This is the tale of a town on the fringes of fear, of ordinary people and everyday objects transformed by terror and madness, a microcosm of the world where nothing is ever quite what it seems. This is a world where the unreal is real, where the familiar and friendly lure and deceive. On the outskirts of civilisation sits this solitary town. Home to the unhinged. Oblivion to outsiders.Shallow Creek contains twenty-one original horror stories by a chilling cast of contemporary write...

Consideration of the body as a subject for study has increased in recent years with new technologies, forms of modification, debates about obesity and issues of age being brought into focus by the media. Drawing on contemporary culture, Body Studies: The Basics introduces readers to the key concerns and debates surrounding the study of the sociological body, cutting across disciplines to cover topics which include:Nature vs. Culture: how we ‘build’ and transform our ...

Welcome to Storyton Hall, Virginia, where book lovers travel from near and far to enjoy the singular comforts of the Agatha Christie Tea Room, where they can discuss the merits of their favorite authors no matter how deadly the topic . . .With her twins, Fitzgerald and Hemingway, back in school, Jane Steward can finally focus on her work again—managing Storyton Hall, and breaking ground on the resort’s latest attraction: a luxurious, relaxing spa named in honor of ...

A Locked Room Mystery on a Train Through the Rockies Where Every Passenger Has a Motive for MurderDetective Nora Walsh wanted a holiday. What she got was twelve suspects, two bodies, and sixteen hours trapped on a luxury train with nowhere to run.When Vancouver homicide detective Nora Walsh boards the Cascade Crown for a three-day journey through the Canadian Rockies, she's desperate for peace. No cases. No bodies. Just mountains, expensive wine, and blissf...

Il ne veut pas s’attacher.Elle ne pense plus qu’à lui.Malgré l’interdit.Batteur mondialement connu du groupe « On the wave », Adam n’a qu’une ambition : finir la promotion de son nouvel album pour repartir jouer à salles combles à travers le monde. Et surtout, ne jamais se confronter au traumatisme subi dans son enfance. Vivre dans le déni lui convient très bien.Au moment où sa mémoire refait surface, pour s...

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE 'QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME' ( Guardian)'A legend.' VAL MCDERMID'P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.' MICK HERRON'Ingenious and beautifully written, this is P. D. James at her highly impressive best.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHPERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFIT...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

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From bestselling author Liz Adams comes this modern erotic retelling of the fairy tale Goldilocks.What if the only way to find the right man was to instead find the right men? As a thief, Goldie is always on the run so she can never settle down with one lover. But when she tackles one final job, could the three bearish men inside the mansion she's staking out promise her more than she could ever dream possible? Goldie's Locks and the Three Men

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THE PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE 'QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME' ( GUARDIAN)'A legend.' VAL MCDERMID'P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.' MICK HERRON'One of those books you want to keep forever.' 5* reader reviewAdam Dalgliesh has never failed to solve a case - yet.When the body ...

Protocol Zero: A Gripping AI Thriller Murder MysteryAn Unputdownable Antarctic Locked Room Mystery with a Deadly Artificial Intelligence TwistWhen the killer might not be human... who can you trust?In the pitch-black isolation of Antarctica's six-month polar night, Dr. Sarah Nakamura arrives at the cutting-edge Neumeyer-7 Research Station for what should be a routine ethics review. Instead, she walks into a technological nightmare that will redefine...