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The queue Basma Abdel Aziz ; translated from the Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette.

Set against the backdrop of a failed political uprising, The Queue is a chilling debut that evokes Orwellian dystopia, Kafkaesque surrealism, and a very real vision of life after the Arab Spring.

Star of the east : a Lady Emily Christmas story Tasha Alexander

Emily and Colin Hargreaves make it a rule to spend as little time as possible with her parents in Kent, but are unable to refuse Lady Catherine Bromley's invitation to join them for a pre-Christmas party that includes the family of Ala Kapur Singh, a powerful Punjabi maharaja who has come to England after receiving the Order of the Star of India.

The special dead Lin Anderson

When Mark Howitt is invited back to Leila's flat and ordered to strip, he thinks he's about to have the experience of his life. Waking later he finds Leila gone from his side. Keen to leave, he opens the wrong door and finds he's entered a nightmare; behind the swaying Barbie dolls that hang from the ceiling is the body of the girl he just had sex with. Rhona Macleod's forensic investigation of the scene reveals the red plaited silk cord used to hang Leila to be a cingulum, a Wiccan artefact used in sex magick. Sketches of sexual partners hidden in the dolls provide a link to nine powerful men, but who are they?

The world, the flesh & the bishop Elizabeth Aston

Who needs love? Not Quinta, who's made a good life for herself, bringing up her difficult young daughter, absorbed in her work as a violin maker. And she certainly doesn't need anybody to tell her how to live her life: She has it all sorted out, down to the last dot and comma. If it isn't on a list, it doesn't exist. When her old friend Lydia appears, jilted and angry, Quinta's orderly life is shaken and her past begins to catch up with her.

The Great Galloon and the pirate queen Tom Banks

The final showdown between the Great Galloon and the evil crew of the Sumbaroon. Captain Anstruther and the crew of his Great Galloon have trapped the evil Zebediah and his Sumbaroon at the base of a waterfall - at last they will rescue the captain's stolen bride, Isabella! But the Sumbaroon sprouts mechanical legs and escapes over land like a devious metal spider. Stanley and Rasmussen are determined to stop Zebediah from taking over the Great Galloon, but it turns out that it isn't Zebediah who is after control of the enormous airship. Will they figure out the treachery in time?

The widow Fiona Barton

When the police started asking questions, Jean Taylor turned into a different woman. One who enabled her and her husband to carry on, when more bad things began to happen ? But that woman's husband died last week. And Jean doesn't have to be her anymore. There's a lot Jean hasn't said over the years about the crime her husband was suspected of committing. She was too busy being the perfect wife, standing by her man while living with the accusing glares and the anonymous harassment.

Amaryllis M C Beaton

Once Miss Amaryllis Duvane had been the reigning beauty of the London season, about to marry the man of her dreams and live and love happily ever after. Then her father died. Suddenly Amaryllis was penniless and alone, forced to survive on the charity of relatives who made her little more than a servant to their husband-hunting daughters.

The skeleton in the closet M C Beaton

A stand-alone, lighthearted crime romp featuring amateur sleuth Fellworth Dolphin by the bestselling MC Beaton. Ignorance is bliss... especially when it comes to murder! Ever since the death of his father, Fellworth Dolphin has slaved away as a waiter to support his miserly, cold-hearted mother.

The Westerby sisters M C Beaton

Lady Betty has no interest in the Duke of Collingham. She doesn't care that he's fabulously wealthy or devastatingly handsome or impeccably well dressed. All she sees is an arrogant nobleman with an abrasive personality and an annoyingly persistent streak. And the Duke of Collingham is persistent. He can have any woman in the whole of society - but the one who won't have him is the only one he wants. And he'll stop at nothing to persuade her.

The wolves Alex Berenson

John Wells has just barely managed to stop an operation designed to drive the United States and Iran into war, but the instigator himself disappeared behind an impenetrable war of security. Now it's time for him to pay, and Wells has made it his personal mission.

Lonely graves Britta Bolt

A suicide. A drowned man. A sudden death. It's all in a day's work for Pieter Posthumus. In Amsterdam, the Lonely Funerals team exists to make sure that no one goes to the grave unmourned. Posthumus takes that responsibility seriously. A careful, humane man, he works hard to find out all he can about the anonymous or abandoned dead entrusted to his care.

The druid of Shannara Terry Brooks

The evil Shadowen have seized control of the Four Lands, and Walker Bok, one of the scions of Shannara, must retrieve the Elfstone from the Stone King.

The elf queen of Shannara Terry Brooks

Wren Ohmsford, Scion of Shannara, came from the Westlands, where she lived the life of a rover. Now she, like Par and Walker Boh, has been called upon to help the shade of Allanon fight the totalitarian power of the Federation. She must find the Elves, who disappeared over 100 years ago.

The scions of Shannara Terry Brooks

Three hundred years have passed since the events of The Wishsong of Shannara. The totalitarian Federation now controls all of the Southland; in the West, the Elves have vanished; in the East, the Dwarves are enslaved.

The talismans of Shannara Terry Brooks

The descendants of the Elven house of Shannara had all completed their quests: Paranor, the Druid's keep, had been restored; the Elves had been returned to the Four Lands; and Par Ohmsford had found what he believed to be the legendary Sword of Shannara. But their work was not yet done.

Above and beyond Sandra Brown

The letters Kyla sent to her husband, Sergeant Richard Stroud, stationed a world away, spoke of a love that stretched across the ocean and held the young couple together. But when tragedy ended their marriage too soon, Kyla was left a widow with a newborn son. And Richard left behind only a metal box filled with his wife's declarations of love. Trevor Rule had been Richard's best friend. Returning home from military duty, he carried with him the letters Kyla had sent. And with each one he read, he fell more in love with the gentle, passionate woman who had penned them.

The snow sister Emma Carroll

Ever since her sister, Agnes, died, Pearl has a tradition every time it snows. She makes a person out of snow. A snow sister. It makes Christmas feel a little less lonely. On Christmas Eve, her father receives a letter about a long-lost relative's will. Is their luck about to change?

Spare me the truth Caroline Carver

Dan Forrester, piecing his life back together after the tragic death of his son, is approached in a supermarket by a woman who tells him everything he remembers about his life - and his son - is a lie. Grace Reavey, stricken by grief, is accosted at her mother's funeral. The threat is simple: pay the staggering sum her mother allegedly owed, or lose everything.

Death match Lincoln Child

Lewis and Lindsay Thorpe were the perfect couple: young, attractive, and ideally matched. But the veil of perfection can mask many blemishes. When the Thorpes are found dead in their tasteful Flagstaff living room (having committed double suicide), alarms go off in the towering Manhattan offices of Eden Incorporated, the high-tech matchmaking company whose spectacular success, and legendary secrecy, has inspired awe around the world.

The oligarch Joseph Clyde

Meet Arshile Grekov. A Russian oligarch, he lives in Holland Park, London, as a recluse in exceptional opulence after successfully extricating his gigantic fortune from Russia. He is deeply worried. His doctors are confounded by his slowly failing health and then there is his beloved son, a loud, druggy, dissolute Etonian secretly involved with a white-Russian princess.

Ed's bed Eoin Colfer

Poor Ed Cooper seems to have one problem after another. From Going Potty to Ed's Funny Feet, Ed's life is never boring. This time around Ed is having problems in school, he just can't get his head around his time-tables. At home things are bad too - Ed has started to wet his bed. What is Ed to do?.

The devil's assassin Paul Fraser Collard

Bombay, 1857. Jack Lark is living precariously as an officer when his heroic but fraudulent past is discovered by the Devil--Major Ballard, the army's intelligence officer. Ballard is gathering a web of information to defend the British Empire, and he needs a man like Jack on his side.

Rebel sisters Marita Conlon-McKenna

With the threat of the First World War looming, tension simmers under the surface of Ireland. Growing up in the privileged confines of Dublin's leafy Rathmines, the bright, beautiful Gifford sisters Grace, Muriel and Nellie kick against the conventions of their wealthy Anglo-Irish background and their mother Isabella's expectations.

How to fight a dragon's fury Cressida Cowell

The Doomsday of Yule has arrived, and the future of dragonkind lies in the hands of one boy with nothing to show, but everything to fight for. Hiccup's quest is clear. But can he end the rebellion? Can he prove himself to be king? Can he save the dragons? The stakes have never been higher, as the very fate of the Viking world hangs in the balance!

Eva and the hidden diary Judi Curtin

When Eva and Kate find an old diary, they end up determined to right old wrongs! But they can't spend all their time living in the past as the present, too, is throwing all sorts of challenges at them.

Viva Alice Judi Curtin

Grace invites Alice and Megan to spend Easter in her house in Lanzarote. The girls are accidentally left home-alone for two days in the house. It?s fun at first, until they become trapped on an upstairs balcony and spend a long cold night and day waiting to be rescued! Meanwhile Melissa is still unhappy at boarding school.

The few Nadia Dalbuono

Detective Leone Scamarcio, the son of a former leading Mafioso, has turned his back on the family business, and has joined the Rome police force. He may be one of the last honest men in Italy. But when Scamarcio is handed a file of extremely compromising photographs of a high-profile Italian politician, and told to 'deal with it', he knows he's in for trouble. And when a young man is found stabbed to death in Rome, and a young American girl disappears on a beach in Elba, Scamarcio's job gets a whole lot more complicated.

Gone astray Michelle Davies

Lesley and her husband Mack are the sudden winners of a GBP15 million EuroMillions jackpot. They move with their 15-year-old daughter Rosie to an exclusive gated estate in Buckinghamshire, leaving behind their ordinary lives and friends as they are catapulted into wealth beyond their wildest dreams. But it soon turns into their darkest nightmare when, one beautiful spring afternoon, Lesley returns to their house to find it empty: their daughter Rosie is gone.

Saturnalia Lindsey Davis

It is the Roman holiday of Saturnalia. The days are short, the nights are for wild parties. A general has captured a famous enemy of Rome, and brings her home to adorn his Triumph as a ritual sacrifice. The logistics go wrong; she acquires a mystery illness - then a young man is horrendously murdered and she escapes from house arrest. Marcus Didius Falco is pitted against his old rival, the Chief Spy Anacrites, in a race to find the fugitive before her presence angers the public and makes the government look stupid.

Where are you going, baby Lincoln? Kate DiCamillo

What if timid Baby Lincoln broke free of her bossy sister and set off on an unexpected journey?

Stinkbomb & Ketchup-Face and the bees of stupidity John Dougherty

There are strange things happening on the island of Great Kerfuffle. Listen carefully ... can you hear that humming noise? It's getting louder ... and louder ... it's coming this way. But here come our heroes, Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face to save us. They're sure to know what's beehind all this strange beehaviour.

Nowhere girl R E Dugdall

Probation officer Cate Austin has moved for a fresh start, along with her daughter Amelia, to live with her police detective boyfriend, Olivier Massard. But when she realises just how casually he is taking the disappearance of a young girl, Ellie, Cate decides to investigate matters for herself. She discovers Luxembourg has a dark heart.

Before & after getting your puppy : the positive approach to raising a happy, healthy, & well-behaved dog Ian Dunbar

A simple, practical guide for anyone bringing a new puppy into the family. In clear steps, with easy-to-follow training deadlines, Dr. Ian Dunbar, who pioneered puppy classes and a loving style of dog training in the 1970s, presents a structured yet playful and humorous plan for raising a wonderful dog. The guide is based on six developmental deadlines.

A killing moon Steven Dunne

A young student is kidnapped on her way home from the pub, but her nightmare is just beginning. DI Damen Brook is assigned the case but starts to realise that this might not be an isolated incident. With very little to go on, Brook trawls through the murky world of cheap labour and prostitution but comes up against a brick wall. But then bodies start turning up and the case is blown wide open. Who is kidnapping these girls and why? Brook has to put the pieces together before the next victim is taken.

The revolution of Ivy Amy Engel

Ivy Westfall is beyond the fence and she is alone. Abandoned by her family and separated from Bishop Lattimer, Ivy must find a way to survive on her own in a land filled with countless dangers, both human and natural. She has traded a more civilized type of cruelty - forced marriages and murder plots - for the bare-knuckled brutality required to survive outside Westfall's borders. But there is hope beyond the fence, as well. And when Bishop reappears in Ivy's life, she must decide if returning to Westfall to take a final stand for what she believes is right is worth losing everything she's fought for.

It's not about the tapas Polly Evans

When Polly Evans set off on a journey around Spain by bicycle, she found more adventures than she had bargained for. She survived a nail-biting encounter with a sprightly pig, escaped over-zealous suitors, had her morality questioned by the locals, and indulged her love of regional cooking. While she pedalled, Polly pondered some of the more lurid details of Spanish history - the king who collected pickled heads and the unfortunate duchess who lost her feet. And wherever she cycled, she ate and ate - and yet still she shrank out of her trousers.

Mad dogs and an Englishwoman : travels with sled dogs in Canada's frozen north Polly Evans

In the dead of winter, Polly Evans ventures to the remote Yukon Territory in Canada's far northwest, where temperatures plunge to minus forty and the sun rises for just a few hours each day. Her mission: to learn to drive sled dogs - ends up with an affection for the loving, mischievous huskies who escort her through the white trails of the north.

Elspeth Hart and the perilous voyage Sarah Forbes

Elspeth Hart and the Perilous Voyage is the second adventure featuring the fabulous Elspeth Hart, a modern heroine with doodles on her Converse trainers and unstoppable determination. Now she's finally free of the School for Show-offs, Elspeth is on a desperate mission to find her parents. She knows that Miss Crabb will have answers but where can she find the vile woman? When Elspeth spots her on the news as a staff member on a luxury cruise ship, the chase is on. Elspeth is determined to get the answers she needs and she'll stop at nothing. Sneaking aboard the ship is easy enough, but setting sail was never part of the plan! All at sea, unable to find Crabb and still no closer to a reunion with her parents, things aren't looking good for Elspeth.

Goodbye to the dead Brian Freeman

It is almost a decade since Duluth said goodbye to its innocence. The city creeps ever closer to the tenth anniversary of the year in which it found itself both gripped by murder and united in terror; and during which the pillar of its community, DS Jonathan Stride, had his home and heart torn to ribbons by the claws of cancer. Cat Mateo, an orphan with a knack of landing on her feet, has bid farewell to a life on the streets. This once-stray teenager owes her rescue to Detective Stride, the father figure she holds close to her heart. But Cat holds something else to her chest a secret: the sheer power of which she could not possibly comprehend. A secret that, once out of the bag, will not just viciously scratch at Duluth's still-healing wounds, but will make DS Jonathan Stride wave goodbye to his convictions about the events nine years before, and say hello to his darkest fears.

The sleeper and the spindle Neil Gaiman

In this captivating and darkly funny tale, Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell have twisted together the familiar and the new as well as the beautiful and the wicked to tell a brilliant version of Snow White's (sort of) and Sleeping Beauty's (almost) stories. This story was originally published in Rags & Bones.

The lightkeepers Abby Geni

In The Lightkeepers, we follow Miranda, a nature photographer who travels to the Farallon Islands, an exotic and dangerous archipelago off the coast of California, for a one-year residency capturing the landscape. Her only companions are the scientists studying there, odd and quirky refugees from the mainland living in rustic conditions; they document the fish populations around the island, the bold trio of sharks called the Sisters that hunt the surrounding waters, and the overwhelming bird population that, at times, creates the need to wear hard hats as protection from their attacks.

The Regional Office is under attack Manuel Gonzales

When a prophecy suggests that an insider might bring about the downfall of a powerful underground organization known as the Regional Office, devoted recruit Sarah and young assassin Rose find their respective lives clashing in a dispute that threatens everything they know.

Lights & sirens : the education of a paramedic Kevin Grange

A true account of going through UCLA's famed Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program - and practicing emergency medicine on the streets of Los Angeles. Nine months of tying tourniquets and pushing new medications, of IVs, chest compressions, and defibrillator shocks - that was Kevin Grange's initiation into emergency medicine when, at age thirty-six, he enrolled in the 'Harvard of paramedic schools' paramedic program.

The receptionist : an education at the New Yorker Janet Groth

Describes the author's career as a receptionist at the prestigious New Yorker magazine, recounting her relationships with famous poets, essayists, and playwrights, and chronicling the behind-the-scenes affairs of the magazine and its staff.

The house of fame Oliver Harris

Amber Knight is London's hottest ticket - pop star, film star, the front-page subject of daily tabloid gossip. Nick Belsey is less celebrated. His decade -long career at Hampstead CID seems to be coming to an end, and his habit of getting into serious trouble is ongoing. He is currently of no fixed abode.

House of shadows Pamela Hartshorne

When Kate Vavasour wakes in hospital, she can remember nothing about the family gathered around her bed, or of her life before the accident. The doctors diagnose post-traumatic amnesia and say the memories should start returning. Which they do but these memories are not her own. They belong to Isabel Vavasour, who lived and died at Askerby Hall over four hundred years earlier.

The language of stars Louise Hawes

Sarah is forced to take a poetry class as penance for trashing the home of a famous poet. Sarah has had her happy ending: she's at the party of the year with the most popular boy in school. But when that boy turns out to be a troublemaker who decided to throw a party at a cottage museum dedicated to renowned poet Rufus Baylor, everything changes.

Indivisible Kristen Heitzmann

Battling his own personal demons, Police Chief Jonah Westfall has experienced the dark side of life and is committed to eradicating it. When a pair of raccoons are found mutilated in Redford, Colorado, Jonah investigates the gruesome act, seeking to unmask the perpetrator before the crime escalates and destroys the tranquility of his small mountain town.

The God Wave Patrick Hemstreet

For decades, scientists have speculated about the untapped potential of the human brain. Now, neuroscientist Chuck Brenton has made an astonishing breakthrough. He has discovered the key the crucial combination of practice and conditioning to access the incredible power dormant in ninety percent of our brains.

The rumour Elin Hilderbrand

Nantucket writer Madeline King couldn't have picked a worse time to have writer's block. Her deadline is looming, her bills are piling up, and inspiration is in short supply. Madeline's best friend Grace, is hard at work transforming her garden into the envy of the island with the help of a ruggedly handsome landscape architect.

Eliza's child Maggie Hope

After the birth of their son, Eliza naively hopes her husband Jack will put his gambling habit behind him and become more responsible. But then he loses their home and abandons her, leaving Eliza with no choice but to return to her parents' house. She inadvertently attracts the attention of the ruthless mine owner Jonathan Moore. But can she sacrifice her reputation to protect her son?

Workhouse child Maggie Hope

Lottie is just three years old when her Mammy dies and she is sent to the workhouse. A childhood spent in poverty, skivvying for other people, leaves her with no prospects, no family... Yet Lottie is bright and has ambitions for a better life. And when an opportunity arises at the local Chapel, Lottie seizes her chance. But will she ever be anything more than a workhouse child?

Hardcastle's actress Graham Ison

The new Detective Inspector Hardcastle mystery - When the body of actress Victoria Hart is found in the early hours of Christmas Day, Hardcastle and Marriott's investigations lead them to the Beaux Belles revue, where a scantily clad Victoria persuaded young men to enlist with the promise of a kiss. It seems the alluring actress had many admirers, and when the recruiting sergeant is found dead, a link to the army can no longer be ignored....

Hardcastle's airmen Graham Ison

In February 1915, the Great War is still raging on the Western Front, but in Westminster, at the centre of Hardcastle's bailiwick, a policeman is shot dead. At first, Hardcastle believes the murderer to have been a disturbed burglar. But as enquiries continue, attention focuses on an antiquarian bookseller, a struggling artist, a reporter, officers of the Royal Flying Corps, both in England and in France, and the activities of Isabel Plowman, the wife of one of them and the lover of others.

Hardcastle's burglar Graham Ison

The new DI Hardcastle mystery set in June 1916. Hardcastle is sent to investigate the murder of Colonel Sir Adrian Rivers, Bt. It seems the baronet's second wife, much younger than Rivers, is neither distressed by the murder, nor able to assist in the investigation. It is up to the dogged Hardcastle, aided by DS Charles Marriott, to question an array of characters and narrowly avoid being killed in a Zeppelin raid, before the killer is eventually unmasked.

Hardcastle's frustration Graham Ison

As the Great War grinds to its bloody finale, DI Hardcastle is encumbered with a frustrating and complicated investigation... March, 1918. The Great War is grinding slowly to its bloody finale. Divisional Detective Inspector Ernest Hardcastle, head of the Whitehall Division of the Metropolitan Police, is called to a body is recovered from the Thames. Mavis Parker, the victim's attractive widow, proves to be a good-time girl, and to complicate matters, all the suspects seem to be known to each other, including a South African who purports to be an actor. But it is when Special Branch intervene that things really get complicated....

Hardcastle's mandarin Graham Ison

A DI Hardcastle Investigation - June 1917. Ernest Hardcastle, head of the Whitehall CID, is called to investigate the murder of Sir Nigel Strang, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Munitions, in his office. Given his work, Hardcastle wonders whether the Germans might be responsible. Then another murder leads Hardcastle to a worker at Woolwich Arsenal, who is suspected of passing information to the enemy. But is there a connection? Hardcastle must find out...

Hardcastle's obsession Graham Ison

The new mystery featuring Detective Inspector Hardcastle in this popular First World War series - September 1916. A Zeppelin with a deadly payload is aimed at Victoria station, but when the bombs miss their mark and instead destroy a nearby house in Washbourne Street, mystery ensues for DI Hardcastle. The body of a woman is discovered, who was not only unknown to the tenants of the building but also appears to have died before the bombs were even dropped?.

Hardcastle's soldiers Graham Ison

DI Hardcastle tracks a killer who's left his hat behind.... July, 1917. DI Ernest Hardcastle and his assistant, DS Charles Marriott, investigate the murder of a cashier operating in London's Victoria Station. An army officer claims to have seen the murderer running away, and an army cap left behind appears to identify the criminal. Hardcastle believes that it will be a simple matter to go to Aldershot and arrest him, but things are never as easy as they seem. Soon Hardcastle and Marriott find themselves investigating a frustrating and seemingly unsolvable case. Has Hardcastle finally met his match?

The Redwall Brian Jacques

This enthralling tale is jam-packed with the things we long for in a great adventure: danger, laughter, hairbreadth escapes, tragedy, mystery, a touch of wonder, a truly despicable villain, and a hero we can take to heart. That hero is Matthias, a young mouse who must rise above his fears and failures to save his friends at Redwall Abbey.

Esther the wonder pig : changing the world one heart at a time Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter with Caprice Crane

In the summer of 2012, Steve Jenkins was contacted by an old friend about adopting a micro piglet. Though he knew his partner Derek wouldn't be enthusiastic, he agreed to take the adorable little pig anyway, thinking he could care for her himself. Little did he know, that decision would change his and Derek's lives forever. It turned out there was nothing "micro" about Esther, and Steve and Derek had actually signed on to raise a full-sized commercial pig. Within three years, Tiny Esther grew to a whopping 600 pounds. After some real growing pains and a lot of pig-sized messes, it became clear that Esther needed much more space, so Steve and Derek made another life-changing decision: they bought a farm and opened the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, where they could care for Esther and other animals in need.

The dead beat Douglas Johnstone

Meet Martha. It's the first day of her new job as an intern at Edinburgh's The Standard. But all's not well at the ailing newspaper, and Martha is carrying some serious baggage of her own. Put straight on to the obituary page, she takes a call from a former employee who seems to commit suicide while on the phone, something which echoes with her own troubled past.

