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| Life for Maisie Jackson has been far from happy for a number of years – ever since her mother re-married after her beloved father’s death, and her new stepfather and stepbrother moved into their small terraced house in Armley, Leeds. Suffering abuse at her cruel stepbrother’s hand, and mercilessly tormented by her stepfather, Maisie dreams of escaping to a new life far away. And it seems her dreams are about to come true… (ISBN: 978-0749082024) |
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| Life for Maisie Jackson has been far from happy for a number of years – ever since her mother re-married after her beloved father’s death, and her new stepfather and stepbrother moved into their small terraced house in Armley, Leeds. Suffering abuse at her cruel stepbrother’s hand, and mercilessly tormented by her stepfather, Maisie dreams of escaping to a new life far away. And it seems her dreams are about to come true… (ISBN: 978-0749082949) |
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| John Pearce, illegally press-ganged into joining King George’s Navy, has secured a position of command on board HMS Faron. But with his new responsibility come greater dangers, for himself and his comrades-in-arms.
Amidst the carnage at the Seige of Toulon, Pearce must confront assaults from both the French and his superiors, and it soon becomes clear that he and his comrades are part of a large and potentially fatal plan, where war becomes a calculated game to be won.
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| Searing, powerful exploration of repressed sexuality and organised religion as Lawrence Scott takes the reader through the doors of a monastery and into the heart of an intense relationship. (ISBN: 978-0749003746) |
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| For fans of the golden age of the English detective story, this is a charming and quirky blend of Agatha Christie, PG Wodehouse and "Gosford Park" - an affectionate tribute to the classic country-house mysteries of the inter-war years. (ISBN: 978-0749081881) |
 | Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy, The (Trade Paperback £9.99) | |
| For fans of the golden age of the English detective story, this is a charming and quirky blend of Agatha Christie, PG Wodehouse and "Gosford Park" - an affectionate tribute to the classic country-house mysteries of the inter-war years. (ISBN: 978-0749080372) |
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| ‘Don’t expect me to solve anything,’ Inspector Wilkens announced modestly when he arrived to sort out the unpleasantness. And at a gathering that included English aristocracy, foreign agents in disguise, a ravishing baroness, a daring jewel thief, a Texan millionaire and, of course, the imperturbable butler. (ISBN: 978-0749080495) |
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| The Earl of Burford throws another party in his stately home. Guests include a fading Hollywood movie star, his producer, a tempestuous Italian actress, a bombastic writer, a temperamental painter and an Olympic athlete. A murder takes place in the night, and once again Inspector Wilkins is called to investigate... (ISBN: 978-0749080709) |
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| If you long for a classic English murder mystery, don`t miss the second book in Anderson`s delightful trilogy. The Earl of Burford throws another party in his stately home. Guests include a fading Hollywood movie star, his producer, a tempestuous Italian actress, a bombastic writer, a temperamental painter and an Olympic athlete. A murder takes place in the night, and once again Inspector Wilkins is called to investigate... (ISBN: 978-0749080983) |
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| Lord Burford`s misgivings were understandable: Alderley, the Burford`s Carolean mansion, seemed to be under a Gypsy curse. Two gatherings there had already ended in murder, but when the family arrived to hear the will of an elderly relative there was nowhere else for them to stay. Soon the peace of Alderley is shattered by recrimination and murder, and Lord Burford is frankly relieved when Chief Inspector Wilkins arrives to solve the case. Again! (ISBN: 978-0749080655) |
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| Provocative and powerful, After is a stunning debut about an intense erotic and disturbing affair that takes place over one twenty-four hour period.
