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The plot slowly evolves, as missions unlock clues of an ancient race shrouded in mysteryromulans, garidians, ferengi, klingons and more enter the mix as you beam down to exotic worlds, warp around the galaxy, and chart a new course in the highly detailed star trek universegenerally considered by the gaming community as one of the first star trek titles to "get it right," star trek: the next generation -- a final unity combines quality voice acting from original cast members with tightly meshed quicktime movies to advance the storysolving the mystery of a final unity requires judicious use of "away team" members' abilities in a series of critical missions, as only four crewmembers can be selected for eachthe adventurous storyline is rich in detail, with a galaxy full of alien races, exploration, discovery, and tension-building confrontations, held together by nicely rendered cut-scenesas with the cast, equipment is standard star trek fare, with a profusion of phasers, tricorders, med-kits, and typical inventory stockthe complexity of ship control functions is also determined by user preference (hands-on or automated)enterprise responding to a distress signal in the neutral zone, and the action becomes intense within minutesas in many star trek episodes, the story begins with the uwith actors such as patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, brett spiner, levar burton, michael dorn, and majel barrett reprising their roles via voiceovers, star trek: the next generation -- a final unity is the next best thing to watching the show on televisionthe level of interaction is left up to the user, partly through the choice of three difficulty levels, partly based on the level of administrative duties assigned to other crewmembers, and partly as a function of personal preference settings
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The writing team's knack for character comedy and crisp dialogue keeps the tone lively, but there are a few too many plot threads to juggle—the overall effect is of a handful of entertaining series with their pages shuffled together written by geoff johns, grant morrison, greg rucka, mark waid breakdowns by keith giffen art by various backup features by waid and various covers by jplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebut not a year without heroesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwhen this first of four volumes was serialized, its selling point was that it was a weekly, soap-operatic series happening in real time, a sort of 24 with superheroes, written by four major comics namescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablekeith giffen's layouts flow smoothly and give the book a measure of consistency; they're fleshed out by an assortment of cartoonists, mostly in solid examples of the generic superhero style ofjones the end is near! as the year races towards its close, we follow our heroes through their final steps in space - and time! from the mean streets of gotham to the far reaches of deep space, the last weeks tick down to their shattering conclusionworld war iii is just the beginning! plus, more origins of the dc universe, including the jla with ethan van sciver and batman with andy kubert! 52: a year without superman; a year without batman; a year without wonder womanour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe cast of hundreds includes time travelers, space travelers, a down-on-her-luck ex-cop recruited by a faceless hero to replace him, a chinese government-sponsored superhero team, and mad scientists mysteriously vanishing by the score; there's a grand, lost-like conspiracy to which this volume offers plenty of clues but no solutionsas a single book, it's a compelling mess: a breakneck but occasionally jolting tour of a fictional world whose balance of power is rapidly shifting, and it's packed with easter eggs for longtime comics readers
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Players will unravel the riveting plot through multilayered character interactions, unique problem-solving and intense combat against terrifying enemiesin this dynamic new title exclusively for xbox 360, players assume the role of alan wake, a best-selling suspense author suffering from writer's block, who escapes to a small town only to experience the mysterious disappearance of his wifeset in the deceptively idyllic town of bright falls, washington, alan wake immerses players in an intense and expansive cinematic world that enables players to explore the hyper-realistic and interactive environmentsin this nightmarish world, where fantasy and reality collide, alan wake must use a variety of weapons to survive, including his most powerful ally against the darkness - light itselfalan wake is mission-based with a deeply engaging and suspenseful storyline unveiling new twists and profound character revelations at every turnsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoverview bringing a new style of storytelling to xbox 360, alan wake is a psychological action thriller from remedy, the developers of the successful max payne seriesalan wake is a psychological action thriller, exclusively for xbox 360, where gamers assume the role of alan wake, a best-selling suspense author who escapes to a small town to recover from the mysterious disappearance of his fiancéeoxfam shop kendal cd and case in vgc
