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Oxfam shop colne road in , the british writer james redding ware, under the pseudonym andrew forrester, published the female detective, introducing readers to the first professional female detective character, mrsin the female detective was made available to the general public for the first time since its original publication; the british library is now reissuing this foundational crime novel as part of its crime classics seriesgladden, and paving the way for the more famous female detectives of the early twentieth century, namely miss marple and nancy drewbut her energetic and savvy approach to solving crimes is her greatest appeal, and the reappearance of the original lady detective is sure to captivate a new generation of crime fiction fansgladden's deductive methods anticipate those of arthur conan doyle's sherlock holmes, who would not appear for another twenty years--and like holmes, she regards the regular constabulary with disdainsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The great detective board gamevintage waddingtons cluedovintage waddingtons cluedoposted by caroline in music, films, books & games, games & board games in poole
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Oxfam shop shirley sherlock holmes -221b baker street - the master detective game - gibson games - for 2-6 players - age 10 to adult see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Cluedo the classic detective board game by hasbronotepad contains 20 pagescomplete with original instructions and all playing pieces, murder weapons and playing cardsin good condition
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Cluedo the classic detective murder at tudor hall board game completedispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is used
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221b baker street the master detective board game 100% complete sherlock holmes
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Cluedo the classic detective family board game 100% complete good condition
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the female eunuch retains that power of transformation; it asserts the possibility of creativity within female experience' guardian a worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, the female eunuch is a landmark in the history of the women's movementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprobably the most famous, most widely read book on feminism everdrawing liberally from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, germaine greer's searing examination of women's oppression is at once an important social commentary and a passionately argued masterpiece of polemic
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Meanwhile, ida is a secretary at the pinkerton detective agencyformer detective luca d'andrea has spent the last six years in angola state penitentiary, after michael, his protégée, blew the whistle on his corrupt behaviourthough every citizen of the 'big easy' thinks they know who could be behind the terrifying murders, detective lieutenant michael talbot, heading up the official investigation, is struggling to find leadsshortlisted for the theakston's crime novel of the year awardas recommended on the radio 2 arts show with claudia winklemaninspired by a true story, set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled new orleans, the axeman's jazz by ray celestin is an ambitious, gripping thriller from a major talent in historical crime fictionas michael, luca and ida each draw closer to discovering the killer's identity, the axeman himself will issue a challenge to the people of new orleans: play jazz or risk becoming the next victimobsessed with sherlock holmes and dreaming of a better life, ida stumbles across a clue which lures her and her musician friend, louis armstrong, to the case - and into terrible dangerand as the case builds to its crescendo, the sky will darken and a great storm will loom over the cityas a dark serial killer - the axeman - stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask himsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the cwa john creasey new blood dagger for best debut crime novel of the yearnow a newly freed man, luca is back working with the mafia, whose need to solve the mystery of the axeman is every bit as urgent as that of the authoritiesbut michael has a grave secret, and if he doesn't get himself on the right track fast, it could be exposed
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And ida - a secretary at the pinkerton detective agencyformer detective luca d'andrea - now working for the mafia; his need to solve the mystery of the axeman is every bit as urgent as that of the authoritiesas michael, luca and ida each draw closer to discovering the killer's identity, the axeman himself will issue a challenge to the people of new orleans: play jazz or risk becoming the next victimas a dark serial killer - the axeman - stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask him:detective lieutenant michael talbot - heading up the official investigation, but struggling to find leads, and harbouring a grave secret of his owninspired by a true story, set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled new orleans, the axeman's jazz by ray celestin is a gripping thriller announcing a major talent in historical crime fictionoxfam bookshop hertford winner of the cwa john creasey new blood dagger for best debut crime novel of the yearobsessed with sherlock holmes and dreaming of a better life, she stumbles across a clue which lures her and her musician friend, louis armstrong, to the case - and into terrible dangeras recommended on the radio 2 arts show with claudia winklemansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshortlisted for the theakston's crime novel of the year award