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| From one of Britain`s best-loved authors comes a beautifully written and emotionally charged story about a woman torn between a husband and another man in 1920s society. (ISBN: 978-0749081539) |
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| When Willa met Tommy Costello, a handsome, smooth-tongued sailor, she thought she had thought she had finally found what she was longing for: unity, love and adventure. Tommy appeared to offer her all of that. But life is never that simple… When Tommy begins a year-long round-the-world tour with the Navy, Willa is left behind. Her only escape is through reading books. And it is at the local library that she meets Richard Fitzwilliam, whose friendship gradually begins to change Willa’s life. (ISBN: 978-0749080549) |
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| From the wild and unfettered imagination of Paul Magrs comes his most extraordinary novel yet ... A novel for anyone unwilling to accept the ordinary. (ISBN: 978-0749006563) |
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| The original novel, later made famous by Michael Caine’s screen portrayal of London’s number one lothario and then re-released with the delectable Jude Law in the starring role. (ISBN: 978-0749083878) |
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| The original novel, later made famous by Michael Caine’s screen portrayal of London’s number one lothario and then re-released with the delectable Jude Law in the starring role. (ISBN: 978-0850317947) |
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| Set in the hedonistic world of eighties excess, yet toe curlingly relevant to today’s manufactured music scene, this hilarious satire has the entertainment world firmly by the Ivor Novellos. (ISBN: 978-0749005368) |
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| Boob tubes, bad wigs and the bitchy world of the Eurovision Song Contest. Tender, touching and acutely-observed novel charting the rise and fall of an eighties super-group. (ISBN: 978-0749005689) |
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| The novel that inspired Spielberg`s film, Amistad is a gripping, emotional look at the struggle for civil liberty. (ISBN: 978-0749003876) |
 | Andre & Oscar: Gide And Wilde And The Gay Art Of Living (Trade Paperback £9.99) | |
| An untold saga in the colourful life of the 19th century’s most flamboyant playwright. (ISBN: 978-0749004132) |
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| The King of Comedy Crime brings us the latest in the hugely acclaimed Angel series. Roy Angel`s latest caper - finding the retired Mr Ellrington’s long lost love - seems a simple case...but handling his fashionista turned fearsome partner Amy Ray as well as his ailing father and his Page 3 girlfriend may be a different matter altogether... (ISBN: 978-0749081577) |
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| The King of Comedy Crime brings us the latest in the hugely acclaimed Angel series. Roy Angel`s latest caper - finding the retired Mr Ellrington’s long lost love - seems a simple case...but handling his fashionista turned fearsome partner Amy Ray as well as his ailing father and his Page 3 girlfriend may be a different matter altogether... (ISBN: 978-0749080464) |
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| Private detective Angel`s crime-fighting lifestyle gets a dose of domesticity as he balances the arrival of new born baby (and his ageing, hippy mother who has come to help out) with new od a woman`s funeral whose screenwriter son has curiously gone AWOL. (ISBN: 978-0749080839) |
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| Historian Daniel Kind is finding the winter months at Brackdale tough, his relationship with Miranda is also going through a dark time. With the renovations behind schedule and over-budget, he fears that she may just get up and leave. Years ago a solitary woman called Emma Beswick disappeared nearby. Her disappearance went unaccounted for but someone knows something and the case is reopened... (ISBN: 978-0749081119) |
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| The lastest in the hugely popular Lake District series featuring feisty Hannah Scarlet, head of the Cold Case Review Team. Ten years ago Emma Bestwick left her cottage and never returned and her disappearance went unaccounted for. But in a small, rural community, someone is bound to know something. And that someone has recently started calling the local newspaper and dropping hints about Emma’s death, and the case reopens... (ISBN: 978-0749080044) |
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| With enough money in his pocket to explore Kenya in style, Private
Investigator Chris Shovelin should be having the time of his life.
But these few days holiday are going to prove to be just about as bad as it gets
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| An old man`s re-awakening in atmospheric Havana. (ISBN: 978-0749002442) |
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| The third in the series of aclaimed John Pearse series sees him stranded in Portsmouth having once again failed to secure the release of those who depended on him – his fellow Pelicans. Following their ship to the French port of Toulon the tension between crews and captains intensifies and Pearse finds himself trapped by Navy politics as he struggles against injustice.
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| The third in the series of aclaimed John Pearse series sees him stranded in Portsmouth having once again failed to secure the release of those who depended on him – his fellow Pelicans. Following their ship to the French port of Toulon the tension between crews and captains intensifies and Pearse finds himself trapped by Navy politics as he struggles against injustice.
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| From PacMan to PingPong, The A-Z of Cool Computer Games is the ultimate compendium of all the great (and not so great) games of the Eighties and Nineties. (ISBN: 978-0749082062) |