What doctors cannot tell you Kevin B Jones

Almost 20 billion times each year, a person walks into a doctor's office. The person becomes a patient. Everyone becomes this patient at some point. How will you talk to your physicians? What will you tell them? What will they tell you in return? They can't tell you what they don't know. They can tell you when they don't know. Will they? What Doctors Cannot Tell You explores the uncertainty that pervades medicine.

Deadly affairs Brenda Joyce

As the heiress to a vast fortune amassed by her millionaire father, Francesca Cahill's life should be mapped out for her: Find an eligible suitor, marry, and have children. But Francesca is an unconventional young lady who is not about to give up her knack for sleuthing - even though she was almost killed in her last outing.

Deadly caress Brenda Joyce

The year is 1902. The place is New York City. A famous stage actress has been found strangled in an artist's studio, and the artist herself has vanished. Francesca Cahill, the city's most unconventional heiress and famous amateur sleuth, is once again on the case - for the murder victim is none other than her brother's mistress.

Deadly desire Brenda Joyce

New York City's Police Commissioner Rick Bragg has been called upon to investigate a shocking crime. Reluctant to pull Francesca Cahill into a case that could be very dangerous, Rick also knows the beautiful and brilliant heiress has a natural ability for sleuthing that could aid him - even it if means working side by side with a woman who tempts him like no other. And so Francesca and Rick begin a harrowing journey through the squalid underworld of the city that plunges them deeper and deeper in a peril neither could have imagined - and a desire that only continues to grow...

Deadly illusions Brenda Joyce

Irrepressible heiress and intrepid sleuth Francesca Cahill moves from her own glittering world of Fifth Avenue to the teeming underbelly of society, a place of pride, passions - and sometimes deadly perversion.... Despite the misgivings of her fiance Calder Hart, Francesca cannot turn away from a threat that is terrorizing the tenement neighbourhood of Lower Manhattan.

Life of the party : the remarkable story of how Brownie Wise built, and lost, a Tupperware party empire, Bob Kealing

The incredible story of Brownie Wise, the Southern single mother - and postwar #Girlboss - who built, and lost, a Tupperware home-party empire. Before Mary Kay, Martha Stewart, and Joy Mangano, there was Brownie Wise, the charismatic Tupperware executive who converted postwar optimism into a record-breaking sales engine powered by American housewives. In Life of the Party, Bob Kealing offers the definitive portrait of Wise, a plucky businesswoman who divorced her alcoholic husband, started her own successful business, and eventually caught the eye of Tupperware inventor, Earl Tupper, whose plastic containers were collecting dust on store shelves.

The outstanding mysteries of Sherlock Holmes Gerard Kelly

This compilation, comprising a Baker's (Street) Dozen of Sherlock Holmes's adventures, re-creates the gas-lit, fog-enshrouded world of Victorian London...

The soldier's curse Thomas and Meg Keneally

In the Port Macquarie penal settlement for second offenders, at the edge of the known world, gentleman convict Hugh Monsarrat hungers for freedom. Originally transported for forging documents passing himself off as a lawyer, he is now the trusted clerk of the settlement's commandant. His position has certain advantages, such as being able to spend time in the Government House kitchen, being supplied with outstanding cups of tea by housekeeper Hannah Mulrooney, who, despite being illiterate, is his most intelligent companion.

Everything I don't remember Jonas Hassen Khemiri

One of Sweden's most celebrated young writers and activists spins an exhilarating, innovative, and gripping murder mystery reminiscent of the hit podcast Serial. A young man named Samuel dies in a horrible car crash. Was it an accident or was it suicide? To answer that question, an unnamed writer with an agenda of his own sets out to map Samuel's last day alive.

The jungle book Rudyard Kipling

Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.

The second jungle book Rudyard Kipling

Stories of Mowgli, the wolf-boy, and the animals of India.

The ballad of Black Tom Victor D LaValle

People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their cops.

Who is Mr Satoshi? Jonathan Lee

"One afternoon last October, on the concrete of her patio garden, my mother had a fall...That was the last time I really had any options." Reclusive photographer Rob Fossick has come adrift both from society and his creative urge. But when his mother dies, Rob is suddenly presented with an unwanted yet intriguing problem to solve - minutes before her death, he discovers that she was hoping to deliver a package to an enigmatic character called Mr Satoshi, but the name and the contents of the parcel are shrouded in mystery. So begins a quest that takes Rob out of his isolation and plunges him, anxious and unprepared, into the urban maelstrom of Tokyo.

Arrrgh! slimosaur! Alan MacDonald

When they find a set of huge footprints, a heap of bones and a pool of slime, Iggy wants to hunt the creature, but Dad is suddenly anxious to get back. Later, Iggy's Grumma tells him about the Slimosaur - a great scaly beast which coats you in slime before devouring you in one go.

The princess and the goblin George MacDonald

A marvellous tale of how the princess and Curdie, with the help of the great-great-grandmother, overcome the wicked goblins of the mountain. In the sphere of fantasy, author George MacDonald has few equals, and his rare touch of many aspects of life invariably gives to his stories a deeper meaning of the highest value.

Crucible of secrets Shona MacLean

As the university and town authorities investigate the murder, Seaton is asked by the college principal to look into Sim's private life. During the course of this research, Alexander discovers a side to the librarian he could never have guessed, and personal feelings threaten to cloud his judgment and endanger his new marriage. It is only when a second, apparently unrelated murder comes to light that Seaton begins to piece together the connections between a young weaver, a consignment of books, and a college in the Low Countries in order to unmask the perpetrator of a years-old deception.

The devil's recruit Shona MacLean

1635: Europe is in the grip of the brutal territorial and religious struggle of the Thirty Years' War. Fear stalks the town of Aberdeen as a ship recruiting for the wars lies at anchor in the river mouth. A sinister figure watches from the shadows as apprehension grows and culminates in the disappearance of the son of a Highland chief - a student of Alexander Seaton.

A game of sorrows Shona MacLean

Returning to his rooms one night, Alexander Seaton is shocked to find a stranger standing there - a man who could be his double. His name is Sean O'Neill, and he carries a plea for help from Maeve O'Neill, forbidding matriarch of Alexander's mother's family in Ireland.

Daughters of the bride Susan Mallery

Three sisters, Courtney, Sienna, and Rachel, are going to the most emotional wedding of the year, their mother's! Yet with their mother's wedding drawing near, they are all facing their own challenges with their own developing, changing, and broken relationships.

The children of the New Forest Frederick Marryat

The story of the four Beverly children, in the days of the English Civil War, following the defeat of Charles I. After their Royalist father is killed fighting in the war, the children are forced to hide away from their father's enemies, the Roundhead soldiers, when their home is burned down. They are taken to a cottage in the New Forest and disguised as the grandchildren of a poor forester, a gamekeeper named Jacob. The children must learn to adapt from an aristocratic lifestyle to that of simple forest cottagers.

The secret book club Ann M Martin

It's summer in Camden Falls and Flora, Ruby, Olivia, and Nikki each receive a special book on their doorstep - who could it be from?.

'Tis the season Ann M Martin

Christmas is coming to Camden Falls, and Flora and Ruby don't k now how to feel about it. It's their first Christmas without their parents, and the memories are both happy and sad. Luckily, Flora and Ruby are surrounded by people who care about them- from their grandmother Min to their friends Olivia and Nikki, who are dealing with problems of their own. There's also an unexpected visitor: Flora and Ruby's aunt, whose big arrival promises to shake things up. It's sure to be a Christmas that nobody in Camden Falls will ever forget.

How to hang a witch Adriana Mather

Salem, Massachusetts is the site of the infamous witch trials and the new home of Samantha Mather. Recently transplanted from New York City, Sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Sam is the descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for those trials and almost immediately, she becomes the enemy of a group of girls that call themselves The Descendants. And guess who their ancestors were?

Brightness falls Jay McInerney

Corrine Calloway is a young stockbroker on Wall Street, her husband Russell an underpaid but ambitious publishing editor. The happily married couple head into New York's 1980s gold rush where prospects and money seem to be flying everywhere, and the best and the brightest vie with the worst and most craven for riches, fame and the love of beautiful people.

The harper's quine Pat McIntosh

Gil is a recently qualified lawyer whose family still expect him to enter the priesthood. When he finds the body of a young woman in the new building at Glasgow Cathedral he is asked to investigate, and identifies the corpse as the runaway wife of cruel, unpleasant nobleman John Semphill. With the help of Maistre Pierre, the French master-mason, Gil must ask questions and seek a murderer in the heart of the city.

St Mungo's Robin Pat McIntosh

The fourth Gil Cunningham murder mystery set in Medieval Glasgow. The warden appears to have been killed on the previous night but there are those who are convinced he was present at that morning's service. The elderly residents, the almshouse nurse and Humphrey, her deranged favourite, have all been set against one another by the dead man's scheming - and then there is the discarded mistress and almshouse ghost to consider.

The stolen voice Pat McIntosh

'And you are telling me', said Gil Cunningham, 'that David Drummond vanished away forty years ago and is now returned, seemingly not a day older?' 'That's about the sum of it', agreed Sir William Stewart. And if the boy isn't Davie Drummond, who is he? Then he suffers a succession of near-fatal 'accidents'. Could there be a connection with four other local singers who have vanished, one of them with political information of value to Scotland's enemies? Gil and his wife Alys have been sent into Perthshire to investigate.

The field of the cloth of gold Magnus Mills

In a lush meadow, bounded by dense forest and a sparkling river, the flags of several tents flutter in the breeze, rich with the promise of halcyon days. Yet all is not as tranquil as it may seem: The balance of power wrought between the occupants of The Great Field, as it is properly known, is a delicate one, and relationships are stretched to breaking point when a new, large and disciplined group offers to share its surplus of milk pudding. Only the narrator acknowledges the gesture, but by forging links with the newcomers, he becomes a conduit for change, change that threatens The Great Field.

Pigsticks and Harold and the pirate treasure Alex Milway

Tuptown is in trouble. To save it, Pigsticks and Harold must come up with a huge ransom to buy the town from greedy Sir Percival. With his piggy bank empty, Pigsticks turns to a family heirloom: the treasure map of Pigsticks's great-great-grandpig, Pirate Pigbeard. Dressed like scalawags, with a trove of swashbucklers' supplies, the daring duo sets sail.

All the missing girls Megan Miranda

Ten years after leaving Cooley Ridge, Nicolette Farrell returns to care for her ailing father. A decade ago, she, her brother Daniel, her boyfriend Tyler, and Corinne's boyfriend Jackson were suspects when Corinne Nic's best friend disappeared without a trace. Within days of Nic's return, they are plunged into a shocking drama when Nic's neighbour Annaleise, who is dating Tyler and was the group's alibi ten years previously, goes missing. Told backwards from the time Annaleise disappears, the book follows Nic as she works to unravel the truth and, in the process, reveals shocking realities about her friends, her family, and what really happened to Corinne that night ten years ago.

Porcelain 1965- Moby

There were many reasons Moby was never going to make it as a DJ and musician in the New York club scene. This was the New York of Palladium; of Mars, Limelight, and Twilo; of unchecked, drug-fuelled hedonism in pumping clubs where dance music was still largely underground, popular chiefly among working-class African Americans and Latinos. And then there was Moby - not just a poor, skinny white kid from Connecticut, but a devout Christian, a vegan, and a teetotaller.

Truly madly deeply Liane Moriarty

If only they'd said no ... What if they hadn't gone? That's the question Clementine can’t stop asking herself. It was just a backyard barbeque. They didn't know their hosts that well. They were friends of friends. They could so easily have said no.

Signs for lost children Sarah Moss

Only weeks into their marriage a young couple embark on a six-month period of separation. Tom Cavendish goes to Japan to build lighthouses and his wife Ally, Doctor Moberley-Cavendish, stays and works at the Truro asylum. As Ally plunges into the institutional politics of mental health, Tom navigates the social and professional nuances of late 19th century Japan. With her unique blend of emotional insight and intellectual profundity, Sarah Moss builds a novel in two parts; from Falmouth to Tokyo, two maps of absence; from Manchester to Kyoto, two distinct but conjoined portraits of loneliness and determination.

The tidal zone Sarah Moss

Adam is a stay-at-home dad who is also working on a history of the bombing and rebuilding of Coventry Cathedral. He is a good man and he is happy. But one day, he receives a call from his daughter's school to inform him that, for no apparent reason, fifteen-year-old Miriam has collapsed and stopped breathing. In that moment, he is plunged into a world of waiting, agonising, not knowing.

On the bone Barbara Nadel

A young man drops dead in a fashionable Istanbul street. The autopsy proves it was a natural death a heart attack but what is in Emre Alphan's stomach is not. His last meal was of human flesh. Ikmen must trace Alphan's final movements, and discover who the victim was. Food itself has become contentious, with traces of pork discovered in tinned beans, accusations flying about whether this was a deliberately provocative act in a Muslim country, and suspicions about what is really being served up. Ikmen soon finds himself in the world of the now beleaguered secular elite, people who feel their Western way of life is under threat of extinction, some of whom are joining a very dark new cult.

Roll me up and smoke me when I die : musings from the road Willie Nelson

America's greatest travelling bard Willie Nelson muses about the things that are most important to him and celebrates the family, friends, and colleagues who have blessed his remarkable journey.

Bicycles and blackberries Sheila Newberry

The East End, 1939. When war comes to London, the bright and irrepressible Georgia Smith is torn from her tight-knit family and packed off as an evacuee. She moves in with Phoebe Bliss, whose cheerful smile masks a dark past that ten year-old Georgia couldn't possibly understand. Georgia soon finds herself involved in the small town's complicated love lives. But some secrets aren't meant for little girls, and she finds herself in danger. Can a good heart keep a mischievous girl out of trouble?.

Bumble with the Britons Gary Northfield

After the huge success of Rumble with the Romans, celebrated author and illustrator Gary Northfield creates another brilliantly fast-paced, funny and utterly bonkers adventure for Julius Zebra and his hapless pals to go on.

A cadenza for Caruso Barbara Paul

The story takes place during the tense premiere of The Girl of the Golden West at the Metropolitan Opera, in 1910.

The fig tree murder Michael Pearce

Or maybe the murdered man had got caught up with the power groups jostling for position around the new railway...

Morrighan Mary (Mary E) Pearson

Before borders were drawn, before treaties were signed, before wars were waged anew, before the great kingdoms of the Remnant were even born and the world of old was only a hazy slate of memory told in story and legend, a girl and her family fought to survive.

The best of us Sarah Pekkanen

An all-expense paid week at a luxury villa in Jamaica -- it's the invitation of a lifetime for a group of old college friends. All four women are desperate not just for a reunion, but for an escape: Tina is drowning under the demands of mothering four young children.

The perfect neighbors Sarah Pekkanen

Bucolic Newport Cove, where spontaneous block parties occur on balmy nights and all of the streets are named for flowers, is proud of its distinction of being named one the top twenty safest neighbourhoods in the US. It's also one of the most secret-filled. Kellie Scott has just returned to work after a decade of being a stay-at-home mom.

First Lady : the life and wars of Clementine Churchill Sonia Purnell

Without Churchill's inspiring leadership Britain could not have survived its darkest hour and repelled the Nazi menace. Without his wife Clementine, however, he might never have become Prime Minister. By his own admission, the Second World War would have been 'impossible without her'. Clementine was Winston's emotional rock and his most trusted confidante; not only was she involved in some of the most crucial decisions of war, but she exerted an influence over her husband and the Government that would appear scandalous to modern eyes.

The last time I saw her Karen Robards

In this world, Dr. Charlotte 'Charlie' Stone skilfully probes the twisted minds of incarcerated serial killers to better understand what makes them tick, and to help nab those who remain at large. But in the next world, Charlotte's ghostly lover, convicted killer Michael Garland, is facing death yet again. It seems the only way Charlie can snatch Michael from the jaws of oblivion is by proving his innocence.

How Adam Smith can change your life : an unexpected guide to human nature and happiness Russell D Roberts

How the insights of an 18th century economist can help us live better in the 21st century. Adam Smith became famous for The Wealth of Nations, but the Scottish economist also cared deeply about our moral choices and behaviour - the subjects of his other brilliant book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759). Now, economist Russ

Blackout David Rosenfelt

New Jersey state police officer Doug Brock has been after infamous criminal Nicholas Bennett for years. When Bennett kills someone close to Doug, however, Doug's investigation - and his life - start spiralling out of control. He's placed on indefinite suspension from the police force and breaks things off with his fiance, but he can't let the case go, and he continues an off-the-books investigation on his own.

Think eat move thrive James and Debra Rouse

Forget the fad diets - this programme integrates mindfulness, eating with intention, and interval-based movement to help you live an inspired, healthier, and longer life.

The wolf wilder Katherine Rundell

A girl and the wolves who love her embark on a rescue mission through Russian wilderness in this lyrical tale from the author of the acclaimed Rooftoppers and Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms. Feo's life is extraordinary. Her mother trains domesticated wolves to be able to fend for themselves in the snowy wilderness of Russia, and Feo is following in her footsteps to become a wolf wilder.

Blackstone and the balloon of death Sally Spencer writing as Alan Rustage

Though five hundred people witnessed the murder, nobody knows who did it! On the face of it, this is the simplest murder Blackstone has ever had to solve. The entire audience at the George Theatre saw Charlotte Devaraux stab William Kirkpatrick with a fake dagger. They gasped as he fell. But they gasped even more when they realised he was dead. How did the murderer manage to exchange the fake dagger for a real one? What is the source of the exotic poison smeared on the dagger's blade?

The witch of Napoli Michael Schmicker

Italy 1899: Fiery-tempered, seductive medium Alessandra Poverelli levitates a table at a Spiritualist seance in Naples. A reporter photographs the miracle, and wealthy, skeptical, Jewish psychiatrist Camillo Lombardi arrives in Naples to investigate. When she materializes the ghost of his dead mother, he risks his reputation and fortune to finance a tour of the Continent, challenging the scientific and academic elite of Europe to test Alessandra's mysterious powers.

Boy in heels Kate Scott

Joe and Sam have only one mission left to complete before Joe can finally ditch the dresses and stop pretending to be 'Josie'. Everything seems to be going according to plan until Joe's spy mum finds herself in need of body double quick! Will Joe be able to fool everyone disguised as his mum and be able to protect her?

Running from the law Lisa Scottoline

Whether it's poker or trial law, wisecracking Rita Morrone plays to win, especially when she takes on the defense of the Honorable Fiske Hamilton, a prominent federal judge accused of sexual harassment. And it's no coincidence that the judge is her live-in lover's father.

Shanghai girls Lisa See

Shanghai, 1937. Pearl and May are two sisters from a bourgeois family. Though their personalities are very different - Pearl is a Dragon sign, strong and stubborn, while May is a true Sheep, adorable and placid - they are inseparable best friends. Both are beautiful, modern and living a carefree life until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away the family's wealth, and that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to two 'Gold Mountain' men: Americans.

From Shakespeare with love : the best of the sonnets William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Sonnets, one of the most remarkable collections of poetry, was first published in 1609, 400 years ago, by Mr Thomas Thorpe. Naxos AudioBooks marks the occasion with a selection of 80 of the finest, read by leading actors. The selection includes famous ones such as 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day' as well as lesser well-known sonnets though of equally fine stature.

William Shakespeare's All's well that ends well William Shakespeare

All's Well That Ends Well finds Helena rewarded for her ministries to the sick with the choice of any husband she wishes. Her choice, Bertram, is unwilling to have her as his wife and sets her a number of seemingly impossible tasks to complete before he will relent.

The monstrous child Francesca Simon

Meet Hel, an ordinary teenager - and goddess of the Underworld. Why is life so unfair? Hel tries to make the best of it, creating gleaming halls in her dark kingdom and welcoming the dead who she is forced to host for eternity. Until eternity itself is threatened.

File under: 13 suspicious incidents Lemony Snicket

Paintings have been falling off of walls, a loud and loyal dog has gone missing, a gurgled message is being transmitted by walkie-talkie - strange things are happening all over the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea. Called upon to investigate these suspicious incidents, young Lemony Snicket collects clues, questions witnesses and cracks every case. A delicious read that welcomes listeners into Lemony Snicket's world of deep mystery, mysterious depth, deductive reasoning and reasonable deductions.

Blackstone and the heart of darkness Sally Spencer

But by the time Blackstone arrives there, Yardley is already dead blown to pieces in what was apparently a freak accident. Acting strictly unofficially, Blackstone begins to investigate Yardley's convenient death. It does not take him long to realize that there is true evil lurking in and under the village.

Blackstone and the New World Sally Spencer

The murdered Inspector is famed for rooting out police corruption. Working with an enthusiastic young detective who worshipped O'Brien, Blackstone scours New York in search of the killer. And the more he searches, the more he becomes convinced that the police department doesn't really want the murder to be solved.

Blackstone and the wolf of Wall Street Sally Spencer

Soon, a huge ransom is demanded, and the victim's two sons are given just days to find the money. Inspector Sam Blackstone, now seconded to the New York Police Department, and his partner, Alex Meade, are charged with solving the case, but they'll need to keep their wits about them if they are to solve it in time...

A long time dead Sally Spencer

But now, 20 years after the war, a body found on the near-derelict base seems to tell an entirely different story.

Monster blood for breakfast R L Stine

For an athlete like Matt Daniels, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It's also the most dangerous. That's because somebody is about to pull a mean prank. The recipe is simple: Just add Monster Blood. As if Matt's problems weren't big and slimy enough, a surprise invitation will lead to even more trouble.

The scream of the haunted mask R L Stine

What should Carly Beth be for Halloween this year? TERRIFIED! Late at night, an ugly green mask is mysteriously calling out to her, and ugly green masks don't like to be ignored. If Carly Beth survives the night, even a scary theme park might sound like a vacation. Or maybe not! At HorrorLand, every night is Halloween. And those monster masks? They aren't masks at all.

Who's your mummy? R L Stine

Abby and Peter's uncle knows a lot about Egyptian pyramids, and his living room even looks like an ancient tomb. Do other secrets lurk inside Uncle Jonathan's house? MUM's the word!.

Office of the dead Andrew Taylor

Living in the British city of Rosington of the 1950s, Wendy finds herself penniless, jobless, and on the verge of divorce. She goes to stay with her friend, who seems to have everything Wendy lacks. But a decades-old mystery lingers, and the shadow of death seeps through from turn-of-the-century Rosington, portending tragedy.

All waiting is long Barbara J Taylor

Violet helps her sixteen-year-old sister, Lily, travel to an infant asylum in Philadelphia so Lily can have her child in secret. They do not know the asylum's physician is experimenting on the girls with eugenics. After five years, both women are back in Scranton finding their way in marriage and engagement and grapple with their worth and virtue.

The detective and the woman Amy Thomas

Irene Adler, American opera singer and the one woman who outsmarted Sherlock Holmes, finds herself a widow at thirty-two, wealthy but emotionally broken. At the same time, Sherlock Holmes finds himself unable to return to England after faking his death at Reichenbach Falls and is drawn into an investigation of two men with designs on a woman they call Miss A.

The secret cases of Sherlock Holmes Donald Thomas

In Paris, Holmes and Watson become embroiled in the suspicious death of the French president; in Yokohama, they solve a mystifying case of poisoning. And on at least one occasion, the formidable powers of the great detective save the English monarchy, government, and nation. The stories are: 'The Ghost in the Machine', 'The Case of the Crown Jewels', 'The Case of the Unseen Hand', 'The Case of the Blue Royal', 'The Case of the Camden Town Murder', 'The Case of the Missing Rifleman', and 'The Case of the Yokohama Club'.

