Within these pages you will find twenty-five short stories. You will find each different, each hopefully a pleasant little read. Some involve ghostly goings on, others a little detective work and still others are a tad goofy; just a little nonsense with something, hopefully, to raise a smile. When taking that welcome break, cup of tea or coffee in hand, this is a little book which can literally be dipped into at any point for a ten minute relaxing read.

While investigating what appears to be a series of tit for tat racial attacks in the back streets of Norwich, Theo Stern is asked to help in the search for gangster, Benny Lyle, said to have been kidnapped from his London home.But there is something cynically methodical about the Norwich attacks and Lyle is recently reported to have been seen in Norfolk's tiny Georgian town of Holt. So are the Norwich attacks simply retaliatory and has Lyle really been abducted? Stern has his doubt...

Theo Stern's dreams of retirement are shattered when a threat from his past suddenly rears its head and he's forced to face its life threatening consequences.With a history of over forty years' hard front line detective work, a weary Theo Stern is convinced it's time to call it a day. He dreams of a carefree retirement by the sea. But when a woman asks for help to find a missing boy, Stern is persuaded by Cherry, his devoted assistant, to take the case. Just this o...

A former Intelligence agent disappears and private detective, Theo Stern, is asked to investigate. A woman is found brutally killed, her neck viciously broken, and MI5 agents threaten Stern, warning him off the case. As an ex-London copper, Stern doesn't threaten easily, but when he is callously driven off the road and almost killed his resolve is tested to the extreme.

Four simple words, individually nothing spectacular. But, put together, a phrase so humiliating it has the power to transform life.From boyhood, Andy Roper had just one obsession: he wanted nothing more than to be a soldier. He eagerly entered the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, at seventeen and three quarters, the youngest age possible, and seventeen years later was a hardened veteran officer in his beloved Royal Anglian Regiment. Then, while on patrol in Afgha...

Rod Bishop was just fourteen when his wayward father disappeared. Since then, Rod has taken the responsibility for his mother and three younger siblings very seriously. Even while in the military, he's kept a close eye on the problems at home, sending money and advice when needed. Now, though, an IED in the desert of Afghanistan has ended Rod's army career and sent him home suffering from PTSD. But Rod isn't a quitter, and though his physical injuries have healed, mental scars still remain...

The **‘**all-in-one’ solution to mastering basic sciences in preclinical dentistryBasic Sciences for Dental Students is a cutting edge textbook specifically designed to support the needs of early years undergraduate dental students. Written by leaders in dental education and active oral and dental researchers involved with student assessment, the text explains the basic science that underpins the dental curriculum in undergraduate dental c...

From its beginnings during the Great Depression, the North Carolina Symphony has touched the lives of countless Tar Heels. One of the state's premier cultural organizations and the oldest continuously state-supported orchestra in the nation, the "Suitcase Symphony" grew from a small group of volunteer players to the world-class orchestra it is today.This book details the contributions of founder Lamar Stringfield, longtime conductor Benjamin Swalin and his wife, Maxine, current mus...

This collection consists of the greatest British mystery novels and detective stories, all concocted by the masterminds of the mystery genre: Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes Series A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes Other Mysteries True Crime Stories Edgar Wallace: Four Just Men Series Mr. J. G. Re...

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The anthology '560 British Mysteries: Detective Novels, True Crime Stories & Whodunit Mysteries (Illustrated)' stands as a mammoth testament to the richness and diversity inherent in early 20th-century British mystery writing. Symbolizing a pivotal era in the literary genre of mystery and detective fiction, this collection boasts an impressive array of styles from the grim complexities of true crime to the clever intricacies of whodunit puzzles. Each piece serves as a distinct voice within...

Based on decades of research centered on the earliest known fluted-point producing groups in the North American midcontinent, Early Paleoindians in the Upper Midcontinent of North America: Lithic Procurement, Settlement Mobility, and Social Interaction brings together a broad array of case studies from the United States and Canada that offers fresh perspectives on how early populations utilized the land and its resources, how and when they settled in particular locations, and how ...