International trade in 2009 is projected to contract for the first time since 1982. As a result, export diversifi cation has gained new urgency as one way of using exports to recover lost growth momentum. Moreover, diversifi cation is central to reducing income volatility and sustaining high growth rates, which are especially important for countries with large populations living in poverty. In the 1950s, countries became concerned that their dependence on primary products would lead to ste...

The first in a brand new series of Devon-set crime thrillers featuring DS Eden Driscoll'Crime fiction at its very best, a knotty mystery**' ELLY GRIFFITHS**'Terrific … Perhaps his best yet' ANN CLEEVES‘The undisputed king of seaside noir’ VASEEM KHAN‘A gripping and wonderful thriller’ NICCI FRENCH‘Twistier th...

READERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE FIRST IN THE DS CUPIDI SERIES:'Atmospheric & really well written!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A great reading experience and a great story to run with, day after day' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This author is the real deal' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Excellent' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐SHE ALWAYS WENT TOO FARDS Alexandra Cupidi has done it again. She should have learnt to keep her big mouth shut, after the scandal that sent her packing - resentful teenager in tow - f...

A SHOTS MAG BOOK OF THE YEARTHE STUNNING FOURTH BOOK IN THE DS ALEXANDRA CUPIDI INVESTIGATIONS FROM ONE OF CRIME FICTION'S FINEST WRITERSA DOUBLE MURDERThe naked corpses of Aylmer and Mary Younis are discovered in their home. The only clues are a note written in blood and an eerie report of two spectral figures departing the crime scene. Officer Jill Ferriter is charged with investigating the murders while her colleague Alex Cupidi is on leave, reco...

*A GRIPPING OMNIBUS FEATURING THE NEWEST NOVEL IN THE DS ALEXANDRA CUPIDI SERIES*The Birdwatcher is a crime novel of suspense, intelligence and powerful humanity about fathers and sons, grief and guilt and facing the darkness within...Salt Lane - DS Alexandra Cupidi has done it again. She should have learnt to keep her big mouth shut, after the scandal that sent her packing - resentful teenager in tow - fr...

READERS ARE LOVINGTHE SECOND IN THE DS CUPIDI SERIES:'A masterful bit of storytelling . . . get your hand on a copy. Why deprive yourself of such wonderful reading?' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Absolutely wonderful . . . the writing and pace is pitch perfect' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Excellent from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An excellently written, breathtaking read, that kept me enthralled until the last page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐YOU CAN RUN

PEACE IS OUT. REVENGE IS ON.'Big treat in store for fans. And if you're not a fan yet, why not?' Val McDermid'An emotional intensity found only in the very best crime fiction' Sunday Times Crime Book of the YearNever forgottenTeenager Alexandra Tozer was murdered on her family's farm. Five years later, her sister Helen will return.Ne...

A man asks for help. A fire ends a life. A twisting mystery unfolds in a small Devon town…'Crime fiction at its very best, a knotty mystery' Elly Griffiths'Terrific … Perhaps his best yet' Ann CleevesA SCORCHING SUMMERDown in the seaside town of Teignmouth, ex-Met detective Eden Driscoll is growing restless after a long summer caring for his nine-year-old nephew.A DESPERATE M...

READERS ARE LOVING THE THIRD IN THE DS CUPIDI SERIES:'A must read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Totally hooked' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Fantastic . . . definitely recommend' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Another cracking book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Great characters, wonderful wildlife and a superb location' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A BIZARRE DISCOVERYAn unidentified corpse is found in a freezer in the garage of an unoccupied house. DS Alexandra Cupidi is handed a case that is made even colder by...

*A GRIPPING DUNGENESS TRILOGY STARRING DS ALEXANDRA CUPIDI*The Birdwatcher is a crime novel of suspense, intelligence and powerful humanity about fathers and sons, grief and guilt and facing the darkness within...Salt Lane - DS Alexandra Cupidi has done it again. She should have learnt to keep her big mouth shut, after the scandal that sent her packing - resentful teenager in tow - from the London Met to the lonely Kent c...

I began this project for personal reasons: my uncle had made an enormous personal sacrifice for his family and his country; yet, because of his silence, no one in my family ever fully knew what he endured. As the last living relative who knew him, I felt a responsibility to rescue his story from the shadows before it disappeared forever and to preserve it as a source of pride for my family and me.But a second reason for telling my uncle’s story materialized as I assembled the detai...