Headline Dead in the Water Ellis Mark

Inside the corrupt and secret business of global shipping, the explosive true story of a notorious international fraud and murder • In July 2011, the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous Gulf of Aden when a crew of pirates attacked and set her ablaze in a devastating explosion. But when David Mockett, a maritime surveyor working for Lloyd's of London, inspected the damaged vessel, he was left with more questions than answers. Soon after his inspection, he was murdered • Dead in the Water is a shocking expose of the criminal inner-workings of international shipping, an old-world industry at the backbone of our global economy. Through first-hand accounts of those who lived the hijacking - from members of the ship's crew and witnesses to the attacks, to the ex-London detectives turned private investigators seeking to solve Mockett's murder - award-winning reporters Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel piece together the astounding truth behind one of the most brazen financial frauds in history

Двое мужчин пропали без вести на отдаленном острове в Беринговом море, окруженном лишь темными непредсказуемыми водами и порывами шквалистого ветра • Прошло шесть месяцев. Их шкипера, Гарри Голта, не только не привлекли к ответственности – его даже не уволили, а экипаж корабля подтвердил его версию происшествия. Родственники пропавших мужчин считают, что в деле замешана коррупция. Раскрыть это преступление сможет лишь тот, кто не боится суровых условий и готов отправиться в темные воды на рыбном траулере из Аляски… • Кто-то вроде Кейт Шугак… • Dead in the Water – это детективный роман Даны Стабенов, который станет прекрасным подарком для поклонников жанра • Книга на английском языке • Last March, two men disappeared whilst loading supplies on a remote island in the Bering Sea: two million square miles of dark capricious ocean and tempestuous squalls

Winter, 1607. A man is struck down in the grounds of Battle Abbey, Sussex. Before dawn breaks, he is dead • Home to the Montagues, Battle has caught the paranoid eye of King James. The Catholic household is rumoured to shelter those loyal to the Pope, disguising them as servants within the abbey walls. And the last man sent to expose them was silenced before his report could reach London • Daniel Pursglove is summoned to infiltrate Battle and find proof of treachery. He soon discovers that nearly everyone at the abbey has something to hide - for deeds far more dangerous than religious dissent. But one lone figure he senses only in the shadows, carefully concealed from the world. Could the notorious traitor Spero Pettingar finally be close at hand? • As more bodies are unearthed, Daniel determines to catch the culprit

Whispers haunt the walls and treachery darkens the shadows in this captivating historical novel for readers of C.J. Sansom, Andrew Taylor's Ashes of London and Kate Mosse • Winter, 1607. A man is struck down in the grounds of Battle Abbey, Sussex. Before dawn breaks, he is dead • Home to the Montagues, Battle has caught the paranoid eye of King James. The Catholic household is rumoured to shelter those loyal to the Pope, disguising them as servants within the abbey walls. And the last man sent to expose them was silenced before his report could reach London • Daniel Pursglove is summoned to infiltrate Battle and find proof of treachery. He soon discovers that nearly everyone at the abbey has something to hide - for deeds far more dangerous than religious dissent

За свою выдающуюся карьеру Энн Грэнджер написала множество чрезвычайно занимательных и захватывающих рассказов. В ознаменование ее тридцатилетия в качестве автора детективных романов 18 из этих захватывающих историй были собраны вместе, чтобы порадовать и увлечь поклонников детективов во всем мире • Рассказы Энн — от любопытного соседа, который никому не доверяет, до ревнивого племянника, защищающего свое наследство, и от призрака на круизном лайнере до студента Оксфорда, который не может убежать от своего прошлого, — переносят читателей с высокогорья Шотландии на скалистое побережье Корнуолла, из викторианской эпохи в наши дни • В каждой истории есть интригующая тайна, способная увлечь самого заядлого любителя криминала, что делает эту коллекцию достойной внимания! • Книга-сборник рассказов "Mystery in the Making" — отличный подарок для тех, кто любит триллеры и детективы

Skye Logan has been struggling to run her remote farm on Scotland’s west coast alone ever since her marriage fell apart. When a handsome stranger turns up looking for work, it seems that her wish for help has been granted • Rafe Carlisle is searching for peace and somewhere he can forget about the last few years. But echoes of the distant past won’t leave Skye and Rafe alone, and they begin to experience vivid dreams which appear to be linked to the Viking jewellery they each wear • It seems that the ghosts of the past have secrets . . . and they have something that they want Skye and Rafe to know

The perfect couple • The perfect crime? • Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough; Mark a handsome investment banker with a bright future. They seem to have it all. But do they? • On a dream honeymoon to the tropical island of Bora Bora, Mark takes Erin scuba diving. Everything is perfect. Until they find something in the water. Something that will change their lives forever • Erin and Mark decide to keep their discovery a secret. No one else need know; they trust each other implicitly • But someone else does know. And in situations like these, it is far better to trust no one, not even those closest to you … • Set to be the blockbuster read of the summer, this is an unmissable, fast-paced, jaw-dropping thriller from a debut writer destined for great things

I was now an established citizen with little hope of returning across the frontier; I was in the crazy world, separated now by more than locked doors and barred windows from the people who called themselves sane.’ • When Janet Frame’s doctor suggested that she write about her traumatic experiences in mental institutions in order to free herself from them, the result was Faces in the Water, a powerful and poignant novel • Istina Mavet descends through increasingly desolate wards, with the threat of leucotomy ever present. As she observes her fellow patients, long dismissed by hospital staff, with humour and compassion, she reveals her original and questing mind. This riveting novel became an international classic, translated into nine languages, and has also been used as a medical school text

Did you know that Earths freshwater and saltwater habitats are teeming with life? Meet blue whales, green sea turtles, and more in the pages of My Home in the Water

The breathtakingly twisty new thriller - guaranteed to shock and surprise • I'm alive. But I can't be saved… • When a woman's body is found submerged in icy water, police are shocked to find she is alive. But she won't disclose her name, or what happened to her - even when a second body is discovered. And then she disappears from her hospital bed • Detectives Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey follow their only lead to the home of the Corrigans, looking for answers. But the more they dig into the couple's lives, the less they understand about them • What's their connection to the body in the river? • Why have other people they know been hurt, or vanished? • And can they discover the dark truth of their marriage before it's too late?

From the very first book publication in 1920 to the upcoming film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective • This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio productions. The hardback edition includes more than 400 illustrations • Poirot has had near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles. From character development, publication history and private discussion concerning the original stories themselves, to early forays on to the stage and screen, the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring

The Macmillan Children’s Readers Level 4 will capture a child’s interest in reading and learning English with fun and informative subject matter. The wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles provides reinforcement of basic structures and vocabulary and can be used alongside any primary course. Accompanying audio is available for each title