EDITORIAL REVIEW: Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think L

Left with a babysitter for the first time, Brother and Sister Bear are certain they won't like her. But with her bag of tricks and comforting way of tucking them in, Mrs. Grizzle wins them over.

After being reported as dead in a German POW camp, Jack Chesley returns to L.A. in 1947 very much alive, only to discover that his wife is dead--and her twin sister insists that it wasn't an accident like the cops said. They set out to find her killer, a journey that takes them from the boozy back c

## Why read the *The Gumboot & Gumshoe Series?* ## Because everyone needs a laugh! If you love satire and black comedies or are fans of _Fargo_ , _Twin Peaks_ , _Murder She Wrote_ or Miss Marple, then _The Gumboot & Gumshoe Series_ is for you. What started with _Gumboots, Gumshoes, & Murde_r, is f

Numa manhã de votação que parecia como todas as outras, na capital de um país imaginário, os funcionários de uma das seções eleitorais se deparam com uma situação insólita, que mais tarde, durante as apurações, se confirmaria de maneira espantosa. Aquele não seria um pleito como tantos outros, com a

The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which read: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m.' Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to

Preorder the long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Thomas Cromwell trilogy. 'If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?' England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a

In the city of Quafin, Emilie Hartford will find danger…and love I always knew that being a cop would be dangerous. Long nights, unknown threats, and the constant rush that any hesitation to act could very well mean death. But I lived for that. I loved the rush. And nowhere was more dangerous than

The mysteries and adventure are back and bigger than ever in the second book in the Menagerie trilogy! With the magic of Brandon Mull’s Fablehaven and the charm and humor of Carl Hiaasen, *The Menagerie #2: Dragon on Trial* is perfect for young readers who love myths, fairy tales, and magical creatu

EDITORIAL REVIEW: The second volume in the bestselling series of high-tech, high-action thrillers created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik -- repackaged in a stunning new-look cover. In Tom Clancy's Op-Centre, bestselling author Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, novelist and former Deputy Assist

A rogue attack. A shocking kidnapping. A surprise fated mate. Joshua, the Crown Prince and Captain of the Guards, doesn’t want to fall in love, but fate has other plans for him… so do rogue wolf shifters. Leah enjoys the time she spends with her longtime friend and fiercest confidante, but when ti

**Heidi forgets her best friend's birthday in the twenty-eighth Heidi Heckelbeck adventure!** Between reading, homework, school projects, and everyday life, Heidi Heckelbeck is a very busy kid. But when her busy life keeps her from remembering her friend Bruce's birthday, Heidi decides to throw a

0At Christmas time, will Cleo’s frozen heart melt when she meets the perfect man? After the tragic loss of her husband in Afghanistan, single mom Cleo Martin moves to Pecan Grove with her young son to build a new life. She’s stuck in a dead-end job and struggling to make ends meet when a fateful ic

It's a horrible day for Harry: a classmate is calling him names; his library book is overdue; he's last in line for a turn to be the Room 3B VIP. Worst of all, it's cold and icy outside again, which means no outdoor recess. It's all too much for Harry—he starts to go cuckoo! Fortunately, there

Partly autobiographical, this is the third title in Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her return to Berlin to discover the past... Berlin is where Anna lived before Hitler, when she was still

One night of passion will bind them for a lifetime… Their first marriage was a disaster. Cold-hearted billionaire Massimo Montebello needed Alessia as his bride to complete a valuable merger, but that was never enough for love-struck Alessia. She had no choice but to leave him. Five years later, an

A birthday wish led to an unexpected gift landing on her doorstep. Who knew this unexpected cowboy would bring so much trouble with him? Sydney led a fulfilling life of hard ranch work. She had her animals, and she thought that was enough for her. Until she made a crazy birthday wish which was

Le 7 avril 1803 naît à Paris la militante féministe et ouvriériste Flora Tristan, fille d'un officier péruvien au service du Roi d'Espagne et d'une bourgeoise parisienne. Un siècle plus tard, le 8 mai 1903, son petit-fils, Paul Gauguin, meurt seul et presque aveugle dans sa case des îles Marquises.