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In this world of intrigue and emotional conflict, sara must fight to survive - against jack, as much as for himnew york, - sara smythe, a young, beautiful and intelligent woman, ready to make her own way in the big city, attends her brother's thanksgiving eve partya powerful romantic novel set in the tumultuous world of post-war americasara and jack find they are subject to forces beyond their control and that their destinies are formed by more than just circumstanceoxfam bookshop cheltenham the critically acclaimed bestseller from the number one bestselling author of the moment and a special relationshipin post-war america chance meetings aren't always as they seem, and people's choices can often have profound repercussionsas the party gets into full swing, in walks jack malone, a us army journalist back from a defeated germany and a man unlike any sara has ever met before - one who is destined to change sara's future foreverin this mesmerising tale of longing and betrayal, the pursuit of happiness is a great tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties, decisive moral choices, and the random workings of destinysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut finding love isn't the same as finding happiness - as sara and jack soon find out
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From the violent political intrigue and decadence of modern moscow he heads north - to the vast forests surrounding the white sea port of archangel, and a terrifying encounter with russia's unburied pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham when historian fluke kelso learns of the existence of a secret notebook belonging to josef stalin he is determined to track it down, whatever the consequences
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Hagman tells all about the trials and turmoil and the intrigue and dangers of filming dallas, and also the madness that ensued when it became one of the most popular television shows in historythe glossy dustjacket shows few signs of shelf-wear and is unpriceclippedshe was from the wrong side of the tracks and we were the rich family and they were getting married, they loved each other, blah, blah, blahthis edition has been an inscription by the author in black marker pen on the title page: 'to margaret, merry christmas, larry hagman'' written with us weekly bureau chief, todd gold, hello darlin' is a forthright look at hagman's star-studded careerfrom his early days opposite barbara eden on i dream of jeannie, to the show that turned him into an international celebrity and led him to become the biggest screen villain of the eighties as power-mad oil baron jr ewing on dallassee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis hardback first edition is in a very good conditionto put it in jr's own words, 'once you got rid of the integrity, the rest was a piece of cake'even the parliament in turkey adjourned so representatives could rush to their tv setsthe top edge is slightly turned and the corners are slightly bumpedit was focused on themi was just the brotherhis stetson now resides in the smithsonian and over 400 million fans in eighty-five countries had to find out just who shot jrthe black cloth boards are unmarked and gilt-stamped on the spinethe page block is clean and brightoxfam bookshop hexham 'as it was originally written, dallas was really about patrick duffy and victoria principal
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Plunge into a tale of intrigue and manipulation, with a cast of alluring characters each hiding their own secretsmake hard-hitting decisions, but also develop an array of skills to directly impact how the story unfoldscouncil, the (xbox one)with permanent consequences, there is no going back
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A wonderful game for all the family & friends full of intrigue & detective skills!!!always a favorite especially at xmas, ages 8 to 108from pet/smoke free home
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes are: 'holocron heist', 'cargo of doom', 'children of the force', 'senate spy', 'landing at point rain', 'weapons factory', 'legacy of terror', 'brain invaders', 'grievous intrigue', 'the deserter', 'lightsaber lost', 'the mandalore plot', 'voyage of temptation', 'duchess of mandalore', 'senate murders', 'cat and mouse', 'bounty hunters', 'the zillo beast', 'the zillo beast strikes back', 'death trap', 'r2 come home' and 'lethal trackdown'oxfam shop wellington the complete second season of the cgi-animated seriesset in a galaxy far, far away after the events of 'star wars episode ii: attack of the clones' and before 'star wars episode iii: revenge of the sith', the series follows the adventures of obi-wan kenobi (voice of james arnold taylor), his apprentice, anakin skywalker (matt lanter) and rebellious female jedi fighter ahsoka tano (ashley eckstein)
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When dashing young tutor walter hartright (daniel gerroll) takes up a post as drawing master to the ethereally beautiful laura fairlie (jenny seagrove) in the north of england, he soon finds himself drawn into a mysterious web of intrigue and deceitsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreian richardson, diana quick and john shrapnel co-staroxfam bookshop swanage alll episodes of the s bbc period drama series based on the classic victorian novel by wilkie collins
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A tale of passion ensues as questions of identity and personal responsibility are explored against a background of war and personal intrigueoxfam books & music romsey the jewel in the crown is the epic award winning drama based on the booker prize winning classic novelsdirectors commentary on episode 4special featurescommentary with art malik and tim pigott-smith on episode 1see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe haunting story opens during the turbulent final years of british rule in india as rioting and violence herald the granting of independencecommentary with geraldine james and charles dance on episodes