Sherlock Holmes and the running noose Donald Thomas

What were Holmes's views on Dr Crippen? What happened when Oscar Wilde visited Baker Street to seek advice? How did Holmes reveal a loving husband to be one of the most dangerous psychopaths of modern times? And just what horrors await Holmes in the darkened slums of Waterloo Road? Relating Holmes's part in real-life crimes of the day, Donald Thomas brings the Great Detective to life once again, displaying Holmes at his most determined, inventive and downright devious.

Colors of goodbye : a memoir of holding on, letting go, and reclaiming joy in the wake of loss September Vaudrey

What happens after the worst happens? Before May 31, 2008, September Vaudrey's life was beautiful. But on that day, with one phone call from the ER, her whole world-everything she knew and believed-was shaken to the core. Katie, her 19-year-old artist daughter, had been in a car accident and would not survive. How does a family live in the wake of devastating tragedy?

Bloodstream Luca Veste

Social media stars Chloe Morrison and Joe Hooper seem to have it all - until their bodies are found following an anonymous phone call to their high-profile agent. Tied and bound to chairs facing each other, their violent deaths cause a media scrum to descend on Liverpool, with DI David Murphy and DS Laura Rossi assigned to the case. Murphy is dismissive, but the media pressure intensifies when another couple is found in the same manner as the first.

The boy who could see death Salley Vickers

Eli is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary gift. It will shape the course of his whole life but, he learns the hard way, he must keep it hidden from those who know him best. Seeing death is a mixed blessing. Eli is not the only one defying the world's expectations of him.

The Whitstable pearl mystery Julie Wassmer

Pearl Nolan always wanted to be a detective, but life - and a teenage pregnancy - got in the way of a police career, and instead she built up a successful seafood restaurant in her coastal hometown of Whitstable - famous for its native oysters. Now, at 39, and with son Charlie away at university, Pearl finds herself suffering from empty nest syndrome...until she discovers the drowned body of local oyster fisherman Vinnie Rowe, weighted down with an anchor chain, on the eve of Whitstable's annual oyster festival.

Queen Sardine in kitten chaos Kate Willis-Crowley

When Ivy's friend Kei suggests that they camp out overnight, Ivy is nervous about sleeping outside in a dark garden. But brave Queen Sardine promises to keep guard outside their tent all night! As the camping sleepover looms Ivy starts to worry, though, and Queen Sardine is worried too: Big Molly has upset the other cats on Kipper Street by eating from their bowls and muttering to herself.

Dancing with the tiger Lili Wright

The death mask of Montezuma. A priceless artefact. Lost. Looted. Sold. Stolen. Traded. Hunted. Wanted. Needed. And Anna. Anna, whose life is spiralling out of control, Anna, whose charming fianc has been cheating on her, Anna, who has just discovered her father's credibility as a renowned art collector is in ruins and her own reputation as a fact checker is in tatters. But she has a chance to redeem herself.

Downloadable eBooks

The big surprise Britt Allcroft

It's Sodor Surprise Day - the day when friends surprise each other and make each other laugh! But will Thomas be able to give Gordon a surprise? Listen to this exciting tale with narration by The Storyteller.

Fire engine Flynn Britt Allcroft

Flynn is in such a rush to save the day that he doesn't wait to hear where the fire is. Will he be able to save Thomas in time? Listen to this exciting tale with narration by The Storyteller.

Forks over knives : one simple change could save your life edited by Gene Stone ; foreword by T. Colin Campbell and Caldwell B. Esselstyn with contributions by Pam Popper ... [et al.]

Gordon runs dry Britt Allcroft

Gordon is very proud of the fact that he's the fastest engine on the Island of Sodor. But one day he has an accident and his boiler runs dry so he has to slow down.

Jack the Ripper and the East End with an introduction by Peter Ackroyd ; compiled and edited by Alex Werner.

In 1888, Whitechapel - at the heart of the inner East End - was the most (in)famous place in the country, widely imagined as a site of the blackest and deepest horror. Its streets and alleys were seen as violent and dangerous, overflowing with poverty and depravity. This book aims to uncover the reality of East End life. Sections look at slum housing, immigration, attitudes to women, poverty, violence and crime.

Just between us : Australian writers tell the truth about female friendship

Are female friendships all-natural and nurturing? Or are some more damaging than delightful? And most of all, what happens when female relationships go off the rails? And who is to blame? While falling in and out of romantic love is a well-documented experience, losing a friend rarely gets discussed.

The lost puff Britt Allcroft

One day The Fat Controller warns the engines about a damaged section of track. But when Thomas and Paxton misbehave on the bumpy track, Thomas has an accident and loses his puff. Paxton is determined to find it, but he's not really sure what to look for.

Mexico travel guide

Lonely Planet Mexico is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the Maya ruins and superb beaches of Tulum, savour regional specialities amid the colonial charms of Merida or party hard at the dazzling resort of Puerto Vallarta; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Mexico and begin your journey now.

Mollie makes papercraft : origami, scapbooking, cardmaking, stamping

Paper is a great material - it is readily available, inexpensive and very adaptable. In comes in hundreds of types, weights, colours and textures. Many of the projects in this book only need simple measuring and cutting skills. And if you make a mistake you can just scrunch it up and start again! The team behind Mollie Makes magazine have brought together all their favourite papercrafters in a range of impressive disciplines from papercutting to papier mache.

Moomin and the new friend based on the original stories by Tove Jansson.

When Moomintroll and Sniff find a message in a bottle down on the shore, it leads to an expedition to Lonely Island on a little raft. High winds and a storm at sea nearly lead to disaster but they are rescued by a new friend, the ever-resourceful Too-Ticky. Moomintroll's close friend, Snorkmaiden, is jealous but she soon learns that finding a new friend doesn't mean losing an old one. This is a magical picture book about the Moomins based on the art and characters created by Tove Jansson.

The tall friend Britt Allcroft

A very tall passenger causes Thomas lots of problems! Can Thomas get to the new Safari Park on time? Listen to this exciting tale with narration by The Storyteller.

Why diets make us fat : the unintended consequences of our obsession with weight loss Sandra Aamodt

If diets worked, we'd all be thin by now. Instead, we are in a war we can't win. If you're like most of us, you've tried cutting calories, sipping weird smoothies, avoiding fats and sugar. The real secret is that all of those things are likely to make you weigh more in a few years, not less. Long-term studies of dieters consistently find that they're more likely to end up gaining weight in the next few years than people who don't diet. Neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt spent three decades in her own punishing cycle of starving and regaining before turning her scientific eye to the research on weight and health.

Consider Kristy Acevedo

As if 17-year-old Alexandra Lucas' anxiety disorder isn't enough, mysterious holograms suddenly appear, heralding the end of the world. They bring an ultimatum: heed the warning and step through a portal-like vertex to safety, or stay and be destroyed by a comet that is on a collision course with Earth. The holograms, claiming to be humans from the future, bring the promise of safety.

Sunset Ridge Nicole Alexander

Nicole Alexander's new bestseller is an epic historical novel that takes three brothers from the drought-stricken outback of Queensland to the horror of the trenches in World War One. They went to war and fought for love. Although Madeleine has grown up in the shadow of her grandfather, the renowned artist David Harrow, she knows little about him. For David died long before she was born, and his paintings sold off to save the family property, Sunset Ridge.

Endgame Ahmet Altan

'I don't remember pulling the trigger; I only heard the gunshot. And then I saw a mouth opening, as if to speak, a face contorted, one hand in the air. And then a body falling.' A man retires to a sun-baked Turkish town for a quiet life. But he finds a world of suspicion, paranoia and violence. The town has made a murderer of him. The question is, who did he kill? Led by a deeply untrustworthy narrator, Ahmet Altan's international bestseller pulls us into a world of desire, ambition and death.

Five-minute true stories : animal BFFs Aubre Andrus

A collection of twelve true animal friendship stories includes the tales of Leroy the Clydesdale and his Chihuahua buddy Berry and orphaned fawn Bambi and his meadow companion Ben the rabbit.

Clandara Evelyn Anthony

. Beautiful, headstrong Katharine Fraser has done the unthinkable: She has fallen in love with the eldest son of her father's longtime enemy. A nobleman with a notorious past, James Macdonald of Dundrenan is ready to sacrifice his home and heritage for the woman he loves. But fate has other plans. The struggle to restore Bonny Prince Charles to the throne results in a fiery call to arms across Scotland, and Katharine and James's wedding day ends in savage murder. Driven apart by tragedy, James vows his allegiance to the prince against the invading British Army and Katharine embarks on a path of revenge that will lead her into the arms of another man and far from her beloved girlhood home of Clandara.

Rebel princess Evelyn Anthony

An obscure Prussian princess is transformed into Catherine the Great, the longest-ruling female leader of Russia The Prussian-born daughter of a minor princeling, Augusta Fredericka dreams of being a queen. When, one snowy December night in 1743, she's summoned to Russia to wed Grand Duke Peter Romanov, she believes all her fantasies are about to come true. But the heir to the Russian throne is not the man Augusta expects.

Sick in the head : conversations about life and comedy Judd Apatow

Before his name became synonymous with a new style of comedy; before he had written, directed, or produced his first movie or TV show; before he and his roommate Adam Sandler were performing stand up at dive bars in LA; before all that, Judd Apatow was a kid in Syosett, Long Island who was utterly obsessed with comedy. At 16, he started hosting a radio show for his local high school station, and he would call up the biggest comics of the day comics like Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Steve Allen, Sandra Bernhard; none of whom, by the way, had any idea they were talking to a kid in his parents' garage and talk to them about what got them into comedy, and what made them stay in.

The unofficial Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard companion : the Norse heroes, monsters and myths behind the hit series Peter Aperlo

The much anticipated first book in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series is about to be released and long-time fans of best-selling author Rick Riordan can't wait to follow the adventure of his newest hero Magnus Chase. However, unlike Riordan's previous series that placed protagonist Percy Jackson in a magical world based on Greek mythology, these new thrillers follow Magnus' adventure in an entirely different world, one populated by Norse gods and monsters.

The White House Tedd Arnold

Company town Madeline Ashby

New Arcadia is a city-sized oil rig off the coast of the Canadian Maritimes, now owned by one very wealthy, powerful, Byzantine family: Lynch Ltd. Hwa is of the few people in her community to forgo bio-engineered enhancements, but her expertise in the arts of self-defence and her record as a fighter mean that her services are yet in high demand. When the youngest Lynch needs training and protection, the family turns to Hwa. But can even she protect against increasingly intense death threats seemingly coming from another timeline?

The line of polity Neal L Asher

Outlink station Miranda has been destroyed by a nanomycelium and the very nature of this sabotage suggests that the alien bioconstruct Dragon - a creature as untrustworthy as it is gigantic - is somehow involved.

Polity agent Neal L Asher

A runcible gate is opened into the Polity and those coming through it have been sent to take the alien 'Maker' back to its home civilization in the Small Magellanic cloud. Once these refugees are safely through, the gate itself is rapidly shut down. Agent Cormac learns that the Maker civilization has been destroyed by pernicious virus.

The bachelor Tilly Bagshawe

Henry Saxton-Brae has it all a titled, self-made millionaire, his fiancee just happens to be a supermodel who is as kind and loyal as she is ravishingly beautiful. To top it all, he's just bought Hanborough Castle, the jewel in the crown of the Swell Valley. Life couldn't be better for someone who was ready to settle down. Could he really be the only man in the world not in love with his future wife?

The fine art of murder Emily Barnes

In this charming and smart series debut retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Former police chief Katherine Sullivan has been called brilliant, brave, compassionate, and quirky, but after decades of crime fighting, this resilient grandmother with an artist's soul is discovering that retirement can be just as deadly as being on the job. When Katherine returned to her hometown, her only thought was to comfort her recently divorced daughter. That was before a young woman was found murdered on the estate of the town's richest family. Now, in order to track down the killer, Katherine must uncover the generations of secrets that at least one person has already been killed to protect.

The well educated mind : a guide to the classical education you never had S Wise Bauer

The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition. Newly expanded and updated to include standout works from the twenty-first century as well as essential readings in science (from the earliest works of Hippocrates to the discovery of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs), The Well-Educated Mind offers brief, entertaining histories of six literary genres - fiction, autobiography, history, drama, poetry, and science.

The black sheep's return Elizabeth Beacon

As the long-lost black sheep of the aristocratic Seaborne family, Richard gave up everything to protect his wife and children - his wealth, his home, even his name. Now a widower, he has been living hidden away deep in the forest... Until, that is, he is discovered by prickly runaway Lady Freya Buckle!

The scarred earl Elizabeth Beacon

Can a reclusive and distrustful lord, scarred by betrayal and raised without love, learn to trust a pampered society beauty who seems to have the whole world at her elegantly shod feet? When Alexander Forthin, Earl of Calvercombe, clashes with Persephone Seaborne it seems not... But a series of mysterious disappearances links their two families, forcing the embittered soldier and the toast of St James into an unlikely alliance!

The sellout Paul Beatty

Born in the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens - on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles - the narrator of The Sellout resigns himself to the fate of lower-middle-class Californians: "I'd die in the same bedroom I'd grown up in, looking up at the cracks in the stucco ceiling that've been there since '68 quake."

Since she went away David Bell

Three months earlier, Jenna Springer was supposed to meet her lifelong best friend, Celia. But when Jenna arrived late, she found that Celia had disappeared--and hasn't been seen again. Jenna has blamed herself for her friend's disappearance every single day since then. The only piece of evidence is a lone diamond earring found where Celia and Jenna were planning to meet, leading the national media to dub Celia "The Diamond Mom."

Contagious : why things catch on Jonah Berger

Why are some products and ideas talked about more than others? Why do some articles make the most emailed list? Why do some YouTube videos go viral? Word-of-mouth. Whether through face-to-face conversations, emails from friends, or online product reviews, the information and opinions we get from others have a strong impact on our own behaviour.

Cook up a feast Mary Berry

Cook up a Feast is packed with 150 foolproof recipes perfect for every special occasion, with easy to follow step-by-step instructions from delicious party bites to gorgeous desserts as well as classic favourites with a twist to impress your guests.

Foolproof cooking Mary Berry

In this brand-new, official tie-in to Mary's much anticipated series, Britain's best-loved home cook will teach you to cook with confidence, with over 120 delicious recipes. This book features all the recipes from the show, including delicious weeknight dinners, irresistible dinner party suggestions and of course, plenty of tempting traybakes and biscuits for those with a sweet tooth.

Mary Berry cookery course Mary Berry

With delicious recipes from soups, starters and mains to bread, puddings and cakes, this title helps you master the foundations of cooking and build your culinary repertoire. It offers advice on ingredients and how to keep a well-stocked pantry as well as teaching kitchen techniques such as whipping egg whites to guarantee results every time.

Mary Berry cooks Mary Berry

In this brand-new official tie-in to Mary's much-anticipated BBC2 series, the nation's best-loved home cook invites you into her kitchen to share the secrets of her favourite dishes to make for family and friends. Mary Berry Cooks features all the recipes from the show, along with Mary's menus for each episode from a warming Winter Buffet or a Sunday Roast to a Summer Buffet or an Afternoon Tea.

The official ScratchJr. book : help your kids learn to code Marina Umaschi Bers

An introduction to coding for parents and kids. Includes 18 hands-on activities using ScratchJr, a programming language designed for young children (ages 5-7). Teaches computational thinking, literacy, and math skills through animated collages, interactive stories, and playable games.

The demon's mistress Jo Beverley

Lord Vandeimen returns home from Waterloo to ruined estates, his family all dead. His attempts to recreate something of his heritage leave him deep in debt, and he is ready to commit suicide when a woman bursts into his room with an extraordinary proposal. Mrs. Maria Celestin, widow of a wealthy foreign merchant, will pay him a small fortune to pretend to be her betrothed husband for six weeks.

Lord Wraybourne's betrothed Jo Beverley

The strictly raised Sandiford heiress is to marry London's most eligible man - the dashing and desirable Earl of Wraybourne. Jane knows Lord Wraybourne is only marrying her for her fortune, but that doesn't seem to diminish the startling pleasure she finds in his flirtatious attentions. But as she's swept off to London to grow accustomed to fashionable society, Jane's pleasure goes from surprise to shock after shock. She becomes a target for the Whisperer, who is stalking women. If only she could turn to the man she has come to love but now she's beginning to doubt him too...

The crime and the silence : a quest for the truth of a wartime massacre Anna Bikont

In July 1941, just weeks after the Germans invaded Russia, the Jewish population of a small Polish town hundreds of men, women and children were ordered out of their homes, and forced into a barn. The barn was then set on fire. Anyone attempting to escape, or found in hiding, was quickly killed. The story soon spread that the massacre was organised and executed by Nazi paramilitary forces. It seemed to fit. Similar atrocities had taken place in nearby villages although none of this scale. But the truth was very different.

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New hope for children and teens with bipolar disorder : your friendly, authoritative guide to the latest in traditional and complementary solutions Boris Birmaher

With proper diagnosis and early intervention, there is unlimited hope for children and teens diagnosed with bipolar disorder to lead fulfilling and enjoyable lives, starting today. Inside, you'll discover compassionate and informative methods to help manage the diagnosis and develop the natural strengths, gifts, and skills that every child has to offer.

Tom Clancy's Under fire Grant Blackwood

On a routine intelligence gathering mission in Tehran, Jack Ryan, Jr., has lunch with his oldest friend, Seth Gregory, an engineer overseeing a transcontinental railway project. As they part, Seth slips Jack a key, along with a perplexing message.

Wall of night Grant Blackwood

Twelve years ago, Agent Briggs Tanner snuck into China to help strategic mastermind General Han Soong defect to the West. The escape went perfectly, until, somehow, the secret police interrupted them at the final rendezvous.

Wholefood from the ground up Jude Blereau

More than 120 delicious wholefood recipes and packed with advice on how to build your wholefood pantry from scratch.

The adventures of Little Archie. Volume one Bob Bolling

Follows the adventures of Little Archie who deals with Martian invaders, secret spies, pirates, and gorillas on the loose.

The adventures of Little Archie. Volume two Bob Bolling

Follows the adventures of Little Archie who deals with Martian invaders, secret spies, pirates, and gorillas on the loose.

Falling slowly Anita Brookner

Beatrice, a talented if uninspired pianist, gives up performing, a decision motivated by stiffening joints and the sudden realization that her art has never brought her someone to love. Miriam, usually calm and lucid, slides headlong into an affair with a charming, handsome - and very married - man. And as each woman awakens to the urgency of her loneliness, illness threatens to sever them both from the one happiness they have grown to count on: each other.

The bay of angels Anita Brookner

Newly liberated by her mother's sudden marriage and subsequent move to France, Zoe's freedom is cut short by the unexpected death of her stepfather, the mysteries surrounding his life, and her mother's sudden illness.

Leaving home Anita Brookner

The memory stones Caroline Brothers

Buenos Aires. 1976. In the heat of summer, the Ferrero family escapes to the lush expanse of Tigre. Osvaldo, a distinguished doctor, and his wife Yolanda, gather with their daughters, sensible Julieta who lives in Miami, and wilful Graciela - nineteen, and madly in love with her fiance, Jose.

Love drunk cowboy Carolyn Brown

When Austin Lanier inherits a watermelon farm, all she wants to do is get rid of it and get back to city life, but rancher Rye O'Donnell has other ideas, for both the farm and Austin.

One Texas cowboy too many Carolyn Brown

Leah Brennan has always been the good girl of the Brennan family, groomed to become the matriarch of the clan. When a dark-eyed, tattooed, ponytailed bad boy saunters into her life, Leah knows he's off-limits-but his mesmerizing gaze makes her forget everything she used to think was important.

The light of Paris Eleanor Brown

Madeleine is trapped by her family's expectations, by her controlling husband, and by her own fears in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. From the outside, it looks like she has everything, but on the inside, she fears she has nothing that matters. In Madeleine's memories, her grandmother Margie is the kind of woman she should have been elegant, reserved, perfect.

Four wheeled hero Malcolm Brown

This exciting adventure story for children will have all lovers of traditional fantasy 'boy hero' tales on the edge of their seats until the final word. The story has two young teenage heroes, Tommy and Smithy. But this is a children's fantasy adventure story with a difference because one of the heroes, Tommy, is confined to a wheelchair following a terrible accident. The story begins when Tommy is sent a magical stone from his Uncle Bill who is on an expedition in the Brazilian Rain Forest. Bill was given the stone by a village chieftain after he saved his son's life. He was told that the stone had magical powers so he sent it to Tommy for his stone collection.

The Flash. Volume 5, History lessons Brian Buccellato

The fifth volume of the New 52 breakout hit - The Flash! Find out how Barry Allen adjusts after his epic battle with The Reverse Flash! Also, find out how The Flash and Green Lantern first met in The Flash Annual #2 included in this volume.

The lesser dead Christopher Buehlman

The secret is, vampires are real and I am one. The secret is, I'm stealing from you what is most truly yours and I'm not sorry. New York City in 1978 is a dirty, dangerous place to live. And die.

Girl in the afternoon : a novel of Paris Serena Burdick

The Savarays are at the center of bourgeois Parisian society, as supporters of the Impressionist movement, friends of Edouard Manet, and citizens relatively unaffected by the Franco-Prussian war raging beyond their estate - until their beloved adopted son Henri, a burgeoning artist, disappears early one morning and 18-year-old Aimee Savaray sets out to find him. But Henri doesn't want to be found, and only one member of the family knows why.

Molly Moon and the monster music Georgia Byng

Eleven-year-old Molly Moon is known and loved for her incredible powers hypnotism, time-travelling, mind reading. But now something seems to have power over her. Not only has it made her a brilliant musician, it's given her thousands of new fans, all of whom are mesmerized by her.

If the shoe kills Lynn Cahoon

The tourist town of South Cove, California, is a lovely place to spend the holidays. But this year, shop owner Jill Gardner discovers there's no place like home for homicide.

Out comes the evil Stella Cameron

Second in the traditional British mystery series featuring rural inn owner and amateur sleuth Alex Duggins: an intriguing departure for bestselling romantic suspense author Stella Cameron.

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Biscuit and the little pup Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Biscuit tries to coax a little puppy to come out and play.

Biscuit's day at the farm Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Biscuit the dog meets hens, pigs, geese, and goats while visiting a farm.

Scat, cat! Alyssa Satin Capucilli

A lost and lonely cat finally finds its way back home.

Catch a wave : the rise, fall & redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Peter Ames Carlin

Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, along with Mike Love and Al Jardine - better known as the Beach Boys, rocketed out of a working-class Los Angeles suburb in the early sixties, and their sun-and-surf sound captured the imagination of kids across the world.

Bears Elizabeth Carney

Great ready for a walk on the wild side in this image-packed book all about bears!

Out in the open Jesus Carrasco

A young boy has fled his home. Crouched in his hiding place he hears the shouts of the men hunting him. When the search party has passed, what lies before him is an infinite, arid plain, one he must cross in order to escape those from whom he's fleeing.

The third wave : an entrepreneur's vision of the future Steve Case

Steve Case, co-founder of America Online (AOL) and one of America's most accomplished entrepreneurs, shares a roadmap for how anyone can succeed in a world of rapidly changing technology. We are entering, he explains, a new paradigm called the "Third Wave" of the Internet. The first wave saw AOL and other companies lay the foundation for consumers to connect to the Internet.

Graceling Kristin Cashore

In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.

Among the wicked Linda Castillo

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff's department in rural, upstate New York to assist on a developing situation that involves a reclusive Amish settlement and the death of a young girl.

Mission Atomic Sarwat Chadda

Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, are running out of time. An exiled Cahill known as the Outcast has already re-created three of history's worst disasters, and he's saved the worst for last.

