SOON THE FIRST SNOW WILL COME. A young boy wakes to find his mother missing. Their house is empty but outside in the garden he sees his mother's favourite scarf
- wrapped around the neck of a snowman. & THEN HE WILL APPEAR AGAIN. As Harry Hole & his team begin their investigation they discover that an alarming number of wives & mothers have gone missing over the years. & WHEN THE SNOW IS GONE... When a second woman disappears it seems that Harry's worst suspicions are confirmed: for the first time in his career Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his home turf...HE WILL HAVE TAKEN SOMEONE ELSE.
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One winter's night a snowman comes to life & an unforgettable adventure begins. Raymond Briggs' favourite classic is a true piece of Christmas magic
- narrated entirely through pictures it captures the wonder & innocence of childhood & is now recognised throughout the world.
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This is the classic board book edition of the now famous Christmas tale. James builds a snowman in the garden & wakes up in the night to find that it has come to life. He shows the Snowman his house & in return the Snowman takes him on a magical journey. 2012 celebrates 30 years of the animated film of The Snowman with a brand new half-hour animation. Introducing new characters alongside the old including an adorable snow puppy it is planned for broadcast on Channel 4 on Christmas day. ...

One magical Christmas Eve a snowman comes to life & an unforgettable adventure begins.. . Introduce everyones favourite snowman to the very young. With its tough board pages & detachable strap & clip this little board book is perfect for little ones on the go. It can be attached to a buggy cot or highchair. The beautiful images & simple text will introduce the most magical of stories to the very youngest book lovers. ...

Lauren's pony Twilight turns into a beautiful unicorn when she says the magic words & together they have some amazing adventures. They really are the best of friends but now Twilight has a secret that he simply cannot share not even with Lauren because it would mean leaving her forever. Twilight has been chosen by the Elders to return to Arcadia to watch over other young unicorns & help them develop their magic. It's a huge honour but Twilight can't bear the thought of leaving Lauren. Lauren notices that Twilight is very quiet & is sure that something is seriously wrong when Twilight's magic powers begin to fail. Finally after a daring rescue the Elders decide that Lauren & Twilight make a very special team & that Twilight should stay after all. & Lauren & Twilight promise that they won't keep secrets from each other ever again. ...

This title is presents a fabulously festive Magic Puppy" Christmas special. Robyn is feeling horrible. Its Christmas & shes stuck on a family cruise with very bad sea-sickness. But when Storm a fluffy white labrador puppy magically appears Robyn decides to leave all her troubles at sea. She & Storm soon meet Krista from Lapland & a truly magical Christmas adventure begins..." ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant & innocent countryside but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe. There are many many bodies
- & an ancient crime more terrible than murder. He is out of his jurisdiction out of his depth out of bacon sandwiches occasionally snookered & out of his mind. But never out of guile. Where there is a crime there must be a finding there must be a chase & there must be a punishment. They say that in the end all sins are forgiven. But not quite all... Winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. & Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant & innocent countryside but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe. There are many many bodies & an ancient crime more terrible than murder. He is out of his jurisdiction out of his depth out of bacon sandwiches & occasionally snookered & out of his mind but never out of guile. Where there is a crime there must be a finding there must be a chase & there must be a punishment. They say that in the end all sins are forgiven. But not quite all... ...

This is the countryside after all. Everyone sees where you go & you never know who is behind a hedge. & if you're very unlucky the person behind the hedge could have very unfriendly intentions. It may look idyllic but the countryside isn't all flowers & thatched cottages & bracing walks in your best tweed. Beneath the greenery lies a dark underbelly & there's something about rambling country houses that attracts dastardly plots & grisly murder. A challenge for any detective but especially for one bred in the city who doesn't understand the Way Things Are Done. In the countryside people know their place & everyone else's place too especially if it's beneath their own. & they have some rather old fashioned ideas about people who are different from them. ...