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Enhanced by four appendices that offer contemporary accounts of the staplehurst railway accident, information on archival materials, transcripts of all of the contemporary reviews, and a select bibliography of editions, grass's book shows why this last of dickens's finished novels continues to intrigue its readers and criticsbook editions, its contemporary reception by readers and reviewers, and its delightfully uneven reputation among critics in the 150 years since dickens's deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop worcester even within the context of charles dickens's history as a publishing innovator, our mutual friend is notable for what it reveals about dickens as an author and about victorian publishingin his subtly argued publishing history, sean grass shows how these difficulties combined to make our mutual friend an extraordinarily odd novel, no less in its contents and unusually heavy revisions than in its marketing by chapman and hall, its transformation from a serial into british and umarking dickens's return to the monthly number format after nearly a decade of writing fiction designed for weekly publication in all the year round, our mutual friend emerged against the backdrop of his failing health, troubled relationship with ellen ternan, and declining reputation among contemporary critics
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As quart is drawn into an intrigue as labyrinthine as the streets of seville, soon more than his vocation is in dangerexperience has taught him to deal with enemies of the church in all their guises, but nothing has prepared him for the stubborn faith of father ferro, or the appeal of the lovely macarena bruner, desperate to save the church of her ancestors from her ex-husband, the ruthless banker pencho gavirasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a hacker gets into the pope's personal computer to leave a warning about mysterious deaths in a small church in seville that is threatened with demolitionfather quart, a suave vatican trouble-shooter, is sent to investigate
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Oxfam bookshop west bridgford three discs and single case in very good condition with no signs of wear and tearincludes a production journal relating to the contents of the discsepisodes are: 'holocron heist', 'cargo of doom', 'children of the force', 'senate spy', 'landing at point rain', 'weapons factory', 'legacy of terror', 'brain invaders', 'grievous intrigue', 'the deserter', 'lightsaber lost', 'the mandalore plot', 'voyage of temptation', 'duchess of mandalore', 'senate murders', 'cat and mouse', 'bounty hunters', 'the zillo beast', 'the zillo beast strikes back', 'death trap', 'r2 come home' and 'lethal trackdown'see oxfam website for delivery information read more the complete second season of the cgi-animated seriesset in a galaxy far, far away after the events of 'star wars episode ii: attack of the clones' and before 'star wars episode iii: revenge of the sith', the series follows the adventures of obi-wan kenobi (voice of james arnold taylor), his apprentice, anakin skywalker (matt lanter) and rebellious female jedi fighter ahsoka tano (ashley eckstein)
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Oxfam shop inverness first 14 episodes of the japanese anime series, about a young girl called hitomi who is transported to a strange world, where she meets a warrior-prince and dons a suit of futuristic battle-armour known as the escaflowne to do battle with the evil zaibach empire' 3 discs in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes are: 'fateful confession'; 'the girl from the mystic moon'; 'the gallant swordsman'; 'the diabolic adonis'; 'seal of the brothers'; 'city of intrigue'; 'unexpected partings'; 'the day the angel flew'; 'memories of a feather'; 'the blue-eyed prince'; 'prophecy of death'; 'the secret door'; 'red destiny'; 'dangerous wounds
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As you assume the role of one of these eight characters and solve the mystery, you and your guests will enjoy hours of suspense and intriguehow to host a murder is so much fun, it's almost criminal! a game for 8 adult playershas invited several friends to a weekend party in the countryside at his mansiondecipher inc, see oxfam website for delivery information read moreperhaps the answer to this crime can be found in a deeper investigation of the setting and the relationships between host and guests? how too, too awful a beginning to a country weekendbut soon murder is discovered, and the friends must decide who among them committed the crime it is january at an english country mansioni welcome you on behalf of sir roger and the entire watersdown mansion household, and i hope your stay will be a pleasant oneoxfam shop darlington brand new and sealed, this is the watersdown affair edition of the popular murder mystery gameall you need is a sense of humor and a light-hearted approach toward blackmail, theft and deceitsir roger watersdown, the wealthy owner of watersdown beverages, ltd