A world without princes Soman Chainani

When best friends Sophie and Agatha return to a fairy tale world, they find that old enemies are no longer fighting, but a war begins to brew as an enemy arises from within.

The summer of us Holly Chamberlin

Three young women -Gincy, Danielle, and Clare - with nothing in common, rent a summer home together on Martha's Vineyard and over the course of one eventful summer develop an unexpected friendship that will change their lives forever.

Owl and the City of Angels Kristi Charish

Alix Hiboux, better known as Owl, international antiquities thief for hire, is settling into her new contract job for Vegas mogul Mr. Kurosawa, a red dragon with a penchant for ancient, supernatural artefacts.

Owl and the Japanese circus Kristi Charish

Ex-archaeology grad student turned international antiquities thief, Alix - better known now as Owl - has one rule. No supernatural jobs. Ever. Until she crosses paths with Mr. Kurosawa, a red dragon who owns and runs the Japanese Circus Casino in Las Vegas. He insists Owl retrieve an artefact stolen three thousand years ago.

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Deep down : a Jack Reacher short story Lee Child

An original short story about Jack Reacher, available exclusively as an ebook, following the success of last year's Second Son. Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover. The assignment that awaits him: The army is meeting with its Capitol Hill paymasters for classified talks on a new, state-of-the-art sniper rifle for U.S. forces.

High heat : a Jack Reacher novella Lee Child

An exclusive ebook novella about the teenage Reacher. July 1977. Jack Reacher is almost seventeen, and he stops in New York City on the way to visit his brother at West Point.

Reacher's rules : life lessons from Jack Reacher Lee Child

Reacher's own rules for life are brought together in this irresistible collection of quotes, life lessons and wisdom from the man himself. As every Reacher fan knows, you don't have to break the rules if you make the rules. If you want to survive in this world nothing else matters. Rule 1. When in doubt, drink coffee. Rule 2. Never volunteer for anything. Rule 3. Don't break the furniture. Rule 4. Only one woman at a time. Rule 5. Show them what they're messing with.

Small wars : the new Jack Reacher short story Lee Child

In this short story, Lee Child goes back to 1989, when Jack Reacher is serving as an officer in the military police, assigned to solve the cold-blooded murder of a young officer--whose killer may be closer to Reacher than he suspects. The telex is brief and to the point: One active-duty personnel found shot to death ten miles north of Fort Smith. Circumstances unknown.

We are all made of stars Rowan Coleman

Do not miss me, because I will always be with you. I am the air, the moon, the stars. For we are all made of stars, my beloved. Wherever you look, I will be there. Stella Carey exists in a world of night. Married to a war veteran who has returned from Afghanistan brutally injured, she leaves the house each night as Vincent locks himself away, unable to sleep due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Artemis Fowl and the last guardian Eoin Colfer

It is Armageddon time for Artemis Fowl. Opal Koboi, power-crazed pixie, is plotting to exterminate mankind and become fairy queen.

The forever man Eoin Colfer

You can't outrun your own history...Still trapped in Victorian London, FBI agent Chevie Savano is determined to help her friend Riley find his long-lost brother.

The hangman's revolution Eoin Colfer

FBI agent Chevie Savano escapes into the past to escape the secret police after they kill Charles Smart just as he is telling her of the WARP program, and she and Riley team up to find Colonel Clayton Box before he can launch missiles at the capitals of Europe.

Starving the anxiety gremlin : a cognitive behavioural therapy workbook on anxiety management for young people Kate Collins-Donnelly

This engaging workbook helps young people aged 10+ understand and manage anxiety. Based on cognitive behavioural therapy principles, the activities will help young people understand why they get anxious and how to use simple, practical techniques to manage and control their anxiety. Suitable to work through alone or with a parent or practitioner.

The carpenter's daughter Gloria Cook

In the small mining village of Meryen, a dark secret lurks ... Amy Lewarne finds her life changed forever when she finds her brother, Toby, dead. And troubles follow when Titus Kivell, the head of a powerful yet belligerent family, puts his son Sol in Toby's place. Despite his wild and formidable nature, Amy is inexplicably drawn to Sol, as he is to her. But will his family ties be the ruin of her?

My year without meat Richard Cornish

When food writer Richard Cornish was so overcome by the aroma of the roast leg of lamb he had buckled into the passenger seat next to him that he pulled over to the side of the road and tore it apart with his bare hands, he knew he had a problem.

The empty throne Bernard Cornwell

Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland, and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. AEthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Athelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of Aethelred. Widely loved and respected, Athelflaed has all the makings of a leader but could Saxon warriors ever accept a woman as their ruler?

Malkin moonlight Emma Cox

Every journey begins with a paw step ... Malkin is a small black cat with a magnificent tail, and he's destined to be a hero. He just doesn't know it yet. On his third life, Wild Malkin falls in love with Roux, a Domestic cat who likes the comforts of home.

Do princesses make happy campers? Carmela LaVigna Coyle

During a family camp-out, a young girl asks many questions about what they will do, how she can help, and what they see and hear.

The appetite awareness workbook : how to listen to your body & overcome binging, overeating, & obsession with food Linda W Craighead

A researcher and psychologist specializing in eating problems and body-image issues, has developed this new, cognitively-based 8-week program to help binge eaters regain control of their body's eating patterns by tracking existing eating habits and slowly adjusting them until the binge eater is eating when hungry and stopping eating when full.

Dark matter Blake Crouch

One night after an evening out, Jason Dessen, forty-year-old physics professor living with his wife and son in Chicago, is kidnapped at gunpoint by a masked man, driven to an abandoned industrial site and injected with a powerful drug.

Faking it Jennifer Crusie

Holding the eccentric Goodnight family together is daughter Matilda, who's inherited the secret locked in the basement, a secret that she's willing to do almost anything to keep. Davy Dempsey, a reformed con man will do anything to get back the three million ripped off by his financial manager. Davy and Tilda reluctantly join forces.

Fast women Jennifer Crusie

Following her divorce, Nell Dysart takes a job working for a detective agency and finds herself knee deep in embezzlement, bribery, blackmail, arson, adultery, murder, and passion with her boss, Gabe McKenna.

Tell me lies Jennifer Crusie

If you think small-town life can be boring--think again. There are complex social rules: there are certain people with whom you fraternize and those you don't, and, of course, there is the all-powerful gossip. Everyone knows everything about everyone else. Don't they?

Welcome to Temptation Jennifer Crusie

While helping her sister film a video in Temptation, Ohio, Sophie Dempsey encounters the town's handsome mayor, Phin Tucker, and the unlikely duo finds themselves drawn into a bizarre web of scandal, gossip, blackmail, adultery, and murder.

The kingdom Clive Cussler

The husband-and-wife team of Sam and Remi Fargo are used to hunting for treasure, but they aren't used to hunting for people - until an investigator friend of theirs goes missing, and they promise to search for him. What they find, however, will be beyond anything they could have imagined.

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Spartan gold Clive Cussler

Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a WWII German U-boat.

The well of tears Cecilia Dart-Thornton

The beautiful maiden Jewel is the centre of her parent's joy. She is the embodiment of their true love and she has grown up surrounded by peace and love in abundance. Jewel's world cruelly shatters when her parents are suddenly killed and she and her uncle Eoin are forced to flee.

On fire Sylvia Day

When Deputy US Marshal Jared Cameron started investigating a series of arson attacks in the small seaside town of Lion's Bay, he had no idea that the biggest blast of heat would come from the fire inspector.

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The dark Divine Bree Despain

Grace Divine, almost seventeen, learns a dark secret when her childhood friend -practically a brother - returns, upsetting her pastor-father and the rest of her family, around the time strange things are happening in and near their small Minnesota town.

The lost saint Bree Despain

When Grace Divine receives a frightening phone call from her brother Jude, whom she then cannot find, she knows she must turn to her supernatural powers, even though it threatens her relationship with her boyfriend Daniel.

The rise and fall of the third chimpanzee Jared M Diamond

More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. Jared Diamond surveys out life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins.

Explore poetry! Andi Diehn

Introduces the many different forms of poetry while delving into a variety of literary techniques such as personification, metaphor, and alliteration, and includes creative writing exercises designed to reinforce language arts skills.

Tell no tales Eva Dolan

The car that ploughs into the bus stop early one morning leaves a trail of death and destruction behind it.

Ruby Flynn Nadine Dorries

Ruby Flynn, set in Ireland and Liverpool, is the enthralling story of one family, haunted by ancient wrongs. The FitzDeanes are wealthy. They have Ballyford Castle in Ireland and a growing shipping business in Liverpool.

The Nightingale girls Donna Douglas

Three very different girls sign up as student nurses in 1936, while England is still mourning the death of George V. Dora is a tough East Ender, driven by ambition, but also desperate to escape her squalid, overcrowded home and her abusive stepfather.

Never trust a rogue Olivia Drake

When wealthy heiress Miss Lindsey Crompton sneaks into the house of the Earl of Mansfield - a known cad and wicked scoundrel - she simply wants to investigate his involvement in some recent murders.

Smarter faster better Charles Duhigg

Redefining productivity as a discipline involving how one thinks, identifies goals, constructs teams, and makes decisions, explains how to transform thinking behavioyrs to increase self-motivation and shares illustrative examples.

Carl Jung : wounded healer of the soul Claire Dunne

This is the essential fully illustrated biography of Carl Jung - one of the world's most influential thinkers and a founding father of psychology.

The new Noah Gerald Durrell

If you want to know how to capture, and then make friends with an ant-eater, an electric eel, or a porcupine or a boa-constrictor, this is your book. When Gerald Durrell goes wild-animal hunting he takes interest and affection along with his nets and traps.

The ark's anniversary Gerald Durrell

This is the story of how Gerald Durrell's dream of owning his own zoo grew into the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, a major force in wildlife conservation. The author of "My Family and Other Animals" has collected many rare and exotic animals to save them from extinction.

The drunken forest Gerald Durrell

The Argentine pampas and the little-known Chaco territory of Paraguay provide the setting for The Drunken Forest. With Durrell for interpreter, an orange armadillo or a horned toad, or a crab-eating raccoon suddenly discovers the ability not merely to set you laughing but also to endear itself to you.

Fillets of plaice, Gerald Durrell

In Corfu, Mother is given a calamitous birthday party which starts with the hi-jacking of the icebox and ends with the entire gathering marooned on a remote and deserted beach. At a dinner party in Cameroon, uninvited guests include a green mamba, numerous geckos and eight tree frogs. And in Bournemouth we meet the delightful, ravishing Ursula, the Mrs Malaprop of the South Coast who bombards her gracious surroundings with outsize social gaffes.

The season Jonah Lisa Dyer

Megan McKnight is a soccer star with Olympic dreams, a history major, an expert at the three Rs of Texas (reading, riding, and roping), but she’s not a girly girl.

New boy Nick Earls

Adjusting to a new country and a new school was never going to be easy. The food is strange. And it's the whitest place Herschelle has ever been. Worst of all, no one understands the Aussie slang he's learnt on the web. But it's the similarities to South Africa that make things really hard.

Broken music Marjorie Eccles

The year is 1919 and the population of Great Britain is still struggling to its feet after being hit by the atrocities of the First World War. Progress is slow, even in quiet spots like the village of Broughton Underhill, on the edge of the Black Country.

Spirit Animals Nick Eliopulos

If you're a monster and you know it Rebecca Emberley

Monsters sing their own version of this popular song that encourages everyone to express their happiness through voice and movement.

Stand up and fight : when Munster beat the All Blacks Alan English

When it comes to rugby union, one team has always stood a lock forward taller than the rest. To their opponents of the 1920s they were 'the Invincibles', to generations of British and Irish players they were literally indomitables - to the rest of the world they're simply the All Blacks.

Once and for all Cheryl Etchison

The Rangers of the 1st/75th fight hard, train hard and play hard. They are physically strong and mentally tough, disciplined and courageous. But all their military training hasn't prepared them for falling in love. Rule #1: Military and matrimony don't mix.

Nightmare in Berlin Hans Fallada

Late April, 1945. The war is over, yet Dr Doll, a loner and 'moderate pessimist', lives in constant fear. By night, he is haunted by nightmarish images of the bombsite in which he is trapped - he, and the rest of Germany. More than anything, he wishes to vanquish the demon of collective guilt, but he is unable to right any wrongs, especially in his position as mayor of a small town in north-east Germany that has been occupied by the Red Army.

Pond babies Cathryn Falwell

Examines some of the different animal babies at the pond, such as a duck, a turtle, and a loon. Includes note to parents on what to do at a pond.

Human traces Sebastian Faulks

Moving and challenging in equal measure, this book explores the question of what kind of beings men and women really are. As the concerns of the old century fade and the First World War divides Europe, this novel rises to a climax in which the value of what it means to be alive seems to hang in the balance.

Jeeves and the wedding bells : a homage to P.G. Wodehouse Sebastian Faulks

Bertie Wooster (a young man about town) and his butler Jeeves (the very model of the modern manservant) return in their first new novel in nearly forty years: Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks.

A possible life : a novel in five parts Sebastian Faulks

New fiction about love and war, five transporting stories and five unforgettable lives, linked across centuries. In Second World War Poland, a young prisoner closes his eyes and pictures going to bat on a sunlit English cricket ground.

A week in December Sebastian Faulks

London, the week before Christmas, 2007. Over seven days, we follow the lives of seven major characters: a hedge fund manager trying to bring off the biggest trade of his career; a professional footballer recently arrived from Poland; a young lawyer with little work and too much time to speculate; a student who has been led astray by Islamist theory; a hack book-reviewer; a schoolboy hooked on skunk and reality TV; and a Tube train driver whose Circle Line train joins these and countless other lives together in a daily loop.

The year we turned forty Liz Fenton

Three best friends get the chance to return to the year they turned forty, the year that altered all of their lives in ways big and small-and also get the opportunity to change their future.

Flora's lot Katie Fforde

Flora Stanza leaves her London life in a bid to join the family antiques business. However, she is a little put out when she doesn't receive the warm welcome she expected. But, keen to avoid a certain man back in London, Flora sets about rebuilding the crumbling business.

Restoring Grace Katie Fforde

When Ellie and Grace meet, the two women suddenly find they can help each other out. Ellie needs a place to stay, Grace needs a lodger to help restore her house. Both need a friend. When Grace discovers beautiful painted panels, the whole business of restoration starts to get serious.

Hunted Paul Finch

Heck needs to watch his back. Because someone's watching him. Across the south of England, a series of bizarre but fatal accidents are taking place. So when a local businessman survives a near-drowning but is found burnt alive in his car just weeks later, DS Mark `Heck' Heckenburg is brought in to investigate. Soon it appears that other recent deaths might be linked: two thieves that were bitten to death by poisonous spiders, and a driver impaled through the chest with scaffolding. Accidents do happen but as the body count rises it's clear that something far more sinister is at play, and it's coming for Heck too.

Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fannie Flagg

The day Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison opened the Whistle Stop Cafe, the town took a turn for the better. It was the Depression and that cafe was a home from home for many of us. You could get eggs, grits, bacon, ham, coffee and a smile for 25 cents. Ruth was just the sweetest girl you ever met.

The third option Vince Flynn

CIA counterterrorism expert Mitch Rapp is sent on a mission to stop a German industrialist selling sensitive materials to a terrorist sponsor, unaware that he is being set up by forces in Washington who will do anything to see him fail.

If the earl only knew Amanda Forester

Orphaned at a young age, Lady Katherine Ashton and her brother have spent most of their lives on the high seas, seeking to restore their family fortune through somewhat dubious means. After that kind of adventure, Kate knows she won't ever be accepted as a proper society lady. To the annoyingly clever, temptingly handsome, and altogether troublesome Earl of Wynbrook, society ladies are a dead bore. Kate, on the other hand, is scandalous, alluring, and altogether fascinating. And Kate can't decide which she relishes more, the thrill of chasing fearsome pirates, or having Wynbrook chase after her...

The beast's garden Kate Forsyth

It's August 1939 in Germany, and Ava's world is in turmoil. To save her father, she must marry a young Nazi officer, Leo von L. Wenstein, who works for Hitler's spy chief in Berlin. However, she hates and fears the brutal Nazi regime, and finds herself compelled to stand against it.

Bloodline Felix Francis

When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument and it's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a London hotel; or so it seems. Devastated and guilty over her death, Mark goes in search of answers. What had led Clare to take her own life? Or was it not suicide at all?

Damage Felix Francis

The stakes are higher than ever in Damage, the fourth solo novel from Top Ten bestseller Felix Francis. Jeff Hinkley, undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, is looking into the shady activities of a racehorse trainer. But as he's tailing his quarry through the Cheltenham Racing Festival, the last thing he expects to witness is a gruesome murder.

Front runner Felix Francis

Jefferson Hinkley is back. In his role as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff is approached by the multi-time champion jockey, Dave Swinton, to discuss the delicate matter of losing races on purpose. Little does Jeff realise that the call would result in an attempt on his life, locked in a sauna with the temperature well above boiling point.

Refusal Felix Francis

Sir Richard Stewart, the racing authority chairman, wants Sid Halley to investigate suspicious race results. But Halley gave up investigating eight years ago, swearing he'd never go back. But then Sir Richard is found dead and Halley receives a threatening call from a man insisting he investigates the alleged race-fixing. Halley refuses, but when his young daughter goes missing he realizes he may pay the ultimate price. With his family in mortal danger, Halley acts.

Sisters of treason Elizabeth Fremantle

Mary Tudor clings fearfully to the English throne. Seeing the threat posed by her cousin, Lady Jane Grey, the Queen orders her execution. But what of Lady Jane's young sisters Katherine and Mary? Cursed with royal blood, they must endure the perils of a Tudor court, closely observed by its paranoid Queen. Entranced by the drama, intrigue and romance of court life, young Lady Katherine's desire for love leads her to make ill-advised and dangerous liaisons.

Grandma wombat Jackie French

She eats. She sleeps. She scratches. And like all grandmas, she thinks her grandson is the best-behaved baby ever. But this baby wombat has other ideas.

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade Diana Gabaldon

Lord Grey's father shot himself before he was to be accused of being a Jacobite traitor. On the eve of the regiment's move to Germany, a threat brings the Grey brothers into conflict with each other. Surviving the battle of Krefeld, Grey returns to the Lake District to find the man who holds the key to his quest, a Jacobite prisoner named Fraser.

Virgins : an Outlander novella Diana Gabaldon

Mourning the death of his father and gravely injured at the hands of the English, Jamie Fraser finds himself running with a band of mercenaries in the French countryside, where he reconnects with his old friend Ian Murray. Both are nursing wounds; both have good reason to stay out of Scotland; and both are still virgins, despite several opportunities to remedy that deplorable situation with ladies of easy virtue.

Of love and other demons Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Marquez describes how in 1949, as a young reporter, he witnessed the opening of several tombs as an old convent made way for a new hotel. One of the tombs contained a skeleton of a young girl with reddish hair that measured 22 metres, 11 centimetres long. The novel is his recreation of her legend as a popular saint.

Wo de N zhong sheng huo : xiu ding ben Hong Bing Ge

The three little fish and the big bad shark Ken Geist

In this spoof of The three little pigs, Mama tells her three little fish that it's time to seek their fortunes. Jim builds a house of seaweed and Tim builds a house of sand, but it's up to Kim to find the house that will stop the big bad shark's munching and crunching.

My family is a zoo K A Gerrard

Everyone in my family has a special animal friend! My daddy has an elephant. My grandma has a bunny. My cousin has a kangaroo. And me? I have a bear! Join the whole family on this very special journey. Only, everyone in this family comes with an animal! Meet Grandma with her bunny and big brother with his dinosaur!

A bright moon for fools Jasper Gibson

Harry Christmas, part Jim Royale, part Ignatius P. Reilly, part Oliver Reed, is on the run. Unable to cope with the death of his wife, bouncing from one bad decision to the next, a terrifying assault by the son of a woman he's conned makes up his mind to leave the country.

Dixie Grace Gilman

Emma needs to prepare for her class's production of The Wizard of Oz, so she can't play with her puppy, Dixie, after school. But Dixie does not understand.

The Regional Office is under attack Manuel Gonzales

When a prophecy suggests that an insider might bring about the downfall of a powerful underground organization known as the Regional Office, devoted recruit Sarah and young assassin Rose find their respective lives clashing in a dispute that threatens everything they know.

The devil you know Jo Goodman

After a horse drags him through the countryside, Israel McKenna awakes bruised and battered in a field in Pancake Valley, Colorado. He can recall where he came from and where he was going, but the memory of how he came to be on the Pancake homestead eludes him. He's certain he did something wrong to deserve such a harsh punishment - and so is the beautiful woman who reluctantly comes to his aid. Wilhelmina "Willa" Pancake must focus on running her family's ranch. With Israel's hazy memory, she is unsure if she can trust him, let alone handle the budding attraction between them. And as men fight to steal her land and the truth about Israel's past rides toward them, love is a risk she cannot easily take.

In want of a wife Jo Goodman

Jane Middlebourne needs a way out. In 1891, life in New York is unforgiving for a young woman with no prospects, especially when her family wants nothing to do with her. So when Jane discovers an ad for a mail-order bride needed in Bitter Springs, Wyoming, she responds with a hopeful heart. Rancher Morgan Longstreet is in want of a wife who will be his partner at Morning Star, someone who will work beside him and stand by him. His first impression of the fair and fragile Jane is that she is not that woman. But when she sets out to prove him wrong, the secrets he cannot share put into jeopardy every happiness they hope to find....

My reckless heart Jo Goodman

Decker Thorne learned early life-lessons on the streets of London, stealing to earn his way. That devil-to-pay existence does not prepare him for someone like Jonna Remington, a fiercely independent woman who is not impressed with his charm or cunning. As owner of Remington Shipping, what Jonna needs is Decker's deft touch at the helm of her finest clipper. With the Remington fortune riding on Decker's success, Jonna is vulnerable and beholding, and when her daring plan gives rise to new dangers, it is Decker who puts his life on the line to save hers.

My steadfast heart Jo Goodman

Colin Thorne finds his way out of a London workhouse but at the cost of losing his two younger brothers. With an uncertain future ahead of him, Colin makes seafaring his life until the inexorable pull of revenge draws him back to London. The debt owed to him by the Earl of Weybourne will be paid. Weybourne Park has been Mercedes Leydon's home her entire life.

Romantic outlaws : the extraordinary lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley Charlotte Gordon

Romantic Outlaws is the first book to tell the story of the passionate and pioneering lives of Mary Wollstonecraft English feminist and author of the landmark book, The Vindication of the Rights of Women and her novelist daughter Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein.

Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics Chris Grabenstein

Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Kyle and his teammates are back, and the world-famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, is at it again! This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever Library Olympics. Will it be fun? Like the commercials say Hello?

The autumn bride Anne Gracie

Governess Abigail Chantry will do anything to save her sister and two dearest friends from destitution, even if it means breaking into an empty mansion in the hope of finding something to sell. Instead of treasures, though, she finds the owner, Lady Beatrice Davenham, bedridden and neglected.

Bride by mistake Anne Gracie

Eight years ago, Lieutenant Luke Ripton made a hasty wartime marriage to protect a young girl from a forced union and then left her protected in a remote mountain convent. Now, Luke is Lord Ripton, but he has been unable to obtain an annulment, which leaves him no choice but to collect a wife he never wanted.

