* A school where nurses have to learn more than the usual bedside manner.* Swedish mail order bride who finds her headmaster husband less interested than his son, a devotee of the cane.* A young and vulnerable female teacher at a boys' school who can only keep order by stripping.* A television presenter's boss who forces her to literally offer herself to the viewers.* Many firm hands pulling knickers down and baring bo...

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A rock pool with a deadly secret. A bank holiday heatwave dominated by the murder of an unknown man.A sun-drenched picnic that ends in a sinister locked-room mystery. And an Adriatic holiday interrupted by a beautiful couple ... who aren't quite who they seem to be.All these, and many more, can be found in these classic stories of summertime murder and mayhem, featuring masters of the genre from Dorothy L. Sayers to Arthur Conan Doyle. From St Mark's Square in Venice to the ...

Christmas is a time of goodwill to all men ... or is it?As the nights draw in, throw another log on the fire and settle back into your armchair to enjoy this collection of ten classic Christmas mysteries, in which crime's best known sleuths, from Rebus to Holmes and Cadfael to Father Brown, uncover murder and mayhem galore.Whether it's a Christmas goose with a surprising secret cargo, a murdered pantomime dame, or a killer who departs the scene of the crime...

Unn, called Fleshweaver, has long sailed the coasts in the fleet of karvi she inherited from her mighty father. The coast dwellers respect her and pay tribute in thanks for her selfless protection. When a subordinate betrays her, Unn is left alone in a foreign land, stripped of all she’d ever known. Now she must travel away from danger, and rebuild her father’s legacy from nothing.Stories in the 1010 universe are based on Norse mythology, expertly adapted for modern audiences. Witn...

Kuschelige Weihnachten? Von wegen!Mörder und Halunken machen keine Weihnachtsferien – und so haben auch Ermittler keine besinnlichen und erholsamen Feiertage. Sherlock Holmes spürt den Dieb eines Diamanten auf, der in einer Weihnachtsgans gefunden wurde, während Miss Marple vor dem prasselnden Kaminfeuer von einem Mord erzählt. Bei einem traditionellen Weihnachtsessen verschwindet ein Halsband und Jules Maigret überführt an Weihnachten eine Nachbarin bei einem Verbr...

The Beat! was the first book to explore the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of go-go music. In this edition, updated by a substantial chapter on the current scene, authors Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr., place go-go within black popular music made since the middle 1970s—a period during which hip-hop has predominated. This styling reflects the District's African American heritage. Its super-charged drumming and vocal combinations of hip-hop, funk, and soul evol...