The Haunting of Briarwych Church is a horror story about a dead woman's anger, and about a terrible quest for revenge.The year is 1942. Britain is in the grip of the Second World War, bringing blackout conditions to much of the country. For several years, Briarwych Church has remained locked and unused. Arriving to take up his new position, Father Lionel Loveford's first task is to open the great wooden door and get the church back into use. But something lurks in the shadows. A ter...

Apocalypse unleashed. Swift and deadly. Merciless.Seven billion people inhabit this planet in blissful ignorance of imminent annihilation. Destruction comes, not from meteors or nuclear holocaust, but from a source no one even knows exists.The architects of doom have long moved among us, hidden in plain sight, waiting for the signal to trigger our extinction.A handful of survivors—traumatised, bewildered—must come to terms with the new reality. And ...

As end-of-the-world scenarios go, an apocalyptic collision with an asteroid or comet is the new kid on the block, gaining respectability only in the last decade of the 20th century with the realisation that the dinosaurs had been wiped out by just such an impact. Now the science community is making up for lost time, with worldwide efforts to track the thousands of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects, and plans for high-tech hardware that could deflect an incoming object from a collisi...

When Harry Hodson disappears into the Brazilian rainforest, his brother Charles sets off to help in the search. Charles, an investigative journalist accustomed to digging for the truth, does not find Harry but instead uncovers evidence that a Brazilian mining company may be implicated in his disappearance. Charles suspects that the existence of a large deposit of falconite--which could be the magic bullet in the battle against global warming--may be at the center of this mystery.Ch...

The Inheritance - A novel of a house haunted by an ancient evil. A tale of lies, envy, and curses spanning generations.Mike Gray is still reeling from the sudden death of his father when he inherits Willow House, his father’s childhood home. Keen to move out of the city, Mike decides to move his young family to the small, quaint town, of Fairview. But not all is right at Willow House. There are dark forces at work, which threaten to destroy what remains of the Gray family. The curs...

Simon Morden is an award-winning novelist and scientist with degrees in Geology and Planetary Geophysics. In Bright Morning Star he delivers perhaps his finest work to date.Sent to Earth to explore, survey, collect samples and report back to its makers, an alien probe arrives in the middle of a warzone. Witnessing both the best and worst of humanity, the AI probe faces situations that go far beyond the parameters of its programming, and is forced to improvise, making decisions that...

DISCOVER A BREATHLESSLY TWISTY NEW THRILLER, FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR.The truth can be a bitter pill . . .Michelle will never get tired of the view from her office window. Jagged mountains - and the wintry streets of Reykjavik, Iceland. It's a perk of her new job at Kimia Pharmaceuticals.Her old life - a dreary 9-to-5 and a cheating ex back in London - already feels a million miles away.Still, there's something strange about Michelle's new colleagues. They'...

A CHARACTER-DRIVEN PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR.Daniel had the perfect life: a beautiful girlfriend, a great job, a lovely home.But twenty years ago he witnessed something he never should have seen. And now he’s plagued by memories of that night.The frightened scream.The splash of something heavy hitting the water.His friend being murdered by his father.It returns again and again and it’s driving him slowly mad. Now he’s los...

The secret to happiness? Stop trying to find it - it's not all it's cracked up to be.Finding happiness is less about learning new tricks and more about unlearning ways of thinking holding you back: Stop chasing happiness, stop obsessing over what others think, stop caring too much about how you feel, stop making sacrifices for personal success.Here, academic and philosopher Frank Martela unpacks why we value happiness, and why chasing it is actually making you miserable. He...

A young recruit. A legendary battle. A cataclysmic war. A baptism by fire . . .Kelly Maguire knew from a young age that he could accomplish great things. As World War I begins, Kelly enlists in the Royal Navy, hoping to win both the war and glory.But from the barbarous battles of Gallipoli to the nightmarish action of Antwerp, Kelly learns the trials a soldier must face: trials that will forge him into a man. As the epic battle of Jutland approaches, everyt...

One fire. Three dead. A lifetime of questions.Fifteen years after a devastating fire claimed the lives of his mother, stepfather and sister, Kit Retallick returns to his Cornish hometown and hires lawyer Eden Gray to help him clear his name.Eden, initially skeptical, uncovers discrepancies in the evidence that warrant further investigation. With the assistance of ex-policeman turned investigator Ross Trenear, they begin to unravel a complex web of deceit and prejudice withi...

Transform! explores the stark reality that only a small fraction of companies achieve their technology-led transformation objectives, with billions of dollars wasted each year. The book highlights the critical barriers to success, such as defining the right investment priorities and addressing workforce skills and attitudes. It also sheds light on the broader implications of this wastage, including the opportunity costs and the potential to fund global solutions like eradicating hunger.