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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days It starts as a kid's game to while away the long drive across country. It ends in a grotesque nightmare of death and destruction. Alex and Colin are travelling three thousand miles by car to a golden city and a golden girl. She's Colin's adored sister, Alex's ravishing new wife. But she could cost them their lives. Someone's out to get them. To destroy their dreams. To plunge them into a paranoid world where every sound could be the last thing they ever hear. Features Summary A terrifying and suspenseful journey of cat and mouse across America from internationally bestselling author Dean Koontz Author Dean Koontz Publisher Headline Feature Release date 19900801 Pages 256 ISBN 0-7472-3523-6 ISBN 13 978-0-7472-3523-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A Times bestseller. "Wonderful...I was hooked from the first page. It's the real stuff." (Michael Frayn). "Deeply affecting". (Guardian). "Superb". (Mail on Sunday). "Barney Norris is a rare and precious talent". (Evening Standard). There exists in all of us a song waiting to be sung which is as heart-stopping and vertiginous as the peak of the cathedral. That is the meaning of this quiet city, where the spire soars into the blue, where rivers and stories weave into one another, where lives intertwine.' One quiet evening in Salisbury, the peace is shattered by a serious car crash. At that moment, five lives collide - a flower seller, a schoolboy, an army wife, a security guard, a widower - all facing their own personal disasters. As one of those lives hangs in the balance, the stories of all five unwind, drawn together by connection and coincidence into a web of love, grief, disenchantment and hope that perfectly represents the joys and tragedies of small town life. Features Summary One quiet evening in Salisbury, the peace is shattered by a serious car crash. At that moment, five lives collide - a flower seller, a schoolboy, an army wife... Author Barney Norris Publisher Black Swan Release date 20170302 Pages 283 ISBN 1-78416-135-7 ISBN 13 978-1-78416-135-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days "Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent". (The Times). Annabelle has lived in Wolf Hollow all her life: a quiet place, still scarred by two world wars. But when cruel, manipulative Betty arrives in town, Annabelle's calm world is shattered, along with everything she's ever known about right and wrong. When Betty disappears, suspicion falls on strange, gentle loner Toby. As Wolf Hollow turns against him, and tensions quickly mount, Annabelle must do everything in her power to protect Toby - and to find Betty, before it is too late. Powerful, poignant and lyrical, Wolf Hollow is an unforgettable story. Features Summary Annabelle has lived in Wolf Hollow all her life: a quiet place, still scarred by two world wars. But when cruel, manipulative Betty arrives in town, Annabelle's calm world is shattered... Author Lauren Wolk Publisher Corgi Childrens Release date 20160614 Pages 294 ISBN 0-552-57429-5 ISBN 13 978-0-552-57429-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days When a decapitated head is seen floating down the river in the Devon village of Aller, the rural calm is shattered. Soon the corpses are multiplying, and the entire community is involved in the hunt for the murderer. Whilst many chase false trails, it is left to Gervase Fen, Oxford don and amateur criminologist, to uncover the sordid truth. Equal parts compelling, witty and ingenuous, The Glimpses of the Moon is a classic example of great British detective fiction. Features Summary When a decapitated head is seen floating down the river in the Devon village of Aller, the rural calm is shattered. Soon the corpses are multiplying, and the entire community is involved in the hunt for the murderer... Author Edmund Crispin Publisher Bloomsbury Reader Release date 20170831 Pages 363 ISBN 1-4482-1690-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4482-1690-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Evelyn Lewis' secret dream of marrying her brother's best friend is shattered when he leaves their home town to seek his fortune elsewhere. For six long years, she's waited and wondered if he would return. After the shocking murder of her parents, her brother is the only family she has left. Refusing to accept a betrothal to a man she doesn't love, she decides to take control of her destiny and confront her parents' killer. Growing up, Alexander Walker has known only violence at the hands of his cruel father. After the death of his mother, he embarks on a journey into the uncharted wilderness to test his resolve as a fur trapper and mountain man. When an impulsive decision leads him back to his childhood home, he finds more than he bargained for. Amid the rugged Teton wilderness, fate suddenly throws Alex and Evelyn together. The quiet protective boy she remembers is now as strange to her as the world she's been forced into. Wary of the hardened man he has become, Evelyn must put her trust in him in order to survive. Alex's memories of Evelyn are of a pesky little girl, but