The Long Green Tunnel is a gripping chronicle of a week in the lives of four young women in England during World War 2 and their adventures at a camp to help the farmers. Anne Spinks meets her three future tent-mates on the train, and we are caught up almost immediately in their quest for love and a brief respite from the terror of bombing.The story spins an intriguing web of romance, adventure and tension that culminates in a sad twist of fate. The sometimes deceptively g...

Mark Brandon, a writer from Australia is in England to visit an old friend, Sir Quenton Rotherdene. However, while walking across the Downs on his way there, he sees a mysterious woman and then finds a murder victim with a moonflower clasped in his hand. More mysterious happenings, shocks and surprises ensue!

THE FAIRER SEX? NOT THESE LADIES…The female of the species is absolutely deadlier than the male in these 14 cunningly-crafted tales of suspense, crimes of passion, and murder, all by women writers. Edited by MWA Grandmaster and bestselling mystery author John D. MacDonald, these bone-chilling stories show the depths that men and women will stoop to in pursuit of what they want. Christianna Brand brings us a story of two sisters who engage in the ultimate c...

Translated from the French by Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemar

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In 'Love, Loss, and the Land – 3 Classic Rustic Heroine Novels,' readers are invited into a rich tapestry of narratives that explore the intricate interplay between human emotions and the natural world. This anthology masterfully weaves together diverse literary styles ranging from the tender pastoral to the gritty realism of rural life, illustrating the universal themes of love and loss. Each piece vividly captures the rustic landscape, underscoring its significance as both setting and ch...

**Discover how it all began in the very first Rebus novel from '**Britain's No.1 crime writer' Daily Mirror'And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you...?''That sort of thing' is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spiri...

The third Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of MIDNIGHT AND BLUE'No one writes better crime novels' EVENING STANDARD*****LONDON IS CALLING.WILL REBUS FIND THE ANSWER?Detective Inspector John Rebus is hand-picked to help catch a serial killer down in London. The Edinburgh cop doesn't like the big city - and it doesn't seem that his new colleagues at The Met like him much either.

Anne of the Island is the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series, written by Lucy Maud Montgomery about Anne Shirley. Anne of the Island was published in 1915, seven years after the bestselling Anne of Green Gables. In the continuing story of Anne Shirley, Anne attends Redmond College in Kingsport, where she is studying for her BA. The title of the book reflects the development of Anne. While studying away from Prince Edward Island and in particular when visiting the place of her bi...

The investigation of a vicious murder exposes a quiet community’s sinister web of secrets—the “spellbinding” (Chicago Sun-Times) first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Inspector Lynley seriesDon’t miss the upcoming BritBox streaming series Lynley!“Pure entertainment from its insidious beginning to its gripping end.”—The Washington Post Book WorldTo this day, the low, thi...

The fourth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES - 'unmatched in the field of British crime fiction' THE TIMES.Gregor Jack, MP, well-liked, young, married to the fiery Elizabeth - to the outside world a very public success story. But Jack's carefully nurtured career plans take a tumble after a 'mistake' during a police raid on a notorious Edinburgh brothel. Then Elizabeth disappears, a couple of bodies float into view w...

The twelfth Inspector Rebus bestseller - a powerfully gripping novel where past and present collide...From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'This is, quite simply, crime writing of the highest order' DAILY EXPRESS'The unopposed champion of the British police procedural' GUARDIANA student has gone missing in Edinburgh. She's not just any student, though, but the daughter of well-to-do an...