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Guilt, sacrifice and redemption in a freezing Derbyshire winter in this tense psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of ‘Black Dog’ • 'The sun had dropped over the edge of Irontongue Hill so that the snow-covered moor was in shadow … but Marie Tennent would never see the dawn.' • Marie's was not the only body lying undiscovered under the Peak District snow that January morning – nor the first. In 1945, the wreckage of a bomber was found on the Hill, full of dead crewmen. The missing pilot was declared responsible, but why would a decorated hero desert? The only other survivor refuses to talk. A young Canadian woman has arrived to uncover the truth – the pilot was her grandfather. DC Ben Cooper is intrigued. Perhaps he can help? • To his boss DS Fry, investigating two frozen bodies found on the moors, her colleague's interest is entirely unprofessional

Reissue of the classic tale of high-octane adventure set in the world of 1970s Formula One, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense • Johnny Harlow seems to have it all: he's good looking, desired by women, and envied by men; he's also the reigning Formula One world champion, the poster-boy for the world's most thrilling and richly financed sport. But a recent devastating accident has driven him to drink • And now his beloved sport is changing: too many things are going wrong in too many races. And when Johnny is the apparent cause of the latest accident, he decides the time has come to sort things out. But what he finds has nothing to do with cars, and some people will do anything to prevent him from discovering the truth…

Don’t miss the gripping new drama from the nation’s favourite storyteller! • Are some memories best forgotten? • Maureen Bancroft has never learned the art of putting herself first. As a widow with a gentle temperament and humble ways, she’s been easy to take advantage of • All that changes when an unexpected windfall comes her way. Determined to make up for lost time, she decides to take a holiday and, needing a companion, looks up her friend, Barbara Hayle • Glamorous, and with a successful career on the stage, Barbara seems to be everything that Maureen is not. But things aren’t as they seem, and what starts out as a nostalgic trip between friends, becomes something different altogether. Much has changed in the years since they first met now Maureen has something that her friend desperately needs, and Barbara is used to getting exactly what she wants

Are some memories best forgotten? • Maureen Bancroft has never learned the art of putting herself first. As a widow with a gentle temperament and humble ways, she’s been easy to take advantage of • All that changes when an unexpected windfall comes her way. Determined to make up for lost time, she decides to take a holiday and, needing a companion, looks up her friend, Barbara Hayle • Glamorous, and with a successful career on the stage, Barbara seems to be everything that Maureen is not. But things aren’t as they seem, and what starts out as a nostalgic trip between friends, becomes something different altogether. Much has changed in the years since they first met ? now Maureen has something that her friend desperately needs, and Barbara is used to getting exactly what she wants

Written as an act of revenge against the 17 year-old who came between her and Jean-Paul Sartre, She Came to Stay is Simone de Beauvoir’s first novel – a lacerating study of a young, naive couple in love and the usurping woman who comes between them • ‘It is impossible to talk about faithfulness and unfaithfulness where we are oncerned. You and I are simply one. Neither of us can be described without the other.’ • It was unthinkable that Pierre and Francoise should ever tire of each other. And yet, both talented and restless, they constantly feel the need for new sensations, new people. Because of this they bring the young, beautiful and irresponsible Xaviere into their life who, determined to take Pierre for herself, drives a wedge between them, with unforeseeable, disastrous consequences… • Published in 1943, 'She Came to Stay' is Simone de Beauvoir's first novel

Behind the scenes of television production journalist-turned-investigator, Sam Dean, discovers greed, ugliness and murder • When a TV producer offers journalist Sam Dean the job of tracking down a suspect in the brutal murder of a young woman and her child, he's reluctant to get involved. But when a colleague is stabbed to death on set, it’s clear something bigger is going on • And when threatening anonymous notes start arriving, Sam is forced to dig for the truth… • Standing astride 1980s London’s sharp racial divides, An Image to Die For is a crime thriller perfect for fans of S.A. Cosby and Walter Mosley

A classic Patrick O’Brian novel, back in print after many years with three bonus tales of nautical adventure • Newly orphaned Derrick is entrusted to the care of his gruff uncle Sullivan, Captain of The Wanderer. After surviving a killer typhoon on the South China Sea, and accompanied by their eccentric elderly cousin, they set off across land to discover the treasures of Central Asia • Derrick befriends a fierce Mongol warrior and must help him battle a ruthless Chinese warlord. Given a gift of priceless jade, the group is pursued into the inhospitable mountains of Tibet where they are caught between fierce mountain monks and a terrifying unnamed creature that stalks them through the snow • This special edition includes three bonus tales - Noughts and Crosses, Two’s Company & No Pirates Nowadays - that are prequels to the adventure of The Road to Samarcand, and are published together for the very first time

Join in the fun with Percy the park keeper and his animal friends in this entertaining activity book from the creator of One Snowy Night • Percy and his animal friends have made a list of fifty things to make and do in the summer time. Come and join the fun! • Make finger-puppet mice, refreshing fruity ice lollies, sandcastles – and much, much more! • Including craft projects, baking and drawing activities to keep young nature lovers busy, plus over one hundred stickers! • Bursting with indoor and outdoor fun for all the family!

"Ключ к индейскому" - пятая книга в захватывающей серии Линн Рейд Бэнкс об Омри и его пластиковом североамериканском индейце – Маленьком быке, который оживает, когда Омри кладет его в шкаф • Омри и его отец путешествуют назад во времени, чтобы найти Маленького Бычка и его народ в глубокой беде, разрывающихся между тем, чтобы остаться на Западе и столкнуться с вымиранием или начать долгий путь к новой жизни в Канаде. Окончательное расставание Омри с Маленьким Бычком невероятно трогательно, но в то же время книга очень забавная • Книга на английском языке • The fifth title in this gripping series about Omri and his plastic North American Indian – Little Bull – who comes alive when Omri puts him in a cupboard • Omri and his father travel back in time to find Little Bull and his people in deep trouble, torn between staying in the West and facing extinction or starting a long trek to a new life in Canada

В Багдаде проводится саммит представителей сверхдержав, обеспокоенных слухами о разработке нового секретного оружия • Подтвердить его существование может только британский агент по фамилии Кармайкл. К сожалению, преступная организация, ответственная за разработку оружия, готова всеми силами помешать ему въехать в Багдад и представить доказательства делегатам. Удастся ли ему попасть в город? • Любовь и приключения, шпионаж и убийства, археология и политика - все переплелось в романе «Багдадские встречи» Агаты Кристи! • Книга на английском языке • Agatha Christie's international mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers • Baghdad is the chosen location for a secret summit of superpowers, concerned but not convinced, about the development of an, as yet, unidentified and undescribed secret weapon

Чем только не принято заниматься в день рождения у детей из страны Катру! Самые поразительные праздничные обычаи, какие только можно придумать, собраны на страницах этой удивительной классической книги для детей • Книга «Great Day for Up» от одного из самых популярных детских авторов, Доктора Сьюза, станет замечательным подарком для именинников и именинниц • Книга на английском языке • Discover all of the wonderful things that children get up to on their birthdays in the imaginary land of Katroo in this magical Dr. Seuss classic! • Introducing a host of zany creatures and wacky situations, this charming tale looks at all the wonderful things that children get up to on their birthdays in the imaginary land of Katroo • First published in 1959, this is a classic Dr