he can't deny his growing feelings for the beautiful and spirited woman she is now. His biggest obstacle in winning her heart may not be her uncertainty of him, but a fear that has haunted him all his life. In a primitive and brutal world, can Alex and Evelyn forge a love as solid as the mountains, or will the past come back to haunt them both? Features Summary Evelyn Lewis' secret dream of marrying her brother's best friend is shattered when he leaves their home town to seek his fortune elsewhere. For six long years... Author Peggy L. Henderson Publisher CreateSpace Release date 20131212 Pages 172 ISBN 1-4928-5749-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4928-5749-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours "Humour, toughness, resolution and generosity are Cookson virtues... In the specialised world of women's popular fiction, Cookson has created her own territory." (Helen Dunmore, The Times) County Durham, 1860s. Born to a family of wealthy glassmakers, Annabella Legrange leads a charmed life, shielded from the struggles of the lower classes. But when she is eighteen she learns the truth of her birth and her whole world is shattered... Forced to flee and leave behind everything she has ever known, she seeks to find a new life among the working classes where she hopes to forget the troubles of her past. She soon finds that moving on is harder than it looks and that there doesn't seem to be place for her in either society. Catherine Cookson was the original and bestselling saga writer, selling over 100 million copies of her novels. If you like Dilly Court, Katie Flynn or Donna Douglas, you'll love Catherine Cookson. Features Summary "Humour, toughness, resolution and generosity are Cookson virtues. But when she is eighteen she learns the truth of her birth and her whole world is shattered... Author Catherine Cookson Publisher Corgi Books Release date 20180928 Pages 544 ISBN 0-552-17596-X ISBN 13 978-0-552-17596-8

 The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry (Paperback)   otton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: “You have something I want. You’ re the only person on earth who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have 72 hours. If I don’t hear from you, you will be childless.” His horrified ex-wife confirms that the threat is real: Their teenage son has been kidnapped. When Malone’s Copenhagen bookshop is burned to the ground, it becomes brutally clear that those responsible will stop at nothing to get what they want. And what they want is nothing less than the lost Library of Alexandria. A cradle of ideas–historical, philosophical, literary, scientific, and religious–the Library of Alexandria was unparalleled in the world. But fifteen hundred years ago, it vanished into the mists of myth and legend–its vast bounty of wisdom coveted ever since by scholars, fortune hunters, and those who believe its untold secrets hold the key to ultimate power. Now a cartel of wealthy international moguls, bent on altering the course of history, is desperate to breach the library’s hallowed halls–and only Malone possesses the information they need to succeed. At stake is an explosive ancient document with the potential not only to change the destiny of the Middle East but to shake the world’s three major religions to their very foundations.  Pursued by a lethal mercenary, Malone crosses the globe in search of answers. His quest will lead him to England and Portugal, even to the highest levels of American government–and the shattering outcome, deep in the Sinai desert, will have worldwide repercussions.    

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'A universal story, and a testimony to the struggle to find meaning, grace, and humanity, even amid the most unimaginable horrors.' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner Snipers in the hills overlook the shattered streets of Sarajevo. Knowing that the next bullet could strike at any moment, the ordinary men and women below strive to go about their daily lives as best they can. Kenan faces the agonizing dilemma of crossing the city to get water for his family. Dragan, gripped by fear, does not know who among his friends he can trust. And Arrow, a young woman counter-sniper must push herself to the limits - of body and soul, fear and humanity. Told with immediacy, grace and harrowing emotional accuracy, The Cellist of Sarajevo shows how, when the everyday act of crossing the street can risk lives, the human spirit is revealed in all its fortitude - and frailty. Features Summary The Top 10 International Bestseller, now in paperback. 