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Ross macdonald's lew archer mysteries rewrote the conventions of the detective novel with their credible, humane hero, and with macdonald's insight and moral complexity won new literary respectability for the hardboiled genre previously pioneered by dashiell hammett and raymond chandlersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road when maude slocum - beautiful, frightened and angry - comes to lew archer's office with a poison pen letter intended for her husband, he reluctantly agrees to help herthey have also received praise from such celebrated writers as william goldman, jonathan kellerman, eudora welty and elmore leonardas he follows the slocums around, archer finds that mrs slocum might have the least of the family's troubles: her teenage daughter is desolate, her husband is in the closet and her mother-in-law has just come to an unpleasant end in the swimming poolbut why is their handsome ex-chauffeur still hanging around? and what does the sinister pacific refinery company have to do with the all the bloodshed? the drowning pool is ross macdonald's gripping tale of adultery, jealousy, murder and lies
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The three little pigs the graphic novel by lisa trumbauer (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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One glass is never enough: the perfect novel to relax with this summer!, paperback by wenham-jones, jane, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free p&p in the uk a deliciously entertaining tale of love, friendship and secretsperfect for fans of katie fforde
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Annals of the parish novel by john galt, illustrated by henry wthis series is becoming sought after, and one can easily understand whyplease view my other items for more unusual items and antiques collection from ireby in cumbria, ca7, 12 miles north of keswick, 4 miles south of mealsgate or postage fully insured is £4 read morekerr, rsa, excellent condition superb tipped in watercolours and a most attractive full buckram binding, with gilt top to the text block and attractively untrimmed edges to leading edge and base
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Recruit: the graphic novel, paperback by muchamore, robert; aggs, john (ilt); edginton, ian (adp), isbn , isbn-13 when james is recently orphaned, he is recruited by a secret agency for his math skills and must undergo one hundred days of grueling training
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'marks a new departure for the american novelthe new york trilogy is the modern novel at its finest: a truly bold and arresting work of fiction with something to transfix and astound every readerthe trilogy is three cleverly interconnected novels that exploit the elements of standard detective fiction and achieve a new genre that is all the more gripping for its starknessit is a riveting work of detective fiction worthy of raymond chandler, and at the same time a profound and unsettling existentialist enquiry in the tradition of kafka or borges' guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the new york trilogy is perhaps the most astonishing work by one of america's most consistently astonishing writersutterly gripping, written with an acid sharpness that leaves an indelible dent in the back of the mindin each story the search for clues leads to remarkable coincidences in the universe as the simple act of trailing a man ultimately becomes a startling investigation of what it means to be human' observer'a shatteringly clever piece of work' sunday telegraph'the new york trilogy established him as the only author one could compare to samuel beckett
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Rounding the mark is followed by the eighth novel in the series the patience of the spideroxfam bookshop cheltenham rounding the mark is the seventh darkly humorous novel in andrea camilleri's inspector montalbano seriesbut when he bumps into a dead body during a bracing swim, his detective instincts are aroused once moresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincreasingly disillusioned with his government and the world in general, inspector montalbano is considering retirementhe was actually deadin a fraction of a second, montalbano realized he'd struck a human foot"excuse me," he said hastily, flipping back onto his belly and looking over at the othersomebody else was floating right beside him, and he hadn't noticedhe is starting to feel his age, and even his favourite restaurant has closedand, to judge from the way he looked, he'd been so for quite a whilethe sea smelled harsh, stinging his nostrils like champagne, and he nearly got drunk on ithe began swimming in slow, broad strokesparticularly when the most likely identity of the victim is a man already long buriedthe person beside him didn't answer, because he wasn't doing the dead man's float
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detective novels & thrillerswe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationwe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possibleaction & adventure
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Beaton's agatha raisin series:'the detective novels of m c beaton have reached cult status' the times'irresistible, unputdownable, a joy' anne robinson'agatha is like miss marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lustoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'every new agatha raisin escapade is a total joy' ashley jensen'no wonder she's been crowned queen of cosy crime' mail on sunday 'a beaton novel is like the archers on speed' daily mail the latest agatha raisin mystery from bestselling author mas the village gets ready for the bishop's visit, the twins get overly-excited at the prospect of ringing the special peal of bells created for the occasion and start bullying the other bell ringers, forcing them to rehearse and rehearsethere are plenty of twists and turns in a short read that means you're always on your toesethelred church is the pride and glory of the idyllic cotswolds village of thirk magna, together with the most dedicated bell ringers in the whole of england: the twins mavis and millicent dupinwill agatha unmask the real killer and clear joseph's name?*praise for mif you're like me, you'll have deep affection for agatha' woman's way see oxfam website for delivery information read morein fact, i think she could be living my dream life' entertainment weekly'i've read all the agatha raisin seriesso much so that joseph kennell, a retired lawyer, yells at the sisters that he 'felt like killing them'!when the twins' home is broken into one night and millicent is found dead, struck from a hammer blow, suspicion falls onto the lawyerbeatonthe team of bells at st