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Who is olar, the strange creature who claims to be "the eldest of the brethren"? issue 339 - the collector reveals his plot against the brethren, and explains how they were pawns all alongwill this be the final battle between the avengers and thane ector? issue 337 - the avengers face defeat at the hands of the brethrenplus, an exciting development between sersi and thane! see oxfam website for delivery information read morecrystal of the inhumans is allowed to join the team at the request of quicksilveroxfam shop whitchurch road don't miss out on the chance to buy this marvel collection bundle which is in great condition with only a few age related marks! issue 334 - karnak and quicksilver discovered in deep space! what is the mysterious vessel that has held them hostage for so long? and why is the collector a prisoner in his own ship? issue 335 - the avengers take on thane ector and his villainous brethren! in battle, captain america takes several unexpected blows, while the rest of the team must restore the collector's healthafter the brethren are transformed back into bacteria, the avengers realize too late that planet earth is in grave dangerthe other team members continue to search through the collector's ecosystemssybil dorn, lover of thane ector, attacks sersi in a fit of rage! plus, the origin of the brethren revealed! issue 338 - the collector becomes an important pawn to the brethren, particularly after a discovery in one of his ecosystemsa battle on the blue side of the moon that no fan should miss issue 336 - thane takes sersi hostage, but quickly discovers romantic interest in his prisoner
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Further praise for kate furnivall: 'superb storytelling' dinah jefferies 'a thrilling plothugely ambitious and atmospheric' kate mosse discover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of the betrayalpoignant, beautifully writtenwill capture the reader to the last' sun 'truly captivating' elle 'perfect escapist reading' marie claire 'an achingly beautiful epic' new woman 'a rollicking good read' daily telegraph see oxfam website for delivery information read morelife is changed for ever on the day of the infamous attack on pearl harboras japanese zero aircraft attack the town of palur, connie takes the decision to flee to singapore on the family's boat, the white pearlin desperation, short of food and constantly in danger, fear strips away good manners; tensions arise on the yacht and anger causes deadly divisions between friendsoxfam bookshop cheltenham *** the sunday times top ten bestselling author *** 'wonderfulshe sails with her husband and son, three friends and the enigmatic boat dealer fitzpayne, who is the only one who can navigate the islands of the south china seawonderful!' lesley pearse 'grippingas the glamorous wife of a plantation owner, connie hadley appears to lead a pampered and comfortable lifebut she is hiding devastating secrets that could destroy her marriagefast-paced with a sinister edge' times 'a thrilling, compelling read
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Published by kodansha international in , this paperback edition is in a good, used condition overallthe page block appears to be clean and free from annotationdrawing on recently opened intelligence files and rare personal accounts, peter hopkirk skillfully reconstructs the kaiser's bold plan and describes the exploits of the secret agents on both sides-disguised variously as archaeologists, traders, and circus performers-as they sought to foment or foil the uprising and determine the outcome of world war isee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham an acclaimed historian tells, for the first time, the full story of the conspiracy between the germans and the turks to unleash a muslim holy war against the british in india and the russians in the caucasusthere is a sticker at the foot of the spine and the cover shows some minor scratches and signs of shelf-wear
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Lois lane (kate bosworth) is engaged to a relative of his boss (james marsden), and to make matters worse, his arch-nemesis lex luthor (kevin spacey) has contrived a plot to build a continent using the crystals of krypton that will wipe out most of north americahowever, his arch enemy lex luthor, now a nuclear arms entrepreneur, clones nuclear man (mark pillow) from a strand of the hero's hair and the two mighty men battle it out in spacefinally, 'superman returns' () is a sequel set after the events of 'superman 2'after eliminating general zod and the other kryptonian arch-villains, ursa and non, superman (brandon routh) leaves earth to search for his former home planet, kryptonoxfam bookshop chelmsford a collection of superman films old and newsuperman must again race against time to stop the psychopathic luthor before it's too lateupon his return, he finds a metropolis that doesn't need him anymorein 'superman ), synthetic kryptonite turns the normally upstanding superman into a low-grade supersleaze, clearing the path for a megalomaniac tycoon (robert vaughn) and a computer whiz (richard pryor) to take over the worldin 'superman 4: the quest for peace' (), superman, moved