'A universal story, and a testimony to the struggle to find meaning, grace, and humanity, even amid the most unimaginable horrors... Author Steven Galloway Publisher Atlantic Books Release date 20090101 Pages 227 ISBN 1-84354-741-4 ISBN 13 978-1-84354-741-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days In a thin place, according to legend, the membrane separating this world from the spirit world is almost nonexistent. The small New England town of Varennes is such a place, and Kathryn Davis transports us there - revealing a surprising pageant of life as, in the course of one summer, Varennes' tranquillity is shattered by the arrival of a threatening outsider, worldly and otherworldly forces come into play, and a young local girl finds her miraculous gift for resurrecting the dead tested by the conflict between logic and wish. Features Summary In this acclaimed novel, now available in paperback, the prize-winning authorof "Versailles" tells the story of a small New England village unsettled by ayoung girl's unearthly gift.. Author Kathryn Davis Publisher Back Bay Books Release date 20070201 Pages 275 ISBN 0-316-01424-9 ISBN 13 978-0-316-01424-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days When Lucy's parents are killed in a train crash, her kindly uncle steps in to look after the little girl - to the initial apprehension of his wife and her son. However, Lucy's sweet, spirited charm slowly wins over her new family, and as she overcomes the trauma of her childhood, she grows up inspired to become a doctor, just like her father. But studying medicine in London takes Lucy far from her home in Hull and the people she loves, and she has to battle to be accepted in a man's world. With the dark clouds of the First World War gathering on the horizon, an even greater challenge approaches. Can a woman find her place on the front line of battle? Will Lucy be able to follow her dreams - and find love - in a world shattered by war? Val Wood's wonderful historical sagas are perfect for readers of Dilly Court, Maggie Hope and Rosie Goodwin. Features Summary When Lucy's parents are killed in a train crash, her kindly uncle steps in to look after the little girl - to the initial apprehension of his wife and her son... Author Val Wood Publisher Corgi Books Release date 20161229 Pages 480 ISBN 0-552-17119-0 ISBN 13 978-0-552-17119-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days As the engines roar and the green flag waves, these stories tear across their rural landscape with the energy of a Winston Cup race. Like W.P. Kinsella's minor league ballplayers, Jonis Agee's drivers, pit crews, mechanics, and their families live in small towns, eat at truck stops, and have a hard time keeping their dreams from destroying their lives. From the garage to the kitchen table, from demolition derby to nascar, Agee's hapless heroes open our eyes as they take the wall. The wildly popular sport of auto racing is a backdrop in these stories for exploration of the creative and destructive aspects of obsession. In farmhouses, mobile homes, and roadside trailer courts, fathers and sons, mothers and daughters all try to figure out how to keep their families running as smoothly as their cars. Taking the Wall is rich with details about racing and rural life, and richer yet in insight into that part of the human spirit that just doesn't know how to quit. Agee takes a personal and compassionate look at a grab bag of individuals linked by obsession. Reviews Novelist (South of Resurrection) and short fiction (Bend This Heart) writer Agee's collection of bittersweet stories dissects the rough world of auto racing from the working-class perspectives of drivers, pit crews, fans, family and other hangers-on. While "taking the wall," crashing into it, is the worst possible scenario, Agee's characters secretly wish for the excitement, horror and suspense it offers: will the driver walk away from the fiery wreck? Domestic life unfolds around the racetrack throughout the collection. "The Pop Off Valve" is a monologue in which an unnamed narrator recounts her naovet in marrying a man obsessed with racing, and the wake-up call she received on her honeymoon 15 years ago at the Motor Speedway in Irish Hills, Mich., when not even a terrible accident could thwart her husband's devotion to his hobby. Her description of the crash is chilling: "the rescue workers used the jaws of life to pry what was left of the driver from the shattered burnt shell of the car." Nonchalantly, she adds, "We grilled steaks on the hibachi at dark, unable to see the bloody raw meat until we cut into it." Agee's parsimonious language is sta Features Summary Engines roar and checkered flags wave in these stories about the conflict between families, cars, and obsession. Author Jonis Agee Publisher Coffee House Press Release date 19991031 Pages 256 ISBN 1-56689-088-8 ISBN 13 978-1-56689-088-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days ""Bloodknots "is a truly singular and remarkable book of stories. Lyrical and disturbing, this is the work of a writer of unmistakable talent."-Joan Silber, author of "Ideas of Heaven," a National Book Award nominee ""Bloodknots "is a marvelous collection peopled by unforgettable characters."