Three chilling cases. One determined detective.Step into the shadows with DS Abigail Evens in this gripping collection of murder mysteries that blur the line between stagecraft, superstition, and cold-blooded crime. The Shakespeare MurdersWhen a film production at Ravenwood Studios turns deadly, Evens must untangle rivalries, egos, and secrets hidden behind the glamour of the stage. What begins as an accident quickly spirals into a deadly performanc...

For the British 1st Airborne Division Operation Market Garden in September 1944 was a disaster. The Division was eliminated as a fighting force with around a half of its men were captured.The Germans were faced with dealing with 6,000 prisoners in a fortnight; many of them seriously wounded. Somehow the men were processed and despatched to camps around Germany and German occupied eastern Europe. Here the men experienced the reality of the collapsing regime – little food and shrinki...

Stories of survival and resilence from the soldiers imprisoned after the failed Allied Airbourne operation in the Netherlands during WWII.For the British 1st Airborne Division Operation Market Garden in September 1944 was a disaster. The Division was eliminated as a fighting force with around half of its men captured.The Germans were faced with dealing with six,zero prisoners in a fortnight, many of them seriously wounded. Somehow the men were processed and...

Peter J Green first photographed Class 50 diesels in action in 1975, while they were still being transferred from the London Midland to the Western Region of British Rail. But it was in the early 1980s, when they were named and painted in Large Logo livery, that his interest in the class really took off. For Peter, they stood out from most other locomotives that were painted in the rather drab Rail Blue livery. The sound of the locomotives, particularly when running at speed, was also very...

50 Cool Ideas for Your Google ClassroomGoogle Classroom is a neat and effective tool that is making strides in the Education Sector. Google Classroom is a part of a larger suite, G Suite for Education. It essentially helps teachers save time, keep students organized, and improve communication with students. Interactions with students are changing everyday as society gets more technically savvy. Therefore, the way we learn must grow and change as well. This book provides tips and tr...

During the final days of the Second World War, for 900 Allied officers held by the Germans, freedom was still a world away. Marched east by their captors, away from the liberating American forces, March and April 1945 was a time of great trials, at the mercy of vengeful Nazis and Allied air raids. Amongst their number were men whose names would become famous post-war, such as actor Desmond Llewellyn, cabinet minister Frederick Corfield and Major Bruce Shand, father of the ...

During the final days of the Second World War, for 900 Allied officers, held by the Germans in Oflag IX A/H and Oflag IX A/Z, freedom was still a world away. Marched east by their captors, away from the liberating American forces, March and April 1945 was a time of great trials, at the mercy of vengeful Nazis and Allied air raids. Amongst their number were many men whose names would become well known, Desmond Llewellyn, 'Q' in the Bond films, Frederick Corfield, a cabinet minister under Ma...

Three new mysteries. One sharp-eyed detective.Detective Inspector Abigail Evens returns with wit, grit, and relentless determination in this gripping second collection of mysteries. From poisoned champagne to Bollywood intrigue and the secrets of a suburban affair, Evens must untangle webs of deceit that stretch from wedding halls to film sets — and closer to home than she ever imagined.Till Death Do Us PartA lavish wedding ends in scandal, betrayal,...

For years, Elisabeth Hasselbeck couldn't figure out what was making her sick. She asked doctors and consulted nutritionists, but no one seemed to have any answers. It wasn't until spending time in the Australian Outback, living off the land on the grueling Survivor TV show, that, ironically, her symptoms vanished. Returning home, she pinpointed the food that made her sick -- gluten, the binding element in wheat. By simply eliminating it from her diet, she was able to enjoy a compl...

During the final days of the Second World War, for 900 Allied officers held by the Germans, freedom was still a world away. Marched east by their captors, away from the liberating American forces, March and April 1945 was a time of great trials, at the mercy of vengeful Nazis and Allied air raids. Amongst their number were men whose names would become famous post-war, such as actor Desmond Llewellyn, cabinet minister Frederick Corfield and Major Bruce Shand, father of the ...

The most momentous century of Hellenic history is covered in an accessible translation of the Bibliotheke for students, teachers, and general readers.Only one surviving source provides a continuous narrative of Greek history from Xerxes' invasion to the Wars of the Successors following the death of Alexander the Great—the Bibliotheke, or "Library," produced by Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus (ca. 90–30 BCE). Yet generations o...

The Hellenistic Age, the three extraordinary centuries from the death of Alexander in 323 B. C. to Octavian's final defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, has offered a rich and variegated field of exploration for historians, philosophers, economists, and literary critics. Yet few scholars have attempted the daunting task of seeing the period whole, of refracting its achievements and reception through the lens of a single critical mind. Alexander to Actium was con...