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He was the inventor of the detective novel and the father of science fictionedgar allan poe was one of the world's most influential writers and marked the 200th anniversary of his birthsherlock holmes was based on a character poe wrote 60 years before conan doyle and he is universally acknowledged as the inspiration of writers such as h g wells (war of the worlds), jules verne ( leagues under the sea) and as george bernard shaw said
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Clan novel - setite nmwhite wolf vampire - the masquerade - clan novel saga clan novel - setite (nm)this book,clan novel: setite, is the fourth of a 13-book series concerning the kindred the hugest event ever in the world of darkness
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Clan novel - gangrel vgwhite wolf vampire - the masquerade - clan novel saga clan novel - gangrel (vg+)product line: vampire - the masquerade - clan novel sagabeware other vampires - the sabbat's conscienceless killersmanufacturer: white wolf
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She later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigeroxfam bookshop cheltenham city of the mind is the second novel by booker prize winning author penelope livelyher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all begansee oxfam website for delivery information read more'in london's changing heartland, architect matthew halland is aware of how the past and the present blendhere too is the london of prehistory, of georgian elegance, of the blitz'a glorious novel' observer'the descriptions of the london blitz are achingly real' sunday telegraphpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and childrenshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markbut matthew is occupied with constructing a new future for london in docklands, and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his ownit stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind himpenelope lively lives in londonshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardthere is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and constructionshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe in'this is the city in which everything is simultaneous
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Jack shepherd stars as detective superintendent charles wycliffe, who, along with detective inspectors doug kersey (jimmy yuill) and lucy lane (helen masters), investigates murder cases with his trademark determination and clinical accuracyoxfam shop hebden bridge all eight episodes from the third series of the detective drama set in cornwallsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe episodes are: 'dead on arrival', 'number of the beast', 'slave of duty', 'total loss', 'crazy for you', 'faith', 'last judgement' and 'old habits'
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She later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigerin any circumstances, from a wedding to a christmas shopping expedition, lively finds an emotional dilemma, engaging the reader as thoroughly as if they were reading a novel and leaving them speechless' daily mailpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and childrenher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all began'the fourteen brief stories in beyond the blue mountains reveal penelope lively at her most polished and perceptivesee oxfam website for delivery information read more"the slovenian giantess" is a condensed masterpiece' sunday times'penelope lively is a genius and this collection is a joyshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markoxfam bookshop cheltenham beyond the blue mountains is a collection of short stories by booker prize winning author penelope livelypenelope lively lives in londonshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe inthe fourteen warmly humorous stories in beyond the blue mountains range from the fantasy of scheherazade to a dazzling example of chaos theory, depicting in exquisite prose the subtle but significant events that go to create everyday experience
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Type: novel - softcoverproduct line: vampire - the masquerade - clan novel sagathe condition of the item you will receive is exour grading system is listed below for your perusalmanufacturer: white wolf
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Oxfam shop magdelen street while traditionally the novel has been seen as tracking the development of the nation state, schoene queries if globalisation might currently be prompting the emergence of a new sub-genre of the novel that is adept at imagining global communitythe book introduces a new generation of contemporary british writers (rachel cusk, kiran desai, hari kunzru, jon mcgregor and david mitchell) whose work is read against that of established novelists arundhati roy, james kelman and ian mcewaneach chapter explores a different theoretical key concept, including 'glocality', 'glomicity', 'tour du monde', 'connectivity' and 'compearance'Â see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Dig deeper, written by rob daviau, is the first case in the detective: signature seriesin the event of a cancellation, we urge you to cancel your order as soon as possible, we would suggest within 1-2 hours, because it is likely that we can then retrieve the item before it is despatched
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Now jigsaw has the upper hand and has captured the detectivethe story centres on detective david tapp who awakens in a decrepit, abandoned asylumjigsaw has killed your partner and destroyed your life
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2 paperback novels by james patterson in the detective michael bennett seriescollect from little lever, boltonread but in excellent condition
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham shortlisted for the baileys women's prize for fiction shortlisted for the costa novel awardlonglisted for the man booker prizewinner of the irish novel of the year hanna, dan, constance and emmet return to the west coast of ireland for a final family christmas in the home their mother is about to sell**one of the guardian's 100 best books of the 21st century** see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the feast turns to near painful comedy, a last, desperate act from rosaleen - a woman who doesn't quite know how to love her children - forces them to confront the weight of family ties and the road that brought them home
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The first novel in the mure series, from bestselling author jenny colgan won the rna romantic comedy novel award inas flora indulges her new-found love of cooking and breathes life into the dusty little pink-fronted shop on the harbour, she's also going to have to come to terms with past mistakes - and work out exactly where her future liescomplete with a selection of recipessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen a new client demands flora's presence back on mure, she's suddenly swept back into life with her brothers (all strapping, loud and seemingly incapable of basic housework) and her fatherwhat was there for her on mure? it's a place where everyone has known her all her life, and no one will let her forget the pastoxfam bookshop st albans flora is definitely, absolutely sure that escaping from the quiet scottish island where she grew up to the noise and hustle of the big city was the right choicein the city, she can be anonymous, ambitious and indulge herself in her hopeless crush on her gorgeous boss, joel
