In the wake of several unexpected deaths at the hospital, Dr Claire Woodforde suspects there is a killer amongst the staff. As Detective Chief Inspector Beverley Wharton and her new sergeant Tom Bayes begin to investigate, they too start to wonder if the deaths were natural or whether someone helped them along. But as they start to make headway, something much more sinister comes to light. A body is found in an empty house. A body without its limbs – and head. Dr John Eisenmenger is tasked...

This is the story of Charlie Beatty who is an ex-pathologist now unsuccessful PI.Charlie Beatty used to save lives. Now he can barely make rent.Charlie Beatty (61), a widower, has been struck off the medical register, having worked as a pathologist in Gloucestershire for many years; his younger son, Ed, is on the run for a suspicious death. Inspector Jenny Lethbridge is friendly towards Charlie, but Inspect...

In the depths of the Crowland Forest, in a disused operating theatre no one remembers exists, a sculptor is making something beautiful.Leo Bannister hears voices-has heard them for years. Apollo speaks of beauty; His companions, contemptuous and cold, speaks only in riddles. Between them, they have convinced him that his art demands a terrible material: bone, sinew, the architecture of the human body itself. He has already used his wife's as a way to commemorate her. He is looked a...

Everything you use, from your home to your smartphone, from highways to supermarkets, was designed by someone. What did they get right? Where did they go wrong? And what can we learn from how these experts think that can help us improve our own lives?In How Design Makes The World, bestselling author and designer Scott Berkun reveals how designers, from software engineers to city planners, have succeeded and failed us. From the airplane armrest to the Facebook “like” button...

Not all monsters can be seen.When Dean McAllen wins a writing fellowship that offers him the chance to escape his abusive homelife, he boards the first plane out of Utah and prepares for a life free of dysfunction.Not long after arriving in the small town halfway across the country, he meets Brad Michelson. Kind, sweet, and caring, the fellow artist is everything Dean could ever want in a man. He's also Dean's first true shot at love.But what Dean d...

Grace and Jack are still trying to come to grips with their time-travelling experience as they eagerly await their next adventure.After making a promise that they’ll always travel together, Grace is unexpectedly transported into the future alone and scared. How did she get there? And more importantly, how can she get back without Jack there with her to help?Picking up clues as she goes, Grace must try to navigate this new Miller’s Island and somehow figure out what sent her...

Siberian Huskies are famous for pulling dogsleds and howling like wolves. With thick, layered hair, these arctic dogs are able to work and live in cold weather. Young learners will explore the history of the Siberian Husky from Artic dog to house pet.

The Midwestern United States was nicknamed “The Dust Bowl” in the 1930s because years of drought devastated the region. This book teaches why droughts happen, how they affect living things, and the importance of conserving water.

With promises of wealth elsewhere, Ferdinand Magellan left his homeland in search of a more fortunate life. He went on to spend three fateful years at sea. Find out about the challenges of Magellan’s journey in this adventurous title for reluctant readers!

Cameras rolled as the huge airship, Hindenburg, caught fire and crashed in New Jersey on May 6, 1937. The disaster was so shocking that the name Hindenburg has become synonymous with catastrophe! See it for yourself in this graphic novel for young readers.

People must go through difficult training to become astronauts. Kids will learn how astronauts prepare for life in space, complete their missions, and survive above the atmosphere.

The Hubble Telescope travels at 17,500 miles per hour to capture fascinating images of space. Young learners will read about the creation of the Hubble Telescope and the ways we use it to learn more about the universe.