The spring bride Anne Gracie

On the eve of the London Season, Jane Chance is about to make her entrance into high society. And after a childhood riddled with poverty and hardship, Jane intends to make a good, safe, sensible marriage. All goes according to plan until a dark, dangerous vagabond helps her rescue a dog. Zachary Black is all kinds of unsuitable - a former spy, now in disguise, he's wanted for murder.

The summer bride Anne Gracie

Fiercely independent Daisy Chance has a dream - and it doesn't involve marriage or babies (or being under any man's thumb). Raised in poverty, she has a passion and a talent - for making beautiful clothes. Daisy aims to become the finest dressmaker in London.

The winter bride Anne Gracie

Damaris Chance's unhappy past has turned her off the idea of marriage forever. But her guardian, Lady Beatrice Davenham, convinces her to make her coming out anyway - and have a season of carefree, uncomplicated fun.

Flawless Heather Graham

There's a pub in New York City that's been in the Finnegan family for generations. Now Kieran and her three brothers own it. Kieran Finnegan is also, as it happens, a criminal psychologist--a fitting reaction, perhaps, to her less-than-lawful teenage past.

Easterleigh Hall Margaret Graham

When Evie Forbes starts as an assistant cook at Easterleigh Hall, she goes against her family's wishes. For ruthless Lord Brampton also owns the mine where Evie's father and brothers work and there is animosity between the families. But Evie is determined to better herself. And her training at the hall offers her a way out of a life below stairs. Evie works hard and gains a valued place in the household. And her dream of running a small hotel grows ever closer. Then War is declared and all their lives are thrown into turmoil.

Easterleigh Hall at war Margaret Graham

England is at war and Easterleigh Hall has been turned into a hospital for the duration of the hostilities. With its army of volunteers and wounded servicemen, cook Evie Forbes is determined that everyone will be properly provided for, despite the threat of rationing and dwindling supplies. All the while she waits for letters from her fiance and beloved brother, fighting on the Western Front. Then the worst happens a telegram arrives with shattering news. And Evie wonders if she'll have the strength to carry on.

Originals : how non-conformists move the world Adam M Grant

With his previous book, Give and Take, Adam Grant introduced a new paradigm for success. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective of becoming original: choosing to champion novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battle conformity, and buck outdated traditions. How can we originate new ideas, policies, and practices without risking it all?

The 100-year life : living and working in an age of longevity Lynda Gratton

Does the thought of working for 60 or 70 years fill you with dread? Or can you see the potential for a more stimulating future as a result of having so much extra time?

Falling : a love story Jane Green

Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines of her English life and moved to New York City, where she found success in the world of finance. But her soulless, cut-throat, all-consuming job has only led to another life she didn't want. Answering an online ad, she finds a tiny beach cottage to rent in a small town in Connecticut.

Backhand smash J M Gregson

Detective Sergeant Clyde Northcott DCI Peach's tall, black, powerful protege has no interest in joining the snooty Birch Lane Tennis Club. So it is unfortunate for him when committee member Olive Crawshaw decides he would be the perfect talisman for the club's new, and controversial, policy to recruit members from a wider ethnic and social background.

The art of time travel : historians and their craft Tom Griffiths

No matter how practised we are at history, it always humbles us. No matter how often we visit the past, it always surprises us. The art of time travel is to maintain critical poise and grace in this dizzy space. In this landmark book, eminent historian and award-winning author Tom Griffiths explores the craft of discipline and imagination that is history.

Ying guo ren jia Ming Gu

The emperor's railroad Guy Haley

Global war devastated the environment, a zombie like plague wiped out much of humanity, and civilization as we once understood it came to a standstill. That was a thousand years ago, and the world is now a very different place.

At the show Cathy Hapka

Jill and Apples are competing in the horse show, but when she sees the competition, Jill gets nervous that she and Apples will not measure up.

Back in the saddle Cathy Hapka

Annie can hardly wait until Surprise, Jill?s one-month-old foal, is big enough to ride. But when Annie falls off Splash during a riding lesson, the rattled Pony Scout has to decide whether or not to get back in the saddle.

Really riding! Cathy Hapka

Today is a special day for the Pony Scouts. It's time for Meg and Annie's first-ever riding lesson on Jill's farm, followed by a Pony Scouts sleep-over!

The hollow man Oliver Harris

Detective Nick Belsey is broke. Now it looks like he's out of a job - something happened last night, something with the boss' wife...At dawn, on what should be the last day of Belsey's career, Hampstead CID is ghostly quiet. Belsey checks the overnight files. There's a missing-person report.

The Devonshires : the story of a family and a nation Roy Hattersley

From 1381 when Sir John Cavendish, Lord Chief Justice of England, was killed during the Peasant's Revolt to 1906, when the Duke of Devonshire's resignation brought down the Tory government: the family's fortunes (and misfortunes) mirrored the life of the nation.

The mystery of Princess Louise : Queen Victoria's rebellious daughter Lucinda Hawksley

The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain forever hidden. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumour and gossip than hard facts?

The earl takes all Lorraine Heath

One summer night, Edward Alcott gives in to temptation and kisses Lady Julia Kenney in a dark garden. However, the passion she stirs within him is best left in the shadows as she weds his twin, the Earl of Greyling. But when tragedy strikes, to honour the vow he makes to his dying brother, Edward must pretend to be Greyling until the countess delivers her babe.

Never love a cowboy Lorraine Heath

"I would not make a good husband. I do, however, make an excellent lover ..." Harrison Bainbridge, the second son of an English earl, left his home seeking a scandal-free life away from society's stuffy restraints. Then he arrives in Texas, never expecting that a sassy saloon-keeper's daughter would capture his eye. With her outspoken ways and flashing eyes, Jessye Kane is more than tempting. But although she is willing to be his partner in a daring business venture, she is unwilling to take the passion he offers.

The wonder trail : true stories from Los Angeles to the end of the world Steve Hely

Part travel book, part pop history, part comic memoir, Hely's writing will make any reader want to reach for their backpack and hiking boots. The Wonder Trail is the story of Steve's trip from Los Angeles to the bottom of South America, presented in 102 short chapters. The trip was ambitious.

The God Wave Patrick Hemstreet

For decades, scientists have speculated about the untapped potential of the human brain. Now, neuroscientist Chuck Brenton has made an astonishing breakthrough. He has discovered the key the crucial combination of practice and conditioning to access the incredible power dormant in ninety percent of our brains.

The mist-torn witches Barb Hendee

In exchange for protection under Prince Anton, orphaned sisters Celine and Amelie Fawe agree to use their skills as seers to solve a series of bizarre deaths, forcing them to navigate a dark and mysterious world where they discover they have more power than they could have ever imagined.

Fell of dark Reginald Hill

A friendship renewed; a marriage going sour; Harry Bentick heads for the Lake District not knowing if he's going in search of something or running away. Then two girls are found murdered in the high fells, and suddenly there's no doubt about it. He's running. Set in his native Cumberland, this was Reginald Hill's very first novel, a unique blend of detective story, psychological thriller and Buchanesque adventure that was to lay the groundwork for many books to come, taking him into the top ranks of British crime fiction.

Black sheep Susan Hill

The village is called Mount of Zeal. It's built in a bowl like an amphitheatre, with the winding gear where the stage would be. The pit lies below. Ted Howker's school is on the edge of Lower Terrace next to the chapel.

Dark secrets Michael Hjorth

Everyone has secrets and some people will do anything to keep them. Roger Erikson, a teenage boy, has gone missing. Several days later an awful discovery is made in boggy marshland Roger's mutilated body is found, his heart removed. At the same time Sebastian Bergman, widower, psychologist and criminal profiler is in town to deal with family matters. Sebastian has become numb to life and uses sex as an escape from memories of what he's lost.

The man who watched women : a Sebastian Bergman thriller Michael Hjorth

As a heatwave blazes in Stockholm, a series of women are found brutally murdered and the Criminal Investigation Department is getting nowhere. The murders bear all the hallmarks of Edward Hinde, the serial killer jailed by psychological profiler Sebastian Bergman fifteen years earlier. Sebastian desperately needs some order in his chaotic life.

The shop girls of Chapel Street Jenny Holmes

Orphaned young, Violet Wheeler has been brought up by her aunt - but after Winnie's death, she feels like she's lost everything. With no-one to turn to, she has to rely on the goodwill of the community to help her out. At the Jubilee drapers, amongst the spools of ribbon, skeins of silk and latest thirties fashions, Violet finds a refuge.

Orphan girl Maggie Hope

When tragedy deprives Lorinda of her family, she is sent to live with her aunt Doris. Treated as an unpaid servant, alone and loveless, Lorinda craves affection. Then she falls in love with Johnny Fenwick, one of her aunt's boarders. When it seems that her relationship with Johnny is doomed to failure, young doctor Tom Gray offers another way out. Trapped in a marriage to a husband whose passion she cannot return, Lorinda believes that she has lost her only chance of happiness.

Against the rules Linda Howard

Cathryn Ashe just wants to make a quick trip back to the ranch she's inherited before returning to her city life. But years ago, she and Rule Jackson, the ranch manager, had a torrid entanglement. Now, eight years later, she returns, sure of herself and her newfound independence and ready to challenge him again. But Rule, once wild and now old and wiser, has never been as passionate about any woman as he is with Cathryn. And as she stays longer, Rule can't help but fall for her all over again. If he wants a second chance at love, Rule will somehow have to show Cathryn that they are meant to be together.

The cutting edge Linda Howard

Brett Rutland, Carter Engineering's top troubleshooter, is sent to the L.A. office to crack a case of embezzlement. Brett's a hard man, so it hit him like a sledgehammer when he fell in love with Tessa Conway. Half the men in the office had been in love with her for years, but Brett was the first she'd loved in return. Their love is perfect, too perfect to last. And when Brett discovers the identity of the embezzler, his whole world is about to come crashing down.

Duncan's bride Linda Howard

It's been seven years since rancher Reese Duncan's first wife left him high and dry, and he's been trying to rebuild his life ever since. What he needs is a dependable mate--someone uncomplicated with whom he can start a family and who will help out around the ranch. At first glance, city girl Madelyn Patterson seems all wrong. But Madelyn isn't after his money or his land. She wants the one thing Reese can't guarantee--his heart.

Heartbreaker Linda Howard

Inheriting her father's ranch in Florida as well as an abundance of debt, Michelle discovers that most of the debt is owed to neighbouring rancher John Rafferty, and Michelle is forced to ask him for help--an endeavour that leads to a fierce and unexpected passion.

Mackenzie's mission Linda Howard

Night Wing, the revolutionary test plane with a top secret weapons system, is Colonel Joe 'Breed' Mackenzie's number one priority. And weapons expert Caroline Evans is his number one distraction. When someone on the inside sabotages Night Wing, he cannot overlook Caroline's late hours and expertise. Now Joe has to choose between allegiance to his country and love for his prime suspect.

Mackenzie's mountain Linda Howard

Wolf Mackenzie is a loner who has a way with horses and a deep distrust of outsiders until one woman dares to venture on to Mackenzie's Mountain. Schoolteacher Mary Elizabeth Potter is determined to keep Wolf's teenage son from abandoning his dreams ... and finds herself rescuing Wolf along the way.

White lies Linda Howard

Jay Granger is shocked when the FBI shows up on her doorstep, saying her ex-husband has been in a terrible accident. She keeps a bedside vigil, but when Steve Crossfield awakes from his coma, he is nothing like the man Jay married. Ironically, she finds herself more drawn to him than ever. She can't help but wonder who this man really is, and whether the revelation of his true identity will shatter their newly discovered passion.

Zhi chang jing ying wan quan jian kang shou ce Yu He Hua

Bei zhe ni fei yue jiang he Xiang Hui Huang

The famishing vanishing mahoosive mammoth Hollie Hughes

The famishing vanishing mahoosive mammoth is a hairy beast who simply can't think of anything but his tummy. So how, then, can his friend Bug distract him? Find out in this hilarious rhyming picture book about one hairy mammoth with a ridiculously large appetite, and one loyal friend with a clever plan.

Risen : the novelization of the major motion picture : a novel Angela Elwell Hunt

Epic in scope, yet deeply personal, this novelization offers a unique perspective on the story of the resurrection. Roman Tribune Clavius is assigned by Pilate to keep the radical followers of the recently executed Yeshua from stealing the body and inciting revolution. When the body goes missing despite his precautions, Clavius must hunt it down. His investigation leads him from the halls of Herod Antipas to the Garden of Gethsemane and brings him in touch with believer and doubter alike.

Almost midnight C C Hunter

Hidden from the human world, Shadow Falls is a secret camp for teens with supernatural powers. But for four very different teens, it's much more than just a camp - it's where their destinies will unfold.

The wicked duke Madeline Hunter

Suspected of his brother's murder, Lancelot Hemingford, Duke of Aylesbury, was forced to give up his hell-raising habits in London for the anonymity of quiet country living. So, when an opportunity arises to clear his name in exchange for proposing to the niece of a neighbour, he sees no choice but to accept. Plus, seducing the reluctant maiden will be a most intriguing challenge.

A sudden crush Camilla Isley

Joanna Price is a city girl with the perfect life. She loves her job as a book editor, she just married Liam, high profile bestselling author and the man of her dreams, and she's headed to the Caribbean to enjoy two weeks of paradise for her luxurious honeymoon. Connor Duffield is a gruff, grumpy rancher from the Midwest. He is a country boy who has a no-nonsense approach to life, more scars than he'd like to admit, and he hates city girls.

Most likely to die Lisa Jackson

As their twenty-year high school reunion approaches, Lindsay, Kristen, and Rachel find themselves marked for death by the very same killer responsible for brutally murdering a fellow student.

Sinister Lisa Jackson

Twenty years ago, a fire ravaged the Dillinger family's old homestead, killing Judd Dillinger and crippling his girlfriend. Most people blamed a serial arsonist who'd been around town. But strange things are happening in Prairie Creek, Wyoming, again. Ira Dillinger, the family's wealthy patriarch, has summoned his children home for his upcoming wedding.

Becoming King : Martin Luther King, Jr. and the making of a national leader Troy Jackson

Troy Jackson chronicles King's emergence and effectiveness as a civil rights leader by examining his relationship with the people of Montgomery, Alabama. Using the sharp lens of Montgomery's struggle for racial equality to investigate King's burgeoning leadership, Jackson explores King's ability to connect with the educated and the unlettered, professionals and the working class.

Heads I win, tails I win : why smart investors fail and how to tilt the odds in your favor Spencer Jakab

According to Wall Street Journal investing columnist Spencer Jakab, most of us have no idea how much money we're leaving on the table - or that the average saver doesn't come anywhere close to earning the "average" returns touted in those glossy brochures. We're handicapped not only by psychological biases and a fear of missing out, but by an industry with multimillion-dollar marketing budgets and an eye on its own bottom line, not yours.

Blood on the sand Michael Jecks

Calais, 1346. Berenger Fripper and his men are stationed in the ancient port city, a city under English control and surrounded by enemies. They are here to defend their newly won territory from the French and their allies the Genoese.

After the abduction Sabrina Jeffries

After two London Seasons - and a score of resoundingly dull society suitors - lovely Juliet Laverick still longs for only one man: Morgan Pryce, the dashing scoundrel who kidnapped her two years ago. But her determination to bring him to justice hasn't waned - not even when the man she mistakes for Morgan, his twin brother Sebastian, tells her some shocking news: her mysterious paramour has disappeared.

In the prince's bed Sabrina Jeffries

The three unacknowledged sons of the Prince of Wales vow to aid one another in achieving the things they want most. Unfortunately, for Katherine Merivale, one of them, the Earl of Iversley is looking to wed an heiress in order to pay off his debts.

Married to the viscount Sabrina Jeffries

Abigail Mercer was breathless with anticipation at being reunited with Spencer Law, whom she met once and later married by proxy. But now the dashing Viscount Ravenswood denies all knowledge of their union! Far too many witnesses have made it impossible for the secretive Spencer to reject his "bride" without causing a scandal.

Esther the wonder pig : changing the world one heart at a time Steve Jenkins

In the summer of 2012, Steve Jenkins was contacted by an old friend about adopting a micro piglet. Though he knew his partner Derek wouldn't be enthusiastic, he agreed to take the adorable little pig anyway, thinking he could care for her himself. Little did he know, that decision would change his and Derek's lives forever. It turned out there was nothing "micro" about Esther, and Steve and Derek had actually signed on to raise a full-sized commercial pig.

After the party Lisa Jewell

It's eleven years since Jem Catterick and Ralph McLeary first got together. They thought it would be forever, that they'd found their happy ending. As everyone agreed, they were the perfect couple. Then two became four, a flat became a house. Romantic nights out became sleepless nights in. And they soon found that life wasn't quite so simple any more.

The house we grew up in Lisa Jewell

Meet the Bird Family. All four children have an idyllic childhood: a picture-book cottage in a country village, a warm, cosy kitchen filled with love and laughter, sun-drenched afternoons in a rambling garden. But one Easter weekend a tragedy strikes the Bird family that is so devastating that, almost imperceptibly, it begins to tear them apart.

The truth about Melody Browne Lisa Jewell

When she was nine years old, Melody Browne's house burned down, taking every toy, every photograph, every item of clothing and old Christmas card with it. But not only did the fire destroy all her possessions, it took with it all her memories - Melody Browne can remember nothing before her ninth birthday.

Chu shi: ji qun fa shi jiang ren sheng jing ying Ji Qun Fa Shi

The Flash. Book one Geoff Johns

In 2000, Geoff Johns redefined THE FLASH for a new generation. Now you can re-experience his unforgettable five-year run in these stunning tales of Wally West, The Fastest Man Alive! When the Flash breaks through space and time to reach a parallel Earth, it mirrors our own-except for one big difference: there is no Speed Force. Disconnected fro

The Flash. Rebirth Geoff Johns

Barry Allen-- the Flash. His birth kick-started the Silver Age, and his heroic death defending the Universe from a cosmic Crisis made him a legend. Now another Crisis has brought Barry back to life, and the Fastest Man Alive is out of step with the world.

Green Lantern. Volume 1, Sinestro Geoff Johns

As part of the DC Comics The New 52, the first six issues of the star-spanning Green Lantern series from superstar writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke is collected here in hardcover! In the aftermath of a deadly showdown between the Green Lantern Corps and a mysterious foe from the past, Hal Jordan has been stripped of his ring. Left standing is an unexpected new Green Lantern in town: Sinestro!

Casey Rachael Johns

Casey Cooper left her husband and the small town of Milpinyani Springs in her dust a year ago, vowing never to return. But a favour to a friend finds her back in town - and back in her husband's garage, where he offers her a proposition too sexy to refuse. A naked Joel has always been the one thing Casey can't resist - but can her heart handle the heat?

The next season Rachael Johns

Sometimes going home is the hardest thing you can do...and sometimes the hardest thing turns out to be the best. When Zoe Bennett's boyfriend cheats on her, leaving her homeless, jobless and practically broke, she returns to the only place she's ever felt safe and at home - Wildwood Point.

Outback sisters Rachael Johns

Frankie and Simone are sisters and best friends. Could a new man in town drive a wedge between them for the first time ever? Cafe owner Frankie has been unlucky in love all her life. It's hard in a small town like Bunyip Bay to meet prospective partners. Her sister, Simone, lost the love of her life years before and is now devoted to raising their two teenage girls, leaving little time for romance. When Frankie is kissed by a handsome stranger who calls her Simone, it's a case of mistaken identity but who is this man and how does he know Simone?

Sunshine over Wildflower Cottage Milly Johnson

New beginnings, old secrets, and a place to call home: the heartwarming new novel from top five bestseller Milly Johnson. Viv arrives at Wildflower Cottage, a tumbledown animal sanctuary, for the summer. Her job is to help with the admin, but the truth is she is here for something much closer to her heart ... Geraldine runs the Wildflower Cottage sanctuary.

Sixty lights Gail Jones

In 1860, when they are just eight and ten, Lucy Strange and her brother Thomas are orphaned. Left now in the care of their uncle, the children begin slowly, frighteningly, to find their place in the difficult world. And so begins Lucy's adolescent journey of discovery, one which will take her away from her childhood home in Australia, first to London, then to Bombay and, finally, to her death, at the age of twenty-three.

A long time coming : essays on old age Melanie Joosten

To live a long life should be a joy; to be old should not be a burden. With improved health care and higher standards of living, each generation is living longer than the last. Governments see our ageing population as an imminent disaster, and old age as a medical problem.

The masquerade Brenda Joyce

On the evening of her first masquerade, shy Elizabeth Anne Fitzgerald is stunned by Tyrell de Warenne's whispered suggestion of a midnight rendezvous in the gardens. Lizzie has secretly worshipped the unattainable lord for years. When fortune takes a maddening turn, she is prevented from meeting Tyrell, but she cannot foresee that this night is only the beginning ... Tyrell de Warenne is shocked when, two years later, Lizzie arrives on his doorstep with a child she claims is his.

We're all going to die : a joyful book about death Leah Kaminsky

The one certainty about life is that everybody is going to die. Yet somehow as a society we have come to deny this central fact - we ignore it, hoping it will go away. Ours is an aging society, where we are all living longer, healthier lives, yet we find ourselves less and less prepared for our inevitable end. Leah Kaminsky is an award-winning writer and GP, who is confronted by death and mortality on a daily basis. She shares - and challenges - our fears of death and dying.

The fat cat sat on the mat Nurit Karlin

The fat cat sat on the mat. "Get off!" said the rat. But the fat cat just sat. Will the rat get the fat cat off the mat?

The invoice Jonas Karlsson

It's an unremarkable life, I guess, nothing special. I'm in my thirties, I work part-time in a video store in Stockholm, most of my friends are busy with their families, I live alone. I suppose you'd say I have an ordinary life. But I love this city, and even though my flat is small it suits me, I'm comfortable here. In the summer, the sun shines in through my windows at just the right angle and I can hear all the sounds of summer life down in the street.

The memory code : the traditional Aboriginal memory technique that unlocks the secrets of Stonehenge, Easter Island and ancient monuments the world over Lynne Kelly

In the past, the elders had encyclopaedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across the landscape, and the stars in the sky too. Yet most of us struggle to memorise more than a short poem...Using traditional Aboriginal Australian songlines as the key, Lynne Kelly has identified the powerful memory technique used by indigenous people around the world.

The book of Margery Kempe Margery Kempe

The story of the eventful and controversial life of Margery Kempe - wife, mother, businesswoman, pilgrim and visionary - is the earliest surviving autobiography in English. Here Kempe (c.1373-c.1440) recounts in vivid, unembarrassed detail the madness that followed the birth of the first of her fourteen children, the failure of her brewery business, her dramatic call to the spiritual life, her visions and uncontrollable tears, the struggle to convert her husband to a vow of chastity and her pilgrimages to Europe and the Holy Land.

How to be a medieval woman Margery Kempe

Brave, outspoken and guaranteed to annoy people wherever she went - including exasperated fellow pilgrims in Jerusalem and her long-suffering husband - Margery Kempe was one of the most vivid and unforgettable voices of the Middle Ages. Whether travelling alone, getting herself arrested or having visions of marrying Jesus, Margery repeatedly defied feminine convention - and also managed to compose the first autobiography in English, despite being unable to read or write.

Defending Taylor Miranda Kenneally

Taylor's always pushed herself to be perfect, but one impulsive lie to cover for her boyfriend and she's kicked out of private school. Starting over at Hundred Oaks High it's hard to fit in and play on a soccer team that used to be her rival. Only her brother's friend, Ezra, seems to understand all that she's going through. Taylor's had a crush on him for as long as she can remember. Will Taylor repeat her past mistakes or can she score a fresh start?

