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Die von schwerer Grippe geplagte Rose Bailey sieht, wie Hailey Patterson von maskierten Männern in einen Van gezogen wird. Doch Detective Laurie Howard traut der Beobachtung der kranken Pastorin nicht... hat Rose sich das alles nur eingebildet?

Historian Annie Gray takes us down the street and through the ages, from medieval marketplaces to the purpose-built concrete precincts of the 20th century. Peeping through the windows of tailors, tearooms and grocers, we explore everything from the toyshops of yesteryear - where curiosities were sold for adults, not children - to the birth of brands we shop at today.

The duel with Master Flare in the land of salt continues. Menou should have the upper hand now that she’s linked with Akari and her immense supply of Guiding Force, yet reality suggests otherwise. Master Flare still has a few secrets up her sleeve, and she’ll do anything to win. Meanwhile, a...

When Charity Browne arrives at The Fitzroy Hotel on her way to a country house party, she knows there's more to the invitation than a weekend of revelry. She's old enough to be married and her family are hoping for a good match. Sparks fly when she collides with dashing Jack Carter, the hotel housekeeper's disreputable brother. A visit to a home for waifs and strays makes Charity question her values.

Menou sets out after Flare, determined to take back Akari. If Akari must die, Menou is determined to be the one that kills her, at the very least. To do so, Menou must seek the Sword of Salt—a difficult task even without a time limit. Still, the Executioner is determined to triumph and surpass...

The only complete Anne of Green Gables box set! Makes a great gift and is a must-have for any longtime reader or fan of the Netflix series Anne with an E. Favourites for nearly 100 years, these classic novels follow the adventures of the spirited redhead Anne Shirley, who comes to stay at Green Gables and wins the hearts of everyone she meets. Includes the following beloved eight titles: - Anne of Green Gables: Anne ages 11-16. Track 1 to 38 - Anne of Avonlea: Anne ages 16-18. Track 39 to 68 - Anne of the Island: Anne ages 18-22.

New Horizons for the Woolworths Girls is the emotional and hopeful finale to the beloved Woolworths Girls series by bestselling author Elaine Everest. There are fresh challenges and new beginnings on the horizon for the girls at Woolworths . . . When the Bexleyheath branch of F. W. Woolworths is...

All Ava ever wanted was to be a good wife. But now, her father is taking her down a path more dangerous than she could have ever believed possible. Jacqui Rose's The Good Wife is a heart-pounding thriller perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers. Psychologist Ava Barclay wants to...

****AudioFile Earphones Award Winner**** ??????? “A beautifully written story of the sweetness of staying put, Jones’s book will add depth to any memoir collection.”—Library Journal Can life be an adventure, even when it’s just . . . ordinary? From the Front Porch podcast host and...

Pandmonium in the mountains.Hoping to avoid a future where Menou dies trying to save Akari, the girl from Japan runs away with her sworn enemy, Momo. The pair ride the rails to a secluded village in the mountains where they believe they’ll be safe for a few days. Unfortunately, they’re not...

'This heartfelt story is perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn' - Candis 'Gritty and moving story-telling' - Peterborough Telegraph Annie Murray's The Pearl Button Girl is book one in the Children of Birmingham series, starting in Victorian Birmingham and following the trials and...

To kill Akari, Menou scours the outer reaches of the West in search of a legendary blade that turns all it touches into salt. There, she stumbles across Sahara, a monk, who has history with the young Executioner and begs her to take her life for reasons unknown. Meanwhile, the one of the Four...

Scotland Yard hat einen besonders grausigen Fall zu lösen. In London werden einige übel zugerichtete Leichen gefunden. Der Pathologe ist sich sicher: Diese Menschen wurden von einer wilden Raubkatze gerissen. Panik macht sich breit unter der Bevölkerung und die Straßen leeren sich bei Abenddämmerung. Holmes und Watson werden von dem Ehemann eines Opfers, der mit den polizeilichen Fortschritten nicht zufrieden ist, mit der Aufklärung des Falles beauftragt. Derweil will auch Inspektor Lestrade der Bestie eine Falle stellen und bringt damit den "menschlichen Köder", die Yard Sekretärin Emma Taft, in tödliche Gefahr...

The female private detective has been a staple of popular culture for over 150 years. But what about the real-life women behind these fictional tales? Dismissed as 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes' or amateurish Miss Marples, mocked as private dicks or honey trappers, they have been investigating crime since the mid-nineteenth century - everything from theft and fraud to romance scams and murder. In Private Inquiries, Caitlin Davies traces the history of the UK's female investigators.

Brought to you by Penguin. Like Love is a momentous, raucous collection of essays drawn from twenty years of Maggie Nelson's brilliant work. These profiles, reviews, remembrances, tributes and critical essays, as well as several conversations with friends and idols, bring to life Nelson's...

Journey to where the fog never lifts… Libelle, a city by the sea. Those who venture into its fog are said never to make it back alive-a murderous phenomenon that’s another of the Four Major Human Errors that has ravaged the world. But for Menou, it just may be the solution she’s looking...

Verity Templeton, 18 and fiercely independent, travels to London with her aunt for the season. During a weekend with her friend Charlotte Huntington-Smythe an encounter with Charlotte's brother shows her another side of the family. Then she meets Brandon Summerville, the handsome, arrogant, wealthy man about town Charlotte is in love with. Will she be able to resist his obvious charm? When a secret from the past turns her life upside down she doubts everything she's believed in. Her fight to find the truth brings more heartache.

A practical, compassionate guide to sibling loss, with research, stories, and strategies for “forgotten mourners” as they move through the stages of grief towards finding meaning. "Orenstein shares with us a powerful, universal, and uplifting truth: that death is not the end of our story...

The Lost Ones are wanderers who come here from a distant world known as "Japan." No one knows how or why they leave their homes. The only thing that is certain is that they bring disaster and calamity. The duty of exterminating them without remorse falls to Menou, a young Executioner. When she...

Schon lange hat sich die alte Bäckerin ein Kind gewünscht – und als ihr eine Hexe ein magisches Samenkorn verkauft, geht dieser Wunsch endlich in Erfüllung: Denn aus dem Korn wächst eine Blume und aus deren Knospe steigt Däumelinchen … ein niedliches, gerade mal fingergroßes Mädchen, das bald in große Abenteuer verstrickt werden wird.