A skeleton has been unearthed. Soon the body is identified & the horrific discovery hits the headlines.. . Fourteen-year-old Graham Marshall went missing during his paper round in 1965. The police found no trace of him. His disappearance left his family shattered & his best friend Alan Banks full of guilt.. . That friend has now become Chief Inspector Alan Banks & he is determined to bring justice for Graham. But he soon realises that in this case the boundary between victim & perpetrator between law-guardian & law-breaker is becoming more & more blurred.. . Move over Ian Rankin
- theres a new gunslinger in town looking to take over your role as top British police procedural author.
- Independent on Sunday"."

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Summer the Holiday Fairy has got her work cut out. Jack Frost has moved to Rainspell Island for the summer & it's a very different place to when Rachel & Kirsty visited in the first series. Now there are no tinkling ice-cream vans or sailing boats. There's not even any sand on the beach! Jack Frost has taken it all to build his giant sandcastle. There are three special shells that control the holiday atmosphere. Summer the Holiday Fairy needs Rachel & Kirsty's help to get them back. ...

Kit Butler cool & dangerous is one of Londons most infamous bachelors & marriage is the last thing on his mind. Desperate to thwart his fathers matchmaking Kit needs a bride.. .fast. Enter Miss Lauren Edgeworth.. .A year after being abandoned at the altar Lauren has determined that marriage is not for her. When these two fiercely independent souls meet sparks fly
- & a deal is hatched. Lauren will masquerade as Kits intended if he agrees to provide a passionate adventurous unforgettable summer. When summer ends she will break off the engagement rendering herself unmarriageable & leaving them both free. Everything is going perfectly
- until Kit does the unthinkable: he begins to fall in love. A summer to remember is not enough for him. But how can he convince Lauren to be his.. .for better for worse for the rest of their lives?

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The hotly anticipated wedding of Iris Devonshire ravishing teenage daughter of celebrity couple Mia & Leo is to be held in the gardens of their grand Palladian pile alongside the Thames. But Mia & Leo worry that she's rushing into the marriage. Just ask their best friends since college Simon & Laney de Montmorency whose relationship is on the rocks again
- & they've already married each other twice. On the big day Iris's hellraiser fiance Dougie Everett is not the only one flying high. As Iris rides up the aisle on a white stallion a hot air balloon appears over the woods heading straight for the ceremony. Its arrival is about to transform the lives & loves of some of the wedding guests for ever. The Summer Wedding is a sizzling summer comedy set against the beautiful backdrops of the Chilterns Spain Africa & LA.
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Polly has always been the high-flier of the family with the glamorous city lifestyle to match. Clare is a single mum with two children struggling to make ends meet in a ramshackle cottage. The two sisters are poles apart & barely on speaking terms. But then Polly's fortunes change unexpectedly & her world comes crashing down. Left penniless & with nowhere else to go she's forced back to the village where she & Clare grew up & the sisters find themselves living together for the first time in years. With an old flame reappearing for Polly a blossoming new career for Clare & a long-buried family secret in the mix sparks are sure to fly. Unless the two women have more in common than they first thought? ...

The next scrumptious story in Cathy Cassidy's Chocolate Box Girls" series following " Cherry Crush" & " Marshmallow Skye". Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson. Summer has always dreamed of dancing & when a place at ballet school comes up she wants it so badly it hurts. Middle school ends & the holidays begin but unlike her sisters Summer has no time for lazy days & sunny beach parties. The audition becomes her obsession & things start spiralling out of control... The more Summer tries to find perfection the more lost she becomes. Will she realise
- with the help of the boy who wants more than friendship
- that dreams come in all shapes & sizes? Third must-have title in this gorgeous series from one of the UK's best-loved girls' authors Cathy Cassidy. Each sister has a different story to tell which one will be your favourite? Cathy Cassidy was voted Queen of Teen in 2010
- beating Jacqueline Wilson & Louise Rennison to the throne. Praise for Cathy's books: " Touching tender & unforgettable". (" Guardian"). Cathy Cassidy wrote her first picture book for her little brother when she was eight or nine & has been writing fabulous stories ever since. " The Chocolate Box Girls" is a sumptuous series starring sassy sisters super-cool boys & one of Cathy's biggest loves
- chocolate. Cathy lives in Scotland with her family."



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A land of summer...A human child...A dangerous test. Fer is the Lady of the Summerlands
- a magical realm on the other side of
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A warm June evening a local tradition: the students of Nantucket High have gathered for a bonfire on the beach. But what begins as a graduation night celebration ends in tragedy when Penny Alistair's car crashes leaving her dead & her twin brother in a coma. The other passengers Penny's boyfriend Jake & her friend Demeter are physically unhurt
- but the emotional damage is overwhelming. As summer unfolds details of that devastating night continue to surface. Questions linger about what happened before Penny took the wheel & startling truths emerge about the survivors & their parents: revelations of secrets kept promises broken.. .and hearts betrayed.
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Carmen Tibby Lena & Bridget have been best friends all their lives. They live in the same small American town & usually spend every moment of their long summer holidays together. The year they turn 16 is the first time they have separate plans for the summer but the girls are determined to keep in touch. Tibby buys a pair of jeans in a second-hand shop & the girls discover that the trousers magically fit each of them perfectly despite their different figures & heights. They hit upon a wonderful plan of sharing the jeans throughout the vacation
- sending them on to the next friend when they feel the time is right. From Baja California to Greece from film-making to football the girls
- & the travelling pants
- encounter first love family upset & fatal illness. Secure in the knowledge that their friendship is constant
- & the symbol of it need never be more than a parcel-delivery away
- the girls survive their summer & return home with a wealth of new experiences to share. This is a perfect teen-chick summer read; a quirky humorous & memorable cut above the rest.




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Lena immerses herself in her painting & an intoxicating summer fling fearing that the moment she forgets about Kostos will be the moment she sees him again. Carmen falls under the spell of a sophisticated college friend for whom a theatrical role means everything & the heritage of the Pants means nothing. Bridget joins a dig for an ancient city on the coast of Turkey & discovers that her archaeology professor is available in every way except one. Tibby leaves behind someone she loves wrongly believing he will stay where she has left him. Join Ann Brashares' beloved sisterhood once again in a dazzling fearless novel. It's a summer that will forever change the lives of Lena Carmen Bee & Tibby here & now past & future together & apart. ...