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As a dark serial killer - the axeman - stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask him: detective lieutenant michael talbot - heading up the official investigation, but struggling to find leads, and harbouring a grave secret of his own; former detective luca d'andrea - now working for the mafia, his need to solve the mystery of the axeman is every bit as urgent as that of the authorities:Â and ida - a secretary at the pinkerton detective agencyobsessed with sherlock holmes and dreaming of a better life, she stumbles across a clue which lures her and her musician friend, louis armstrong, towards the case - and into terrible dangeras michael, luca and ida each draw closer to discovering the killer's identity, the axeman himself will issue a challenge to the people of new orleans: play jazz or risk becoming the next victimoxfam bookshop st albans inspired by a true story, and set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled new orleans, the axeman's jazz by ray celestin is a gripping thriller announcing a major talent in historical crime fictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Until a young police detective starts asking questions about her family's past, seeking to resurrect the complex tangle of secrets alice has spent her life trying to escapemeanwhile, in the attic writing room of her elegant hampstead home, the formidable alice edevane, now an old lady, leads a life as neatly plotted as the bestselling detective novels she writesoxfam bookshop cheltenham the lake house by kate morton is the mysterious and enchanting fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of the house at riverton and the secret keeperbut by the time midnight strikes and fireworks light up the night skies, the edevane family will have suffered a loss so great that they leave loeanneth foreveran abandoned housenot only has she worked out the perfect twist for her novel, she's also fallen helplessly in love with someone she shouldn'talice edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially exciteduntil one day, sadie stumbles upon an abandoned house surrounded by overgrown gardens and dense woods, and learns the story of a baby boy who disappeared without a tracean unsolved mysterysee oxfam website for delivery information read morejune , and the edevane family's country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the much-anticipated midsummer eve partyshe retreats to her beloved grandfather's cottage in cornwall but soon finds herself at a loose endseventy years later, after a particularly troubling case, sadie sparrow is sent on an enforced break from her job with the metropolitan police
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'carry on screaming', made in , sees the inept detective sergeant bung (harry hcorbett) and his even dimmer assistant detective constable slobotham (peter butterworth) hot on the trail of a mad professor (kenneth williams) and his sister (fenella fielding), who have been kidnapping young girls and turning them into shop dummiesstarring ted ray as the headmaster mr wakefield, with kenneth connor, charles hawtrey, kenneth williams, hattie jacques and joan sims as his teachers, rosalind knight as the inspector, leslie phillips as child psychiatrist alistair grigg, and richard o'sullivan as a pupilalso starring jim dale, angela douglas, charles hawtrey, joan sims and bernard bresslawin it, trouble erupts in a secondary school just as the school inspectors arrivesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston more classic slapstick from the 'carry on' team in this double bill cassette'carry on teacher' (made in ) was the third in the series
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What led to such devastation, and could it simply be a case of driver error? detective inspector colbeck, dubbed the 'railway detective' thinks notchaos, fatalities and unbelievable destruction are the scene soon after when the train derails on the last leg of its journeyoxfam shop dumfries octoberbut digging deep to discover the target of the accident takes time, something colbeck doesn't have as the killer prepares to strike againas an autumnal evening draws to a close, crowds of passengers rush onto the soon to depart london to brighton expresssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea man watches from shadows nearby, grimly satisfied when the train pulls out of the station
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What led to such devastation, and could it simply be a case of driver error? detective inspector colbeck, dubbed the 'railway detective' thinks notoxfam bookshop royal exchange square octoberchaos, fatalities and unbelievable destruction are the scene soon after when the train derails on the last leg of its journeybut digging deep to discover the target of the accident takes time, something colbeck doesn't have as the killer prepares to strike againas an autumnal evening draws to a close, crowds of passengers rush onto the soon to depart london to brighton expresssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea man watches from shadows nearby, grimly satisfied when the train pulls out of the station
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On the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the great western railway excursion train, detective inspector robert colbeck and his assistant, sergeant victor leeming, are dispatched to the scenehowever, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomesoxfam bookshop royal exchange square londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, colbeck realizes that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weaponfaced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noosewhen a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, colbeck knows that he must act quickly; can he catch the murderer before more lives are lost? the memorable characters, first featured in the railway detective, again lead you down unexpected paths in their quest to solve the mystery of the noose murders
