A four character thriller. Two east-end chancers, George and Lennie, have kidnapped wealthy heiress Charlotte Chamberlain and taken her to a remote farmhouse. George is confident her father will pay five million to get her back safely. But why did he insist on renting the farmhouse in Lennie's name? Does he plan to double cross Lennie, frame him for the crime and keep all the money himself? Will slow-witted Lennie work out what's going on in time to save himself? Or is the kidnap only a fe...

Secrets are destructive...Families can be vulnerable at times.People disappear for numerous reasons, some far more sinister than others.To some, life can be a game of poker... both professionally and personally.PI Ellen Brazil investigates a case that becomes more puzzling the deeper she digs.Can she find a vulnerable man before his dubious past defines his future?This is a thriller with soul and riddled with intrigue for tough PI Ellen and h...

ONCE YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T FORGETA DEVASTATING CRIMEJohn Michael Adams is just a small schoolboy, when a sudden shocking event tears his life and his family apart.A LIFE-CHANGING GIFTYears later, Ellen Sutherland is stunned when she inherits a beautiful cottage in the Cotswolds from a woman she's never heard of.A LONG-BURIED SECRETAs she begins to investigate, the mysteries around her new home only deepen. And it's not long bef...

'Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller' Daily TelegraphFrom the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and Fire of Court, this is the first instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth seriesWorkmen in the small market town of Lydmouth are demolishing an old cottage. A sledgehammer smashes into what looks like a solid wall. Instead, layers of wallpaper conceal the door of a locke...

When tragedy strikes, a young woman must learn how to stand on her own two feet...Lynda Page's Josie follows a young woman as tragedy strikes, and her ultimate journey to happiness. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn.For Josie Rawlings, caring for her cantankerous old grandmother and running her vegetable stall in Leicester's market square is hard work. But then things get a whole lot worse when Josie's inheritance is ...

Two spooky short stories by Anthony Horowitz, a master storyteller and the bestselling author of the Alex Rider series.All the previous owners of Twist Cottage have died in mysterious circumstances. Just a coincidence, thinks Ben, when he, his father and his unpleasant new stepmother move in. But then he starts to discover the cottage's secret...

A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.In this fast-paced, courageous, and inspiring story, readers adventure with Charlotte Parkhurst as she first finds work as a stable hand, becomes a famous stage-coach driver (performing brave feats and outwitting bandits), finds love as a woman but later resumes her identity as a man after the loss of a baby and the tragic death of her husband, and ultimately settles out west on the farm she'd dreame...

Revenge is no jokeOn their way home from an April Fools' party, Belinda and her friends mistakenly cause a horrible accident. Fearing they'll be on the hook for murder, they flee the scene and vow to keep silent. But weeks later, Belinda's conscience won't give her any peace—and neither will the mysterious person who is terrorizing her with cruel pranks. After enduring a series of sickening jokes, Belinda fears that she and her friends aren't the only ones who know ...

Sash Donnelly has done her best to move on - from Applegate, the small town where nothing ever seems out of the ordinary, and from that night, fifteen years ago.Then it happens - the vicious murder that stuns Applegate's tight-knit community. And Sash receives a phone call from Marcus, her childhood sweetheart. He's facing a life behind bars and needs her to tell everyone the truth.Lana, Sash's sister, knows that something happened that night, some...

Ken and Sonia are lecturers in a further education college whose principal, Morton Scregg, is a lecherous tyrant. One day, after a drunken lunch, Principal Scregg falls down the college stairs to his death. As the last to speak to him, Ken is accused of his murder. The death of Scregg and the injustice of being blamed for it, is a turning point in Kens life. He and Sonia come to realise that there is a market for an assassination business dedicated to erasing all the evil Screggs of this w...

Scene by Scene teaching resources are short books of questions, designed to save teachers time and lead to rewarding classroom experiences. Each guide is broken down by scene or chapter, to match and complement the text it accompanies. This means that the teacher is provided with a clear list of questions, at every stage of teaching the text. These questions can be used in class, or as homework, and so provide underlying structure to lesson planning.Classroom Questions teaching gui...

They were all in the pub when the explosion happened. Louise wakes up to find herself trapped with Mark, who has saved her life. Mark is always prepared for the worst and has everything he thinks they will need to survive; tinned chilli, Dungeons and Dragons and a knife - now all they need to do is to wait until it's safe to go outside. Can they survive the attack? Can they survive each other?After The End received its world premiere at The Traverse Theatre in August 2005.