Dead Against It is the third book in Katie Gray’s ‘Dead Series'. Book one: 'Dead on Arrival'. Book Two: 'Dead on Time'.Pippsy and Jack Standage move home and business to an immaculate house in Buckinghamshire. They are dismayed when shortly after their arrival two ‘heavies’ appear on their doorstep. The men demand access to the loft and remove trunks and boxes apparently belonging to the previous owner.This is only the beginning as the men return to clear more boxe...

Pippsy and Jack Standage are private investigators who visit a luxurious Cotswold hotel for a restful break.Alas it proves to be anything but restful.Within a couple of days a car with a dead man in the driving seat arrives at the hotel’s front door. Despite some initial reluctance on Jack’s part, the pair become embroiled in a series of occurrences, which include finding a suitcase full of money in the boot of the dead man’s car and a bag of diamonds lying in the bushes.

The second book in Katie Gray's Dead Series (book one: Dead on Arrival).Pippsy and Jack Standage are asked to find the missing wife of a rather unpleasant man. He purports to be a businessman but they begin to think the business he’s in is “funny business”.They visit several large luxurious houses searching for clues, but when Pippsy finds a woman’s body in one of them, then has an attempt made on her life, the police suggest that the pair should d...

Pippsy and Jack fall into a convoluted crime once again.A seemingly straightforward case soon becomes anything but.A wife who claims her husband has been kidnapped – or has he? And is she as naive as she appears?Why is the husband making threatening noises at the pair?Who are the couple who claim to be investigators, if in fact they are?Pippsy and Jack have to team up with an acquaintance from a previous case. As usual, they need to use their wits more ...

This is the forth book in The Dead Series. Book one: 'Dead on Arrival'. Book two: 'Dead on Time'. Book three: 'Dead Against It'.Pippsy and Jack get involved in trouble again in spite of themselves. While on a visit to Pippsy’s mother the pair are asked to investigate some mysterious occurrences happening to the neighbours.As usual, all is not as it first appears and before they know it Pippsy and Jack are in it up to their necks.But who did what to whom, an...

A Jumble of Stories by Katie Gray is a compilation of eight individual short stories for a variety of audiences.The stories include:Case of Self DefenceA warning to husbands who are not appreciative of their wives. Do you know what she gets up to during the day?Merry Little ChristmasEven the most intelligent and apparently contented of of young ladies might discover there is more to life than they realise!All on a cold and frosty morning...

StoriesSomething Fishy—David L ClementsMessage in a Bottle—Davyne DeSyeAn Infinite Number of Me—Dan Grace3.8 Missions—Katie GrayAnyone Can ask About Enhancement—Terry JackmanThe Walls of Tithonium Chasma—Tim MajorQuantum Flush—Daniel SouleBrother’s Keeper—Shannon Connor WinwardThat Very Mab—May Kendall and Andrew Lang (SF Caledonia)Noise and Sparks: Ruth EJ BoothTales of the Beachcomber—Mark TonerMonic...

With contemporary approaches based on theory and the lived experience of dementia, Occupational Therapy and Dementia is written using an occupational justice lens. It examines how core elements of how occupational therapy may support the person living with dementia through valued activity in continuing engagement in their lives, sustaining their identity and sense of purpose. This edited collection critically analyses traditional thinking about dementia practice from over 40 contr...

Winner of a third-place award in the collection of prayers category from the Catholic Media Association.Every mother is looking for a spiritual lifeline—words that help bring you closer to God when you need him the most.The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers is your go-to resource to find the perfect words to lift up in prayer for almost any occasion or need. This beautiful, full-color, hardcover book includes a collection of original and traditi...

Enfleshing Theology honors and engages the life work of M. Shawn Copeland, whose theology is groundbreaking and prophetic, traversing the fields of Catholic Theology, Black Theology, Womanist Thought, and Semiotics. The book opens with a brief introduction, and then moves to an interview with Copeland, which connects her theology to her life stories. The conversation with Copeland also provides a backdrop to the seventeen essays that follow, extending Copeland’s theological worldview. The ...

A touching holiday readPerfect for fans of uplifting winter romancesA delightful Christmas gift

Endophytes are bacterial and fungal microorganisms that colonize plants without usually eliciting visible disease symptoms but establishing intricate and mutually beneficial interactions with their host plant. This can lead to an increase in plant vigour, growth, development, and changes in plant metabolism. Endophytes may assist in the development of more productive and sustainable agricultural practices or discoveries of novel pharmacologicals. These elusive organisms are often overlooke...