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The tactile cube format will intrigue all ages as they turn it inside out and the information just keeps flowingwith each turn youngsters will learn more and more about earth and the planets surrounding us, with fun facts on each! with a tactile and fun design children of all ages (and even adults!) will be intrigued and ready to learn! zoobookoo educational fold-out cubes have been created to give bitesize chunks of information to help recall and avoid overloadingjust like a good book - you cannot put them down! great for use in the classroom, at home or on the move - infectious fun learning all the timelittle fingers and curious minds will be in awe of the zoobookoo educational planets fold-out cube as they follow the arrows, turning the cube in all directionsconforms to current
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The normans, the plantagents, the tudors, the stuarts have have all played their parts in its great history- a history of sport, romance and intrigueepping forest now belongs to london, and the story of its liberation and preservation as a playground is as interesting as its long and colourful pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepping forest has, over the centuries, been the hunting ground of the kings and queens of the real- by virtue of their royal rights in ittoday, the londoner and his wife, seeking relief from the turmoil of the great city, can find within the forest depths calm and quiet peace, with mile upon mile of unfettered walking in beautiful sylvan surroundings
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(this book is about) total robot war! in development to be a major motion picture, ashley wood's world war robot tells the tale of a dwindling band of humans and robots who face off in a battle that will likely end humanity as we know it on earth, on the moon and on mars too! badass battles, really intense human/robot drama and even a little black humour and political intrigue are the order of the day in this oversize epic that collects both previous books in one deluxe hardcover volume base of spine shows very slight signs of shelf wear (taken from book finder) see oxfam website for delivery information read more clean and tightly bound with no annotations or inscriptionsoxfam books & music winchester 100ppvery good/approaching fine condition
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Filled with new revelations, "hubris" is a gripping narrative of intrigue that connects the dots between george wbush's expletive-laden outbursts at saddam hussein, the bitter battles between the cia and the white house, the fights within the intelligence community over saddam's weapons of mass destruction, the startling influence of an obscure academic on top government officials, the "real "reason valerie plame was outed, and a top reporter's ties to wily iraqi exiles trying to start a warwritten by veteran reporters michael isikoff and david corn, this is the inside story of how president bush took the nation to war using faulty and fraudulent intelligencebush steered the nation to war, who spoke the truth and who tried to hide it? "hubris" takes us behind the scenes at the bush white house, the cia, the pentagon, the state department, and congress to answer all the vital questions about how the bush administration came to invade iraqsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a news-making account of conspiracy, backstabbing, bureaucratic ineptitude, journalistic malfeasance, and, especially, arroganceoxfam bookshop cheltenham march : the united states invades iraqled invasion of iraq? as george woctober : the world finds out whywhat was really behind the u
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William dalrymple unearths such colourful figures as 'hindoo stuart', who travelled with his own team of brahmins to maintain his templeful of idols; and sir david auchterlony, who took all 13 of his indian wives out for evening promenades, each on the back of their own elephantin "white mughals", william dalrymple discovers a world almost entirely unexplored by history, and places at its centre a compelling tale of seduction and betrayalhe fell in love with her and overcame many obstacles to marry her, converting to islam and according to indian sources becoming a double-agent working against the east india companysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a remarkable story, involving secret assignations, court intrigue, harem politics, religious and family disputesoxfam bookshop cheltenham james achilles kirkpatrick was the british resident at the court of hyderabad when he met khair un-nissa - "most excellent among women" - the great niece of the prime minister of hyderabadbut such things were not unknown; from the early 16th century, when the inquisition banned the portuguese in goa from wearing the dhoti, to the eve of the indian mutiny, the 'white mughals' who wore local dress and adopted indian ways were a source of embarrassment to successive colonial administrations
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Oxfam shop evesham did jesus marry and have children? if so, what happened to his family? are there descendants of his still alive today? at last the truth can be told, this extraordinary and controversial book, packed with intrigue, begins where others have endedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit casts penetrating new light on the bible story and onto the enigmatic figures of joseph of arimathea and mary magdalene, and on the real truth behind the arthurian legends and the holy grailhe proves for the first time that there is a royal heritage of the messiah in the west, and documents the systematic and continuing suppression of records tracing the descent of the sacred lineage by regimes down the centuriesthere is also a fascinating history of the knights templars of jerusalemthis unique book gives a detailed genealogical account of the authentic line of succession of the royal blood from the sons of jesus and his brother james down to the present daylaurence gardener has been granted privileged access to european sovereign and noble archives, along with special insight into chivalric and church repositories
