This is a true account of a journey I once took as a young man of twenty-three years, and though at first glance it may seem insignificant by today’s jet-setting, backpacking gap-year students, it was nothing less than an immersion into events I could hardly predict. As it is often said: “fact is stranger than fiction,” as are some of the characters I met equally stranger than any I could make up. In 1973, I decided on a whim to hitchhike from my hometown of Huddersfield to Newquay, in Cor...

It’s 1980 and crime author Angelo Fox, creator of private eye Jimmy Finn has escaped the publicity back home with a holiday to Corfu. Dave Barton, an annoying guest in the hotel where Angelo is staying, is murdered. The hotel waiter is arrested as the main suspect after poison is found in Barton’s soup. Two elderly ladies at the hotel, fans of Angelo, who seem to know more about how Jimmy Finn works than Angelo himself, recognise him from the image on the back cover of one of his paperback...

*contains scenes of violence and swearing* DC Roberta Sharp is more than just your average police detective. Outspoken, sassy and determined to make it up through the ranks, she's assigned to follow the case of a body found in the sea only to find herself the one being pursued. Far from being a run-of-the-mill murder tale this gripping page turner takes the genre by the horns throwing it in a totally new direction. A nightmare of a tale that challenges the very philosophy and motivation be...

What do a vicar, an archaeologist, a gardener, two workmen and a dark, skulking figure that hides behind walls and under hedges have in common? Not a lot…unless you include murder, witchcraft, mystery and the supernatural. Ed and Baz are contract workers unwittingly digging up something they just weren’t meant to find. Ever curious, adventurous and sometimes downright reckless, the two best friends apply their unique brand of street wisdom to solve a ghostly crime mystery from the distant ...

Mila is a young African boy who finds his idyllic life shattered when his tribe cast him out for betraying a visiting merchant. Knowing nothing about the outside world of 1830, Mila naively sets off to find ‘civilization’ and the trader to atone for his crime. African corsairs, slave traders, a Spanish pirate girl, an evil travelling show owner and an English railway engineer are among the characters that mould Mila’s perception of humanity on an incredible journey that will sweep the read...

Prepare for another journey to a place far away and long ago in this sequel to The Ray Hunters, a charming and captivating tale, rich with character and an absorbing plot. Three years have passed since Mila and Julieta were reunited and travelled to their new life on the island of Kerkyra. Having survived the horrors of the past, their simple lives with Trader and his new wife seems idyllic on their peaceful, secluded homestead away from the troubles of the outside world. But soon that idy...

* Provides specific examples of germplasm research related to climate change threats * Edited by internationally renowned experts in the field * The final chapter of the book draws a synthesis of the many issues raised within the book

“I’d seen a gun like it. In the film Get Carter. A bad guy’s gun. Two wide barrels hack-sawn to size along with the stock. A neat little homemade assassin’s device you could slip down your pants and still walk down the street without limping. Both barrels looked me square in the eyes. I put my hands up. There was nothing in here I could grab and Drago could see it.” Engineers Jake and Charlie believe the death of a colleague crushed in an industrial machine was no accident and talk each ot...

NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING DAME MAGGIE SMITH'The first book that ever made me laugh out loud' Adam Kay'Utter genius' Daily MailIn 1974, the homeless Miss Shepherd moved her broken down van into Alan Bennett's garden. Deeply eccentric and stubborn to her bones, Miss Shepherd was not an easy tenant. And Bennett, despite inviting her in the first place, was a reluctant landlord. And yet she lived there for fifte...

Ben Aaronovitch's bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series • “The perfect blend of CSI and Harry Potter.” —io9 • 2015 Locus Recommended Reading for FantasyWhen two young girls go missing in rural Herefordshire, police constable and wizard-in-training Peter Grant is sent out of London to check that nothing supernatural is involved.It’s purely routine—Nightingale, Peter’s superior, thinks he’ll be done in less than a day. But Peter’s never b...

Tying the knot can leave you in a tangle…James is everything Tish has ever wanted in a husband – he’s handsome, dependable, and will make an excellent father. Unlike Tish’s first love, the disreputable Fergal, who abandoned her for a music career and now lives a lavish celebrity lifestyle. Fergal broke her heart and James helped to mend it.Tish and James have just bought a cottage in the country. The next step? Kids and a lifetime of domestic bliss. Well, that’s the plan. A...

Bestselling author and teacher Casey Watson shares the horrifying true story of Kiera Bentley, a 12-year-old girl with a deeply shocking secret she’s too young to even understand.When Casey first meets Kiera, a small slight girl who’s just lashed out at a fellow pupil in assembly, she immediately senses something’s wrong. Something in Kiera’s eyes alerts Casey that this is an “old head on young shoulders”, and with Kiera’s constant tiredness and self-soothing habit of pulling her h...