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'The undisputed champion of South African crime' - Wilbur Smith One last chance. Almost fired for insubordination, detectives Benny Griessel and V...

From the rise of the egalitarian Little Free Library movement (motto: `Take a book, return a book’) to the growth in luxury hotel libraries, Alex J...

No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' Mail on Sunday The 26th outing for the Highland's most famous PC: Hamish Macbeth In the south ...

At a time when the Middle East dominates media headlines more than ever - and for reasons that become ever more heartbreaking - Shifting Sands brin...

'Any bibliophile will find many enjoyable nuggets in this compendium of book chat' Stephen Poole, Guardian 'An engaging little eye-opener about th...

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Product Description The Haynes 2017 Desk Diary, now in its twelfth year, will be a repeat of this hitherto successful formula. The Sun calls it 'a...

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Review For sheer excitement, there's just no-one else like Irvine ― SFX The sort of book you'd pick up if you were prepared to be late for your n...

Review Detransition, Baby is emotionally generous, richly textured, and deeply intelligent - a vibrant and kaleidoscopic portrait of complicated w...

Review This thriller is science fiction wrapped in a murder mystery that scrambles and blows your mind... It is an addictive read that will remain...

Review Engaging, informative, and fascinating! Rebecca Lee's book is a whole education, drawn from her long experience of making books better. -- ...

A bag of chips. That's all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul, who mistakes Rashad for a shopl...

Exploring the sex life of birds and their wide range of fascinating mating and parenting habits, this comprehensive study gives you a detailed insi...

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After years spent working in the restaurant industry, specialising in wine and spirits, friends Karl Sjostrom and Mikael Nypelius decided to launch...

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Review Wonderful. People Person is about 5 half-siblings (1 dad, 4 mothers) who, in response to a crisis, meet as adults and start shaping themsel...

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Review ‘Get ready for a journey around the UK like no other.’ ― Bishop's Stortford Independent ‘Packed with entertainment, facts and celebrates t...

The third compulsive and gripping novel in the DI Lukas Mahler series from the winner of the Good Housekeeping Novel Writing competition 2016...

A savage murder with no apparent motive - DS Morrow's most challenging case brings her work and home lives dangerously close...From the two-time wi...

Review This is exactly the kind of mapping out that we need to make the zero carbon world happen. Chris Goodall's plan is well argued and delightf...

A brilliant look at modern-day India hailed as 'a monstrously funny and unpredictable wild ride' by Kevin Kwan, New York Times bestselling author o...

You were the last one here, before I closed the door of Burntcoat. Before we all closed our doors. In the bedroom above her immense studio at Burn...

A life-affirming and refreshingly relatable story about family life, motherhood and female friendship, perfect for fans of The Cancer Ladies Runnin...

Review An eerily plausible dystopian masterpiece ― Emily St. John Mandel, author of STATION ELEVEN An extraordinary novel that stands with the be...

Review On a vast, colourful canvas, Kate Elliott has drawn dozens of characters who act and react with poetry and grit. Lush and textured, by ...

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Review In these brilliant stories Alice Ash taps into a deep and compelling strangeness with vigour and humour and heart. This is a disturbing...

Review Six by GS Locke is that rare thing: a work of fiction that manages to realistically depict serious and very real subjects. Young people...

Review 'This Is Yesterday is a song for the outsiders, a hymn to the suburban misfits. Here the tensions and oddness of lower-middle class fam...

Review A gay cop murdered. Two mismatched and awkward detectives on the case. Gripping -- Ian RankinPeriod, pace, plot and pathos: once again ...

About the Author Sam Maggs is a bestselling author of books, comics, and video games. She's been a senior games writer, including work on Marv...

About the Author James Craig worked previously as a journalist and TV producer. Born in Scotland, he has lived and worked in London for thirty...

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Review M C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth books are a delight: clever, intricate and sardonic. The flavour is reminiscent of Compton MacKenzie's Whis...

Review A substantial novel that will appeal to fantasy/magic fans. ― School Librarian Product Description The second book in Holly W...

Review This thriller is science fiction wrapped in a murder mystery that scrambles and blows your mind... It is an addictive read that will re...

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Product Description 'Jacob Ross is a truly amazing writer. Black Rain Falling is an outstanding novel' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, WINNER OF THE BOO...

Product Description Attempted murder and a mysterious stalker are a little close for comfort for DCC Skinner, in this thrilling crime novel.As...

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