Tiger Bay, Cardiff, 1953. A mysterious crate is brought into the docks on a Scandinavian cargo ship. Its destination: the Torchwood Institute. As the crate is offloaded by a group of local dockers, it explodes, killing all but one of them, a young Butetown lad called Michael Bellini.Fifty-five years later, a radioactive source somewhere inside the Hub leads Torchwood to discover the same Michael Bellini, still young and dressed in his 1950s clothes, cowering in the vaults. They soo...

A couple of years ago, Martin Knight began a quest to delve into his family history. He had a head start on many amateur genealogists, as 30 years earlier he had produced a school project on the very subject. The project was based on the papers and oral history of his then elderly grandmother, Ellen Tregent. Martin dusted this off and began to assemble the chain of events that shaped his grandmother's life. He even made contact with several living relatives who had known Ellen or some of t...

As a ruthless killer hunts victims with rare diseases, FBI Agent Cooper Trace strives to stop the murderer while his own brain works against him. Can Cooper crack the chilling code before he becomes the final target?SHATTERED FATE (A Cooper Trace FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 5) is the fifth novel in a new series by mystery and suspense author Ella Swift. The series begins with SHATTERED MIND (Book 1).The Cooper Trace series is a gripping and intense crime thriller saga, showc...

Lady Philippa, the wife of Sir Aymer, a knight of the realm, disappears while traveling from her husband’s manor to Bampton. She and her maid are traveling in an enclosed wagon, while her husband and his grooms and a squire are mounted.When the party arrives at Bampton Castle neither the lady nor her maid are within the enclosed wagon—they have simply vanished. As the disappearance may have happened while the travelers were on Lord Gilbert’s lands, his surgeon and bailiff, Hugh de ...

As terminal patients become targets of a sadistic killer, FBI Agent Cooper Trace must outwit the murderer while battling his own degenerative disease. Can Cooper stop the killer before time runs out—for the victims and for himself?SHATTERED HOPE (A Cooper Trace FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 3) is the third novel in a new series by mystery and suspense author Ella Swift. The series begins with SHATTERED MIND (Book 1).The Cooper Trace series is a gripping and intense crime thril...

Alien sleeper cells on Earth are awakened when invaders threaten the planet. For thousands of years, Sentinels have walked among us, awaiting the moment they would be called into action. Josie's boyfriend, Bane, is a Sentinel. Being one of the cells, Bane becomes a cold-hearted, single-focused machine bent on ensuring humanity's survival. Josie barely recognizes the man she once knew and loved with all her heart. Though Bane is determined to protect Josie and secure the small town they esc...

Solving an abduction casemeans a relentless K-9 manhunt…When search and rescue worker Hunter Shelton and his bloodhound Libby are called to a crime scene, he discovers his ex-fiancée murdered and her young daughter missing—and he's attacked. Soon, he realizes the little girl may have been taken by drug runners, and could possibly be his own child. With no one else to turn to, Hunter teams up with DEA Agent Marlee Price and her narcotics K-9,...

From Alice Blanchard, the author of the New York Times Notable mystery novel Darkness Peering comes Trace of Evil, first in an evocative new series about a small New York town, its deeply held secrets, and the woman determined to uncover them, no matter what the cost.There’s something wicked in Burning Lake…Natalie Lockhart is a rookie detective in Burning Lake, New York, an isolated town known for its dark past. ...

New Directions in Ceramics explores and responds to contemporary ceramists' use of innovative modes of practice, investigating how change is happening and interpreting key works. Jo Dahn provides an overviewof the current ceramics landscape, identifying influential exhibitions, events and publications, to convey a flavour of debates at a time when much about the character of ceramics is in a state of flux. What non-traditional activities does the term 'ceramics' now encompa...

She opened her mouth to scream, but he slapped something across her lips. The gag tasted of salt and mould, rough sacking on her tongue.With a terrifying certainty, she knew she was going to die.DI Geraldine Steel knows people go missing all the time; sometimes because they don't want to be found. So when her partner Ian asks her to look into the disappearance of his football-buddy's girlfriend, her first instinct is to reassure him there's no need for concern.Until...

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . .HOW DO YOU SOLVE A CRIME WHEN THERE'S NO EVIDENCE ONE HAS BEEN COMMITTED?Sarah Kelly goes for a night out at a club. She leaves around 2 a.m. No one sees her again.Detective Mike Nash has nothing to go on, until a chance remark causes him to look deeper into other cases. Young women who have vanished without t...

"Embark on an enchanting journey into the mystical realms of Lauren Trace in the Whispering Enchantment, where magic and adventure await. In a world where whispers hold the power to shape destiny, young protagonist Lauren Trace discovers her extraordinary connection to the ancient forces that govern the enchanted realm. Joined by a fellowship of diverse characters – including a wise sage, a mischievous sprite, her own brother, and the vision of her grandmother – Lauren must unlock...