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This first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisionexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmhis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and divergeoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the citythe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendthose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timetranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read moreon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodesa woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balcony
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As meticulously researched as all of brooks's previous work, 'people of the book' is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survivaloxfam bookshop cheltenham the new novel from the author of 'march' and 'year of wonders' takes place in the aftermath of the bosnian war, as a young book conservator arrives in sarajevo to restore a lost treasurewhen hannah heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript which has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of wartorn sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetimesee oxfam website for delivery information read morea renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to bosnia to start work on restoring the sarajevo haggadah, a jewish prayer book - to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survivalbut the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock hannah's orderly life, including her encounter with ozren karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the book
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'the only response to this novel is simply: wowthe starless sea, the second novel from the author of the the night circus, is out nowit is simply there, when yesterday it was notit is a breathtaking feat of imagination, a flight of fancy that pulls you in and wraps you up in its spell' the times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the circus arrives without warningwhen the tents are aglow, sparkling against the night sky, the sign lights up: le cirque des rêves the circus of dreams the gates shudder and unlock, seemingly by their own volitiondiscover this amazing fantasy read with a different kind of magicnow you may enternow the circus is openagainst the grey sky the towering tents are striped black and whitea sign hanging upon iron gates reads: opens at nightfall closes at dawn as dusk shifts to twilight, tiny lights begin to flicker all over the tents, as though the whole circus is covered in firefliesthey swing outward, inviting the crowd inside
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A year at the star and sixpence is holly hepburn's four star and sixpence novellas collected together as a novel for the first timebut when the sisters' past comes back to haunt them, they start to think that the fresh start they needed is very far away indeed curl up with a year at the star and sixpence - the perfect novel to welcome springbut they are determined to make the best of this new life and they set about making the pub the heart of the village once againfor new novellas from holly, check out her picture house by the sea series and her castle court series ++ see oxfam website for delivery information read more'a fresh new voice, brings wit and warmth to this charming tale of two sisters' rowan coleman 'you'll fall in love with this fantastic new series from a new star of women's fiction, holly hepburn when sisters nessie and sam inherit a little pub in a beautiful country village they jump at the chance to escape their messy lives and start afreshbut when they arrive at the star and sixpence, it's not quite what they imagined - it's pretty much derelict, ruined by debts, and it's going to be a huge job to get it up and running againtheir first year at the star and sixpence won't be easy, though nothing worth doing ever issimply wonderfuli want to read more!' miranda dickinson 'warm, witty and laced with intriguing secrets! i want to pull up a bar stool, order a large g&t and soak up all the gossip at the star and sixpence!' cathy bramley ++ a year at the star and sixpence is the collected star and sixpence novellasif you have already enjoyed the novellas, then you have already enjoyed a year at the star and sixpenceoxfam shop colne road the perfect escapist read, for all fans of cathy bramley and jenny colganfilled to the brim with captivating characters and fantastic storylines in a gorgeous setting
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Oxfam shop evesham a top-ten bestseller, shortlisted for the costa novel award, this must be the place by maggie o'farrell crosses time zones and continents to reveal an extraordinary portrait of a marriage'a complex, riveting novel of love and hope that grips at the heart' the sunday timesa reclusive ex-film star living in the wilds of ireland, claudette wells is a woman whose first instinct, when a stranger approaches her home, is to reach for her shotgunwhy is she so fiercely protective of her family, and what made her walk out of her cinematic career when she had the whole world at her feet?her husband daniel, reeling from a discovery about a woman he last saw twenty years ago, is about to make an exit of his ownwill their love for one another be enough to bring daniel back home? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a journey that will send him off-course, far away from the life he and claudette have made together
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This is the graphic variation of the novelfull colour on card pages it is in immaculate conditionanother great book by the master of fantasy terry pratchettthe price also includes packaging & postage to mainland uk
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Your chance to own the graphic novel that the film atomic blonde was based offthanks for looking! ad id: delivery service consumer creditit is a fantastic read! only selling as don’t have enough roomit has been read once, the spine has been cracked as the pictures show, i haven’t turned down any page corners and it is in fantastic condition
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Buffy the vampire slayer part of the gatekeeper trilogy out of the madhouse novelcreated by joss whedonbased on the popular vampire tv seriessigns of shelf wear
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