-Nalini Warriar, author of "Blues from the Malabar Coast "and a McAuslan Book Award winner A collection of beguiling stories from an American writer who excels at depicting the family ties that bind: fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters whose connections to one another are as fragile as they are irrevocable. Stubbornly honest, and imbued with a sensibility that speaks to the author's Jewish heritage, Ami Sands Brodoff writes with authority, passion, and razor-sharp detail about identity and the longing for human connections in the face of loss and exclusion. Her stories evoke the delicate familial weaves of Alice Munro, exposing the raw nerves of shattered lives redeemed by the willingness to forgive. Written close to the senses, "Bloodknots "penetrates to the core. Ami Sands Brodoff is from New York and also lived in Princeton, New Jersey, before relocating with her husband to Montreal, where she writes and teaches creative writing. Her work has received a Pushcart Prize nomination and has been anthologized in numerous journals and book collections. Her first book, "Can You See Me?," received wide acclaim, including a rave from "Publishers Weekly." Features Summary Ferocious stories about family, abandonment, and reunion. Author Ami Sands Brodoff Publisher Arsenal Pulp Press Release date 20050901 Pages 223 ISBN 1-55152-182-2 ISBN 13 978-1-55152-182-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days When a deadly plague stalks the Amazons of Tristaine, Jess and Brenna must return to the place of their nightmares, the notorious City Clinic, to find a cure. The danger they face is harrowing, the stakes enormous - and they have precious little time. Features Summary Tristaine's hard-won peace is shattered when a lethal epidemic threatens to devastate the Amazon clan. Their only hope for a cure lies in the sinister laboratories of the City Clinic... Author Cate Culpepper Publisher Bold Strokes Books Release date 20071130 Pages 288 ISBN 1-933110-97-X ISBN 13 978-1-933110-97-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A successful lawyer and loving mother, Nina Bloom would do anything to protect the life she's built in New York - including lying to everyone, even her daughter, about her past. Nina's secret life began eighteen years ago. She had a carefree existence in Key West, a handsome police-officer husband, and a baby on the way. But Nina's world is shattered when she unearths a terrible secret that causes her to run for her life and change her identity. Now, years later, when an innocent man is framed for murder, Nina knows she must return to Florida and confront the murderous evil she fled. Features Summary A successful lawyer and loving mother, Nina Bloom would do anything to protect the life she's built in New York - including lying to everyone, even her daughter... Author James Patterson Publisher Arrow Books Ltd Release date 20120803 Pages 487 ISBN 0-09-957077-7 ISBN 13 978-0-09-957077-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days She was "just right"... The last thing Liam Daly expected to find was a golden-haired beauty deep in the Colorado mountains. But when a blizzard leaves Meredith Jensen stranded, Liam's solitude is shattered. Meredith is determined to build a new, independent, life for herself. But she's attracted by Liam's warm soul, still recovering from a love he tragically lost decades earlier. It's just a matter of time before they give in to the spark between them...a spark that unexpectedly makes them parents-to-be. Even though Liam wants to do the right thing, Meredith won't settle for a duty-bound man. She wants the fairytale. Features Summary She was "just right"... Author Tracy Madison Publisher Mills And Boon Release date 20170824 Pages 224 ISBN 0-263-92332-0 ISBN 13 978-0-263-92332-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days I'll See You In Paris winds together the lives of three women born generations apart, but who face similar struggles of love and heartbreak. After losing her fiance in the Vietnam War, nineteen-year-old Laurel Haley takes a job in England, hoping the distance will mend her shattered heart. Laurel expects the pain might lessen but does not foresee the beguiling man she meets or that they'll go to Paris, where the city's magic will take over and alter everything Laurel believes about love. Thirty years later, Laurel's daughter Annie is newly engaged and an old question resurfaces: who is Annie's father and what happened to him? Laurel has always been vague about the details and Annie's told herself it doesn't matter. But with her impending marriage, Annie has to know everything. Why won't Laurel tell her the truth? The key to unlocking Laurel's secrets starts with a mysterious book about an infamous woman known as the Duchess of Marlborough. Annie's quest to understand the Duchess, and therefore her own history, takes her from a charming hamlet in the English countryside, to a decaying estate kept behind barbed wire, and ultimately to Paris where answers will be found at last. Features Summary I'll See You in Paris winds together the lives of three women born generations apart, but who face similar struggles of love and heartbreak. After losing her fiance in the Vietnam War... Author Michelle Gable Publisher Thomas Dunne Books Release date 20160418 Pages 385 ISBN 1-250-10313-4 ISBN 13 978-1-250-10313-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Full of danger, secrets and lies, the dazzling novel from bestselling author, Lesley Lokko. Nothing fazes Lexi Sturgis. She's faced bullets, battles and bitter rivals to chase news stories other reporters would kill for. Living for risk and adventure, she abides by one rule: don't let anyone get too close. Jane Marshall is feeling desperate. Her