Penelope Ashford may be rich but she also has a social conscience. As Portia Cynster's younger sister she is forceful wilful & blunt to a fault
- & she has for years devoted her considerable energy & intelligence to caring for the forgotten orphans in London's East End. But now her charges are mysteriously disappearing & in desperation Penelope turns to the one man she knows might be able to help her
- Barnaby Adair. Handsome scion of a noble house Adair has made a name for himself in certain circles where his powers of observation & deduction have seen him solve several unsavoury crimes. Despite his skills
- or perhaps because of them
- he makes Penelope distinctly uncomfortable but the stakes are too high. Throwing caution to the wind defying every rule for unmarried ladies she appears on his doorstep late one night determined to recruit his talents. However soon the pair are in more danger than they could have ever imagined.



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February 1941. Julie Harris is working in Londons East End as a midwife when a bombing raid destroys her family & the house she grew up in. All she has left is her motherless baby nephew William. Determined to uphold her promise to her sister to keep William safe until his father Bill returns from the war she accepts a post as a midwife in Cliffehaven on the south-coast of Engl&. Here they are taken under the wing of the Reilly family at the Beach View boarding house. But all too soon Julie learns that Bill is missing in action & William falls dangerously ill. As she begins the long vigil by Williams beside she fears she will lose the little boy she has grown to love as her own. ...

In November 1942 two nights after the Battle of El Alamein a young British army officer was captured. As the Nazis deliberated about what to do with him Richard Carver had particular reason to be afraid: unknown to anyone he was the stepson of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery the Allied Commander who had just inflicted the first serious defeat on the Third Reich... This gripping story tells of Richard's internment in a POW camp in northern Italy
- the same camp made famous by Eric Newby
- & of his subsequent escape. Having decided to risk making his way back to Allied HQ in the south he embarked on a gruelling 500-mile journey through German-occupied territory evading capture again & again & ultimately being saved by a family of brave Italian peasants who jeopardised not just their own lives but those of an entire village to hide him. In the winter of 1943 a year after he disappeared he staggered back into Army HQ to be greeted by his now famous stepfather with the words ' Where the hell have you been?' This is a great adventure story
- a reminder of a lost age when in the face of terrifying challenges a generation rose to extraordinary feats of valour in the service of a cause greater than themselves.


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Amid Icelands wild volcanic landscape rumours swirl of an eight-hundred-year-old manuscript inscribed with a long-lost saga about a ring of terrible power. A rediscovered saga alone would be worth a fortune but if the rumours can be believed there is something much more valuable about this one. Something worth killing for. Something that will cost Professor Agnar Haraldsson his life. Untangling murder from myth is Icel&-born Boston-raised homicide detective Magnus Jonson. Seconded to the Icelandic Police Force for his own protection after he runs afoul of a drug cartel back in Boston Magnus also has his own reasons for returning to the country of his birth for the first time in nearly two decades
- the unsolved murder of his father. & as Magnus is about to discover the past casts a long shadow in Icel&. Binding Icelands landscape & history secrets & superstitions in a strikingly original plot that will span several volumes Where the Shadows Lie is the first in a thrilling new series from an established master.
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Claire's husband has been keeping secrets. About the whereabouts of the witness to the murder trial he's prosecuting. & about the letters he's been getting threatening to kill their four-year-old unless he tells the blackmailer where the witness is hiding. With their daughter's life at stake it is left to Claire to untangle the web of lies & half-truths & find out just who might be responsible. & to stop them. Before it's too late. ...

When Max puts on his wolf suit & makes mischief his mother calls him ' Wild Thing' & sends him to bed without any supper. Alone in his room Max enters a magical world & sets sail across the sea to the place where the wild things are. The wild things roar their terrible roars & gnash their terrible teeth & roll their terrible eyes & show their terrible claws.. . But Max tames the wild things & is made their king. Will he ever want to go home? ...

Sandra Brown was eight when her friend & neighbour twelve-year-old Moira Anderson disappeared from the small town of Coatbridge near Glasgow in 1957. Moira has never been seen since. Twenty-seven years later at a family funeral Sandra's estranged father confessed to her that he had been involved in the girl's disappearance. Appalled & fascinated by his curious half confession Sandra began to delve into the case & in so doing discovered that her father was an acknowledged child molester whose activities were known not just to everyone in Coatbridge but also to the police. The horrifying jigsaw she pieced together along with the admission her father had made ultimately convinced Sandra that he had indeed been responsible for Moira's disappearance nearly fifty years ago. Where There Is Evil" is the remarkable story of Sandra's quest to unravel the mystery & see justice done. ' Completely gripping... Sandra Brown found evil in the person of her own father; & she confronted it as few could have done... Everyone will want to read this amazing story.'
- Andrew O' Hagan. ' Inspirational... This book is not only important but unique.'
- Jimmy Boyle."

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The frighteningly hip teenage children of the world's most famous monsters have gathered together under one roof...to brave the horrors of high school! Always overshadowed by her six brothers & her fab friends Clawdeen Wolf plans to finally strut her stuff in the spotlight at her upcoming Sweet Sixteen bash. But after The Ghoul Next Door goes viral it's into the woods for the family Wolf. Clawdeen goes stir crazy lying low at her family's B&B with her annoying brothers until Lala shows up to keep her company. But is the vamp flirting with Claude?! ...

Where To Go When: Italy" offers a beautifully illustrated tour of Italy unearthing the best of every region month by month. Whether youre looking for a fun family holiday or a cultural weekend in the city " Where To Go When: Italy" suggests suitable locations & the best month of the year to visit each one. Written by knowledgeable travel writers with a passion for Italy this book combines inspirational information with truly sumptuous photography to bring each destination to life. It ensures something for everybody. Whether you fancy visiting the Venice Carnival or enjoying a relaxing week in Sardinia " Where To Go When: Italys" advice on local transport hotel & restaurant options will inspire your ideal getaway. This is the perfect inspirational book for anyone who loves Italy whether youd like a weekend break a longer holiday or to seek out the hidden gems of this gorgeous country." ...

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