For 1930s Britain, the Queen Mary was a symbol of hope. Cunard had abandoned construction on what they had planned to be the grandest liner of all time (then known simply as Job 534) in the depths of the Depression. Her half-finished hull sat on the Clyde for years, but when Cunard announced they were going to complete her, it was a sign, perhaps, that the darkest days were over, that the country was emerging from economic disaster and that Britannia would soon rule the waves once...

Probably the most famous, and certainly one of the best-loved ships in the world, the Cunard transatlantic liner RMS Queen Mary has now been preserved at Long Beach, California as a floating hotel and tourist attraction for more than fifty years, comfortably longer than her 31-year career as an ocean liner. Laid down in 1930, Queen Mary's construction was severely delayed by the Great Depression. Eventually completed in 1936, the ship was an instant success, capturing the famous Blue Riban...

CRIME AND MYSTERY STORIES BY20 VENDORS OF VILLAINYMystery Writers of America is pleased to present this sinister volume of larceny, deception, and murder, brought to you by the very finest purveyors of perfidy.Donald E. Westlake tells a tale of a cheating wife who tries to turn the tables on her blackmailer, only to find herself caught in a bigger web of lies than she could have imagined. From Robert Bloch comes a story of a man whose ve...

A distress call is coming from a Federation research base... A crack team is assembled to take over the Liberator... A band called the Dangerous prepare to 'Rock the Rock Planet'... Heroes or villains? Things are not always black and white in the dystopia ruled by the ruthless Federation. The crew of the Liberator are passionate in their opposition to the injustice and corruption of the government, but this group of convicts and outcasts aren't exactly angels themselves... Whether it's a l...

Boekhandelaar – en parttime-speurneus – Ellery Page is dolblij dat de renovaties van zijn huis Captain’s Seat eindelijk zijn afgerond. Om het te vieren besluit Ellery een housewarming te houden voor zijn nieuwe vrienden in Pirate Cove, zijn nieuwe liefde politiecommissaris Jack Carson, én zijn oude vrienden uit New York. Het huis is immers groot genoeg voor een gezellig vriendenweekend.Een onverwachte sneeuwstorm gooit echter roet in het eten en snijdt het dorp Pirate’s Cove af van ...

Tien beroemde namen, tien voortreffelijke verhalen, garantie voor urenlang leesplezier. Geniet! De Zweedse lucifer, Het schuldbewijs, Het licht in de villa, De flitser, De dwergstaat, Botten, Het eerste vergrijp, Het raadsel van Abraham Lincoln, Bosduivel, De etsen van Hogarth.

Contents: 1. Jonathan Swift, by William Makepeace Thackeray 2. The Idea Of A University, by John Henry Newman 3. The Study Of Poetry, by Matthew Arnold 4. Sesame And Lilies, by John Ruskin 5. John Milton, by Walter Bagehot 6. Science And Culture, by Thomas Henry Huxley 7. Race And Language, by Edward Augustus Freeman 8. Truth Of Intercourse And Samuel Pepys, by Robert Louis Stevenson 9. On The Elevation Of The Laboring Classes, by William Ellery Channing 10. The Poetic Principle, by Edgar ...

When a series of mysterious deaths confound the local press, Tom feels compelled to investigate - despite explicit instructions from his superiors at Department 7 to stay well away. Perhaps his instincts have been clouded by his growing feelings for his colleague, Anne Reynolds, or his dislike for their boss, Roy Martindale, but as events start to spiral out of control, Tom realises he has seriously underestimated the powers that he is dealing with...

Archaeologist, adventurer, mother, and occasional goddess, Professor Bernice Surprise Summerfield has seen and done more things in this universe than you can possibly imagine. But none of that matters right now. Because, Benny isn't in this universe any more. Right now, she's stuck in an alternate universe (through no fault of her own) and this universe has definitely seen better days. In fact, it's rumoured to be dying. Luckily, the President of the Universe is an old friend, and he's len...

From a rocky start at military academy to her sudden immersion in an alternative universe - via a variety of jobs and adventures on Dellah, at the Braxiatel Collection, and in the murky world of Legion - Bernice Summerfield is a woman who can be said to have lived more than one life. But one thing's for certain: wherever she is, Benny can always be counted on to right wrongs, get the job done and, sometimes, even have a good time along the way! To celebrate 20 years of Benny at Big Finish,...