family is in disarray and her once high-flying TV career is sinking. She needs a big scoop, fast - and it seems Lexi might be the one to help. For dedicated medical student Deena, the horrors of a war-torn Egypt are too shocking to ignore. She travels across the world to offer help, leaving her younger sister shattered with worry. In a journey fraught with danger, secrets and uncertainty, these women are thrown together in an extraordinary struggle. Can they overcome the pains of their pasts and find the courage to trust each other? Features Summary Full of danger, secrets and lies, the dazzling novel from bestselling author, Lesley Lokko. Author Lesley Lokko Publisher Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd) Release date 20150415 Pages 405 ISBN 1-4091-3765-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4091-3765-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Life in Amira's peaceful Sudanese village is shattered when Janjaweed attackers arrive, unleashing unspeakable horrors. After losing nearly everything, Amira needs to find the strength to make the long journey on foot to safety at a refugee camp. She begins to lose hope, until the gift of a simple red pencil opens her mind -- and all kinds of possibilities. Features Summary Andrea Pinkney's lyrical verse and Shane Evans' evocative illustrations combine in a powerful story of one girl's triumphant journey inspired by true tales of life in Sudan. Author Andrea Davis Pinkney Publisher Little, Brown Young Readers Release date 20151102 Pages 192 ISBN 0-316-24782-0 ISBN 13 978-0-316-24782-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Shattered by his wife's death, and by his own role in it, successful cardiologist Charles Anderson volunteers to assist with earthquake relief in an impoverished Islamic country in a constant state of conflict with its neighbor. But when the refugees he's come to help do not appear and artillery begins to fall in the distance along the border, the story takes an unexpected turn. This haunting, resonant tour de force about one man's desire to live a moral life offers a moving exploration of the tensions between poverty and wealth, the ethics of intervention, the deep cultural differences that divide the world, and the essential human similarities that unite it. Features Summary In this haunting, resonant novel, an American doctor's search for redemption lands him halfway across the world on a relief mission that goes horribly awry.. Author Frank Huyler Publisher HarperPerennial Release date 20090421 Pages 355 ISBN 0-06-168754-5 ISBN 13 978-0-06-168754-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days "My favorite historical novel...A superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant." JAMES M. McPHERSON Author of BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM Winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for fiction In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. There were memories. There were promises. There was love. And far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Shattered futures, forgotten innocence, and crippled beauty were also the casualties of war. Unique, sweeping, an unforgettable, THE KILLER ANGELS is a dramatic re-creation of the battleground for America's destiny. Features Summary Portraits of Lee, Longstreet, and other Civil War leaders are interwoven with historical detail to provide a fictional recreation of the bloody battle at Gettysburg.. Author Michael Shaara Publisher Ballantine Release date 19940201 Pages 355 ISBN 0-345-34810-9 ISBN 13 978-0-345-34810-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent - The Times Annabelle has lived in Wolf Hollow all her life: a quiet place, still scarred by two world wars. But when cruel, manipulative Betty arrives in town, Annabelle's calm world is shattered, along with everything she's ever known about right and wrong. When Betty disappears, suspicion falls on strange, gentle loner Toby. As Wolf Hollow turns against him, and tensions quickly mount, Annabelle must do everything in her power to protect Toby - and to find Betty, before it is too late. Powerful, poignant and lyrical, Wolf Hollow is an unforgettable story. Features Summary Wolk is a big new talent - The TimesAnnabelle has lived in Wolf Hollow all her life: a quiet place, still scarred by two world wars. As Wolf Hollow turns against him... Author Lauren Wolk Publisher Corgi Childrens Release date 20160630 Pages 294 ISBN 0-552-57429-5 ISBN 13 978-0-552-57429-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope, dedicated to his studies and keen to make friends. Forty years later, Odran's devotion has been challenged by the revelations that have shattered the Irish people's faith in the church. He has seen friends stand trial, colleagues jailed, the lives of young parishioners destroyed and has become nervous of venturing out in public for fear of disapproving stares and insulting remarks. But when a family tragedy opens wounds from his past, he is forced to confront the demons that have raged within a once respected institution and recognise his own complicity in their propagation. It has taken John Boyne fifteen years and twelve novels to