Victorian London is a cesspool of crime, and Scotland Yard has only twelve detectives—known as “The Murder Squad”—to investigate thousands of murders every month. Created after the Metropolitan Police’s spectacular failure to capture Jack the Ripper, The Murder Squad suffers rampant public contempt. They have failed their citizens. But no one can anticipate the brutal murder of one of their own . . . one of the twelve . . .When Walter Day, the squad’s newest hire, is assigned the c...

Discover 21 real techniques you can use to persuade and brainwash anyone. Maybe you’ve been led to believe that brainwashing other people is something that can only happen in movies. Maybe you think that taking advantage of the subconscious mind is something only crazy people would try to do. The truth is, as human beings, we’re imperfect. We have weaknesses. If you study and get to know these weaknesses, you’ll have huge power in your hands. When you master the right manipulation techniqu...

Short-listed for the World Fantasy Award and a finalist for the Catalyst Award, bona fide rocket scientist Simon Morden has won a considerable fan base for his mind-bending brand of SF. The first in a planned trilogy, Equations of Life stars Samuil Petrovitch, a survivor of the nuclear fallout in a futuristic St. Petersburg. He's lived as long as he has by following a few simple rules. But when he breaks one of those rules by rescuing the daughter of perhaps the most dangerous man in Londo...

Author Peter Ackroyd has won the Somerset Maugham Award, the Whitbread Novel of the Year, and the Guardian Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Based on Geoffrey Chaucer's immortal work, this retelling of The Canterbury Tales follows a party of travelers as they tell stories amongst themselves about love and chivalry, saints and legends, travel and adventure. Through allegory, satire, and humor, the tales help pass the time during their journey.

New York Times best-selling author Simon R. Green has crafted numerous acclaimed science fiction and fantasy novels, including Blue Moon Rising, Blood and Honor, and Shadows Fall. In this first installment of the Ghost Finders series, JC Chance, Melody Chambers, and Happy Jack Palmer are agents of the Carnacki Institute-a place where the sole purpose is to "do something" about ghosts. But what exactly? Lay the spirits to rest? Send them along their merry way? Or maybe just kick some goulie...

Do you want to get people to agree with you whenever you want? Would you like to know how influence other people's thinkings and make them do what you desire? Then mastering the art of manipulation is for you. Manipulation is a practice whereby you look into someone's natural psychological tendencies and use them to help you get your way. You learn how to understand what people want and need, and what drives them to make decisions. Then, you tailor your pitch or offer to get them to agree ...

Author of numerous New York Times best-sellers-including the epic chronicle of the Battle of Thermopylae, Gates of Fire-Steven Pressfield delivers novels of unmatched historical accuracy. In The Profession, Pressfield taps his considerable well of military knowledge to craft a piece of speculative fiction set in 2032. With corporate and private powers wielding their own military forces, an exiled American general plans to return to the U.S. and claim the presidency for his own. Only his cl...

Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad returns, in the stunning new historical thriller from the author of the acclaimed national bestseller The Yard.The British Midlands. It’s called the “Black Country” for a reason. Bad things happen there.When members of a prominent family disappear from a coal-mining village—and a human eyeball is discovered in a bird’s nest—the local constable sends for help from Scotland Yard’s new Murder Squad. Fresh off the grisly 18...

Simon Morden scored hits with the first two volumes of his acclaimed Samuil Petrovitch series. The final book in the trilogy, Degrees of Freedom finds Petrovitch still trying to make his way in the post-apocalyptic nightmare world he calls home. His girl has left him-though he's sure she still loves him. The New Machine Jihad is calling out to him-even though he destroyed it once already. And the Armageddonists are hell-bent on blowing the world up-again. It seems everyone wants something ...

New York Times best-selling author Simon R. Green's Ghost Finders novels offer listeners thrilling paranormal adventures starring operatives from the secretive Carnacki Institute. Here, the team faces off against a supernatural menace called the Phantom of the Haybarn, which is haunting a long-abandoned theater. This malevolent spirit's ability to warp reality will push the team to the brink.

Acclaimed for the depth and breadth of his fictional universe, best-selling SF and fantasy writer Simon Green is the author of the popular Twilight of the Empire and Deathwalker series. In Ghost of a Smile, the Ghost Finders answer a desperate call for help from one of the world's biggest drug companies. A team of police enforcement agents has already disappeared, and the Ghost Finders have no idea how to proceed. But they'd better figure something out fast, because time is running out-and...

Do you want to learn how to read, analyze, and influence other people? The truth is… our bodies say many things about us before we even speak a word. By looking at somebody’s facial expressions, hand gestures, and body language, you can understand his feelings, the motives behind his actions, and sometimes even his thoughts. If you want to learn how to read people, understand their behavior, and influence them, this is the book for you. In this book, you’ll learn how to analyze people on t...