A wealthy Greek businessman is found dead at his London home... The Leonides were one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That was until the head of the household, Aristide, was murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection. Suspicion naturally falls on the old man`s young widow, fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward, fiance of the late millionare`s granddaughter... ...

Amos, Mississippi, is a quiet town. Silas Jones is its sole law enforcement officer. The last excitement here was nearly twenty years ago, when a teenage girl disappeared on a date with Larry Ott, Silas' one-time boyhood friend. The law couldn't prove Larry guilty, but the whole town has shunned him ever since. Then the town's peace is shattered when someone tries to kill the reclusive Ott, another young woman goes missing, & the town's drug dealer is murdered. Woven through the tautly written murder story is the unspoken secret that hangs over the lives of two men
- one black, one white. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is a masterful crime novel, sizzling with deep Southern menace, & distinguished by brilliant plotting & unforgettable characters.
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Someone is brutally killing women. Women who bear a striking resemblance to former DCI Carol Jordan. The connection is too strong to ignore & soon psychological profiler Tony Hill finds himself dangerously close to the investigation, just as the killer is closing in on his next target. This is a killer like no other, hell-bent on inflicting the most severe & grotesque punishment on his prey. As the case becomes ever-more complex & boundaries begin to blur, Tony & Carol must work together once more to try & save the victims, & themselves. Breathless, gripping & thrilling -- the Queen of the Psychological Thriller is back with her most spine-chilling novel to date. The perfect introduction to the unforgettable world of Tony Hill & Carol Jordan. ...

No one has a better perspective on life on both sides of the channel than Julian Barnes. In these exquisitely crafted stories spanning several centuries, he takes as his universal theme the British in France; from the last days of a reclusive English composer, the beef consuming `navvies` labouring on the Paris-Rouen railway to a lonely woman mourning the death of her brother on the battlefields of the Somme. Clever, wise, reflective & imaginative, these stories are permeated with understanding of what it has meant for generations from these islands to cross the Channel. ...

Cross Gates & Halton North in 1906 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers Cross Gates (or Crossgates) & parts of other villages on the east side of Leeds. Coverage runs from Killingbeck Colliery eastward to Manston Lodge, with Whitkirk Lane End in the south-eastern corner. Cross Gates is the main village, with features including station, Austhorpe Road, Manston Lodge, Station Road, The Orchard, & coverage extending north to St James church. To the south is Whitkirk, with St Mary`s church at the foot of the map. In the north-western quarter of the map the dominant feature is Seacroft Infectious Hospital, with Killingbeck Cemetery. South of this is the disused Killingbeck Colliery & the northern part of Halton, including Chapel Street, Graveleythorpe. Directories of Manston (with Crossgates) & Whitkirk in 1901 are on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Cross-Channel France in the Travel Guide series from Bradt; encompassing a comprehensive range of titles to destinations worldwide, with a particular focus on Africa, Central & South America. Bradt are one of the country’s leading independent publishers & have an ethos that focuses on responsible travel, in alliance with a philosophy of sustainability; both in the destinations the guides cover but also in encouraging tourists to limit the impact they have on the local environment. Bradt guides have a reputation for appealing to more independent travelers & often cover destinations that are not available from other publishers. Each guide opens with two comprehensive chapters on Background & Practical Information, covering details of the country’s geography, culture, natural history, government & politics, economy, people, language, religion, education & culture. Important practical advice

Includes:: when to visit, highlights, suggested itineraries, tour operators, red tape, embassies & consulates, getting there & away, health, safety, what to take, money, budgeting, getting around, accommodation, eating & drinking, public holidays, shopping, arts & entertainment, media & communications, business, travel culture & cultural etiquette. Individual sections are organized geographically by region & typically open with information on practicalities & orientation, before focusing on what to see & where to go. Information on what to see, where to stay, where to eat & how to find your way around is provided, with a range of budgets catered for. Simple black & white maps locate key visitor sites & places of accommodation. Bradt Travel Guides include appendices that provide an in-depth introduction to the language of each country, a glossary of terms & a listing of books & internet resources providing further information on the destination.

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Nature guides to ecologically important regions of Europe from the Crossbill Guides Foundation, with each title combining extensive information about the region’s eco-system with routes to explore the area on foot, by bike or by car. The Crossbill Guides Foundation, based in the Netherlands, is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public involvement with nature conservation. Its aim is to produce comprehensive guides & other services for nature enthusiasts & tourist to all major European natural areas. The guides are prepared in consultation with local experts. Each title, produced on high quality paper & illustrated with numerous colour photos, is divided into four sections:* An extensive introduction to the area, including its climate, topography & habitat types (bogs, fens, mires, meadows, forests, etc), history & nature conservation, etc.* Fauna & flora* Recommended routes to explore the region on foot, by bike or by car, each accompanied by a map cross-referenced to the text plus a list of selected important species to be found along the route.* Practical tourist information & observation tips, including a list of local species with names in English, Latin, German & Dutch. ...

A dozen years after his last visit, Jeebleh returns to his beloved Mogadiscio to see old friends. He is accompanied by his son-in-law, Malik, a journalist intent on covering the region`s ongoing turmoil. What greets them at first is not the chaos Jeebleh remembers, however, but an eerie calm enforced by ubiquitous white-robed figures bearing whips. Meanwhile, Malik`s brother, Ahl, has arrived in Puntl&, the region notorious as a pirates` base. Ahl is searching for his stepson, Taxliil, who has vanished from Minneapolis, apparently recruited by an imam allied to Somalia`s rising religious insurgency. The brothers` efforts draw them closer to Taxliil & deeper into the fabric of the country, even as Somalis brace themselves for an Ethiopian invasion. Jeebleh leaves Mogadiscio only a few hours before the borders are breached & raids descend from land & sea. As the uneasy quiet shatters & the city turns into a battle zone, the brothers experience firsthand the derailments of war. Crossbones is a fascinating look at individuals caught in the maw of zealotry, profiteering & political conflict, by one of Africa`s most highly acclaimed international writers. ...

The extremes of the human experience are encapsulated in Jerusalem, & Nicholas Woodsworth’s “ Crossing Jerusalem” is one of the most authoritative & evocative travelogues in existence. From the ultra-orthodox communities of Mea-Shearim, where immodestly dressed women can expect to be spat at or stoned, to the Palestinian communities of East Jerusalem, Woodsworth writes about the city with great precision & wit. ...

Shortlisted for a 2016 Edward Standford Travel Writing Award. In 2013, three friends set off on a journey that they had been told was impossible: the north-south crossing of the Congo River Basin, from Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Juba, in South Sudan. Traversing two & a half thousand miles of the toughest terrain on the planet in a twenty-five year old Land Rover, they faced repeated challenges, from kleptocracy & fire ants to non-existent roads & intense suspicion from local people. Through imagination & teamwork
- including building rafts & bridges to cross rivers, conducting makeshift surgery in the jungle & playing tribal politics
- they got through. But the Congo is raw, & the journey took an unexpected psychological toll on them all. Crossing the Congo is a story of friendship, what it takes to complete a great journey against tremendous odds, & an intimate look into one of the world`s least-developed & most fragile states.

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