write about his home country of Ireland but he has done so now in his most powerful novel to date, a novel about blind dogma and moral courage, and about the dark places where the two can meet. At once courageous and intensely personal, A History of Loneliness confirms Boyne as one of the most searching chroniclers of his generation. Features Summary Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope... Author John Boyne Publisher Doubleday Release date 20140901 Pages 380 ISBN 0-85752-095-4 ISBN 13 978-0-85752-095-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The baby is dead. It took only a few seconds. When Myriam, a brilliant lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her husband look for a nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable birthday parties. But as the couple and their nanny become more and more dependent on each other, jealousy, resentment and suspicions increase, until Myriam and Paul's idyllic domesticity is shattered... Features Summary They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement... Author Leila Slimani Publisher Faber and Faber Release date 20180726 Pages 224 ISBN 0-571-33754-6 ISBN 13 978-0-571-33754-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Geralt the Witcher is on a mission: to save his ward, Ciri, and with her the world... The next story in the bestselling series that inspired the world-famous WITCHER games! The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times. But now that dark times have fallen upon the world, Geralt is helpless until he has recovered from his injuries. While war rages across all of the lands, the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers who survive are determined to protect it. It's an impossible situation in which to find one girl - Ciri, the heiress to the throne of Cintra, has vanished - until a rumour places her in the Niflgaard court, preparing to marry the Emperor. Injured or not, Geralt has a rescue mission on his hands. Features Summary Geralt the Witcher is on a mission: to save his ward, Ciri, and with her the world... The next story in the bestselling series that inspired the world-famous WITCHER games! Author Andrzej Sapkowski (Author), David French (Translator) Publisher Gollancz Release date 20150108 Pages 343 ISBN 0-575-09097-9 ISBN 13 978-0-575-09097-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days `I have a condition...' Can she agree to her husband's terms? When heiress Skye learns her marriage to Matteo was built on lies, she demands a divorce. A pawn in his revenge, Skye's heart shattered when she discovered her husband's game. The clock is ticking; she needs his signature. But Matteo is not willing to let Skye go so easily-the price of her freedom is one last night together! Features Summary `I have a condition...' Can she agree to her husband's terms? Author Clare Connelly Publisher Mills And Boon Release date 20180726 Pages 192 ISBN 0-263-93471-3 ISBN 13 978-0-263-93471-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Merci Rayborn is a detective with a troubled past: her previous partner died protecting her from an insane killer before he even knew she was carrying his child. Two years later she has finally begun to pull her life back together and has started seeing fellow officer Mike Mcnally. They are the force's golden couple — both children of retired cops and highly competent officers in their own right. But this tentative happiness is shattered when a young prostitue is found brutally murdered, and Mcnally emerges as the prime suspect. Merci is the lead investigator on the case, and must do the unthinkable — epose and arrest her lover. With her world turned upside down, Merci has to balance her emotions against where the truth leads her. But the truth is taking her down some very strange alleyways — from present-day Orange Country to late sixties California, and the unsolved murder of another prostitute. "A sweaty palm roller-coaster of a hard-nosed police procedural." MYLES MCWEENEY, IRISH INDEPENDENT Intricate and convincing… with a clever final revelation. GERALD KAUFMAN, SCOTSMAN Features Summary `Parker has only one competitor - Thomas Harris' Washington Post... At once horrifying, tense and lyrical, The Blue Hour is a beautifully written novel that probes the darkest recesses of the human psyche. Author Jefferson Parker Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20010806 Pages 432 ISBN 0-00-710193-7 ISBN 13 978-0-00-710193-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days When Jules Bright hears a knock on the door, the last person she expects to find is a detective bringing her the news she's feared for the last three years: Amelia Quentin is being released from prison. Jules' life is very different now to the one she'd known before Amelia shattered it completely. Knowing the girl is coming back, she needs to decide what to do. Friends and family gather round, fearing for Jules' safety. They know that justice was never served; every one of them wants to make the Quentin girl pay. The question is, what will Jules do; and which of them - her or Amelia - has the most to fear? Features Summary When Jules Bright hears a knock on the door, the last person