Some secrets should stay buried. Some destinations should never be explored.When a legendary oceanographer announces one final expedition, his archaeologist daughter, Jane Sutch, joins him on a journey shrouded in secrecy. Accompanied by a vaunted photographer and Jane's reckless husband, whose motives are far from pure, the team set off for a remote, unmapped group of islands, unknown to the modern world.What they discover is more than just a forgotten civilisation. A trap laid centuries ...

"...why are we - by which, of course, I mean am I - here?"A question Paula Godwin could have, perhaps should have, asked more often as her once secure life spirals downwards almost to insanity.Little is she to know that she will discover demons other than just her own when, prompted by finding a Post-it note in a rain-sodden service station near Winchester, she makes a random telephone call.In this taut prequel to This Changed Everythin...

Arthur Du Fuss, bitter, alone, and ignored by his neighbours, has two secrets: one dies with him when he commits suicide; the other is the vast wealth he amassed through the creation of a cult board game.Now his erstwhile neighbours receive a post-mortem invitation to the offices of a charismatic City lawyer to play a final version of the game; the prize - Arthur's fortune. As they dice with the devil, the game first exposes the fragility of their relationships, and then tears them apart, ...

A “sophisticated and sinister” globetrotting thriller by author David Palin.As the world celebrates the fall of the Berlin wall three men, all ex-Stasi operatives, exploit the chaos and escape Germany. Thick as thieves the trio stick together; quietly reinventing themselves in the shadows of the British criminal underworld. Michael and Richard still live and breathe the violence that got them where they are, but Marcus is different. Crafting a sinister double life, Marcus uses the internet...

THIS CHANGED EVERYTHING is a dark psychological thriller has more surprising twists and turns than the wild Cornish road on which newly pregnant Claire Treloggan suffers a sinister and voyeuristic sexual assault.Inspector Ben Logan – an enigmatic police officer who has risen quickly through the ranks despite the problems he struggles to control and hide, not least of which is the prosopagnosia which renders him incapable of recognising faces.When the events...

The plot of The Armistice Killer is as intriguing as the characters who stalk its pages all the way from Cornwall to Afghanistan.The bizarre and brutal murder of a military hero - retired RSM Tom Wright - sets in motion a complex investigation headed by the troubled Inspector Logan.The detective's prosopagnosia - facial recognition blindness - is almost the least of his problems as his overlapping inner demons and desires threaten his professional competence.

The Half Torn Page by David Palin 17th Century Bavaria – Ilsa Wlich, a striking, mysterious woman of indeterminate age and steeped in lore, ancient and modern, arrives one fateful evening in the beautiful, but remote town of Reimersberg at the end of the Adventurer’s Road. The town, deep in the mountains and wolf-inhabited forests of the Valley of the Witches, is seldom reached by outsiders and not particularly welcoming to them. Proud of their traditions, the people frown upon change and ...

How do you like your weirdness? A subtle nudge towards the untoward? A quick zap of zany? Or a full-on assault of aberration? Whatever your taste, you'll find it here, and many more strains of strange that you didn't suspect existed. From magic rain to a talking (severed) head, extraordinary eggs to belligerent birds, the stories in this collection enter the rabbit hole to explore its hidden corners and winding ways. Through all the variety, what they have in common is originality, creativ...

Do Not Adjust Your Set is a 60s comedy show comprised mostly of satirical sketches, often presented in a bizarre, surreal and disjointed manner- much like that of Monty Python, a succeeding show which several of the cast became part of.An important Monty Python predecessor and arguably one of the finest children's sketch comedies ever produced, DNAYS is certainly something you do not want to miss...This episode features a large compilation of the very best sketches from the...

Do Not Adjust Your Set is a 60s comedy show comprised mostly of satirical sketches, often presented in a bizarre, surreal and disjointed manner- much like that of Monty Python, a succeeding show which several of the cast became part of.An important Monty Python predecessor and arguably one of the finest children's sketch comedies ever produced, DNAYS is certainly something you do not want to miss...This volume features a compilation of classic sketches from the show, includ...

Do Not Adjust Your Set is a 60s comedy show comprised mostly of satirical sketches, often presented in a bizarre, surreal and disjointed manner- much like that of Monty Python, a succeeding show which several of the cast became part of.An important Monty Python predecessor and arguably one of the finest children's sketch comedies ever produced, DNAYS is certainly something you do not want to miss...This volume features a compilation of classic sketches from the show, includ...

All types of animals make their home in a tree. In a this interactive song, you'll learn about different creatures that live in a tree and see them climbing and flying around in colorful illustrations. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.