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The latest novel from Britain's best-loved crime writer, now in paperback. Nobody likes The Complaints - they're the cops who investigate other cops. Malcolm Fox is one of them, and in the midst of an Edinburgh winter, he is set on the trail of bent cop, Jamie Breck.

Stalin remains one of the creators of our world - like Hitler, the personification of evil. Yet Stalin hid his past and remains mysterious. This biography that reads like a thriller finally unveils the secret but extraordinary journey of the Georgian cobbler's son who became the Red Tsar. What forms such a merciless psychopath and consummate politician? Was he illegitimate? If he really missed the 1917 Revolution, how did he emerge so powerful...

In the darkness of 13th Century Europe, the most precious treasures of the Christian world lie in a small church in the great ruined city of Constantinople: the crown of thorns, the spear that pierced Jesus' side, the shroud bearing the imprint of Christ. On the other side of the globe, Petroc of Auneford sails into the sprawling Pool of London for the first time. He has left his old monastic world behind for that of the enigmatic Captain de M...

Drawings and writings by Archimedes, previously thought to have been destroyed, have been uncovered beneath the pages of a 13th-century monk's prayer book. These hidden texts, slowly being retrieved and deciphered by scientists, show that Archimedes' thinking (2, 200 years ago) was even ahead of Isaac Newton in the 17th century. Archimedes discovered the value of Pi, he developed the theory of specific gravity and made steps towards the develo...

With THE YEARS OF EXTERMINATION, Friedlander completes his work on Nazi Germany and the Jews. The book describes and interprets the history of the persecution and murder of the Jews throughout occupied Europe. The implementation of German extermination policies and measures depended on the submissiveness of political authorities. Based on a vast variety of documents and an overwhelming choir of voices, Friedlander manages to avoid domesticatin...

The multi-award-winning first collection by New York Times bestseller Joe Hill John Finney is in trouble. The kidnapper locked him in a basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. With him, in his subterranean cell, is an antique phone, long since disconnected but it rings at night, anyway, with calls from the dead. Meet this character and a dozen more, in 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS.

Suffering under an unnatural summer drought and surrounded by volatile mercenary armies that may be its only salvation, the city of Scree is a strange sanctuary for a fugitive abbot to flee to. Kings and princes, lords and monsters, all walk the sun-scorched streets while the evenings witness the performance of cruel and subversive plays that work their way into the hearts of the audience. There is a malevolent will at work and one that has a ...

Abner Marsh has had his dearest wish come true - he has built the Fevre Dream, the finest steamship ever to sail the Mississippi. Abner hopes to race the boat some day, but his partner is making it hard for him to realise his ambition. Joshua York put up the money for the Fevre Dream, but now rumours have started about the company he keeps, his odd eating habits and strange hours. As the Dream sails the great river, it leaves in its wake one t...

A brilliant thriller from 'one of the most sheerly entertaining and accomplished writers in the genre' [DAILY EXPRESS].Marc Seidman's idyllic world is brutally ripped apart when he is gunned down in his home. Twelve days later he wakes up in hospital to learn that his wife is dead and his baby daughter Tara is missing. A ransom demand is made and agreed to. But something goes terribly wrong. The kidnappers escape, and Marc remembers the ransom...

Clara Casey has more than enough on her plate: two difficult daughters, a demanding new job running a heart clinic and an ex-husband who wants something from her . . . For Ania, meeting Clara is a miracle. She never intended to leave Poland - but perhaps a new country will mend her broken heart? Then there's Father Flynn, whose life is turned upside down when his reputation is threatened, and the beautiful, troubled nurse, Fiona, who can't lea...

The hugely popular and critically acclaimed mystery novel, the first ever British debut to become a "New York Times" number one bestseller. Angelfield house was once home to the March family, and hides a chilling secret which tore their lives apart. Now Margaret Lea is investigating their past, and finds the secret strikes at the heart of her own life. The film rights have already been sold. 'A remarkable and compelling debut... extraordinary,...

The film stars Ralph Fiennes and Kate Winslet and is directed by Stephen Daldry. The release date is currently quoted as 12th December 2008.

Fantasy's favourite anti-heroes are back with a new bestselling series!

From the bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels comes a compelling tale of love and betrayal.When she was 15, Harper Connelly was struck by lightning. It left her with headaches and episodes of muscle weakness. Sometimes her right hand shakes.And she can find dead people.It's taken a few years, but Harper's made a success of her life. She's making a living, using her talent to help people, and she's got a boyfriend - her stepbrothe...

The final volume in the definitive collection of stories by the greatest science fiction writer of the twentieth century

Locke Lamora is back in an Omnibus edition of two brand new Gentleman Bastard novellas

The latest instalment featuring the action hero Jason Bourne. Nemesis Arkadin is hot on the trail of Bourne, when he is ambushed and badly wounded, Bourne fakes his own death and goes into hiding. With his new identity, he goes on a mission to find out who tried to assassinate him, and finds connections to a group of terrorists who shot down an American passenger airliner. Published alongside reissues of Ludlum's other thrillers. 'Lustbader re...

A heart-stopping global thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling master storyteller...

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