by a schoolboy's request, determines to rid the world of nuclear weaponssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis special-effects laden adaptation of the dc comics series also features marlon brando in a highly-paid cameo and gene hackman as evil mastermind criminal lex luthorin 'superman - the movie' (), a baby from the planet krypton develops superhuman powers under earth's yellow sunfellow journalist lois lane (margot kidder) falls for the muscleman in tights without realising he and her bumbling colleague are one and the sameas an adult (christopher reeve) he dons red cape and pants, and flies across the world doing good deeds, whilst also hiding behind the alias of mild-mannered reporter clark kentdirector richard lester provides a slightly tongue-in-cheek sequel with 'superman ), in which our hero continues to outstrip speeding bullets and leap tall buildings in a single bound, this time while preventing three arch-enemies from space from achieving world dominationwhen he arrives he finds nothing but remnants and returns to earth
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Simultaneously involved in the plot and yet detached from it, he recounts to the audience the 'true' story of the magic flute, making comments and corrections, all while entering into fantastical collaborations with his singer doublethe role of the 'real' papageno is played by the actor gerd anthoffthis version of mozart's magic flute, which was performed for the first time at the herrenchiemsee festival in under the direction of enoch zu guttenberg, draws on a common 19th-century practice: in aristocratic families, putting on classic german theatre works in extravagant amateur performances was a ritual designed to show off a good educationgerman, english subtitlessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, the scenario as presented here is fictitiousludwig ii of bavaria also stood in this tradition of aristocratic passion for the theatreoxfam bookshop lower petergate two discs
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plot what does it mean to be an environmentalist after the world has already ended? for callum israel, leader of the ninth wave oceanic activist group, this is the question that cuts to the core of his identityplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebrian wood's new, sprawling, post-apocalyptic epic takes the crew of the kapital from the flooded remnants of hong kong to unalaska, with stops in antarctica and mogadishu, as post-crash ethics and economics are explored across a broken worldare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebut the mission remains: search this crumbling world for answers to the cause of the crash, and keep up the hunt for their missing sister ship, the massive, lost and adrift in the chaosin a post-war, post-crash, post-disaster, post-everything world, nothing is certain and ideologies are meaningless
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The plot thickens as brody is rescued by a venezuelan drug gang who take him in and make him one of their ownas carrie is suspected of helping brody carry out the attack she is placed in a psych ward where mental health professionals can keep an eye on herthe episodes are: 'tin man is down', 'uhafter the bombing of the cia headquarters of langley, brody is declared missing and deemed the prime suspect for the attacksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop clitheroe all 12 episodes from the third season of the critically acclaimed us drama centred around the lives of former us marine nicholas brody (damian lewis) and cia agent carrie mathison (claire danes)', 'tower of david', 'game on', 'the yoga play', 'still positive', 'gerontion', 'a red wheelbarrow', 'one last thing', 'good night', 'big man in tehran' and 'the star'
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In this series, nucky's position of power is threatened by his former employee, jimmy (michael pitt), his brother, eli (shea whigham), and his predecessor, commodore louis kaestner (dabney coleman), who formulate a plot to bring him downthe episodes comprise: '21', 'ourselves alone', 'a dangerous mind', 'what does the bee do?', 'gimcrack and bunkum', 'the age of reason', 'peg of old', 'two boats and a lifeguard', 'battle of the century', 'georgia peaches', 'under god's power she flourishes' and 'to the lost'as he progresses in his venture he crosses paths with politicians and mobsters alike but his lavish lifestyle soon leads the federal government to grow suspicious of his activitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dalkeith all 12 episodes from the second season of the golden globe-winning hbo period drama set during the s prohibition eraatlantic county treasurer enoch 'nucky' thompson (steve buscemi) sets up a bootlegging business, hoping to get rich
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When esther learns that haman has secretly arranged a plot to kill all of the jews in the persian empire, she reveals herself as jewish to the king, an act which is not without riskoxfam bookshop newport made-for-television dramatisation of the bible storyher captivating beauty seduces him into making her his new queen, although this antagonises the king's loyal supporter haman (jĂĽrgen prochnow), who despises the jewssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefortunately the king is sympathetic and pardons the jewish people, at the same time arranging for haman to be executedesther (louise lombard) is a young jewish girl summoned to join the court of the persian king (thomas kretschmann), along with several other young women, after he is insulted by his wifewith the jewish people now officially free, many begin the long journey back to the holy land where they begin rebuilding jerusalem
