yul fought for his life at the quarry & Stonewylde has flourished in a new golden age. But now the shadows are gathering. Wild & disobedient Leveret is the bad girl who disappears at night time & would rather roam the woods than sit in school. Only Clip recognises the girls magical sensitivity & believes she may be the one to lead Stonewylde out of the approaching darkness. The shadows thicken as Yul & Sylvie find that something-- or someone-- is tearing their beautiful relationship apart. As Stonewylde starts to disintegrate a sinister alliance is forming but they have no idea what evil theyre really up against.. . ...

When Thea Osborne agrees at the last minute to house-sit for Oliver Meadows she expects a few days of peace with her spaniel Hepzie. Uncomfortable with the news of her mother's sudden involvement with an old flame & herself unsure of how to deal with her feelings for Drew Slocombe Thea hopes that some time alone in the historic town of Winchcombe will help to clear her head. But with the disturbing discovery of a dead body in the gardens of the house she quickly finds herself at the heart of a sinister mystery. Thea must work quickly to unravel the secrets kept by Oliver Meadows & his brother Fraser & discover exactly what lies beneath the surface of their turbulent relationship. But without Drew there to help her she finds it ever more difficult to uncover the truth. & amidst the chaos caused by the investigation will Thea find time to deal with her own problems? ...

Simon Serrailler is on sabbatical on a Scottish island recovering from an exhausting murder investigation when he is urgently summoned back to Lafferton. Two local prostitutes have been found strangled. By the time Serrailer has reached the town another girl has vanished. Is this a vendetta against prostitutes by someone with a warped mind? Or a series of killings by an angry punter? Then the wife of the new Dean at the Cathedral goes missing
- has the killer widened their net or is there more than one murderer at large?
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The Shadows of Sherlock Holmes is a fascinating collection of stories featuring detectives criminal agents & debonair crooks from the golden age of crime fiction: a time when Sherlock Holmes was esconsced in his rooms at 221B Baker Street & London was permanently wreathed in a sinister fog. These gripping tales of mystery suspense & clever puzzles are wonderfully entertaining & in them you will meet The Crime Doctor Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen
- The Thinking Machine Max Carrados
- the incredible blind detective the repulsive but brilliant Skin o My Teeth & the natty ingenious French sleuth Eugene Valmont. On the other side of the law there are gentleman crooks Raffles & Simon Carn
- the Prince of Swindlers. The stories include: The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe The Stolen Cigar Case by Bret Harte The Swedish Match by Anton Chekhov Nine Points of the Law by E.W. Hornung The Ghost at Massingham Mansions by Ernest Bramah & The Great Pearl Mystery by Baroness Orczy."


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The Glasgow Orchestra are rehearsing to perform but little do they know of the sequence of events happening backstage. When George Millar the orchestras leader is brutally murdered in his dressing room his colleagues are shocked. But the show must go on. Enter DCI Lorimer & psychologist Solomon Brightman to investigate. What they uncover is a series of irrevocably tangled relationships between the orchestra members. Up until his death Millar had been involved in homosexual relationships with several other orchestra members & was well known for playing his lovers off against one another
- but were his controversial dalliances really enough to incite cold-blooded murder? A thrilling dark tale from one of Scotlands finest writers of human envy & intrigue.
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In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE Jennifer Worth a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered. There's Jane who cleaned & generally helped out at Nonnatus House
- she was taken to the workhouse as a baby & was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy & Frank's parents both died within 6 months of each other & the children were left destitute. At the time there was no other option for them but the workhouse. The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton a missionary in Africa visits the Nonnatus nuns & Sister Julienne acts as matchmaker. & Sister Monica Joan the eccentric ninety-year-old nun is accused of shoplifting some small items from the local market. She is let off with a warning but then Jennifer finds stolen jewels from Hatton Garden in the nun's room. These stories give a fascinating insight into the resilience & spirit that enabled ordinary people to overcome their difficulties.
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