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There are many threads to the plot - all of which contain much intrigue and factual information about what life must have been like years agobut she cannot speakone dark winter's night, an unseen force attacks molly, leaving her for deadcould her affliction be due to a curse? the birth of sam and molly's son, nathan, raises questions about his ancestryon their return from snaring rabbits, her husband, sam, and his brothers, james and alec, discover her, and slowly nurse her back to lifedetermined to avenge molly and help her to regain her voice, the brothers search for cluesoxfam shop dorchester this is a historical novel, set in harsh timeswho was molly's father, and how did he meet his end? might there be a connection between violent events of long ago and molly's present state? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Scandal and intrigue would follow stanford through his life, and even after his death, when his widow was murdered in a honolulu hotel - a crime quickly covered up by the almost stillborn university she had savedoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearit is also the saga of how stanford, once a serial failure, overcame all obstacles to become one of america's most powerful and wealthiest men, using his high elective office to enrich himself before losing the one thing that mattered most to him - his only child and son the life of this robber baron, politician, and historic influencer is the astonishing tale of how one supremely ambitious man became this country's original "disruptor" - reshaping industry and engineering one of the greatest raids on the public treasury for america's transcontinental railroad, all while living more opulently than maharajas, kings, and emperorssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamerican disruptor is the untold story of leland stanford - from his birth in a backwoods bar to the founding of the world-class university that became and remains the nucleus of silicon valleythe rags to riches story of the tumultuous tycoon who built silicon valley richly detailed and deeply researched, american disruptor restores leland stanford's rightful place as a revolutionary force and architect of modern america
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Get ready for an evening of fun and intriguesuitable for children from the age of 12 yearsset includes any fees or duties are the responsibility of the recipient and cannot be reimbursed be peter's of kensington
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Taking a psychological look at where humour comes from, what it's about and why we need it, this book will also intrigue anyone who wants to know more about the kinds of people psychotherapists are, what they do and whyoxfam bookshop chipping norton paperback - - routledge this book is in excellent condition the capacity for humour is one of life's blessingsshearer demonstrates how even the blackest humour may yield psychological information, and how humour can help build therapeutic relationships and be a catalyst for healingbut what are they and their clients missing? ann shearer draws on ideas about humour and its functions from antiquity to contemporary stand-up comedy and beyond, to explore how it works in both mind and bodythis book offers food for thought about the theory and practice of psychotherapythrough real-life stories from consulting rooms, told by both therapists and clients, the author shows how a sense of enjoyment and good humour can restore life to people in distress- and how destructive a lack of these may becomesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhy don't psychotherapists laugh? traces the development of professional psychotherapy and its almost exclusive focus on life's tragediesit encourages analysts and therapists from different schools to look again at some of the assumptions on which they base their practice and teaching, and provides a resource for further reflection on the therapeutic taskso why is it so lacking in the theory and even the practice of analysis and therapy? why don't psychotherapists laugh? is the first book of its kind about a neglected and even taboo topic: the place of enjoyment and good humour in psychotherapythis may naturally suit some practitioners; others may learn that a proper therapeutic persona is serious, even solemn
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One of the most influential french philosophers to have emerged from the s, balibar brings a lifetime of study and expertise to create a brilliantly concise portrait of marx that will initiate the student and intrigue the scholarsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe examines all the key areas of marx's writings, including his early works, the communist manifesto, the german ideology and capital, explaining their wider historical and theoretical contextthe philosophy of marx will become the standard guide to marx's thoughtoxfam books & music lichfield providing a lucid and accessible introduction to marx, complete with pedagogical boxes, a chronology and guides to further reading, etienne balibar makes the most difficult areas of his philosophy easy to understandmaking clear such concepts as class struggle, ideology, humanism, progress, determinism, commodity fetishism and the state, balibar includes brief yet incisive biographical studies of key marxists such as althusser, gramsci, engels and lenin