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A violent upheaval sends him back to america; but political winds continue to throw him between north and south, in a plot that turns many times on the unspeakable breach - the lacuna - between truth and public presumptionoxfam bookshop cheltenham from pulitzer prize nominee and award winning author of homeland, the poisonwood bible and flight behaviour, the lacuna is the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of mexico and the cold embrace of s america in the shadow of senator mccarthywhen he starts work in the household of mexican artists diego rivera and frida kahlo - where the bolshevik leader, lev trotsky, is also being harboured as a political exile - he inadvertently casts his lot with art, communism and revolutionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea compulsive diarist, he records and relates his colourful experiences of life with diego rivera, frida kahlo and trotsky in the midst of the mexican revolutionborn in america and raised in mexico, harrison shepherd is a liability to his social-climbing flapper mother, salome
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Oxfam music shop byres road the doctor and dodo arrive in london in swinging , only to discover a plot to use the computer wotan (housed in the post office tower) to take over the worldthis release includes restored footage unseen since , a clip from 'blue peter' in the same year with the public unveiling of a war machine and a feature on how the story was put back together from the source materialtogether they must defeat wotan's terrifying war machineswhen dodo is hypnotised along with wotan's controller professor brett, the doctor finds help in the form of polly, brett's secretary, and able seaman ben jacksonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The plot follows a mad scientist who sets out to find the centre of the earththe film might seem a bit long drawn out for the first 40 minutes, but when the expedition gets going it becomes a marvel of adventures with dark mysterious caverns, mushroom forests and underground seas" (amazon review) see oxfam website for delivery information read morerival scientists are on his back trying to steel his glorythe music creates a haunting atmosphere and adds momentum to the filmoxfam bookshop skipton "science fiction adventure
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Eckersley is in league with a group of renegade martian warriors, led by commander azaxyr, in a plot to seize the trisilicate deposits for galaxy 5, a power bloc at war with the federationthe doctor however turns the heat ray on some of the martians, while others are dispatched by the minersthe doctor discovers that the apparitions are really the result of the use of a matter projector and a directional heat ray by a human engineer, eckersleyazaxyr mounts an attack on the throne room and kills ortronthe doctor is invited by thalira to take over as chancellor but he declines, suggesting the miners' leader gebek would make a better candidatethe doctor and sarah are arrested by ortron for trespassing on sacred ground but their names are cleared by alpha centauri, now galactic federation ambassador to peladona ghost-like image of aggedor has been responsible for some deaths in the planet's trisilicate mines, heightening unrest amoungst the minersoxfam music shop byres road the tardis returns to peladon some fifty years after the doctor's last visitsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeckersley flees, taking the queen hostage, but the doctor uses the real aggedor to track him down, eckersley is killed, but aggedor also dies in the skirmishthe planet is now ruled by queen thalira - daughter of the last king peladon - with advice from chancellor ortronits plans thwarted, galaxy 5 surrenders to the federation
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There are entertaining plot summaries, unpretentious definitions of literary movements and fresh insights into authors' livesoxfam shop colne road there they sit, the great tomes of classical literature, taunting you with their length and difficulty, as you ask: which books are the most important and why - and what's actually any good? why does most writing about the classics have words like 'seminal' or 'oeuvre' in it? what does postmodernism mean? can i get away with just reading the introduction?now you can enjoy the classics without fearthis book will make the things you've read clearer, inspire you to tackle the ones you've always meant to and make you sound far cleverer than you really aresee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith each work assigned ratings from 1 to 10 on importance, accessibility and fun, you'll discover what's really worth bothering with and what you can safely discard without guiltthis survival kit will guide you painlessly through the western literary canon, century by century: from ancient greek drama to the modern novel, via beowulf, chaucer, shakespeare, romantic poetry, tolstoy and proust
