The son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off the street & held hostage. His parents can't save him because this kidnapper isn't demanding money. Instead he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury. In this exam wrong answers are fatal. Detective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With ten kids of his own he can't begin to understand what could lead someone to target anyone's children. As another student disappears one powerful family after another uses their leverage & connections to turn up the heat on the mayor the press anyone who will listen to stop this killer. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI who send their top Abduction Specialist Agent Emily Parker. Bennett's work life
- & love life
- suddenly get even more complicated. Before Bennett has a chance to protest the FBI's intrusion on his case the mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most deadly demonstration yet
- one that could bring cataclysmic devastation to every inch of New York.


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The Worst Childrens Jobs in History" takes you back to the days when being a kid was no excuse for getting out of hard labor. This book tells the stories of all the children whose work fed the nation kept trains running & put clothes on everyones backs over the last few hundred years of Britains history. From a jigger-turner to a turnip-picker from an orderly boy to a matchbox maker this book will tell you things you probably didnt want to know about the back-breaking realities of being a child in the past." ...

When scriptwriter Jane Bussmann (South Park The Fast Show Brass Eye & Smack the Pony) moved to Hollywood it was supposed to be the start of something better. But a day job interviewing Paris Britney & Co. left her trapped in the Golden Age of Stupid. Then she saw a photograph of John Prendergast in Vanity Fair. His day job was ending war. He was also extremely attractive. Jane may have inferred she was a Foreign Correspondent because suddenly she found herself on route to Africa on the trail of this modern-day Indiana Jones. There was one problem: when she got to Uganda John had left. Alone in a war-torn country appalled by 25 000 child abductions Jane must investigate the war crime of the century to make John fancy her. Combining a maverick heroine an idealist hero comic disasters & moving tragedy this is brilliant storytelling by a hugely talented writer. Jane Bussmanns romantic odyssey from Hollywood to Uganda is the funniest thing weve ever read. Instyle Hot List a marvellously maverick approach to the investigation of war crimes. Marie Claire Five Stars Imagine The Last King of Scotland written by Shazzer from Bridget Joness Diary & youd still only get halfway to appreciating Jane Bussmanns funny incongruous & artlessly perceptive account this is one of the funniest books Ive read for a long while The Sunday Times hilarious & heart-wrenching The Spectator ...

Once upon a time in a tower near you Lived a sad princess; the Princess Sue. Some day " she sighed "my prince will come But I wish he'd move his royal bum." But when Princess Sue's prince finally does arrive he's not quite what she had in mind. Find out how the feisty princess escapes the clutches of her twit of a prince in this funny twist on the traditional princess tale." ...

Being a sister isnt always easy...but whats the very worst thing about your sister? Marty & her sister Melissa couldnt be more different. Marty loves her Converse trainers playing football hiding in her secret den & helping her dad with his DIY. But Melissa loves Justin Bieber & all things pink girly & pretty. The sisters can manage to live together despite their occasional scraps but then Mum tells them they have to share a room. For Marty having to share her bunk beds & lose her private sanctuary turns out to be the very worst thing about having a sister. But the girls soon discover that being too close for comfort can have unexpected consequences & when an accident happens the sisters realise they are closer than they thought. ...

Jacqueline Wilson reads her fabulous new novel about two very different sisters. Marty & her big sister Melissa couldnt be more different
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Jill Murphy's classic much-loved The Worst Witch" series is the original story of life at a magical boarding school perfect for 5-9 readers. Loveable but accident-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches...' Oh no... You've done it now Mildred!' Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches but she's making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong & crashing her broomstick. & when she turns Ethel the teacher's pet into her worst enemy chaos ensues..." Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch". (" Sunday Express"). If you'd like to read more of Mildred's disastrous adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy " The Worst Witch Strikes Again" "A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch" " The Worst Witch All at Sea" " The Worst Witch Saves the Day" & " The Worst Witch to the Rescue" are also available from Puffin & are perfect for children aged 5-9." ...

Jill Murphys classic much-loved The Worst Witch" series is the original story of life at a magical boarding school perfect for 5-9 readers. Loveable but accident-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackles Academy for Witches... Oh no... Youve done it now Mildred! Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackles Academy for Witches but shes making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong & crashing her broomstick. & when she turns Ethel the teachers pet into her worst enemy chaos ensues..." Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphys Worst Witch". (" Sunday Express"). If youd like to read more of Mildreds disastrous adventures at Miss Cackles Academy " The Worst Witch Strikes Again" "A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch" " The Worst Witch All at Sea" " The Worst Witch Saves the Day" & " The Worst Witch to the Rescue" are also available from Puffin & are perfect for children aged 5-9." ...

The Worst Witch All At Sea" is the fourth of Jill Murphys classic much-loved " The Worst Witch" series the original story of life at a magical boarding school perfect for 5-9 readers. Loveable but accident-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackles Academy for Witches... Mildred is in deep water on the school trip! Mildred Hubble the worst witch at Miss Cackles Academy for Witches cant bear to leave behind her beloved cat Tabby when the class goes for a week beside the seaside. But keeping Tabby leads Mildred into yet more trouble. "A wonderful zany story". (" Daily Telegraph"). If youd like to read more of Mildreds disastrous adventures at Miss Cackles Academy " The Worst Witch" " The Worst Witch Strikes Again" "A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch" " The Worst Witch Saves the Day" & " The Worst Witch to the Rescue" are also available from Puffin & are perfect for children aged 5-9." ...

It's the start of a new term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches & Mildred Hubble is determined not to be the worst witch this year. Everything starts so well. Mildred's class has a new form teacher
- no more Miss Hardbroom for Mildred & her friends! But then the new teacher Miss Granite starts acting fishy; Mildred has a very bad hair day when a hair growth spell goes wrong & she has to put up with know-it-all Ethel Hallow being 'helpful'. To top it all her beloved cat Tabby is having a nervous breakdown & refuses to fly.
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