The heat of betrayal Douglas Kennedy

Robin knew Paul wasn't perfect. But he said they were so lucky to have found each other, and she believed it was true. In the heady strangeness of Morocco, he is everything she wants him to be passionate, talented, knowledgeable. She is convinced that it is here she will finally become pregnant. But when Paul suddenly disappears, and Robin finds herself the prime suspect in the police inquiry, everything changes.

The moment Douglas Kennedy

Thomas Nesbitt is a divorced American writer in the midst of a rueful middle age. Living a very private life in Maine - in touch only with his daughter and still trying to reconcile himself to the end of a long marriage that he knew was flawed from the outset - he finds his solitude disrupted by the arrival, one wintry morning, of a box postmarked Berlin. The return address on the box - Dussmann - unsettles him completely.

How to wrangle a cowboy Joanne Kennedy

Inner-city veterinarian Lindsey Ward always loved visiting her grandfather's Wyoming ranch, so it breaks her heart to have to sell it. She'll miss the scent of hay and sagebrush under the wide-open sky, but at least the sale will help fund the clinic she's always dreamed of.

Cowboy come home Janette Kenny

In order to get the small fortune he is owed, Trey March must work side by side with Daisy Barton, the woman he once loved who betrayed him, to save the JDB Ranch from a sinister foreman with a grudge.

The witness Simon Kernick

When Jane Kinnear sees her lover being murdered, she suddenly finds herself in danger. Taken to an anonymous police safe-house, it soon becomes clear that her lover was an MI5 informant with important information about an imminent terrorist attack.

Our boys : raising strong, happy sons from boyhood to manhood Ruth Kerr

Our Boys is a positive, practical, down-to-earth guide that outlines what makes boys tick, describes their development from babyhood to childhood to manhood, and is full of great ideas and suggestions. Each chapter focuses on a different age group - the first four years, 4 to 7, 8 to 11, 12 to 17, and 18-plus - detailing how boys grow physically, emotionally and developmentally throughout these stages.

Everything love is Claire King

What I want is something that makes me feel alive. Joy, passion, despair, something to remember or something to regret. I want to have my breath taken away. Baptiste Molino has devoted his life to other people's happiness. Moored on his houseboat on the edge of Toulouse, he helps his clients navigate the waters of contentment, yet remains careful never to make waves of his own.

Jillian Cade : (fake) paranormal investigator Jen Klein

A seventeen-year-old girl runs a fake paranormal detection agency, but when she takes a case involving a non-paranormal missing person, things start to get strange and her feelings for partner Sky Ramsey start to grow.

English passengers Matthew Kneale

In 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers from the Isle of Man have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe.

Still a work in progress Johanna Knowles

In a return to middle-grade fiction, master of perspectives Jo Knowles depicts a younger sibling struggling to maintain his everyday life when his older sister is in crisis. Noah is just trying to make it through seventh grade. The girls are confusing, the homework is boring, and even his friends are starting to bug him.

The ice-cream makers Ernest van der Kwast

In the far north of Italy lies the valley of the ice-cream makers: about a dozen villages where, for generations, people have specialised in making ice cream. Giuseppe Talamini claims it was actually invented here. Every spring his family sets off for the ice-cream parlour in Rotterdam, returning to the mountains only in winter.

The ballad of Nessie Kieran Lachlan

When a developer builds a miniature-golf course on top of Nessie's home, she searches for a new place to live.

In other words Jhumpa Lahiri

At heart, this is a love story of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college.

Black ice Andy Lane

In 1868, teenaged Sherlock Holmes faces danger in a train station for the dead, a museum of curiousities, and downtown Moscow as he helps his brother, Mycroft, who has been framed for murder.

Death cloud Andy Lane

In 1868, with his army officer father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously "unwell," fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Hampshire, where he uncovers his first murder and a diabolical villain.

Fire storm Andy Lane

Young Sherlock Holmes is back ... Sherlock's most baffling mystery yet; his deadliest mission to date! Young Sherlock Holmes is a series of novels in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books.

Red leech Andy Lane

Sherlock knows that adults keep secrets. But he didn't expect to find the world's most famous assassin, apparently living in Surrey when he's meant to be dead - and his own brother somehow involved. When no one will tell you the truth, sometimes you have to risk all to discover it for yourself. So begins an adventure that will lead Sherlock to America, to the centre of a deadly web - where life and death are cheap, and truth has a price no sane person would pay.

Marshmallow s'more murder Leslie Langtry

What could be better for former CIA agent turned Girl Scout leader Merry Wrath than taking twelve little girls to Washington DC for a bit of summer fun? Almost anything. Unfortunately, between her girls terrorizing the Secret Service and "accidentally" destroying the hotel pool, Merry has her hands full with this troop. And when her former handler, Riley, is kidnapped Merry has to turn to an old friend from her spy days and her parents, Senator and Mrs. Czrgy, to help her wrangle the troop and rescue the man she once briefly called her boyfriend.

A buccaneer at heart Stephanie Laurens

After a decade of captaining diplomatic voyages for Frobisher Shipping, alongside covert missions for the Crown, Captain Robert Frobisher decides that establishing a home, with hearth and wife, should be his next challenge. But an unexpected mission intervenes. Although Robert sees himself as a conservative businessman-cum-diplomat and this mission is far from his usual sphere, it nevertheless falls within the scope of his abilities.

The daredevil snared Stephanie Laurens

Captain Caleb Frobisher, hedonistic youngest son of a seafaring dynasty, wants to be taken seriously by his family, and understands he has to prove himself sufficiently reformed. When opportunity strikes, he seizes the next leg of the covert mission his brothers have been pursuing and sails to Freetown. His actions are decisive, and he completes the mission's next stage - but responsibility, once exercised, has taken root, and he remains in the jungle to guard the captives whose rescue is the mission's ultimate goal.

Winterspell Claire Legrand

After her mother is brutally murdered, seventeen-year-old Clara Stole is determined to find out what happened to her. Her father, a powerful man with little integrity, is a notorious New York City gang lord in the syndicate-turned-empire called Concordia.

The year of shadows Claire Legrand

Olivia Stellatella is having a rough year. Her mother’s left, her neglectful father - the maestro of a failing orchestra - has moved her and her grandmother into the city’s dark, broken-down concert hall to save money, and her only friend is Igor, an ornery stray cat.

Windows 10 all-in-one for dummies Woody Leonhard

The most comprehensive guide to Windows 10! If you're a first-time Windows 10 user looking for an authoritative, accessible guide to the basics of this new operating system, look no further than Windows 10 All-in-One For Dummies.

Hot milk Deborah Levy

I have been sleuthing my mother's symptoms for as long as I can remember. If I see myself as an unwilling detective with a desire for justice, is her illness an unsolved crime? If so, who is the villain and who is the victim? Sofia, a young anthropologist, has spent much of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother's unexplainable illness.

The chronicles of Narnia : complete collection C S Lewis

The magician's nephew: When Polly and Digory discover some magic rings, they begin the most exciting and dangerous journey of their lives - and encounter the mighty lion Aslan.

Skip the guilt trap Gael Lindenfield

Free yourself from the guilt trap and move on with your life. Simple steps to free yourself from guilt Guilt is a major underlying cause of emotional disorders such as low self-esteem, depression, OCD and other mental illnesses. This easy-to-read guide, written by one of the UK's most respected psychotherapists and now bestselling author, Gael Lindenfield explains how guilt damages our health, relationships and career prospects. It explores the many different types of guilt and provides practical exercises and advice for how to manage this emotion more effectively.

Brave the wild wind Johanna Lindsey

As wild as the Wyoming frontier and a terror when spurned, Jessie Blair is furious when she over hears Chase Summers refusing her hand--and vows to seduce the handsome drifter out of spite. Enraged by Jessie's arrogance yet haunted by her beauty, Chase is irresistible drawn to the headstrong miss--and into her troubles with the land-hungry villains who murdered her father. For his pride insists he tame the fiery temptress who toys with his emotions. And his passion won't be sated until the sensuous young hellion becomes a woman in his arms.

A loving scoundrel Johanna Lindsey

When Jeremy Malory hires Danny, a young woman who grew up on London's streets disguised as a boy, as his upstairs maid, he secretly intends to make her his mistress. But Danny surprises him with her dreams of becoming a refined lady and a gentleman's wife.

A man to call my own Johanna Lindsey

Story of a charismatic pair of twins, Amanda and Marian Laton, who, after the sudden death of their father, are sent to live with their aunt on a sprawling Texas ranch. As the twin sisters, one of whom is nasty, the other nice, both find themselves pursuing Chad Kinkaid, the cowboy son of a neighbouring ranching family.

One heart to win Johanna Lindsey

Tiffany reluctantly travels to 1880s Montana Territory to end a family feud, a journey during which a train robbery and a case of mistaken identity lands her in her alluring fiance's ranch home.

Surrender my love Johanna Lindsey

Now Destiny's great wheel has turned--and Selig's exquisite, honey-haired tormentor has been delivered into the Norseman's hands. Now it is Selig who is the master, bound and determined to break the proud spirit of his captive "ice queen" and to conquer her with passions sword--never dreaming that his own heart will be vanquished by sensuous desire ... and victorious love.

When passion rules Johanna Lindsey

The author weaves a marvelous adventure set in the tumultuous world of continental royalty, where a stolen princess discovers a kingdom she was meant to inherit, and a passion made to rule her heart. Forced to flee Napoleon's rampaging army on the continent, orphaned Alana Farmer and her eccentric guardian make a new home for themselves in London.

Teen Titans, Volume 5, The trial of Kid Flash Scott Lobdell

When Titans Fall. He trained under the Dark Knight himself. But then Red Robin stepped out from under the Batman's shadow to start a new team of teenaged heroes like himself. As the Teen Titans, they battled against threats no other, older team could face.

The gracekeepers Kirsty Logan

This is the magical story of a floating circus and two young women in search of a home. The sea has flooded the earth. North lives on a circus boat, floating between the scattered islands that remain. She dances with her beloved bear, while the rest of the crew trade dazzling and death-defying feats for food from the islanders.

Dark road home Elizabeth Ludwig

Ana Kavanagh's only memories of home are of fire and pain. As a girl she was the only survivor of a terrible blaze, and years later she still struggles with her anger at God for letting it happen. At a nearby parish she meets and finds a kindred spirit in Eoghan Hamilton, who is struggling with his own anger - his sister, Cara, betrayed him by falling in love with one of his enemies.

Tide and tempest Elizabeth Ludwig

It's been two years since Tillie McGrath last saw Captain Keondric Morgan. He'd let her visit her ill fiance before he died. Now the dashing captain has found her at the boarding house where she lives and has swept back into her life. But all is not well. He seems to be trying to protect her--from whom or what stays a secret. Even years later, Keondric never forgot the heartbroken lass from his boat.

Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne in The Bourne legacy : a novel Eric Van Lustbader

Jason Bourne is known and feared in the deadly world of covert-ops as one of the most highly skilled assassins for hire. Bourne, however, was merely an identity assumed by CIA agent David Webb, a personality implanted by the CIA to facilitate a dangerous operation, but one that threatened to subsume David Webb entirely.

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne enigma Eric Van Lustbader

On the eve of Russian General Boris Karpov's wedding, Jason Bourne receives an enigmatic message from his old friend and fellow spymaster. In Moscow, what should be a joyous occasion turns bloody and lethal. Now Bourne is the only one who can decipher Karpov's cryptogram. He discovers that Karpov was willing to betray his sovereign to warn Bourne of a crippling disaster about to be visited on the world.

Cattra's legacy Anna Mackenzie

Thirteen-year-old Risha is living a simple life in the mountains with her father when he suddenly dies. Risha is left alone and discovers she is no longer welcome in her village. Disguised as a boy, Risha, leaves the village with a group of traders on a quest to find out the truth about her mother and her true heritage. Suggested level: secondary.

Daughters of the bride Susan Mallery

Three sisters, Courtney, Sienna, and Rachel, are going to the most emotional wedding of the year, their mother's! Yet with their mother's wedding drawing near, they are all facing their own challenges with their own developing, changing, and broken relationships.

Being there David Malouf

Words, music, art and performance. The stuff of a satisfying life. After exploring the idea of home, where and what it is in A First Place, what does it mean to be a writer and where writing begins in The Writing Life, David Malouf moves on to words and music and art and performance in Being There. With pieces on the Sydney Opera House - then and now - responses to art, artists and architects, and including Malouf's not previously published libretti for Voss and a translation of Hippolytus, this is an unmissable and stimulating collection of one man's connection to the world of art, ideas and culture.

The Flash. Volume 1, Move forward Francis Manapul

The Fastest Man Alive returns with the writer/artist team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. The Flash knows he can't be everywhere at once, but he has seemingly met his match when he faces DC Comics' hottest new Super Villain, Mob Rule, who really can be everywhere at once! As Mob Rule wages a campaign of crime across Central City, including an electromagnetic blast that plunges the city into darkness, The Flash learns the only way he can capture Mob Rule and save Central City is to learn how to make his brain function even faster than before?but as much as it helps him, it also comes with a steep price.

The Flash. Volume 2, Rogues revolution Francis Manapul

Struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals, Central City Police scientist Barry Allen was transformed into the fastest man alive. Tapping into the energy field called the Speed Force, he applies a tenacious sense of justice to protect an serve the world as The Flash! The Flash's Rogues Gallery are back?but they are more powerful than ever and they're each looking to take down the Fastest Man Alive! Who is behind their sudden organization and why are they also after their former leader, Captain Cold? The Flash must think fast if he can outrun and survive their attack!

The Flash. Volume 3, Gorilla warfare Francis Manapul

In his hometown of Central City, The Flash - a.k.a. Barry Allen - is constantly deflecting the criminal schemes of his Rogues Gallery. Money hungry, cunning and powerful, these villains have the Scarlet Speedster running at a pace faster than even the world's fastest man is used to.

The Flash. Volume 4, Reverse Francis Manapul

A mysterious and powerful Speed-Force killer has left a trail of bodies in his wake and only Barry has the power to stop him. But when the killer stays one step ahead of him, Barry finds himself face to face with the Teen Titans and Kid Flash for the first time. All this will lead to a confrontation with the Flash's most deadly foe, The Reverse

The doomsday prophecy Scott Mariani

When Ben Hope decided to give up rescuing kidnap victims and return to the theology studies he had abandoned years before, he should've known that fate would decide differently. When his old professor begs him to find his missing daughter, Ben soon finds himself launched into his most dangerous mission yet.

Click here to start Denis Markell

What if playing video games was prepping you to solve an incredible real-world puzzle and locate a priceless treasure? Twelve-year-old Ted Gerson has spent most of his summer playing video games. So when his great-uncle dies and bequeaths him the all so-called treasure in his overstuffed junk shop of an apartment, Ted explores it like it's another level to beat.

Giraffes Laura F Marsh

Explore the African savanna with giraffes in this exciting reader. Packed with beautiful and engaging photos, kids will learn all about these amazing animals.

Florence Foster Jenkins : the inspiring true story of the world's worst singer Nicholas Martin

Despite having no pitch, no rhythm and no tone, Florence Foster Jenkins became one of America's best-known sopranos, giving a sell-out concert at Carnegie Hall. Born in Pennsylvania in 1868, Florence Foster adored music and as a girl was a talented pianist, but her wealthy father refused to allow her to study in Europe. In retaliation she eloped with Dr Frank Jenkins but the marriage soon foundered, not least because the eighteen-year-old bride contracted syphilis on their wedding night.

Happy people read & drink coffee Agnes Martin-Lugand

Diane is the owner of Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, a literary cafe in Paris. When her husband and daughter die in a car accident, her life is overturned and the world as she knows it instantly disappears. Trapped by her memories, she moves to a small town on the Irish coast. There she falls into a surprising and tumultuous romance with Edward, a taciturn photographer who lives next door.

Three graves full Jamie Mason

Pushed into committing a murder that he covers up by burying the body in his backyard, mild-mannered Jason Getty finds his life completely unravelling when a landscaper discovers two other graves on his property.

Dogs never lie about love J Moussaieff Masson

Drawing from myth and literature, from scientific studies, from stories and observations of dog trainers and dog lovers, and from his own observations of his dogs, psychoanalyst Masson discusses the depth of canine emotion.

Feed your brain : 7 steps to a lighter, brighter you! Delia McCabe

This is the ultimate guide to getting your brain in tip-top shape and keeping it healthy via the foods you eat. With a worldwide ageing population, and cases of dementia as well as severe depression and anxiety alarmingly on the rise, the need to look after your brain optimally has never been more important. It has now been proven beyond a doubt that it is possible to improve focus and memory, reduce stress and anxiety, and think more clearly simply by enjoying a diet rich in the right nutrients.

In plain sight Lorena McCourtney

In her latest adventure, Ivy takes a secret trip to the Ozarks to elude some thugs who are seeking revenge. Her three-month stay on the lake of a small Arkansas town turns out to be more than just a getaway when a housekeeping job puts her at just the right time and place to exercise her amateur sleuthing abilities.

Invisible Lorena McCourtney

A mysterious disappearance fuels the mutant curiosity of Ivy Malone, whose oddball humour, possum-gray hair, and quirky sleuthing skills make her unlike any average crime fighter.

Reconstructing Amelia Kimberly McCreight

Kate is in the middle of the biggest meeting of her career when she gets the telephone call from Grace Hall, her daughter's exclusive private school in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Amelia has been suspended, effective immediately, and Kate must come get her daughter now. But Kate's stress over leaving work quickly turns to panic when she arrives at the school and finds it surrounded by police officers, fire trucks, and an ambulance. By then it's already too late for Amelia. And for Kate. An academic overachiever despondent over getting caught cheating has jumped to her death.

Getting started with coding : get creative with code! Camille McCue

When your kid is ready to add coding to their creativity toolbox but you’re not ready to ship them off to coding camp, Getting Started with Coding is here to help them get started with the basics of coding.

Walk the edge Katie McGarry

Smart. Responsible. That's seventeen-year-old Breanna's role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behaviour puts her into a vicious cyberbully's line of fire - and brings fellow senior Thomas "Razor" Turner into her life.

The tailor's girl Fiona McIntosh

A humble soldier, known only as 'Jones', wakes in hospital with no recollection of his past. The few fleeting fragments of memory he glimpses are horrifying moments from the battlefield at Ypres. His very identity becomes a puzzle he must solve. Then Eden Valentine comes gliding into his world, a stunning seamstress who has a dream of her own business in high fashion but duty to her family.

Outback midwife Beth McRae

Outback Midwife is the story of Beth McRae's 40 years as a midwife, from her terrifying first day witnessing a birth as a student nurse to her training as a midwife the days when the words 'birth plan' were unheard of and what women wanted was a long way from being part of any plan to the outback.

Hystopia David Means

By the early 1970s, President John F. Kennedy has survived several assassination attempts and - martyred, heroic - is now in his third term. Twenty-two-year-old Eugene Allen returns home from his tour of duty in Vietnam and begins to write a war novel - a book echoing Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse-Five - about veterans who have their battlefield experiences "enfolded," wiped from their memories through drugs and therapy.

The many Wyl Menmuir

On the surface, his move to the isolated village on the coast makes perfect sense. But the experience is an increasingly unsettling one for Timothy Bucchanan. A dead man no one will discuss.

The catacombs of chaos : a Lottie Lipton adventure Dan Metcalf

Lottie has lived in the British Museum all her life - she thought she knew it like the back of her hand! But when she finds herself locked in a secret tunnel deep beneath the museum she starts to worry that she might never find her way out. Can Lottie, Uncle Bert and Reg find their way out of the tunnel by solving puzzles in the maze of passageways?

The eagle of Rome : a Lottie Lipton adventure Dan Metcalf

When a collection of Roman treasures comes to the museum, Lottie, Uncle Bert and Reg discover the legendary code of the Ninth Legion's Golden Eagle. Can Lottie and her friends break the code and find the treasure before a ruthless treasure hunter gets his hands on it?

Captive embraces Fern Michaels

Proud and beautiful Sirena Cordez was once commander of her own ship, battling pirates to avenge her sister's violent death. But Sirena's life as the Sea Siren ends when she meets Regan van der Rhys. Handsome, ruthless, and as fearless as she, Regan is the only man who can possess her, body and soul.

The girl in green Derek B Miller

1991. Near Checkpoint Zulu, one hundred miles from the Kuwaiti border, Thomas Benton meets Arwood Hobbes. Benton is a British journalist who reports from war zones in part to avoid his lackluster marriage and a daughter he loves but cannot connect with; Arwood is a midwestern American private who might be an insufferable ignoramus, or might be a genuine lunatic with a death wish.

Cowboy protector collection Linda Lael Miller

Three cowboy protector romances in one collection for the first time by New York Times bestselling authors Linda Lael Miller, B.J. Daniels, and Delores Fossen. A Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller. When trouble strikes in Haven, Arizona, Ranger Sam O'Ballivan is determined to sort it out.

Once a rancher Linda Lael Miller

Slater Carson might be a filmmaker by trade, but he's still a cowboy at heart--and he knows the value of a hard day's work under the hot Wyoming sun. So when he sees troubled teen Ryder heading down a dangerous path, he offers the boy a job on the ranch he shares with his two younger brothers.

Shadow of time : dark dreams Jen Minkman

All Hannah needs is a nice and quiet vacation after her first year of teaching French at a high school. She joins her brother Ben for the summer in their mom's log cabin in Arizona. There, she meets Josh again, Ben's childhood friend from the Navajo reservation. The little boy from the rez has grown up fast, and Hannah can't help but feeling more for him than just friendship.

However long the night : Molly Melching's journey to help millions of African women and girls triumph Aimee Molloy

Aimee Molloy tells the unlikely and inspiring story of Molly Melching, an American woman whose experience as an exchange student in Senegal led her to found Tostan and dedicate almost four decades of her life to the girls and women of Africa.

Superfoods superfast : 100 energizing recipes to make in 20 minutes or less Julie Montagu

This new follow-up to the bestselling Superfoods is for anyone who wants to fuel their body with superfoods, fast! It's packed with 100 amazingly nutritious recipes you can make in 20 minutes or less, and includes menu plans for busy people. Chapters include Super Sunrise, Super Snacks, Super Salads, Super Soups, Super Square Meals, Super Suppers, and Super Sweets

The soul of an octopus : a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness Sy Montgomery

In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. Sy Montgomery's popular 2011 Orion magazine piece, "Deep Intellect," about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured octopus named Athena and the grief she felt at her death, went viral, indicating the widespread fascination with these mysterious, almost alien-like creatures.

All of me Kelly Moran

For ten months, bestselling novelist Alec Winston hasn't been able to type a single word, and he's coming dangerously close to breaching his publishing contract. An invitation from his brother to spend the summer in Wilmington Beach might be just the thing to blast through his writer's block.

The dysfunctional test Kelly Moran

Growing up in her large, crazy Serbian family, Camryn Covic became an expert at shutting down her emotions in order to maintain her sanity. But when she loses her apartment, her job and her boyfriend all in one day, she hits her breaking point. Worse, if her family finds out she's single again, her sister's upcoming wedding will be a disaster. The bride-to-be has a plan, though ...

Return to me Kelly Moran

With every beat of the heart comes a memory of what could have been... Ten years ago, Cole Covington was just another rich kid who got everything he wanted - including young and trusting Mia Galdon.

An A to Z of Creepy Hollow fae Rachel Morgan

Before Violet met Nate, the human boy who followed her into the fae realm and turned her life upside down, she was the perfect guardian trainee. She followed all the rules and did her best to protect her human assignments. Goblins, ogres, trolls - Vi learned how to handle them all. In "An A to Z of Creepy Hollow Fae", catch a glimpse of some of Vi's past assignments, and experience the life of a faerie training to be a guardian. Includes the first five chapters of The Faerie Guardian, first novel in the Creepy Hollow series.