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Ms eliot and mr dickens would surely approve' sunday telegraph'quinn blends his history, his political concerns, his ideals, his plot and his characters elegantly, with a light hand and the pace of a thriller' daily telegraph see oxfam website for delivery information read morewildeblood's urge to uncover the truth draws him into mortal danger as his investigations reveal a trail of corruption that leads to the very highest levels of societythe misery and squalor surprise him, but more shocking still is the realisation that someone is profiting from this destitutionoxfam bookshop royal exchange square from the author of half of the human race (channel 4 tv book club) comes an intricate and thrilling tale of love and conspiracy in victorian londondavid wildeblood, an idealistic young journalist, pounds the streets of camden reporting on the notorious slums'powerful and heartfelt
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Matching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical talebut something much darker has yet to be unleashedbut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicafter surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsreturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagethe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harrybut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallreview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the futurebut the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to end
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Stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords are a perfect match for rowling's superb storytelling, and fry manages to give even further depth to a complex and absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical tale that, once heard, will never be forgottenlisteners will be enthralled by the classic novel brought vividly to lifeafter just about surviving yet another summer with the dreadful dursleys, the arrival of aunt marge is the final straw and, in a fit of anger, harry casts a spell on her, causing her to blow up like a balloonback at hogwarts, harry's movements are restricted by the presence of the dementors--guards from azkaban on the look out for blackage 9 and over --susan harrison see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait to start his third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry after the summer holidayshe fully expects to be expelled from hogwarts for his blatant flaunting of the rule not to use magic outside term time, but the arrival of the mysterious knight bus and a meeting with cornelius fudge, the minister of magic, result in harry enjoying the rest of the holidays in the wonderful surroundings of the leaky cauldronmeanwhile sirius black--one-time friend of harry's parents, implicated in their murder and follower of "you- know-who"--escapes from azkaban and this has serious implications for harryreview:age 9 and overharry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the third, and possibly the best, book in the phenomenally successful, award-winning harry potter series by jk rowlingbut there's a tense atmosphere at hogwarts with an escaped murderer on the loose and the sinister prison guards of azkaban guarding the school
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Each of the one hundred cards gives you the title, author and plot summary of a different novel or short storyoxfam shop kendal new and sealedthe book-lover's game of writer's bluff  the other players then have to write a plausible opening or closing sentence to the work in an attempt to bluff fellow players into believing that their script is the genuine onesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredevised by leslie scott (the creator of jenga) & sara finch first published by oxford games ltd a family favourite since '91  ex libris is a game to challenge your literary acumen and test your creative writing skillsat the start of a round, one player, taking turns as the reader, picks a card and reads it out
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The object of her desire is also flirting with a perilous jacobite plot against queen annewatching the pair with a beady eye, is an outsider, a cripple, destined to become the genius of his age - the poet alexander popeoxfam bookshop st albans what would you do if you were faced with a dangerous temptation you feared you couldn't resist? "the scandal of the season" tells the story of the real-life seduction of the beautiful, clever arabella fermor by the charming, enigmatic nobleman robert petre, seventh baron of ingatestonearabella is in need of rich husband, but knows that girls have been ruined by risking an affair like the one she contemplates see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writers' work' terry brooks'weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time' british fantasy society books by brent weeksnight angel the way of shadowsshadow's edgebeyond the shadowsperfect shadow (novella)lightbringerthe black prismthe blinding knifethe broken eyethe blood mirrorthe burning