1322: Lord Hugh de Courtenay's plan to host a tournament is a fantastic opportunity for the money-lenders of Oakhampton. When the defeated knights find themselves unable to pay the traditional ransoms to their captors they will have only one avenue open to them -- & will accrue interest by the hour. But when the most prominent money-lender Benjamin Dudenay is found brutally murdered a month before the festivities Sir Baldwin Furnshill & Bailiff Simon Puttock find themselves on the trail of a sinister killer... ...

In her mid-thirties Karen has it all: a career as a fashion editor a handsome boyfriend a fab flat in west London & an array of gorgeous shoes. But when her 'plus one' leaves she wonders if there is more to life than high fashion. So she hangs up her Manolos & waves goodbye to her city lifestyle deciding to go it alone in a run-down house in rural Poitou-Charentes western France. Once there she encounters a host of new friends & unsuitable suitors soon learning that true happiness can be found in the simplest of things
- a bike ride through the countryside on a summer evening or six glasses of Pinot in a neighbour's garden. If you've ever dreamed of chucking away your Black Berry & downshifting Tout Sweet" is perfect summer reading."
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There is so much to look forward to in the months ahead
- to lengthening evenings bike rides past fields of sunflowers or wild
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An elderly widow is murdered at a clifftop seaside house! What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl & the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gulls Point the seaside home of an elderly widow earlier events come to a dramatic head. Its all part of a carefully paid plan -- for murder! ...

Castle royal palace prison torture chamber execution site zoo mint treasure house armoury record office observatory & the most visited tourist attraction in the country the Tower of London has been all these things & more. No building in Britain has been more intimately involved in our islands story than this mighty brooding stronghold in the very heart of the capital a place which has stood at the epicentre of dramatic bloody & frequently cruel events for almost a thousand years. Now historian Nigel Jones sets this dramatic story firmly in the context of national
- & international
- events. In a monumental history drawn from primary sources he pictures the Tower in its many changing moods & a bewildering array of functions. Here for the first time is a thematic portrayal of the Tower of London as more than an ancient structure. The fortress is a living symbol of the nation itself in all its kaleidoscopic colour & rich diversity. Incorporating a dazzling panoply of political & social detail Tower" puts one of Britains most important buildings firmly at the heart of our national story."

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The final instalment in the bestselling conspiracy thriller trilogy by Simon Toyne author of SANCTUS: ' Plenty of action plenty of intrigue & wonderfully imaginative. The sort of novel to devour in one sitting' Kate Mosse. For all fans of Dan Brown. AFTER THE RISE COMES THE FALL. The forbidden Citadel at the heart of the ancient Turkish city of Ruin opens its gates for the first time in history. Why now after centuries of secrecy? A deadly disease has erupted within & threatens to spread beyond its walls. Infected charity worker Gabriel Mann may hold the cure
- but can one dying man stop an epidemic? Without him former journalist Liv Adamsen is vulnerable surrounded by strangers in the desert oasis that is her new home. Liv however has far bigger concerns than just her own life... In the USA newly qualified FBI Agent Joe Shepherd investigates the disappearance of NASA's most senior professor. Is it a vanishing act an abduction or something darker? Shepherd's investigation approaches a powerful conspiracy with global reach & profound consequences. For them all this much is clear: something big is coming. Something that will change everything. But will it be a new beginning or the End of Days?
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Fate has brought together four young people from our world into the enchanted world of Tir. Together Kate Alan Mark & Mo present a formidable new force for good in this war-ravaged world: they are Hope for the millions of oppressed peoples that live here. The four have been split up with one of their number kidnapped one lost & one changing almost beyond recognition & it falls to Alan to unite them once again & restore their strength. But the Great Witch Olc scheming in her Tower of Bones is planning to lure Alan into a trap. & she has resurrected the demigod Fangorath a dreadful force for malice for her own evil ends. ...

War rages across Santhenar as the quest for the Mirror of Aachan continues. In desperation Tensor leader of the Aachims flees with the Mirror into the wilderness taking the chronicler Llian with him. Only Karan can locate them but it will be a perilous journey. Tensor wants her dead other powers are hunting her down & Rulke the Charon broods over them all from his Nightland prison.. . The complex cultures detailed geography & the palpable weight of history provide a solid background to an intense story.. .this stands out as a worldbuilding labour of love with some truly original touches LOCUS Look out for more information on this book & others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk ...

The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unravelling & the armies of the Shadow have begun to spill out of the Blight. Perrin Aybara is haunted by spectres from his past. To prevail he must find a way to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it for ever. Meanwhile Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits & its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost. The end draws near. It's time to roll the dice. ...

In a blue-collar Boston neighbourhood a planned robbery takes place. The men wear masks. Their guns are drawn on the pretty bank manager Claire Keesey who nervously recites the alarm code & the tumblers within the huge vault fall. The timing & execution are brilliant. It could be the perfect job. A huge sum of cash is stolen but so too is one man's heart as Doug Mac Ray the brains behind the tough tight-knit crew of thieves falls for Claire. But she has another admirer: FBI agent Adam Frawley who is beginning to zero in on the gang & for Doug pursuing Claire may be his most dangerous act of all. ...