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Paperback. English. Bloomsbury. 2009. In fair condition. In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, a twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, pursued by the constable. Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them. In a story spanning five decades, Last Night in Twisted River - John Irving's twelfth novel - depicts the recent half-century in the United States as a world 'where lethal hatreds were generally permitted to run their course.

  Author(s): John Laurence Carr  Title:      Robespierre - The Force of Circumstance  ISBN:  none  Publisher/place: The History Book Club, London  This Edition: History Book Club edition of 1972  First Published: 1972 (Constable and Co, London)  Binding: hardcover Dustjacket: yes  Number of pages:  240  Weight: 459g  Condition:   Dustjacket has some very minor wear around the edges; book itself in very good condition   

Heath Robinson - Artist And Comic Genius - By John Lewis First Edition, Hard Cover, Published By Constable 1973 Cover Boards Are Green, Gold Writing To The Spine, Clean & Bright, Binding Tight & Strong. Yellowing To The Pages. Dust Jacket Is Complete, Has Rubbing To The Edges & Yellowing Throughout. Has Not Been Price Clipped. Postage Within South Africa Will Be R30.00 Overseas Buyers Can Contact Us For A Postal Quote.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The second John Grey historical mystery It is December 1657. John Grey, at his cramped desk in Lincoln's Inn, is attempting to resume his legal career. A mysterious message from a 'Mr SK' tempts him out into the snowy streets of London and to what he believes will be a harmless diversion from his studies. But Mr SK's letter proves to have been intended for somebody else entirely and Grey unwittingly finds himself in the middle of a plot to assassinate the Lord Protector - a plot about which he now knows more than it is safe to know. Can he both prevent the murder and (of greater immediate relevance) save his own skin? Both the Sealed Knot and Cromwell's Secretary of State, John Thurloe believe he is on their side, but he is unsure that either is on his. As somebody is kind enough to point out to him: 'You are a brave man, Grey. The life of a double agent can be exciting but very short.' Grey just has to hope that prediction is wrong. Praise for L.C. Tyler 'Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance' - The Times 'A cracking pace, lively dialogue, wickedly witty one-liners salted with sophistication... Why would we not want more of John Grey?' - The Bookbag Features Summary A John Grey historical mystery Author L. C. Tyler Publisher Constable Release date 20160707 Pages 306 ISBN 1-4721-1498-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4721-1498-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The fourth John Grey historical mystery1666. London has been destroyed by fire and its citizens are looking for somebody, preferable foreign, to blame. Only the royal Court, with its strong Catholic sympathies, is trying to dampen down the post-conflaguration hysteria. Then, inconveniently, a Frenchman admits to having started it together with an accomplice, whom he says he has subsequently killed.John Grey is tasked by Secretary of State, Lord Arlington, with proving conclusively that the self-confessed fire-raiser is lying. Though Grey agrees with Arlington that the Frenchman must be mad, he is increasingly perplexed at how much he knows. And a body has been discovered that appears in every way to match the description of the dead accomplice.Grey's investigations take him and his companion, Lady Pole, into the dangerous and still smoking ruins of the old City. And somebody out there - somebody at the very centre of power in England - would prefer it if they didn't live long enough to conclude their work...Praise for L.C. Tyler'Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance' - The Times'A cracking pace, lively dialogue, wickedly witty one-liners salted with sophistication... Why would we not want more of John Grey?' - The Bookbag Features Summary A John Grey historical mystery Author L. C. Tyler Publisher Constable Release date 20171031 Pages 304 ISBN 1-4721-2288-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4721-2288-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days For a killer, once is never enough... Homicide detective Frank Quinn can't stay retired when a new breed of murdering madman is on the prowl. In a city terrorized by bloody brutality, Quinn and his team hunt a psychopath who lures beautiful women into a night of unbridled passion, then wakes them to a vicious, drawn-out death. Stumbling over a trail of horribly defiled bodies, Quinn can't seem to catch up to the killer--because the killer is about to catch up to him...Praise for John Lutz:'Lutz offers up a heart pounding roller coaster of a ride.' Jeffrey Deaver.'Lutz knows how to make you shiver.' Harlan Coban Features Summary A hard hitting and very commercial crime thriller from a New York Times bestselling author. Author John Lutz Publisher Constable Release date 20150219 Pages 480 ISBN 1-78033-181-9 ISBN 13 978-1-78033-181-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days `What impresses me most is Lloyd's ability to bring big themes into the weave of the story and yet keep to the underlying threads of an astonishingly good detective novel. Such a magnificent writer' Manda Scott `This is historical crime fiction at its very best' Shots From the author of the acclaimed historical thriller Savage Magic comes The Detective and the Devil, a riveting tale of villainy, alchemy and murder. London, 1815: Constable Charles Horton of the River Police Office is called to investigate the brutal murder of a clerk and his family in London's East End. Horton's investigation draws him into the secretive world of the East India Company, which will stop at nothing to protect the secrets of its vast empire. What is the Company hiding, and why are its employees disappearing - particularly those linked to the small island of St Helena? The trail takes Horton and his wife Abigail from the steps of John Dee's house in Mortlake to the lonely South Atlantic, on the trail of a killer who seems to be the very Devil. 'An ingenious mix of historical fact and lively invention' Sunday Times Features Summary All that glitters is not gold...from the author of Savage Magic comes a riveting historical thriller of one man's murderous pursuit of glory Author Lloyd Shepherd Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20160415 Pages 336 ISBN 1-4711-3612-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-3612-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Not bored to death but murder most foul... Celebrated author John Heppel is known in Lochdubh as a self-important bore, prone to belittling the scribblings of the locals in his creative writing class. So when he's found dead, his mouth oozing ink, it seems a fitting fate. But for PC Hamish Macbeth the murder is more than a disruption to idyllic village life - especially when the media arrive, trailing in their wake DCI Heather Meikle, a maneater with a taste for bachelor police constables. Hamish must rekindle an old flame to escape her clutches and pull out all the stops to find the killer... Praise for M.C. Beaton 'The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status' Anne Robinson, The Times 'The books are a delight: clever, intricate, sardonic and amazingly true to the real Highlands' Kerry Greenwood 'It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh' New York Times Features Summary From the author of the ever-popular Agatha Raisin series, this is the 20th outing for the Highland's most famous PC, Hamish Macbeth. Author M.C. Beaton Publisher Constable Release date 20181030 Pages 320 ISBN 1-4721-2456-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4721-2456-2