It’s C.T.’s first case. He wants an easy one.Instead, he gets Alice.C.T. Ferguson spent years as a hacker. He lived in Hong Kong, working against the Chinese government. Then they found him, threw him in jail, and eventually kicked him out. In Baltimore, C.T. sets himself up as a private investigator.Then Alice walks in.She’s sure her husband is cheating on her. C.T. looks into it but isn’t convinced. He soon discovers Alice...

A heart-pounding thriller from bestselling author Tom Bale. A must-read for fans of Simon Kernick and Harlan Coben.A cold January morning. A sleepy Sussex village. A nightmare becomes reality.Thirty-one-year-old teacher Julia Trent is visiting her late parents' home in the idyllic village of Chilton, when she stumbles into a bloodbath. A deranged young man, shooting everyone in his path before taking his own life.But Julia witnesses a truth far mo...

A wide-ranging investigation of the interaction between writing and portraiture across history and culturesPortraits often claim a revered place in worlds remote from their origins, but they also risk anonymity unless accompanied by written supplements announcing who they are and how we are invited to engage with them. Without such contextual information, portraits risk fading into obscurity across generations. A picture may paint a thousand words, as the saying go...

For fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and highly bingeable thrillers, Lucy Kline, Necromancer, is a Nancy Drew-style murder mystery mixed with the occult.It’s been two years since Lucy’s twin sister was presumed dead. As the only person who knew about Louisa’s plan to sneak out on the night she was killed, Lucy still feels responsible for her sister’s grim fate—despite the fact that it was Lucy who eventually cracked the case, putting Louisa’s kill...

Staring at a blinking cursor on a Sunday night? Wondering if your students are just becoming experts at copy-pasting? Welcome to the staffroom.In the time it takes to laminate a set of flashcards, the world of education has shifted. Artificial Intelligence has landed on our desks, and while the headlines are full of "robot teachers," the reality in the primary classroom is much messier, and a lot more interesting.This is not a technical manual, it is a front-line guide for ...

Navigate the complexities of modern British business communication with confidence!This engaging, light-hearted guide takes proficient English speakers beyond textbook formality into the real language of today's British boardrooms, offices and business meetings.What's inside:Comprehensive A-Z of Business English – essential words and phrases you'll actually hear in UK workplacesUK work culture guide – understand the unwritten rules and expectations of British ...

Publishing is a long-established profession that constantly renews itself in order to remain relevant and profitable. But what characteristic does a publisher in the 21st century need to succeed? How does the industry work? What are the roles and the processes that sustain it day by day? Richard Charkin provides the answers to these questions in an essential text subtitled 'Lessons in publishing.'All Rights Reserved is Richard Charkin's follow-up to his internationally successful m...

Discover the real English spoken in homes, offices and streets across modern Britain!This engaging, light-hearted guide goes far beyond traditional textbooks to teach you the authentic language you'll actually encounter in the UK – from everyday vocabulary to regional accents and modern slang.What's inside:Comprehensive A-Z of British vocabulary – words and phrases you need but won't find in standard textbooksWhat Brits say vs what they mean – decode the hidde...

Join Pricklepaper the litter-picking hedgehog on his evening rounds, sharing the letters he finds and discovering that small acts of generosity can lead to something even more magical in return.Pricklepaper the hedgehog loves collecting scraps of paper in the park – especially when the letters he finds spell a new word that makes him feel all warm and snuggly!On his way home after a successful night collecting, Pricklepaper encounters some ...

Praise for the Sam Archer thriller series:‘This has been one of the all-time favourites. Right there with Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series and Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp’‘I read all of the books in the Sam Archer series and I cannot say enough good things about each one…I’ve never read a series where each book was just as good as the next’‘This is an incredible series...the action is non-stop from beginning to end’‘...

Shakespeare's popular pastoral romance, As You Like It, features disguised lovers, exiled brothers, multiple marriage plots, a wrestling bout and the famous Forest of Arden.Friendships are formed and lovers are reunited in a play that explores the intersection of love, 'play' and deception. Rosalind's unique performance of gender, both as herself and in disguise as Ganymede, provides the pivot on which the play turns, leading us into the magic of the fores...

A Ghostly Little Book brings you five brand new spooky stories from five of the best writers on the planetFrom Edgar Allan Poe to Charles Dickens, from Shirley Jackson to Toni Morrison, the greatest writers have always been drawn to that ancient, mysterious thing: the haunting.A Ghostly Little Book is a slim, beautiful testament to the enduring appeal of the spook, a landmark collection of specially composed modern ghost stories from Roddy...