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[2] the book features the belgian detective hercule poirot and chief inspector japp"death in the air" by agatha christie dodd mead ny - first american edition first printing - 303p, 18cx15cm - condition: good, minor scuff at spine top, name to ffep and stamp to text block, clean internally, comes with fine facsimile dust jacket death in the clouds is a work of detective fiction by british writer agatha christie, first published in the us by dodd, mead and company on 10 march under the title of death in the air[1] and in the uk by the collins crime club in the july of the same year under christie's original titleare 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 store[2] the us edition retailed at $] and the uk edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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On the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the great western railway excursion train, detective inspector robert colbeck and his assistant, sergeant victor leeming, are dispatched to the scenehowever, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomesoxfam bookshop brigg londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, colbeck realizes that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weaponfaced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noosewhen a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, colbeck knows that he must act quickly; can he catch the murderer before more lives are lost? the memorable characters, first featured in the railway detective, again lead you down unexpected paths in their quest to solve the mystery of the noose murders
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New york:the armchair detectivethe armchair detective limited editionthe manchurian candidatelimited edition / first printingmaroon cloth in a maroon cloth slipcasenumber 87 0f 100 copies
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Includes the following: plastic carry case 1 gameboard 6 movers 6 weapon tokens 6 character cards 6 weapon cards 9 room cards 2 dice 1 detective notebook instructions read moreused cluedo travel edition in hardly used condition
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Oxfam shop formby official pokemon soft toy for the release of the film 'detective pikachu'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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· the finest detective game ever devised· join sherlock holmes to solve 75 intriguing caseswe do our best to process as quickly as possible
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge an everyman detective in a witty character rich mystery series see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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5 double sided detective pages leftbox is worn and cut on 2 corners
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This is for the pokemon detective pikachu 4k blu-ray + blu-ray steelbook - limited uadd it to your collection while you can as these are now very rarethis is a beautifully designed glossy steelbook
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This time around the french detective (peter sellers) has stumbled his way up to the position of chief inspector, displacing his long-suffering boss inspector dreyfuss (herbert lom), who has turned to a life of crime in an effort to bump him offoxfam bookshop kingsbridge another instalment of the pink panther seriesclouseau then has to hide in many disguises in order to capture dreyfuss and the machine and save himself and the world! see oxfam website for delivery information read moredreyfuss kidnaps the inventor of a death ray and demands the sacrifice of clouseau in return
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Oxfam shop colne road all 24 episodes from the second season of the american-made reimagining of the classic detective novels by arthur conan doyle starring jonny lee miller as sherlock holmes and lucy liu as his companion drin this season, the pair travel to london to solve a long-standing mystery and sherlock's future with the nypd comes under questionthe episodes are: 'step nine', 'solve for x', 'we are everyone', 'poison pen', 'ancient history', 'an unnatural arrangement', 'the marchioness', 'blood is thicker', 'on the line', 'tremors', 'internal audit', 'the diabolical kind', 'all in the family', 'dead clade walking', 'corpse de ballet', 'the one percent solution', 'ears to you', 'the hound of the cancer cells', 'the many mouths of andrew colville', 'no lack of void', 'the man with the twisted lip', 'paint it black', 'art in the blood' and 'the grand experiment'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A story of divided loyalties and fierce friendship; of true love made impossible by class and race; a critique of the imperialist adventure; and an examination of the cultural and spiritual clash between east and west, "the far pavilions" is a searing insight into the human heartvineeta rishi ("the last detective") stars as sita and the narrator, with blake ritson as ashok/ashton and ayesha dharker as anjulikaye's masterwork is a vast, rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that spans over twenty years, moving from the foothills of the himalayas, to the burning plains, to the besieged british mission in kabulrunning time 4 hours, 45 minutesit begins in when, following the indian mutiny, young english orphan ashton is disguised by his ayah sita as her indian son, ashoksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas he forgets his true identity, his destiny is setkaye's epic novel of love and waroxfam shop kendal this is a bbc radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of m
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Oxfam shop colne road get hooked on heck: the maverick detective who knows no boundariesand heck knows it won't be long before they come for himthe perfect read for fans of stuart macbride and lutherwhen brutal murders start happening across the country, it's clear the gang is at work againheck's most dangerous case to date is open againtwo years ago, countless victims were found dead - massacred at the hands of britain's most terrifying gangds mark 'heck' heckenburg is used to bloodbathstheir victims are killed in cold blood, in broad daylight, and by any means necessarybrace yourself as you turn the pages of a living nightmarewelcome to the killing clubbut nothing can prepare him for thissee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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