A faerie's curse Rachel Morgan

Calla Larkenwood must battle against a witch's curse to save the one she loves and prevent a power-hungry princess from tearing through the veil between two worlds. With her magic disappearing bit by bit, can she stop the worst from happening before the curse claims her life?

A faerie's revenge Rachel Morgan

Someone is killing guardians... Still reeling from a shocking revelation, guardian trainee Calla Larkenwood finds the threads of her world unraveling further when she's accused of a horrifying crime she didn't commit: A deadly magical disease has entered the Guild, threatening to wipe out every guardian - and someone is intent on framing Calla for it.

A faerie's secret Rachel Morgan

It's been ten years since Lord Draven fell. Ten years since the enchanted winter came to an end and fae across the realm began piecing their lives back together. Ten years since a now-forgotten foe was thrown into a faraway prison and began planning his next move ...

Scarlett Rachel Morgan

Deadly power. Stunning beauty. She will not be controlled. Sixteen-year-old Beth's ordinary life is shattered the night her dormant magic awakens and she almost kills her own boyfriend. Horrified at what she's done, she flees into the fae realm to find the siren mother who disowned her a decade ago. When it turns out her power cannot be controlled, she is once again cast out from the siren community.

Sister heart Sally Morgan

In my head, I'm someplace else. I hear the crack of flaming wood, smell smoky campfire burning, lean against Mum's knee, listen to grannies tell stories. In my head, I'm home. Taken far from everyone and everything she knows and loves, Annie must make a new life in a strange world. A sister-friend brings fresh hope, but can it last?

The 20th Cavalry Morris

The Cheyenne are convinced that newly-arrived settlers have been killing the buffalo they traditionally depend on. When the Native Americans surround the 20th Cavalry's fort, Lucky Luke realises that someone who bears a grudge against Colonel McStraggle has conveniently provided them with firearms. Worse, the traitor also knows the layout of the fort. Lucky Luke does his best to try and break the deadlock before the soldiers starve.

The bounty hunter Morris

When a huge bounty is posted on a Cheyenne man for the apparent theft of a pedigree horse, the bounty hunter Elliot Belt will stop at nothing to pocket it - not even at triggering a new Indian war if he has to. Lucky Luke must juggle keeping him in check, appeasing the irate Cheyenne, and trying to save the suspected thief from Old West-style summary justice.

A cure for the Daltons Morris

When European psychiatrist Otto Von Bratwurst travels to the Old West, he decides to put his theories to the ultimate test by attempting to reform the imprisoned Dalton brothers, with the reluctant assistance of Lucky Luke.

The Dalton cousins Morris

The Daltons were fearsome bandits; terrors of the Old West; legends in their own time. Until Lucky Luke put a final end to their reign of evil. Joe, Jack, William and Averell Dalton, on the other hand, aren't even footnotes in the back pages of newspapers.

The Dalton's escape Morris

"The Daltons have escaped!" Words that all fans of Lucky Luke know well. But this is the story of the first time that the idiotic brothers break out of jail. Driven by Joe's unshakable need to get revenge on Lucky Luke, the outlaws terrorise several towns before hatching a genius plan: Get the Lonesome Cowboy his very own wanted poster. As the local populace begins turning on him, Luke will display infinite patience in order to catch his quarry.

Emperor Smith Morris

Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper arrive in Grass Town and make the acquaintance of Smith I, Emperor of the United States! A local rancher gone a bit looney after getting rich, he's given his cowboys fancy uniforms and replaced their Colts with sabres, and he believes he's the true ruler of the country. The citizens of Grass Town think he's great fun, write him letters in the names of European monarchs, and publish his harmless proclamations in the newspaper. But is he truly harmless? And what will Luke do if something upsets the relationship between the Emperor and his not-so-loyal subjects?

The judge Morris

Lucky Luke meets Judge Roy Bean, a crooked lawman who also runs Langtry's saloon and puts Luke on trial for cattle rustling.

Lucky Luke versus Joss Jamon Morris

At the end of the Civil War, many former soldiers turn to a life of crime to survive. Joss Jamon and his gang are among the worst of such men. After sacking the town of Los Palitos, they arrange for Lucky Luke to be arrested for their crimes. The lonesome cowboy, a rope already around his neck, is forced to make a deal with the angry citizens: Bring the real bandits back within six months or hang.

The Oklahoma land rush Morris

On 22 April 1889, the American government opened the new Oklahoma territories to settlement. In this volume, Lucky Luke acts as a government agent and ensures that every candidate for settlement is treated fairly. He has to deal with jealousy, corruption and greed.

The stagecoach Morris

Plagued by constant bandit attacks, Wells Fargo is falling on hard times. To restore public trust in their services, the company sends one well-publicised stagecoach from Denver to San Francisco. It will have the best "whip" as driver, a motley crew of daring passengers, and - to escort them and a precious cargo of gold - none other than Lucky Luke. A wise precaution, because every desperado in the country will be waiting on the coach's planned route...

Sisters : heroic true-life stories from the nurses of World War Two Barbara Mortimer

On 3 September 1939, the Prime Minister declared that Britain was at war with Nazi Germany. Thousands of young women, many of them barely out of school, were sent headlong into gruelling training regimes that would see them become wartime nurses. Sisters features over 150 previously unpublished stories from the archives of the Royal College of Nursing. The vivid, poignant and riveting stories capture these nurses' incredible bravery and touching friendships.

The art of dressing curves : the best-kept secrets of a fashion stylist Susan Moses

The Art of Dressing Curves gives plus-size women the confidence and know-how to dress beautifully for their particular body shape. Gorgeously designed, filled with high-fashion photography, and written in Susan's down-to earth, accessible, and enthusiastic voice, The Art of Dressing Curves tells the story of her journey to self-acceptance and outlines her formula for seamless dressing that has helped some of the most iconic curvy women in music, film, and fashion look dazzling in the spotlight.

Eileen Ottessa Moshfegh

The Christmas season offers little cheer for Eileen Dunlop, an unassuming yet disturbed young woman trapped between her role as her alcoholic father's carer in his squalid home and her day job as a secretary at the boys' prison, filled with its own quotidian horrors. Consumed by resentment and self-loathing, Eileen tempers her dreary days with perverse fantasies and dreams of escaping to the big city. In the meantime, she fills her nights and weekends with shoplifting, stalking a handsome prison guard named Randy, and cleaning up her increasingly deranged father's messes.

The 8-week blood sugar diet : how to beat diabetes fast (and stay off medication) Michael Mosley

Thirteen percent of the US population (thirty million Americans) has diabetes. Eighty-six million Americans have pre-diabetes, meaning their blood sugar levels are dangerously high, and they are teetering on the edge of full-blown diabetes.

Wheels within wheels : the making of a traveller Dervla Murphy

What is it that makes us who we are? In this beautifully written and searingly honest autobiography, the intrepid cyclist and traveller Dervla Murphy remembers her richly unconventional first thirty years.

Breaking night Liz Murray

Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just another tragic statistic. Another life wasted on the brutal streets of New York. By the age of 15, Liz found herself homeless with nowhere to turn but the tough streets, riding subways all night for a warm place to sleep and foraging through dumpsters for food. But when her mother died of AIDS a year later, Liz's life changed forever.

The kingdom Fuminori Nakamura

Yurika is a freelancer in the Tokyo underworld. She poses as a prostitute, carefully targeting potential Johns, selecting powerful and high-profile men. When she is alone with them, she drugs them and takes incriminating photos to sell for blackmail purposes.

Roll me up and smoke me when I die : musings from the road Willie Nelson

America's greatest travelling bard Willie Nelson muses about the things that are most important to him and celebrates the family, friends, and colleagues who have blessed his remarkable journey.

Man wu Xue Feng Ning

Evermore Alyson Noel

Since the car accident that claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras and hear people's thoughts, and she goes out of her way to hide from other people until she meets Damen, another psychic teenager who is hiding even more mysteries.

The Otto Bin Empire Judy Nunn

To the members of the Otto Bin Empire - the homeless men and women who gather around the plastic bins near the docks - Clive is an enigmatic addition to their ranks.

The great dragon bake off Nicola O'Byrne

At the Ferocious Dragon Academy, dragons-in-training learn the arts of bone crunching and teeth sharpening. But there is one dragon who harbours a passion for a most undragon-like pastime ... Meet Flamie Oliver.

The show must go on Jane O'Connor

Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, is dismayed to be partnered with shy classmate Lionel for the school talent show until she comes up with an act perfectly suited for both of them.

Infomocracy Malka Older

With power comes corruption. For Ken, this is his chance to do right by the idealistic Policy1st party and get a steady job in the big leagues. For Domaine, the election represents another staging ground in his ongoing struggle against the pax democratica.

True blue ; &, Carrera's bride Diana Palmer

True blue: Top detective Rick Marquez has never met a case he couldn't solve - or a woman he couldn't charm. But this smooth-talking Texan is about to meet the one woman who'll lasso him - body and soul!

A bird on my shoulder : a memoir Lucy Palmer

Over a decade ago, award-winning journalist Lucy Palmer's beloved husband Julian died of cancer, leaving her alone to manage a farm south of Sydney and to raise their three young children. This moving and beautifully written memoir explores her experiences of death, loss, single parenting and growing older.

The tree Judy Pascoe

When Simone's father dies, her mother Dawn is left to raise her and her brothers on her own. As their mother succumbs to sorrow, the children are left floundering in their own unhappiness and loss. But Simone hears her father calling to her from the tree outside her window, and climbs the tree to listen.

NYPD Red. 2 James Patterson

NYPD Red the task force attacking the most extreme crimes in America's most extreme city hunts a killer who is on an impossible mission. A vengeful murderer, named the "Hazmat Killer" by the press, has taken it on himself to track down and kill people whose crimes have not been punished by the justice system.

Girl in the dark Marion Pauw

A single mother and lawyer, Iris has a colourful caseload, a young son with behaviour issues, and a judgmental mother. She also has a brother - shocking news she uncovers by accident. Why did her mother lie to her for her entire life?

The Judas sheep Stuart Pawson

D.I. Charlie Priest of the East Pennine force is officially on sick leave, but this brief break from work comes to an abrupt end when Mrs Norris's chauffeur is found dead from unnatural causes - namely a blast to the head from a Kalashnikov. Her husband, an American tobacco tycoon, is distinctly unfazed. Meanwhile, big-time drug smugglers on the Hull to Rotterdam run demand his attention. When Charlie discovers the connection between his previous inquiry and the drug smugglers he realises that he's on very dangerous territory indeed.

The Picasso scam Stuart Pawson

When Charlie suspects a businessman, with a background of extortion and GBH, of involvement in an international art fraud, he's taking on an enemy with friends in high places. But Charlie can be persistent to the point of recklessness and no threat will stop him...

Arcadia Iain Pears

Three interlocking worlds. Four people looking for answers. But who controls the future or the past? In the basement of a professor's house in 1960s Oxford, fifteen-year-old Rosie goes in search of a missing cat and instead finds herself in a different world. Anterwold is a sun-drenched land of storytellers, prophecies and ritual. But is this world real and what happens if she decides to stay? Meanwhile, in a sterile laboratory, a rebellious scientist is trying to prove that time does not even exist with potentially devastating consequences.

Rival within SJD Peterson

In 1952, Ben and Tom will have to turns their backs on society and the vows they've made to find the happiness they deserve.

A beauty refined Tracie Peterson

Phoebe Von Bergen is excited to accompany her father when he travels from Germany to purchase sapphires in Montana. Little does she know that her father's plans - for the gemstones and his daughter - are not what they seem.

Teen Titans. Volume 1, Blinded by the light Will Pfeifer

The Teen Titans are back! Red Robin, Wonder Girl, Beast Boy, Raven and Bunker - the Teen Titans are out to make a name for themselves in New York City. Stepping out from the long shadows of their adult superhero mentors, the team is enjoying newfound fame.

No man's land Harold Pinter

Do Hirst and Spooner really know each other, or are they performing an elaborate charade? The ambiguity - and the comedy - intensify with the arrival of Briggs and Foster. All four inhabit a no-man's-land between time present and a time remembered, between reality and imagination.

Pigs in the mud in the middle of therud Lynn Plourde

It's mud season, but there's more than mud in the middle of the road: There are pigs, hens, sheep, and bulls in the way. That won't do. For a car to get through, somebody's gotta shoo! But who?

Windows 10 : the missing manual David Pogue

With Windows 8, Microsoft completely reimagined the graphical user interface for its operating system, which now runs on both desktop PCs and tablets, but the overhaul was not without hitches and its dueling UIs (one designed for touch, the other for keyboards and mice) created significant confusion for users.

Welcome to Camp Pikachu Alex Polan

Welcome to Camp Pikachu, where kids can act out adventures from their favorite Pokemon games and cartoons, battling other teams to earn points and badges and, if they're lucky, make it into the Summer Camp Hall of Fame!

Carnival! : 60 recipes for a Brasilian street party David Ponte

Carnival! is packed full of vibrant party food from the nation that does street parties better than anyone: Brasil!

Pollyanna Eleanor H Porter

Orphaned Pollyanna Whittier comes to live with her Aunt Polly. Always cheerful whatever the hardship, Pollyanna spreads happiness wherever she goes. However, when tragedy strikes, even she finds it hard to feel glad.

The cow in Patrick O'Shanahan's kitchen Diana Prichard

Patrick O'Shanahan never even wondered where his breakfast came from. Until one morning, when he found a COW in the kitchen! Explore how food gets to your plate as Patrick's efforts to help his father make their World Famous French Toast become an unexpected - and funny - adventure.

The godfather Mario Puzo

The Godfather is the Mafia leader Vito Corleone, a benevolent despot who stops at nothing to gain and hold power. Set in Long Island, Hollywood and Sicily this is a story of a feudal society within society which does not hesitate to consolidate its power.

The Sicilian Mario Puzo

Michael Corleone's exile in Sicily is ending, but on the instructions of his father, The Godfather, he must bring back to him the young man known as Salvatore Giuliano - if he can find him.

Blackout Ragnar Jonasson

On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summer's night. As the 24-hour light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash cloud from a recent volcanic eruption, a young reporter leaves Reykajvik to investigate on her own, unaware that an innocent person's life hangs in the balance. terrifying and

Nightblind, Ragnar Jonasson

Siglufjorur: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thor Arason: a local policeman, whose tumultuous past and uneasy relationships with the villagers continue to haunt him. The peace of this close-knit community is shattered by the murder of a policeman - shot at point-blank range in the dead of night in a deserted house.

Swallows and Amazons Arthur Ransome

Independence and initiative are qualities any child can understand and every volume in this collection celebrates these virtues. Swallows and Amazons, the book that started it all in 1930, introduces the Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat Island, the able-bodied catboat 'Swallow, ' and the two intrepid Amazons, plucky Nancy and Peggy Blackett.

Lao zi xiang er zhu jiao zheng Zongyi Rao

The complete Emily the Strange : all things strange Rob Reger

Emily the Strange is not your ordinary thirteen-year-old girl - she's got a razor-sharp wit as dark as her jet-black hair, a posse of moody black cats, and famous friends in very odd places! She's got a broodingly unique way of experiencing the world, and you're invited along for the ride. Legions of fans worldwide have joined forces to make Emily a pop-culture phenomenon.

Bones never lie Kathy Reichs

Unexpectedly called in to the Charlotte PD's Cold Case Unit, Dr. Temperance Brennan wonders why she's been asked to meet with a homicide cop who's a long way from his own jurisdiction. The shocking answer: Two child murders, separated by thousands of miles, have one thing in common - the killer. Years ago, Anique Pomerleau kidnapped and murdered a string of girls in Canada, then narrowly eluded capture. It was a devastating defeat for her pursuers, Brennan and police detective Andrew Ryan.

The girl next door Ruth Rendell

When the bones of two severed hands are discovered in a box, an investigation into a long buried crime of passion begins. And a group of friends, who played together as children, begin to question their past. 'For Woody, anger was cold.

The Saint Zita Society Ruth Rendell

Someone had told Dex that the Queen lived in Victoria. So did he, but she had a palace and he had one room in a street off Warwick Way. Still he liked the idea that she was his neighbour. Dex works as a gardener for Dr Jefferson at his home on Hexam Place in Pimlico: an exclusive street of white-painted stucco Georgian houses inhabited by the rich, and serviced by the not so rich.

The vault Ruth Rendell

Chief Inspector Reg Wexford has retired. He and his wife, Dora, now divide their time between Kingsmarkham and a coachhouse in Hampstead, belonging to their actress daughter, Sheila. Wexford takes great pleasure in his books, but, for all the benefits of a more relaxed lifestyle, he misses being the law. But a chance meeting in a London street, with someone he had known briefly as a very young police constable, changes everything.

A world without you Beth Revis

Seventeen-year-old Bo has always had delusions that he can travel through time. So when his worried parents send him to a school for troubled youth, Bo assumes that he's actually attending Berkshire Academy, a school for kids who, like Bo, have 'superpowers'.

The wolf gift Anne Rice

A young reporter on assignment is attacked and bitten by an unknown beast in rural Northern California and begins a terrifying but seductive transformation into a being with a dual nature, both man and wolf.

The wolves of midwinter Anne Rice

It is the beginning of December. Oak fires are burning in the stately flickering hearths of Nideck Point. It is Yuletide. For Reuben Golding, now infused with the wolf gift and under the loving tutelage of the Morphenkinder, this Christmas promises to be like no other as he soon becomes aware that the Morphenkinder, steeped in their own rituals, are also celebrating the Midwinter Yuletide festival deep within Nideck forest.

I'm not tired yet! Marianne Richmond

I'm Not Tired Yet! inspires a playful, endearing bedtime routine that leaves kids and grownups looking forward to nighttime, no matter how strong the allure of playtime.

Heroes to the rescue Esther Ripley

Join the firefighters, paramedics, and police officers of LEGO City as they race to save the day!

How Adam Smith can change your life : an unexpected guide to human nature and happiness Russell D Roberts

How the insights of an 18th century economist can help us live better in the 21st century. Adam Smith became famous for The Wealth of Nations, but the Scottish economist also cared deeply about our moral choices and behaviour - the subjects of his other brilliant book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759).

Ray Davies : a complicated life Johnny Rogan

In the summer of 1964, aged twenty, Ray Davies led the Kinks to fame with their number one hit 'You Really Got Me'. Within months, they were established among the pop elite, swamped by fans and fast becoming renowned for the rioting at their gigs.

Blackout David Rosenfelt

New Jersey state police officer Doug Brock has been after infamous criminal Nicholas Bennett for years. When Bennett kills someone close to Doug, however, Doug's investigation - and his life - start spiralling out of control.

Outfoxed David Rosenfelt

Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter spends as much time as he can working on his true passion, the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization he runs. Lately, Andy has been especially involved in a county prison program where inmates help train dogs the Tara Foundation has rescued to make them more adoptable, benefiting both the dogs and the prisoners.

Unleashed David Rosenfelt

Sam Willis receives a phone call from Barry Price, a high school friend he hasn't spoken to in years, pleading for help with something too frightening to discuss on the phone. Barry needs Sam's and Andy's legal expertise. Then they learn that Barry's plane has crashed, and come to the terrifying realization that Sam was also supposed to have been killed on that plane. Barry was in far more serious trouble and for Sam and Andy, the trouble is only beginning.

Who let the dog out? David Rosenfelt

A lawyer by day - and then only when he's forced to take on new cases - Andy Carpenter's true passion is the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organisation he runs with his friend Willie Miller. So it's frightening when Willie calls him to say the alarm has gone off at the foundation building, and there's clearly been a break-in.

Without warning David Rosenfelt

Years ago, murder struck Wilton, Maine, when Katie Sanford's husband was convicted of killing Jenny Robbins, wife of Chief of Police Jake Robbins, then died himself in prison. Memories are long in Wilton, and it's been difficult to keep the tragedy in the past, particularly in the wake of a hurricane which has wreaked havoc on the quiet town.

Half in love with death Emily Ross

Since her beautiful older sister disappeared, fifteen-year-old Caroline might as well have disappeared too. She's invisible to her parents, who can't stop blaming each other. The police keep following up on leads even Caroline knows are foolish.

The jaws of Allah : a John Deacon adventure Max Rydell

With Osama bin Laden dead there is hope in the West Al-Qaeda will collapse. But with a brotherhood that has spanned over 1,000 years, the fight is bigger than one man. When good fortune smiles on the new leaders they'd be fools not to grasp the opportunity.

What would Mary Berry do? Claire Sandy

Marie Dunwoody has all the trappings of the successful modern woman: a lovely husband, three wonderful children, a detached house and a professional career. Except, she can't bake for toffee. Her cupcakes are crap. Her meringues are all runny, her sponges flat, her biscuits rock-hard.

The secrets of Wishtide Kate Saunders

Mrs Laetitia Rodd is the impoverished widow of an Archdeacon, living modestly in Hampstead with her landlady Mrs Bentley. She is also a private detective of the utmost discretion. In winter 1850, her brother Frederick, a criminal barrister, introduces her to Sir James Calderstone, a wealthy and powerful industrialist who asks Mrs Rodd to investigate the background of an 'unsuitable' woman his son intends to marry - a match he is determined to prevent.

Fight for freedom Simon Scarrow

Rome, 61 BC recruited as a gladiator, young Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, governed by strict rules, as he learns the skills of an elite warrior. But Marcus cannot simply forget his past.

Premonitions Jamie Schultz

It's the kind of score Karyn Ames has always dreamed of - enough to set her crew up pretty well and, more important, enough to keep her safely stocked on a very rare, very expensive black market drug. Without it, Karyn hallucinates slices of the future until they totally overwhelm her, leaving her unable to distinguish the present from the mess of certainties and possibilities yet to come.

Sacrifices Jamie Schultz

Thanks to their recent involvement with a magus crimelord and his demonic partner in mayhem, occult thieves Anna Ruiz and Karyn Ames are both stuck sharing head space with a demon. But while Karyn's possession has had the unexpected benefit of focusing her visions of the future, Anna's demon is spurring on her darkest urges, and it's only a matter of time before she acts on them - and hurts someone in the process.

Splintered Jamie Schultz

Anna Ruiz is on a mission: Help her friend and partner-in-crime Karyn Ames break free of the tangle of hallucinations and premonitions that have cut her off from reality. With the aid of her crew-ex-soldier Nail and sorcerer Genevieve, she'll do whatever it takes to get Karyn help, even if it means tracking down every lowlife informant and back alley magic practitioner in the occult underworld of Los Angeles.

Look again Lisa Scottoline

When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a "Have You Seen This Child?" flyer in the mail, her heart stops - the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son, Will. She investigates the story behind the flyer, uncovering clues no one was meant to discover, and when she digs too deep, she risks losing her own life--and that of the son she loves.

Think twice Lisa Scottoline

Bennie Rosato looks exactly like her identical twin, Alice Connolly, but the darkness in Alice's soul makes them two very different women. Or at least that's what Bennie believes, until she finds herself buried alive at the hands of her twin and sets herself on a course to stay alive long enough to exact revenge.

Get a clue Jill Shalvis

City girl Breanne Mooreland gets left at the altar, takes the flight from hell to her honeymoon - alone - loses her luggage, and ends up snowed in at a Sierra mountains lodge run by the kookiest staff this side of the Addams Family. Oh, and there's a gorgeous naked man taking a shower in her suite who says he isn't going anywhere. That's just the first 24 hours ...

