TRAWLERMAN is the memoir of Jimmy Buchan
- skipper of the Amity II a fishing vessel based in Peterhead Europe's largest fishing
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What could be better than the wonderful aroma of a tray of biscuits baking away in the oven? Only the knowledge that there are lots more great ideas where they came from! From traditional American brownies lemon slice chocolate chip cookies to the perfect flapjack with syrup or honey. So easy to make so easy to eat! ...

From the master of Swedish crime fiction comes a gripping new novel. Based on a true story A Treacherous Paradise" sees Henning Mankell turn his talents for suspense to a world where power & powerlessness meet & passion is a dangerous commodity. In 1904 Hanna Lundmark escapes the brutal poverty of rural Sweden for a job as a cook onboard a steamship headed for Australia. She finds love in the form of the ship's mate whom she marries but disaster strikes when her husband is struck down almost immediately by a fatal illness. Jumping ship at the African port of Lourenco Marques Hanna decides to begin her life anew. Stumbling across what she believes to be a down-at-heel hotel Hanna becomes embroiled in a sequence of events that lead to her inheriting the most successful brothel in town. Uncomfortable with the attitudes of the white settlers Hanna is determined to befriend the prostitutes working for her & change life in the town for the better but the distrust between blacks & whites & the shadow of colonialism lead to tragedy & murder." ...

Thomas Kydd has dragged himself up in the navy from press-ganged seaman to captain of his own ship. Now he faces disgrace. After losing favour with his superiors & suffering terrible personal tragedy Kydd & his ship are sent to guard the Channel Islands from Napoleon's forces. When he is brutally betrayed off the Normandy Coast & removed from command only his old friend Renzi is willing to stick by him. Kydd is determined to clear his name but soon finds himself fighting yet another battle he seems to have no chance of winning. Can he defeat his enemies on both sides & win back the glory taken from him? ...

' There's another body on a slab Dallas. Dirty cop or not he's dead & she's responsible. She has to be shut downbefore she decides to clean house again.' Lieutenant Eve Dallas is about to come up against her most formidable criminal yet: Lieutenant Renee Oberman daughter of a New York Police legend. After eighteen years on the force Oberman is efficient decorated
- & utterly corrupt. When Eve's partner Peabody overhears a damning conversation between Oberman & one of her flunkies Peabody Eve & her husband Roarke are soon on the case. Together they must find the hard evidence needed to bring Oberman & all her dirty cops down
- knowing all the while that she will kill anyone who gets in her way.

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The second part of The History of The Lord of the Rings an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes &

Includes:: the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. The Treason of Isengard continues the account of the creation of The Lord of the Rings started in the earlier volume The Return of the Shadow. It races the great expansion of the tale into new lands & peoples south & east of the Misty Mountains: the emerence of Lothlorien of Ents of the Riders of Rohan & of Saruman the White in the fortress of Isengard. In brief outlines & pencilled drafts dashed down on scraps of paper are seen the first entry of Galadriel the earliest ideas of the history of Gondor & the original meeting of Aragorn & Eowyn its significance destined to be wholly transformed. The book also contains a full account of the original map which was to be the basis of the emerging geography of Middle-earth. This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged to complement the distinctive & classic style of the black cover A-format paperbacks of The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion & Unfinished Tales.

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In the village of Melford a local lord is executed for a spate of vicious murders. It's not until the killing begins again & the dead lord's son alleges that a miscarriage of justice has taken place that a serious investigation begins. Hugh Corbett realises that for the last five years a serial killer has terrorised the villagers & that when not if the next victim is chosen he must be ready to act. ...

Patrick OBrians Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning with Master & Commander these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the ninth book in the series. Uniquely among authors of naval fiction Patrick OBrian allows his characters to develop with experience. The Jack Aubrey of Treasons Harbour has a record of successes equal to that of the most brilliant of Nelsons band of brothers & he is no less formidable or decisive in action or strategy. But he is wiser kinder gentler too. Much of the plot of Treasons Harbour depends on intelligence & counter-intelligence a field in which Aubreys friend Stephen Maturin excels. Through him we get a clearer insight into the life & habits of the sea officers of Nelsons time than we would ever obtain seeing things through their own eyes. There is plenty of action & excitement in this novel but it is the atmosphere of a Malta crowded with senior officers waiting for news of what the French are up to & wondering whether the war will end before their turn comes for prize money & for fame that is here so freshly & vividly conveyed. ...

July 1805: Napoleons army masses across the Channel
- Britain is within hours of invasion & defeat. Only one thing stands in the
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A CLIVE CUSSLER CLASSIC On behalf of a grateful nation I wish to thank you for this astonishing gift! The President of the United States had reason to be grateful. Dirk Pitt had unearthed the greatest storehouse of knowledge in the ancient world: the Alexandria Library. The trail began in a lonely fjord in Greenl&. It ended on the banks of the Rio Grande. In between Pitt had frustrated an assassination rescued a hijacked liner survived a deadly gun battle & halted an invasion. A gripping action-packed story by a master of the craft. ...