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Robins reveals a hidden story of tragedy and intrigueoxfam books & music perth this is a popular history of one of the world's most famous companiesfounded in , the east india company was the forerunner of the modern multinationalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor robins, the company's legacy provides compelling lessons on how to ensure the accountability of today's global business*br**br*this is the first-ever book to expose the company's social recordwar, famine, stock-market bubbles and even duels between rival executives are all to be found in this new accountstarting life as a trader in asian spices, the company ended its days running britain's indian empirein the process, it shocked its contemporaries with the scale of its violence, corruption and speculation
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Think jimi hendrix meets dave matthews band plus a whole lot of intrigue a large portion of the tracks seem to be if not entirely, at least mostly, instrumentaloxfam bookshop ilkley most of the songs on electric garden party had a feel of late night jam sessions filled with a hazy smog of instrumentals the best way to describe their sound is by listening to the beginning riff of rage against the machines "microphone fiend", that wha-wha sound comes up quite a bit on the album and provides the backing in a good number of das funk haus songs see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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At the same time he loves intrigue and controversy book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and clean trevor-roper was an intellectual heavyweight, but the overall tone here is one of amusement at the human comedy', the vanity, snobbery and human weakness he sees all around himelegantly constructed, beautifully and precisely written, they are shot through with high-octane malice, sharp judgements and blistering comments, and many wonderfully funny episodeslewis and harold macmillantrevor roper promised to write to him and his letters continued until berenson's death in insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop shaftesbury when they met in trevor-roper, a young historian at christ church, oxford, was 33subjects range widely: several brilliant set-pieces on oxford college elections, books, journalism, publishing, politics (postwar europe, ex-nazis and collaborators, the cold war, suez, etc), history and history-writing, personal life (including marriage to earl haig's daughter alexandra after her messy divorce), travel, gossip, and so onfigures in the letters include evelyn waugh, isaiah berlin, arowse, anthony eden, gerald brenan, a he has a memorable journey on a pilgrims' bus in persia, goes behind the iron curtain to meet communist dignitaries and speeds in his glamorous grey bentley to visit duchesses in the scottish bordersberenson, the world-famous art critic, was 82, frail but still intensely curious about the worldtaylor, arnold toynbee, dimitri shostakovitch, c
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morein the midst of a fascinating landscape, laura's dreamychildhood is ending and a nightmare beginningbut nothing can prepare them for what they areabout to discovernow fifteen-year-old laura andher cousin rose, daughters of dreamhunters, are eligible to testthemselves at the place and find out whether they qualify forthe passagethis richnovel, filled with beauty, danger, politics, and intrigue, comes toa powerful crescendo, leaving readers clamoring for book twothese are individuals with specialgifts: the ability to catch larger-than-life dreams and relay themto audiences in the magnificent dream palace, the rainbowoperaand whenlaura's father, the man who discovered the place, disappears,she realizes that this secret has the power to destroy everyoneshe lovesfor within the place lies a horrific secret kepthidden by corrupt members of the governmentoxfam shop crosby laura comes from a world similar to our own except for onedifference: it is next to the place, an unfathomable land thatfosters dreams of every kind and is inaccessible to all but aselect few, the dreamhunterspeople travel from all around to experience the benefitsof the hunters' unique visions
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In , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestinethe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontierusing newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revengesir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreagainst the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would rulelawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle eastit explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews inthrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tthe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty yearsoxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britain
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As he rockets toward the truth, peeling back layer after layer of lies and deception, only one thing is certain: the long-buried secret, tied to the traumas of his own past, threatens his life at every turnunless he can talk to nickflown into a deadly intrigue, nick is charged with a dangerous secret, one that will take him from the dark alleys of the city to behind the scenes of a presidential racea good job, a decent flat in los angeles, a quiet life - nick horrigan has finally put his traumatic past behind himoxfam bookshop ipswich a breakneck thriller from the bestselling author of richard & judy book club selections orphan x and you're nextsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe's told that a terrorist has seized control of a nuclear power plant and is threatening to blow it upstill in pajamas, he's dragged outside to a waiting helicopteror so it seems, until a swat team smashes into his place in the middle of the night
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