With bullets flying, wounded soldiers scream out in pain as the Chinook comes in to land in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. At the machine's controls is one man and if he doesn't stay calm then everyone could die. That man is Flt Lt Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan DFC and he's been involved in some of the most daring and dangerous missions undertaken by the Chinook force in Afghanistan. In this book he recounts his experiences of life under fire in the dust, heat and bullets of an a...

"A long and bloody road trip, one well worth taking." —AIPTSet in the same world as the films Moon and Mute, MADI is a cerebral cyberpunk graphic novel about a team of veterans who have taken on corporate mercenary work to pay for the upkeep of technological enhancements that have turned them into human drones.Madi Preston, a veteran of Britain's elite J-Squad, is burnt out and up to her eyeballs in bills for her cybernetics' upkeep. When she takes an off-the-books job that promises to eli...

To what lengths will the British go to smuggle a secret weapon into Nazi Germany? An unmissable Second World War thriller from bestseller Alex Gerlis.'Absorbing ... Gerlis directs his cast with verve' Financial TimesHiding in the horror of Warsaw's Jewish Ghetto with his family, scientist Roman Loszynski has a secret: a means of making aerial bombing raids frighteningly accurate. Codenamed Tatra, it could change the course of the war.With Br...

There’s a traitor in the pack… Who can you trust? The extraordinary final instalment of the Wolf Pack series.June, 1943. In Lyon, the capital of the French resistance, a secret meeting is held under orders from General de Gaulle. The objective is to unite all resistance factions. The future of France is on the line.But when the meeting is raided by the Gestapo under Klaus Barbie, the 'Butcher of Lyon', the plan disintegrates and the leaders are captured. The movement has bee...

To what lengths will the British go to smuggle a secret weapon into Nazi Germany? An unmissable Second World War thriller from bestseller Alex Gerlis.'Absorbing ... Gerlis directs his cast with verve' Financial TimesHiding in the horror of Warsaw’s Jewish Ghetto with his family, scientist Roman Loszynski has a secret: a means of making aerial bombing raids frighteningly accurate. Codenamed Tatra, it could change the course of the war.With British agent Jack Miller now...

To live among wolves, first you must become one An unmissable new spy thriller from best-selling master of the genre, Alex Gerlis.War is coming to Europe.British spymaster Barnaby Allen begins recruiting a network of agents in Germany. With diplomatic relations quickly unravelling, this pack of spies soon comes into their own: the horse-loving German at home in Berlin's underground; the young American sports journalist; the mysterious Luftw...

Set off on an outdoor adventure with this collection of 30 classic tales by the world's best-loved storyteller. The perfect holiday read for children aged 7 and up!From stolen dogs and disappearing necklaces to journeys to faraway lands, these fun-filled stories are packed full of mystery and adventure. Ideal for newly confident readers, these entertaining tales are the ideallength for reading aloud at bedtime or in the classroom.Enid Blyto...

GATEWAY TO HELLHMS Rose had a history of tragedy. The old sailors, who could remember her past, said that she was jinxed and ought never sail again. But in the last days of 1940, as the phony war drew to an end, Britain needed every ship she could lay her hands on, to challenge the might of Hitler's Kriegsmarine.So it was that Lieutenant-Commander John Lamb found himself commanding the old destroyer Rose, with a crew of misfits and trouble...

Another thrilling novel of the war at sea from the author of Tug of War and Flotilla Attack.Already two German battleships, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, had slipped through the English Channel under the bows of the British Fleet. Now, the Third Reich's largest and most deadly warship, the Tirpitz, had only one possible destination on Europe's Atlantic coast: the formidable dry dock of St Nazaire.HMS Rose, ...

Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, this is the first ever biography of Harold Larwood. Larwood, one of the most talented, accurate and intimidating fast bowlers of all time is mainly remembered for his role in the infamous Bodyline series of 1932-3 which brought Anglo-Australian diplomatic relations to the brink of collapse.Larwood was made the scapegoat - and despite the fact he was simply following his captain's instructions, he never played cricket for England a...

The four Bankie children are named Ahmad, Ibrahim, Aaliyah and Ja'far. Always on the lookout for an adventure, their unique qualities help guide the way and save them from trouble.Like most girls her age, Aaliyah loves wearing long, sparkly dresses that fan out when she swirls. This time her dress helps to unveil a hidden clue that takes them on an adventure to a secret adventure park.Join the Bankies in their latest adventure. How does Aaliyah’s dress unveil a clue that le...

The four Bankie children are named Ahmad, Ibrahim, Aaliyah and Ja'far. Always on the lookout for an adventure, their unique qualities help guide the way and save them from trouble.Ibrahim frequently leaves his leftover lunch from school in his school bag. When the children are tidying their rooms, Ibrahim discovers an old, rotten apple core in his school bag. Ahmad is curious to see more and tests out his new microscope. They discover much more than mould on a rotten apple....