This is the horror story of the Laura White, a mortician.As she leaned forward and kissed his lips her right hand moved down towards his groin. Nibbling his ear she could feel her warm breath upon his cold, stiff neck. She clenched his penis and knew instantly that rigor mortis had set in. She took off her panties and skirt letting them drop onto the cold disinfected black and white tiled floor. She then raised herself up onto the gurney and stretched her right leg over his naked, ...

We, the King challenges the dominant top-down interpretation of the Spanish Empire and its monarchs' decrees in the New World, revealing how ordinary subjects had much more say in government and law-making than previously acknowledged. During the viceregal period spanning the post-1492 conquest until 1598, the King signed more than 110,000 pages of decrees concerning state policies, minutiae, and everything in between. Through careful analysis of these decrees, Adrian Masters illustrates h...

'Nothing has changed' is what Theresa May repeatedly said at the Welsh Conservative manifesto launch in Gresford when she was accused of a U-turn during the election campaign of 2017. In fact, it was a campaign in which everything was changing: the fortunes of the political parties and their leaders along with the certainties of those involved in politics or watching it.In his role as Political Editor for ITV Cymru Wales, Adrian Masters was there for that pivotal moment at Gresford...

A groundbreaking history of political struggle in the Spanish New World, where commoners and elites alike challenged the social order through the remarkable power of paperwork.As Spanish conquistadors swept through the New World, the Crown envisioned that a rigidly hierarchical aristocratic order would flourish in their wake. At first, this vision seemed to be within reach: the great conquistadors ruled as noblemen over millions. Yet contrary to all expectations, t...

From scary to heartwarming and hilarious, an assortment of behind-the-scenes, true stories about life as an undertaker.From shoot-outs at funerals to dead men screaming and runaway corpses, undertakers have plenty of unusual stories to tell—and a special way of telling them.In this macabre and moving compilation, funeral directors across the country share their most embarrassing, jaw-dropping, irreverent, and deeply poignant stories about life at death’s do...

An insider's tour of cemetery culture—from embalming to epitaphs, restless ghosts, crimes against the dead, and more.Admit it: You're fascinated by cemeteries. We all die, and for most of us, a cemetery is our final resting place. But how many people really know what goes on inside, around, and beyond them? Enter the world of the dead as author Katherine Ramsland talks to mortuary assistants, gravediggers, funeral home owners, and others, and find out about:

A desperate hunt to find a young girl's killer is about to turn deadly.ALONE IN THE DARK is the breath-taking second novel in the Cincinnati series, by bestselling author Karen Rose.'Intense, complex and unforgettable' JAMES PATTERSON'Fast and furious' SUN_________Would you cross the line between danger and desire, justice and revenge?Form...

Josie told me she was murdered. When you're a lonely six-year-old, you don't really understand what that means. All you know is you're happy to have a friend to play with.Patsy Whyte caught glimpses of an invisible world growing up in a children's home in Aberdeen. One of a family of ten traveller children, torn apart by the state in the 1950's, Patsy recalls a childhood scarred by years of mental and emotional abuse, prejudice and hatred.Patsy left the home at the age of 1...

Joe Hill’s critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning debut chiller, Heart-Shaped Box, heralded the arrival of new royalty onto the dark fantasy scene. With Horns, he polishes his well-deserved crown. A twisted, terrifying new horror novel of psychological and supernatural suspense, Horns is a devilishly original revenge story and a triumph for the Ray Bradbury Fellowship recipient whose story collection, 20th Century...

‘A rollercoaster of a suspense novel with multiple twists’ Daily MailKEEPING THIS SECRET WAS KILLING HER…Sue Jackson has the perfect family but when her teenage daughter Charlotte deliberately steps in front of a bus and ends up in a coma she is forced to face a very dark reality.Retracing her daughter’s steps she finds a horrifying entry in Charlotte’s diary and is forced to head deep into Charlotte’s private world. In her hunt for...

Watch Over Me is the No. 1 bestselling novel from the million copy selling author Daniela Sacerdoti, set in the magical and atmospheric Glen Avich in the Scottish Highlands.Eilidh Lawson's life is in crisis. Years of failed fertility treatments, a cheating husband and an oppressive family have pushed her to the limits. At the end of her tether, she runs away to the one place she thinks she can find solace: her childhood ho...

‘A perfect story to read now the colder weather is drawing in’ - Book Reviews by ClaireDo you believe in ghost stories?‘I’m coming to find you, ready or not.’There's not much that scares Annie Graham. Not even the horrors she has witnessed during her years on the police force.When she agrees to look after her brother's farmhouse, she finds herself drawn to the crumbling old mansion in the woods nearby. But an innocent exploration of...