white see oxfam website for delivery information read moresuccess will cost him everything he's ever loved'brent weeks is so good it's beginning to tick me off' peter vkylar has finally learnt the bitter cost of immortality, and is faced with a task only he can completebut they are playing with volatile powers, and trigger conflict on a vast scaleoxfam shop colne road the nail-biting conclusion to the night angel trilogy, from international bestseller brent weeksa new queen has usurped the throne and is leading cenaria into disasterkylar stern plans to reinstate his closest friend logan as king, but can he really get away with murder?in the north, the godking's death has thrown khalidor into civil warthe country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food, and no hopefailure will doom the southto gain the upper hand, one faction attempts to raise the goddess khali herselfto save his friends, and perhaps his enemies, he must assassinate a goddessseven armies will converge to save - or destroy - an entire continentbrett'weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into the storyhe doesn't allow you to look away' robin hobb'i was mesmerised from start to finish
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But should she give him the benefit of the doubt? or is her father guilty as charged, and luring her into a trap? 'this sharp, super-readable thriller stands out thanks to its taut plot and characters you really care about' sun'both grips and thrillsshe has every reason to feel conflicted - he's the man who gave her a childhood filled with happy memorieshe wants to talk, to defend himself against each piece of evidence from his trialit's a brilliant psychological thriller' amy lloyd'flawless plotting and gripping from the first page to the last' jill mansell see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kingsthorpe the gripping new psychological thriller from the sunday times bestseller'absolutely unputdownable' erin kelly, bestselling author of he said/she saidbut he has also just served seventeen years for the murder of her mothernow, izzy's father sends her a letterit's the day izzy's father will be released from jailher best yet!' lucy clarke'suspenseful and heartfelt, with a superb ending' claire douglas 'haunting, compelling, and all too possibly true' jane corry'heart-pounding, emotionally enriching, thrilling' holly seddon'the characters are as compelling and complex as the action
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A decade later, the case has been closedhe lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victim a predator is stalking the women of grant countya woman runs alone in the woods1 sunday times crime thriller featuring will trent and sara linton'this is slaughter doing what she does best' mail on sunday'as sharp and absorbing as ever' guardian'a page turner' sunday timeshe watches the killer is behind barsoxfam bookshop cheltenham a nopraise for the number one bestselling author:'passion, intensity, and humanity' lee child'i'd follow her anywhere' gillian flynn'one of the boldest thriller writers working today' tess gerritsen'her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' michael connelly'a writer of extraordinary talents' kathy reichs'fiction doesn't get any better than this' jeffery deaver'a great writer at the peak of her powers' peter james'karin slaughter has - by far - the best name of all of us mystery novelists' james patterson'with heart and skill karin slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' camilla lackberg'it's big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody - like a perfectly cooked steak' stuart macbride see oxfam website for delivery information read more but the clock is ticking, and the killer is determined to find his perfect silent wifealthough the original trail has gone cold - memories have faded, witnesses have disappeared - agent will trent and forensic pathologist sara linton must re-open the cold case but then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead, and the mo is identicalshe convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she's wrong
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Kipling, rudyard - the story of the cadsbys, a tale without a plot - - aplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website22 x 14 cm - ex-libris on inside front cover - very good copylimited, londonfirst edition second impression - cm? - hardcover, 132 pprudyard kipling - kim - macmillan and co limiteslockwood kipling, the author's fatherour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is a story noted for its detailed portrait of the people, culture and varied religions of indiacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletownsend - original red cloth binding with slightly damaged dust jacket - 160 ppillustrations by jwheeler & co allahabad and sampson low, marston, searle & rivington - 1st english edition - beautiful half-leather binding - original cover included in the binding - with some minor scuffs on the spine and edges of front cover, 85 ppkipling, rudyard - “they” and the brushwood boy - macmillan and cofirst illustrated edition - illustrations by fare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikikipling, rudyard - the light that failed - 1st american edition without date - new york, hurst & company - 132 ppcm - dedication on endpaper from , on page 1 a handwritten quote from kipling - spine a little discoloured and with a spot but otherwise good copythe spine of the red cloth hardcover is somewhat worn, cover is splodgy but intact; endpaper a bit loose from the binding; label on inside front cover; otherwise good copy of this rare publication21 x 15 cm - small dedication on endpaper, newspaper cuttings added - minor damage in fold front endpaper but otherwise very good copy
