Tick...A killer's countdown begins. A rash of horrifying crimes tears through New York City throwing it into complete chaos. Tick.. . Can Michael Bennett catch him? The city calls on Detective Michael Bennett pulling him away from a seaside retreat with his ten adopted children his grandfather & their beloved nanny Mary Catherine. Bennett enlists the help of a former colleague FBI Agent Emily Parker. But as his affection for Emily grows into something stronger his relationship with Mary Catherine takes an unexpected turn. Tock.. . Before his time is up? All too soon another appalling crime leads Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer's pattern & the earth-shattering enormity of his plan. ...

Tom Harrison is the Tick Tock Man. He has the most dangerous job in Britain: defusing terrorist bombs. A job that demands nerves of steel & courage to match. But his skill is being tested to the limit by a new IRA bombing campaign. Its different from the others each device more deadly & cunning that the last each more difficult for him to neutralise. Its almost as if someone is testing him trying to find his limits
- a long-dead adversary reaching out to him from beyond the grave. Time & luck are running out. From Belfast to London Harrison is pitched into a very personal battle
- a battle where just one mistake will be his last. From the author of Cold Monday" & " Rogue Element" " The Tick Tock Man" is a terrifying brilliantly researched journey into the dark claustrophobic world of the professional bomb-disposal man."

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Big Aunt Larlie is coming to stay & shes brought her knitting needles & lots of balls of wool. She has already given Wibbly a scarf & some gloves & now Wibbly is worried that there is another tickly Christmas present on the way...A perfect tale of a small childs anticipation of Christmas. ...

Gemma is facing the fight of her life. Cursed by beautiful but deadly sirens her extraordinary powers have a terrifyingly dark side & becoming human once more is proving her greatest challenge yet. As she struggles to break the curse the sirens Penn Lexi & Thea are determined to kill her before she can set herself free. Gemma's only allies are her sister Harper & Harper's boyfriend Daniel. Together they must delve into their enemies' mythical pasts -- to discover their darkest secrets. But Penn has also set her sights on Daniel. Soon the sirens threaten everything Gemma holds dear: her family her friends her life & her relationship with Alex -- the only guy she's ever loved. Can she save herself & those she cares about before it is too late? ...

The smallest fish can tell the tallest tales... Sorry I'm late Miss. I set off really early but on the way to school I was captured by a squid. I wriggled & I struggled till a turtle came & rescued me." " Oh no he didn't." " Oh Yes He did." Tiddler is a little fish with a big imagination. What ever will he come up with next?" ...

Tiddler tells the tallest tales in the ocean so who will believe him when he really gets caught in a net. Julia Donaldson & Axel Schefflers magical story is accompanied by a fun-filled audio CD:

Includes:: full story with music Tiddlers Underwater Exploring Game" the Tiddler Song (plus instrumental version) & a readalong version of the story with musical page."

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The fabulous fishy adventure by the creators of The Gruffalo" is now available in this fantastic read-alone format. This " Early Rader" edition contains the complete classic story & pictures but in a pocket-book format & with a clearer typeface & layout to support children who are gaining confidence in reading. "" Tiddler" is picture-book perfection". (" The Independent on Sunday")." ...

The Sarah Midnight Triology" continues... Sarah Midnight is no ordinary teenager. She is a demon hunter caught up in one of the deadliest wars unknown to man. Orphaned at the age of sixteen Sarah learned the family trade of hunting without her parents to guide her but under the watchful eye of her cousin who was revealed to be Sean Hannay no relative at all but a dear friend of the real Harry Midnight. Now in the exciting sequel to " Dreams" the fight continues. Sarah & Sean may have defeated the Scottish Valaya but the rest of the war still rages on & Sarah Sean Nicholas & their companions must unearth the identity & location of the Enemy
- the leader of the demons
- before the world plunges into the Time of Demons once more. Their quest leads them to Sarahs family home the Midnight mansion in Islay & there they discover horrible truths about the demon ruler his plans & Sarahs own personal history. Along the way Sarah must battle not only the demons but her hurt toward Sean & her feelings for the enigmatic Nicholas who has plans of his own."

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Connor Tempest may only be fourteen but hes taken to the life of a pirate like a duck to water. But his loyalties are divided between his shipmates & his sister. Grace isnt finding the pirate life so appealing. She cannot shake the feeling that all is not well on the vampirate ship she left behind. Dare she try to return to it? Sidoro may have been expelled from the vampirate ship but his dark deeds are just beginning. In this sequel to VAMPIRATES: DEMONS OF THE OCEAN the seas are rougher than ever & a new tide of terror sweeps up Connor Grace their allies & their foes. ...

One winter's afternoon Sonia opens the door of her beautiful riverside home to fifteen-year-old Jez the nephew of a family friend. He's come to borrow some music. Sonia invites him in & soon decides that she isn't going to let him leave. As Sonia's desire to keep Jez hidden & protected from the outside world becomes all the more overpowering she is haunted by memories of an intense teenage relationship which gradually reveal a terrifying truth. The River House Sonia's home since childhood holds secrets within its walls. & outside on the shores of the Thames new ones are coming in on the tide... ...