A retired insurance investigator with an itch, an adventurer from China, a curious lawyer, an opera buff and a Sherlock Holmes emulator are the stars of British Mystery Multipack Volume 10 – British Super Sleuths:Hunted Down by Charles DickensLady Alicia’s Diamonds by Robert BarrDead Men’s Money by J. S. FletcherThe Sleuth of St. James's Square...

'What was merry Christmas to Scrooge? Out upon merry Christmas! What good had it ever done to him?' Ebenezer Scrooge is a bad-tempered skinflint who hates Christmas and all it stands for, but a ghostly visitor foretells three apparitions who will thaw Scrooge's frozen heart. A Christmas Carol has gripped the public imagination since it was first published in 1843, and it is now as much a part of Christmas as mistletoe or plum pudding. This edition reprints the sto...

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore them...

A classic collection of haunting stories by Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and more.A vengeful phantom lurks in a country graveyard.A whaling crew becomes trapped on a haunted ship.A human skull is kept locked in a cupboard—but sometimes at night, it screams . . .This collection of tales transports the reader to a time when staircases creaked in old manor houses, and a candle could be ...

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar anthologyWar rages in the Mortal Realms. The heroes of Order stand against the darkness of Chaos, the fury of Destruction and the sinister chill of Death in thirteen tales that lay bare the oaths of the righteous and the conquests of the damned.READ IT BECAUSECross the Mortal Realms and discover tales of the sinister skaven, bold Kharadron Overlords, daring Fyreslayers and many more of your favourite factio...

The top 10 short stories of all time written by British male authors.Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediatel...

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Signalman by Charles Dickens, Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Dracula by Bram StokerRead by: Clive Hayward, Derek Perkins and Alison LarkinOver thirty hours of great classic horror is brought to haunting new life by three A-list narrators whose performances are nothing short of electrifying.“At once terrifying and heartbreaking” raves Au...

Set sail on a thrilling literary expedition with *The Pirate Bay Collection: History, True Stories & Most Famous Pirate Novels*, an anthology that captures the essence of nautical adventure through the ages. This collection offers an immersive foray into the tempestuous world of piracy, threading together tales of swashbuckling exploits, moral quandaries, and the eternal quest for freedom across vast, unpredictable seas. With a seamless blend of historical context and fictional imagination...

In that extraordinary time between childhood and adulthood are those years that most parents dread; The Teenage Years. Hormones rage, personalities can become belligerent, lives are lived in partial secrecy as their brains undergo re-wiring and their bodies shoot out in all sorts of places.How then to find stories they can engage with? There’s an easy answer. The same way we as adults engage. Great stories told by great authors.In this volume we can tick both boxes with the...

The Jolly Roger Tales: 60+ Pirate Novels, Treasure-Hunt Tales & Sea Adventures is a fascinating anthology that navigates the thrilling waters of sea lore, maritime adventure, and buccaneering exploits. This collection offers a rich tapestry of narratives that captures the essence of high seas drama, blending classic adventure with timeless themes of exploration and conquest. The anthology's diversity is reflected in the range of literary styles—from the suspenseful depth of Poe to the vivi...

Murder Mysteries for the Long Christmas Night gathers Victorian and Edwardian crime fiction into a seasonally apt meditation on secrecy, domesticity, detection, and moral unease. Its range extends from Gothic hauntings and locked-room puzzles to comic inversions, sensation fiction, psychological suspense, and early procedural inquiry. Against Christmas's conventional imagery of hearth and fellowship, these tales expose concealed resentments, precarious inheritances, uncanny visitations, an...

Venture into the high seas and discover a thrilling tapestry of adventure and intrigue with '50+ Pirate Novels: An Ultimate Collection (Including Great Seafaring Legends).' This anthology skillfully curates a diverse array of literary styles, capturing the essence of piracy through thrilling tales of adventure, morality, and the relentless pursuit of freedom. From timeless classics to lesser-known gems, each piece reflects the socio-political and existential undertones surrounding seafarin...