she expects to find is a detective bringing her the news she's feared for the last three years... Author Susan Lewis Publisher Century Release date 20160309 Pages 407 ISBN 1-78089-183-0 ISBN 13 978-1-78089-183-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Katie Brenner has the perfect life: a flat in London, a glamorous job, and a super-cool Instagram feed. OK, so the truth is that she rents a tiny room with no space for a wardrobe, has a hideous commute to a lowly admin job, and the life she shares on Instagram isn't really hers. But one day her dreams are bound to come true, aren't they? Until her not-so-perfect life comes crashing down when her mega-successful boss Demeter gives her the sack. All Katie's hopes are shattered. She has to move home to Somerset, where she helps her dad with his new glamping business. Then Demeter and her family book in for a holiday, and Katie sees her chance. But should she get revenge on the woman who ruined her dreams - or try to get her job back? Does Demeter - the woman who has everything - actually have such an idyllic life herself? Maybe they have more in common than it seems. And what's wrong with not-so-perfect, anyway? Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella: "I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail "Hilarious... you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan "Properly mood-altering... funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes "A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat Features Summary Katie Brenner has the perfect life: a flat in London, a glamorous job, and a super-cool Instagram feed. OK, so the truth is that she rents a tiny room with no space for a wardrobe... Author Sophie Kinsella Publisher Black Swan Release date 20170713 Pages 448 ISBN 1-78416-282-5 ISBN 13 978-1-78416-282-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett. The Painted Man, book one of the Demon Cycle, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Voted one of the top ten fantasy novels of 2008 by amazon.co.uk. Sometimes there is very good reason to be afraid of the dark... Eleven-year-old Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day's ride from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet's Brook. As dusk falls upon Arlen's world, a strange mist rises from the ground; a mist that promises a violent death to any foolish enough to brave the coming darkness, for hungry corelings - demons that cannot be harmed by mortal weapons - materialize from the vapours to feed on the living. As the sun sets, people have no choice but to take shelter behind magical wards and pray that their protection holds until the creatures dissolve with the first signs of dawn. When Arlen's life is shattered by the demon plague, he is forced to see that it is fear, rather than the demons, which truly cripples humanity. Believing that there is more to his world than to live in constant fear, he must risk leaving the safety of his wards to discover a different path. In the small town of Cutter's Hollow, Leesha's perfect future is destroyed by betrayal and a simple lie. Publicly shamed, she is reduced to gathering herbs and tending an old woman more fearsome than the corelings. Yet in her disgrace, she becomes the guardian of dangerous ancient knowledge. Orphaned and crippled in a demon attack, young Rojer takes solace in mastering the musical arts of a Jongleur, only to learn that his unique talent gives him unexpected power over the night. Together, these three young people will offer humanity a last, fleeting chance of survival. Features Summary The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett. The Painted Man, book one of the Demon Cycle, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure... Author Peter V. Brett Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20130315 Pages 544 ISBN 0-00-749254-5 ISBN 13 978-0-00-749254-1

Paperback. English. Headline. 1991. In fair/good condition.A near future Earth is dying due to human interference; Tech-Green is doing its best to repair the damage and is insisting that humankind leaves the planet to give it time to heal. Ari Famber, is the result of a genetic experiment she knows nothing about. Leila Saatchi, a friend of Ari's dead father, has promised to find her and protect her from others who may seek to use Ari for their own ends. Leila's naturotech pagan group arrives at Taler's Bump, Ari's home, with the intent on awakening her latent, potentially world-changing potential. In Arcady city, a massive sprawl of geodesic domes, Zambia Crevecoeur has hit rock bottom and sells himself to a ruthless shady business woman who has him transformed surgically into a strange new creature. The neuro-engineer Tammuz Malamute who has a mysterious past, is called upon to repair Zambia's shattered mind. Leila's travelling group move towards Arcady where Leila intends to seek the help of her mentor, Quinx Roirbak. Unknown to her, Quinx is harbouring Tammuz Malamute, whose past is due to collide dramatically with the future, and the abilities stored in Ari's body. Hermetech is a dazzling mix of science and mysticism. First published in 1991, its messages and warnings are still relevant today.