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All hail the new queen of crime!' heat'a web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seatoxfam bookshop cheltenham the number 1 bestseller with over a quarter of a million copies sold'a terrific story, originally toldthis formidable debut is a page-turner, but don't read it before bed if you're easily spooked!' sunyou think you know who to trust? you think you know the difference between good and evil? you're wrongit meant the end the body of the head teacher of an exclusive devon school is found hanging from the rafters in the assembly hallas exeter suffers a rising count of gruesome deaths, troubled ds imogen grey and ds adrian miles must solve the case and make their city safe againhours earlier he'd received a package, and only he could understand the silent message it conveyedbut as they're drawn into a network of corruption, lies and exploitation, every step brings them closer to grim secrets hidden at the heart of their communityand once they learn what's motivating this killer, will they truly want to stop him?if you love the teacher, don't miss katerina diamond's new standalone thriller the heatwave see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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But first they must divert an alien plot that could destroy the earthbut they are not the only strange creatures the doctor and amy must face--there are also alien vampires, humanoid reptiles, the weeping angels, and a silent menace that follows amy and the doctor around wherever they gothe doctor promises to take amy to the starsas always, wherever the doctor goes, his oldest enemies, the daleks, are never far behindthe doctor makes good his promise, and amy boards the regenerated tardis, ready to take to the stars on a series of wild adventures that will change her lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter his explosive regeneration, the eleventh doctor awakes to discover his tardis is about to crash! after falling from the sky, he pulls himself out of the wreckage to come face-to-face with young amy pondthey are hatching a new master plan from the heart of war-torn london in the smatt smith and karen gillan star as the new doctor and his companion in an all-new series of doctor who
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All hail the new queen of crime!' heat'a web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seatit meant the endthis formidable debut is a page-turner, but don't read it before bed if you're easily spooked!' sun you think you know who to trust? you think you know the difference between good and evil? you're wrongas exeter suffers a rising count of gruesome deaths, troubled ds imogen grey and ds adrian miles must solve the case and make their city safe againhours earlier he'd received a package, and only he could understand the silent message it conveyedthe body of the head teacher of an exclusive devon school is found hanging from the rafters in the assembly hallbut as they're drawn into a network of corruption, lies and exploitation, every step brings them closer to grim secrets hidden at the heart of their communityoxfam shop pershore the number 1 bestseller with over a quarter of a million copies sold'a terrific story, originally toldand once they learn what's motivating this killer, will they truly want to stop him?if you love the teacher, don't miss katerina diamond's new standalone thriller the heatwave see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Much of the reader's joy lies in the exquisite subtlety in taylor's depiction of all the relationships, the sharp brevity of her wit, and the apparently effortless way the plot unfolds' -robert mccrum 'the 100 best novels', guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read more'elizabeth taylor's exquisitely drawn character study of eccentricity in old age is a sharp and witty portrait of genteel postwar english life facing the changes taking shape in the 60stogether, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their twin enemies: boredom and the grim reaperoxfam shop colne road named by the guardian as one of 'the 100 best novels,' and shortlisted for the booker prize, mrs palfrey at the claremont is a humorous and compassionate look at friendship between an old woman and a young man from a 'magnificenther fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossipthen one day mrs palfrey strikes up an unlikely friendship with an impoverished young writer, ludo, who sees her as inspiration for his novelwriter, the missing link between jane austen and john updike' (david baddiel, independent)on a rainy sunday in january, the recently widowed mrs palfrey arrives at the claremont hotel where she will spend her remaining days
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