Nothing to lose Jill Shalvis

Antique dealer Jade Barrett has had it better. First she's dumped by her boyfriend after she catches him in flagrante delicto with her own bookkeeper. Then she's not only locked out of her apartment for back rent, but discovers that someone has cleaned out her entire bank account.

South Village singles collection Jill Shalvis

Roughing It With Ryan: Suzanne Carter has sworn off men...really! Her inability to take life seriously drives them crazy, so it's best she leaves them alone. Then one night, strong, handsome Ryan Alondo rescues her and she simply melts. Who could resist all that rough-and-tumble sexiness?

Duck on a bike David Shannon

A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.

Xin li men zhen yu mo gui Shanzeng Shen

Blood & steel Harry Sidebottom

Rome, AD238. An assassin masked as Emperor Maximinus' messenger murders the Prefect and announces to Rome that their Emperor is dead in the north and that Gordian I and II have taken the Throne of the Caesars. But Maximinus is not dead. Secretly he is gathering an army on the banks of the Danube waiting for his moment to strike on the Goths. In Rome, the Gordiani are enthroned and Maximus denounced as an enemy of the state along with any known followers. As bloodshed ensues on the streets, and news spreads back to Maximinus, tension rise in the fight for the imperial purple, which will culminate in a mighty battle of Carthage.

The black widow Daniel Silva

Gabriel Allon, the art restorer, spy, and assassin, is poised to become the chief of Israel secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, events conspire to lure him into the field for one final operation. ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in the Marais district of Paris, and a desperate French government wants Gabriel to eliminate the man responsible before he can strike again.

The English German girl Jake Wallis Simons

In 1930s Berlin, choked by the tightening of Hitler's fist, the Klein family are gradually losing everything that is precious to them. Their fifteen-year-old daughter, Rosa, slips out of Germany on a Kindertransport train to begin a new life in England. Charged with the task of securing a safe passage for her family, she vows that she will not rest until they are safe. But as war breaks out and she loses contact with her parents, Rosa finds herself wondering if there are some vows that can't be kept.

Rock wedding Nalini Singh

After a lifetime of longing for a real family, Sarah Smith thought she'd finally found her home with rock star Abe Bellamy, even if she knew Abe didn't love her the way she loved him. But their brief relationship, filled with tragedy and heartache, nearly destroyed her. Alone, emotions in turmoil, and already shaky self-esteem shattered, Sarah struggles to pick up the pieces in the wake of their divorce.

Secrets at midnight Nalini Singh

Bastien Smith is frustrated. A changeling male should be able to track his mate anywhere - through fire and hail, snow and rain. But he keeps finding and losing her scent in the city streets, ever since he first became aware of it two weeks earlier, when the elusive fragrance awakened the leopard within him... Then Bastien is suddenly confronted with his prey. Kirby is an all-too-human woman who wants Bastien just as much as he wants her. But he can't deny what his body and senses are telling him: there is a raging chaos inside of Kirby that he doesn't understand, secrets that whisper awake at midnight and cause her terrible pain. If they're to have any chance of forever, then he must solve the mystery that is Kirby...--

Batman. Volume 4, Zero Year-Secret City Scott Snyder

Still dealing with the death of his son and the aftermath of Death of the Family, Batman must stop a robbery by Bruce Wayne? Twists and turns are around every corner as Bruce must clear his name and stop this mysterious perpetrator, all leading to the epic "Zero Year."

Batman. Volume 5, Zero Year - Dark City Scott Snyder

Before the Batcave and Robin, the Joker and the Batmobile there was Zero Year. The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness and back into the light?

Best served cold : a Monika Paniatowski mystery Sally Spencer

On the night the Whitebridge Players staged their last ever performance, the idealistic young actors in the company resolved that twenty years on they would return to the same theatre and stage the same play. But two decades later, old resentments have grown and new jealousies have germinated, and it is a very different company that returns to re-enact the Spanish Tragedy.

Forks over knives : the cookbook : over 300 recipes for plant-based eating all through the year /$cDel Sroufe ; with desserts by Isa Chandra Moskowitz ; and with recipe contributions by Julieanna Hever, Judy Micklewright, and Darshana Thacker Del Sroufe

Forks Over Knives - the book, the film, the movement - is back again in a Cookbook. The secret is out: If you want to lose weight, lower your cholesterol, and prevent (or even reverse!) chronic conditions such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, the right food is your best medicine.

Blue Danielle Steel

Ginny Carter was once a rising star in TV news, married to a top anchorman, with a three-year-old son and a full and happy life in Beverly Hills-until her whole world dissolved in a single instant on the freeway two days before Christmas. In the aftermath, she pieces her life back together and tries to find meaning in her existence as a human rights worker in the worst areas around the globe.

Property of a noblewoman Danielle Steel

An abandoned safe-box in a New York City bank is opened to reveal a treasure trove a bundle of old letters, photographs and priceless jewellery, including a wedding ring and a locket. Court clerk Jane Willoughby is charged with discovering more about the mystery of the box's owner, the late Marguerite Wallace Pearson di San Pignelli. Jane is sad to think that these most precious possessions are to be sold off. Why did Marguerite never claim them?

Winners Danielle Steel

Lily Thomas is an aspiring young ski champion training for the Olympics, a young woman with her heart set on winning the gold. But in one moment, Lily's future is changed forever, her hopes for the Olympics swept away in a tragic accident. Her father Bill has pinned all his hopes on his only daughter, and his dreams are now destroyed. Dr. Jessie Matthews, the neurosurgeon who operates on Lily that night, endures a tragedy of her own, and other brave survivors also fight to alter the course of destiny and refuse to be defeated.

The famouse fjord race Geronimo Stilton

Who is Geronimo Stiltonord? He is a mouseking -- the Geronimo Stilton of the ancient far north! He lives with his clan in the village of Mouseborg. From sailing frozen waters to facing fiery dragons, every day is an adventure for the micekings!

The phantom of the theater Geronimo Stilton

"The famous opera singer Violetta von Cacklefur is in Gloomeria to perform at the Royal Mosetropolitan Theater! But the mischievous phantom of the theater has an old grudge against her. It's up to Creepella and Geronimo to track him down in the theatre's spooky basement ... before the curtains rise and he ruins the show!"

Forever Oregon. 2 Sara Jane Stone

After a year spent living in hiding - with no end in sight - Caroline Andrews wants to reclaim her life. But the lingering trauma from her days serving with the marines leaves her afraid to trust the tempting logger who delivers friendship and the promise of something more. Following an accident that nearly robbed him of his hopes for the future, Josh Summers believes life has given him a second chance. He wants to settle down with the woman who stole his attention and his heart.

Serving trouble Sara Jane Stone

Five years ago, Josie Fairmore left timber country in search of a bright future. Now she's back home with a mountain of debt and reeling from a loss that haunts her. Desperate for a job, she turns to the one man she wishes she could avoid. The man who rocked her world one wild night and then walked right out of it.

Deadly pack Ashley Stoyanoff

Since becoming the alpha female of the Dog Mountain pack, Jade certainly has had her share of challenges. She's had to prove herself to a bunch of werewolves that she spent years hating; forgive her mate who'd done nothing but lie to her, and face the gruelling fact that her father leads a pack of werecougars, who are responsible for tormenting her werewolves for many years.

Ai er lan bei xi xing Si Su

All that man is David Szalay

Here are nine men. Each of them is at a different stage in life, each of them is away from home, and each of them is striving - in the suburbs of Prague, in an over-developed Alpine village, beside a Belgian motorway, in a crap Cypriot hotel - to understand just what it means to be alive, here and now. Tracing an arc from the spring of youth to the winter of old age, All That Man Is brings these separate lives together to show us men as they are - ludicrous and inarticulate, shocking and despicable; vital, pitiable, hilarious, and full of heartfelt longing. And as the years chase them down, the stakes become bewilderingly high in this piercing portrayal of 21st-century manhood.

The singing bones : inspired by Grimms' fairy tales Shaun Tan

In this beautifully presented volume, the essence of seventy-five fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm is wonderfully evoked by Shaun Tan's extraordinary sculptures. Nameless princes, wicked stepsisters, greedy kings, honourable peasants and ruthless witches, tales of love, betrayal, adventure and magical transformation: all inspiration for this stunning gallery of sculptural works. Introduced by Grimm Tales author Philip Pullman and leading fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes, The Singing Bones breathes new life into some of the world's most beloved fairy tales.

The gilded years Karin Tanabe

Since childhood, Anita Hemmings has longed to attend the country?s most exclusive school for women, Vassar College. Now, a bright, beautiful senior in the class of 1897, she is hiding a secret that would have banned her from admission: Anita is the only African-American student ever to attend Vassar. With her olive complexion and dark hair, this daughter of a janitor and descendant of slaves has successfully passed as white, but now finds herself rooming with Louise - Lottie Taylor - the scion of one of New York’s most prominent families.

Math fables : lessons that count Greg Tang

A series of rhymes about animals introduces counting and grouping numbers, as well as examples of such behaviours as cooperation, friendship, and appreciation.

Qi feng ku yu - cong wen wu kan ri zhi xiang gang Zhuo Min Tang

The shore Sara Taylor

Miss Pym disposes Josephine Tey

To Lucy Pym, author of a best-seller on Psychology, the atmosphere at the college where she is lecturing is heavy with tension. Beneath the so normal surface run sinister undercurrents of rivalry and jealousy. Then comes tragedy. An accident? Or is it murder? Respectable, law-abiding Miss Pym discovers some vital evidence - but should she reveal it?

Join Steve Toutonghi

What if you could live multiple lives simultaneously, have constant, perfect companionship, and never die? That's the promise of Join, a revolutionary technology that allows small groups of minds to unite, forming a single consciousness that experiences the world through multiple bodies.

Cleanskin cowgirls Rachael Treasure

On the surface Elsie Jones, country music superstar, has it all. But after a brush with death she is forced to re-evaluate her life. Events soon take her back to her home town in the wheat belt of western NSW, where she reconnects with her childhood friend Tara Green. Elsie and Tara were misfits together, eventually running away from their small town to muster cattle.

The colour Rose Tremain

Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity. But the harsh land near Christchurch threatens to destroy them almost before they begin.

The Palliser novels Anthony Trollope

The Palliser novels are six novels, also known as the "Parliamentary Novels", by Anthony Trollope. The common thread is the wealthy aristocrat and politician Plantagenet Palliser and (in all but the last book) his wife Lady Glencora.

Blame Nicole Trope

Caro and Anna are best friends... they were best friends. Over a decade, Caro and Anna have bonded while raising their daughters, two little girls the same age but living two very different lives. The women have supported each other as they have shared the joys and trials of motherhood, but now everything has changed.

Dark as my heart Antti Tuomainen

Aleksi lost his mother on a rainy October day when he was thirteen years old. Twenty years later, he is certain that he knows who's responsible. Everything points to millionaire Henrik Saarinen.

The healer Antti Tuomainen

It's two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling a ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; abandoned vehicles are left burning in the streets; the authorities have issued warnings for malaria, tuberculosis, Ebola, and the plague. People are fleeing to the far north of Finland and Norway, where conditions are still tolerable. Social order is crumbling and private secruity firms have undermined the police force.

Earthly possessions Anne Tyler

Charlotte Emory has always lived a quiet, conventional life in Clarion, Maryland. She lives as simply as possible, and one day decides to simplify everything and leave her husband. Her last trip to the bank throws Charlotte's life into an entirely different direction when a restless young man in a nylon jacket takes her hostage during the robbery -and soon the two are heading south into an unknown future, and a most unexpected fate.

Morgan's passing Anne Tyler

Morgan Gower works at Cullen's hardware store in north Baltimore. He has seven daughters and a warm-hearted wife, but as he journeys into the gray area of middle age, he finds his household growing tedious. Then Morgan meets two lovely young newlyweds under some rather extreme circumstances - and all three discover that no one's heart is safe.

The tin can tree Anne Tyler

In the small town of Larksville, the Pike family is hopelessly out of step with the daily rhythms of life after the tragic, accidental death of six-year-old Janie Rose. Mrs. Pike seldom speaks, blaming herself, while Mr. Pike is forced to come out of his long, comfortable silence.

Crash 'n' bang Kaye Umansky

Filth is Witch Sludgegooey's Fiend, Arthur the Dragon is precise, meticulous and lives with his mum, and O'Brian is a Leprechaun who is often mistaken for a Pixie. These three very different characters have two things in common - the band they play in (The Witchway Rhythm Boys) and the music they play (Crash 'n' Bang).

Licks of love : short stories and a sequel, `Rabbit remembered' John Updike

Twelve short stories revisit the locales of the author's previous works of fiction and focus on a theme of love, in an anthology that is complemented by a novella-length sequel, Rabbit Remembered, to his Harry Angstrom series.

The French for love Fiona Valpy

Can happy-ever-after get lost in translation? Gina has lost her perfect job, her boyfriend and her favourite aunt all within the space of a few months. So when she inherits her aunt's ramshackle French house, Gina decides to pack her bags for the Bordeaux countryside - swapping English weather for blue skies, sunshine, great wine and a fresh start.

Dog will have his day Fred Vargas

Keeping watch under the windows of the Paris flat belonging to a politician's nephew, ex-cop Louis Kehlweiler catches sight of something odd on the pavement. A small white object, surrounded by the excrement of local dogs. A piece of bone. Human bone, in fact.

The Three Evangelists Fred Vargas

Sophia Simeonidis, a Greek opera singer, wakes up one morning to discover that a tree has appeared overnight in the garden of her Paris house. As her husband doesn't give a damn, she asks her new neighbours to dig around the tree to find out if something has been buried.

Wash this blood clean from my hand Fred Vargas

Between 1943 and 2003, nine people have been stabbed to death with a most unusual weapon: a trident. In each case, arrests were made, suspects confessed their crime and were sentenced to life in prison. One slightly worrying detail: the presumed murderers lost consciousness during the night of the crime and have no recollection of it. Commissaire Adamsberg is convinced all the murders are the work of one person, the terrifying Judge Fulgence.

The Flash. Volume 6, Out of time Robert Venditti

The Flash's life is about to be completely upended. A future version of Barry Allen has managed to seal a rupture in the Speed Force, but there are unforeseen consequences to his actions.

The Flash. Volume 7 Robert Venditti

Light in a dark house Jan Costin Wagner

Finnish detective Kimmo Joentaa is called to the local hospital in which his young wife died several years before. An unidentified woman in a coma has been murdered by someone who wept over the body, their tears staining the sheets around her. The death marks the start of a series of killings, with the unknown patient at their centre.

The winter of the lions Jan Costin Wagner

A young prostitute turns up on Detective Kimmo Joentaa's doorstep at Christmas. Not long afterwards one of Kimmo's colleagues, a forensic pathologist, is found murdered and Finland's most famous talk-show host is brutally attacked.

The End of the World Running Club Adrian J Walker

When the world ends and you find yourself stranded on the wrong side of the country, every second counts. No one knows this more than Edgar Hill. 550 miles away from his family, he must push himself to the very limit to get back to them, or risk losing them forever. His best option is to run. But what if your best isn't good enough?

The cellar Minette Walters

'Muna's fortunes changed for the better on the day that Mr and Mrs Songoli's younger son failed to come home from school.' Before then her bedroom was a dark windowless cellar, her activities confined to cooking and cleaning. She'd grown used to being maltreated by the Songoli family; to being a slave. She's never been outside, doesn't know how to read or write, and cannot speak English. At least that's what the Songolis believe. But Muna is far cleverer and her plans more terrifying than the Songolis, or anyone else, can ever imagine.

My real children Jo Walton

It's 2015, and Patricia Cowan is very old. "Confused today," read the notes clipped to the end of her bed. She forgets things she should know-what year it is, major events in the lives of her children. But she remembers things that don't seem possible. She remembers marrying Mark and having four children. And she remembers not marrying Mark and raising three children with Bee instead.

Necessity Jo Walton

More than sixty-five years ago, Pallas Athena founded the Just City on an island in the eastern Mediterranean, placing it centuries before the Trojan War, populating it with teachers and children from throughout human history, and committing it to building a society based on the principles of Plato's Republic.

Hao xi guan ban ni jian kang yi sheng Feng Wang

Ying xiang qing nian ren yi sheng de 100 ju zhi li ming yan Feng Wang

Zhe yang ban shi geng zhou quan Feng Wang

Du cai gen tan wu jing dian ren sheng Han Wang

You tai ren zuo ren yu jing shang de zhi hui quan ji Zhi Gang Wang

Thirst Benjamin Warner

On a searing summer Friday, Eddie Chapman has been stuck for hours in a traffic jam. There are accidents along the highway, but ambulances and police are conspicuously absent. When he decides to abandon his car and run home, he sees that the trees along the edge of a stream have been burnt, and the water in the streambed is gone. Something has gone very wrong.

Black dove, white raven Elizabeth E Wein

Emilia and Teo's lives changed in a fiery, terrifying instant when a bird strike brought down the plane their stunt pilot mothers were flying. Teo's mother died immediately, but Em's survived, determined to raise Teo according to his late mother's wishes -in a place where he won't be discriminated against because of the colour of his skin.

Compassion focused therapy for dummies Mary Welford

It's often said that we're our own worst critics - and it's true. Compassion Focused Therapy For Dummies offers straightforward and practical advice that helps you view yourself through a more sympathetic lens. This motivating text covers the key principles of compassion focused therapy, which guide you in caring for your wellbeing, becoming sensitive to your needs, recognising when you are distressed, and extending warmth and understanding to yourself.

P.S. I like you Kasie West

Every day in chemistry class, high school student and aspiring songwriter Lily Abbott is finding notes left to her by a mystery boy, love letters really, and she hopes they are from Lucas, a boy she is attracted to -so when she finds out they are really from, she is shocked and unsure about how to respond.

My journey so far Andrew White

A memoir from Andrew White, the 'Vicar of Baghdad', whose personal and professional life has been filled with tumult.

Flight patterns Karen White

The story of a woman coming home to the family she left behind - and to the woman she always wanted to be ... Georgia Chambers has spent her life sifting through other people's pasts while trying to forget her own.

Mind magic Eileen Wilks

FBI agent Lily Yu's mind is a dangerous place to be. Thanks to the mindspeech lessons she's receiving from the black dragon, Lily is temporarily benched from Unit Twelve -- until her brain acclimates.

Extreme ownership : how U.S. Navy SEALs lead and win Jocko Willink

Willink and Babin share hard-hitting, Navy SEAL combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life. With their SEAL brothers, they learned that leadership at every level is the most important thing on the battlefield. Here they provide the reader with their formula for success: the mindset and guiding principles that enable SEAL combat units to achieve extraordinary results. It demonstrates how to apply these directly to business and life to likewise achieve victory.

First bite : how we learn to eat Bee Wilson

We are not born knowing what to eat. We all have to learn it as children sitting expectantly at a table. For our diets to change, we need to relearn the food experiences that first shaped us. Eating is not something we are born knowing how to do. We learn it as children, sitting at the kitchen table, being fed. It is there that we develop our passions and our disgusts, our ideas about which flavours go with what and how big a portion is. Growing up, we define ourselves through our tastes.

The science of the Tour de France : training secrets of the world's best cyclists James Witts

James Witts invites you into the world of marginal gains to discover the innovative training techniques, nutrition strategies and cutting-edge gear that are giving today's elite cyclists the competitive advantage. Find out why Formula One telemetry is key to more bike speed; how power meters dictate training sessions and race strategy; how mannequins, computational fluid dynamics and wind-tunnels are elevating aerodynamics to the next level; why fats and training on water alone are popular in the peloton; and why the future of cycling will involve transcranial brain stimulation and wearable technology.

The Urth of the new sun Gene Wolfe

Sequel to Gene Wolfe's four-volume classic, The Book of the New Sun. We return to the world of Severian, now the Autarch of Urth, as he leaves the planet on one of the huge spaceships of the alien Hierodules to travel across time and space to face his greatest test, to become the legendary New Sun or die. The strange, rich, original spaceship scenes give way to travels in time, wherein Severian revisits times and places which fill in parts of the background of the four-volume work, that will thrill and intrigue particularly all readers of the earlier books.

A world of Ash Justin Woolley

Salvation is a world away. Trapped in a city no one knows exists, Squid lies dying as Nim fights for their lives. With every minute, their hope of getting the vaccine back to civilization is fading. From the brink of death and the edge of the world, Squid must once again conquer dangers even more sinister than the undead - the future of humankind depends on it.

Fine Michelle Wright

Fine shines a light into the quiet corners of human life. By observing the traumas, doubts and isolation of its characters, the book reveals the strength and fragility of people and relationships. These stories explore the silent sorrows, desires and regrets that we choose to hide when we say that we are 'fine'.

Chen shi xian ying zhong Qiong Wu

Ci sheng ji ru ke Qiong Wu

Fu yun liu shui jian Qiong Wu

Lang man xia wei yi Qiong Wu

Ai zai bai hua shen chu Yan Ping Xue

Rang wo zai fan hua jin tou ai ni Yan Ping Xue

The prize : the epic quest for oil, money, & power Daniel Yergin

Chronicles the struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for decades and that continues to fuel global rivalries, shake the world economy, and transform the destiny of men and nations.

Bear's big day Salina Yoon

It's Bear's very first day of school! He wants to be grown up, so he leaves his stuffed bunny Floppy at home along with all his familiar things. But being away from his best friend is hard - and the first day doesn't turn out quite how like Bear wanted it to.

Flappy and Scrappy Arthur Yorinks

Flappy and Scrappy are friends - the kind who know just what to say when one feels sad. They’re the kind of friends who will play even when they don?t really want to, just to make the other happy. The kind who never forget a birthday. What kind of friends are they? Best friends.

The insanity of murder Felicity Young

To Doctor Dody McCleland, the gruesome job of dealing with the results of an explosion at the Necropolis Railway Station is testing enough. But when her suffragette sister Florence is implicated in the crime, matters worsen and Dody finds her loyalty cruelly divided. Can she choose between love for her sister and her secret love for Chief Inspector Matthew Pike, the investigating officer on the case?

Polska : new Polish cooking Zuza Zak

The food of Poland has long been overlooked, but the time is right for a reinvention. We all have Polish neighbours, friends and almost certainly a Polish shop near our home. In the UK Polish is the second most-spoken language after English and there are 10 million people of Polish descent in the United States.

Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin

Elsewhere is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so like Earth, yet completely different. Here Liz will age backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby again and returns to Earth.

Xiang gang chen si lu Ya Wen Zhang

Shen ru qian chu xi pin man du san guo yan yi Yi Shan Zhang

Shi du de yi shu Yi Shan Zhang

Shi ren yong ren guan ren bing bu nan Yi Shan Zhang

You 6Q de hai zi bi kan de hao gu shi Yi Shan Zhang

A temptation of angels Michelle Zink

After seeing her parents murdered, sixteen-year-old Helen Cartwright learns she is one of three remaining angelic descendants charged with protecting the world, but nothing can save her from being torn between new friend and fellow Keeper Griffin and childhood friend Raum, who has joined forces with her parents' killers.

A walk in the sun Michelle Zink

Rose Darrow never wanted to spend her life working on her family's farm. But when her family is rocked by an unexpected tragedy she has no choice but to put her plans for the future and dreams of escaping her small town on hold.

Worship changes everything : experiencing God's presence in every moment of life Darlene Zschech

It can be easy to have a heart filled with worship on a Sunday morning as the church band is playing your favourite song. But then comes Monday morning's commute or Tuesday afternoon's pile of laundry.