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A wedding, a murder, and a retirement community full of suspects... what could possibly go wrong? Sophie “Phee” Kimball thought moving to Arizona to work for a private investigator would bring some peace and quiet. Instead, she's wrangling her seventy-four-year-old Aunt Ina’s over-the-top wedding and her mother Harriet’s nonstop meddling. But when a celebrity chef turns up dead on the golf course outside Harriet’s front door, things really start to heat up.

My name is Rex. I am a good dog.... Rex is also seven feet tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy-calibre weaponry, and a deadly weapon in a dirty war. He's part of a Multiform Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Campeche, southeastern Mexico. He has the intelligence to carry out his orders and feedback implants to reward him when he does. All he wants to be is a Good Dog, and to do that he must do exactly what Master says.

Did someone say double trouble? Pimpa meets another Pimpa in the bathroom mirror. As the two get to know each other, they realise that they are quite different - they don’t like any of the same games, food or sports! The only thing that the two Pimpas have in common is their love of drawing on the walls of Armando’s house. But Armando isn’t so keen... "Pimpa and the Other Pimpa" is perfect for anyone who would like to join the friendly, red-spotted dog on a thrilling adventure! Pimpa is a cheerful, red-spotted dog.

A celebration of the huge linguistic diversity that is open to all of us at birth, and that has inspired and fascinated humans since the invention of speech. The acclaimed novelist Sophie Hardach - a German native who writes in English - explores languages, and multilingualism, as an expression of human creativity and identity, and a way to connect in an often fractured world - a necessary and important pursuit in these politically divided times.

A damning confrontation between the American dream and the reality of undocumented children seeking a new life in the US. Structured around the forty questions Luiselli translates and asks undocumented Latin American children facing deportation, Tell Me How It Ends (an expansion of her 2016...

Murder’s never on the reading list, until the book club starts dropping dead. Single mom Sophie “Phee” Kimball isn’t a detective; she’s an account clerk in the chilly town of Mankato, Minnesota. But when her eccentric mother in Arizona insists that members of her retirement‑community book club are dying because of a “cursed” novel, Phee reluctantly heads to sun-soaked Sun City West to snoop. Phee doesn’t believe in curses, and the deaths appear to be accidents: a golf cart crash, pneumonia, an allergic reaction, but something is clearly not right under the blazing desert sun.

How far would you go to save your family from an invisible threat? A terrifyingly original thriller from the author of The Machine. Soon, we'll be able to predict everything. We'll predict weather patterns, traffic jams. We'll predict who is going to run countries. Laurence Walker wants to be...

In the year 2038, the Earth has been ravaged by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Retroviruses run rampant through humanity. Economic disaster has destabilised the world, the US has undergone a socialist revolution, and the balance of power has changed. Then the aliens arrive. With no clear understanding of the visitors' intent, factions form, including the anti-alien group White Queen, working to turn humans against these extra-terrestrial tourists.

Sometimes friendships can be formed during the most unlikely circumstances! It’s blowing a gale outside, and a little blue snail can’t find her way in the storm. When her house breaks, she doesn’t know what to do, but luckily Pimpa is always happy to help! So grab your nearest magnifying glass, put on your detective hat, and join Pimpa, Pedro the spider, and Sophie the snail in helping Sally collect the missing pieces. A tale of friendship and mystery, "Pimpa and the Blue Snail" is perfect for anyone who would like to join the famous, red-spotted dog on a thrilling adventure.

Put on your nicest party clothes and prepare yourself for yet another Pimpa-adventure! This time, the friendly, red-spotted dog takes listeners both young and old on a journey across seas, deserts, and forests, in search of Africa. When Pimpa gets a letter inviting her to the birthday party of her three friends – Leo, Horace, and Carla the crocodile - she quickly runs out the door. With help from a train, the sun, and the wind, Pimpa is guided to Africa in time for celebrating her friends' birthday party.

Prepare yourself for yet another Pimpa-adventure! This time, the friendly, red-spotted dog travels abroad and meets a bunch of new friends along the way. Pimpa stumbles upon Jian-Jin, a Pekinese dog, who invites her to visit China on board a flying junk. When she arrives, she is met by Baobao, a friendly panda who takes her on an adventure in the land of dragons. Alongside her other new friends, like Tu the rabbit and Ma the horse, Pimpa is introduced to amazing traditions and places.

Grab your nearest life jacket and prepare yourself for another fun adventure filled with friends, canoes, and silly animals! When Pimpa is suddenly awoken by a toucan called Zizi, who has accidentally travelled all the way from the Amazon rainforest, she decides to help him return home. With some help from Wanda the wave, Pimpa manages to take Zizi back to the rainforest. Here, she meets a bunch of unusual animals with even more unusual names. "Pimpa Goes to the Rainforest" is perfect for anyone who would like to join the friendly, red-spotted dog on a thrilling adventure.

A global thriller presenting an apocalyptic vision of a world on the brink of despair and destruction.

What would you do if the world was brought to a standstill? If you heard deafening static followed by the words, ‘My children. Do not be afraid’?

An unputdownable thriller set in the dark underbelly of Europe, perfect for fans of I AM PILGRIM.

Into the darkness they fall…

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No... it's a horse! Lying on the grass in the mountains, Pimpa and Armando look at the shapes of the clouds in the blue sky. The sun is shining high in the sky, and a white horse appears in the clouds. Together, the friends fly far away to a deserted island. But did it really happen, or did Armando dream it all? "Pimpa and the Flying Horse" is perfect for anyone who would like to join the friendly, red-spotted dog on a thrilling adventure! Pimpa is a cheerful, red-spotted dog.

It’s the Christmas holidays at last, and Pimpa and Armando are ready for another adventure! The sun is shining and Pimpa decides to go for a walk in the snowy woods, where she meets Max the snowman. Max has a cold head, so Pimpa lends him Armando’s hat. But a sudden gust of wind blows it away... Join Pimpa and Max as they try to get the hat back. But don't worry - Max might have a few tricks up his sleeves to make things a lot easier.

Put on some sunscreen and join Pimpa on an entertaining adventure filled with colourful fishes and sandy beaches! After waking from a nap in a boat, Pimpa realises that she has drifted far away from the shore. Luckily, Pimpa meets Timmy the flying fish who is eager to help. By virtue of his ability to fly, Timmy helps Pimpa try to attract Armando’s attention and get safely back to dry land. An exciting tale of friendship, "Pimpa and Timmy the Fish" is perfect for anyone who is simply longing for a fun and sunny adventure! Pimpa is a cheerful, red-spotted dog.

Sadie Katz and Cleo Chapman have been rivals since birth. Literally. They entered the world competing to be the first baby born in the new year, and ever since Cleo beat out Sadie for that title, she has been nonchalantly beating Sadie at just about everything—and making it look easy. Now in the fall of their senior year, Sadie and Cleo are neck-and-neck for valedictorian. But then a string of increasingly serious pranks take over their high school, and all signs point to Sadie and Cleo as the perpetrators.

Author Anne Rooney brings together the threads that have made up psychology, from the musings of the Ancient Greeks to the findings of functional MRI scanning. The Story of Psychology is a narrative of how we have tried to approach the very core of our being—of what makes us ourselves.

From bestselling author Neal Stephenson and critically acclaimed historical and contemporary commercial novelist Nicole Galland comes a captivating and complex near-future thriller combining history, science, magic, mystery, intrigue, and adventure that questions the very foundations of the...