A family completely disappears from their dinghy in the middle of a lake.A man detained in a casino holding cell vanishes.Missing persons investigator David Raker is an expert at solving missing persons puzzles - but these mysteries are unlike anything he’s ever seen.He employs his long-time ally, ex-detective Colm Healy to help him.But the men are in danger. Because buried in the shadows of both cases is a deadly secret that was never meant to come out…...

In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the  fundamental question: Is life worth living? If human existence holds no  significance, what can keep us from suicide?As Camus argues,  if there is no God to give meaning to our lives, humans must take on  that purpose themselves. This is our 'absurd' task, like Sisyphus  forever rolling his rock up a hill, as the inevitability of death  constantly overshadows us. Written during the bleakest days of the  Sec...

When schoolteacher Tom Michell pulls a penguin from an oil slick off the coast of Uruguay he has no idea what to do. Back at his apartment, Tom cleans him, but upon returning to the beach the penguin refuses to return to the ocean. Tom has one option: to smuggle the penguin over the Argentinian border to the prestigious boarding school Tom calls home.There follows a heart-warming story of one remarkable penguin, who adapts to boarding school life. Whether it's as team mascot ...

"You're always good on ideas, Tom..."An American art collector is claiming that the expensive masterpiece he bought is a fake. He wants to meet with the artist - but Tom Ripley knows that artist no longer exits.Ripley needs to hide his role in the fraud, and keep his colleague's mouth shut. But not everyone's nerves are as steady as his, especially when it comes to murder.The second in Highsmith's Ripley series, Ripley Under Ground is set six years after the events of The Tal...

'Blisters like a bullet - mixing intrigue, yearning, surprises and spice to create a story unlike any you've consumed before. And trust me - it's delicious' Jodi Picoult, No.1 NYT bestselling author"Truly a breath of fresh air romantasy unlike anything I've ever read' Hannah Nicole Maehrer, #1 NYT bestselling authorWho should you trust?Warrior King Maddox Kyronan's fire magic has earned him a ruthless reputation. But now his kingdom is slowly burning, a blaze he cannot contro...

Robert Langdon returns in Dan Brown's brilliant new thriller, THE SECRET OF SECRETS, available for pre-order now.The bestselling continuation of global phenomenon THE DA VINCI CODE, featuring symbologist Robert Langdon.The Capitol Building, Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom.When L...

Inspector Maigret is known for his infallible instinct, for getting at the truth no matter how complex the case, but when someone starts killing women on the streets of Montmartre, he finds himself confounded. In the sweltering Paris summer heat, with the city in a state of siege, Maigret hatches a plan to lure the murderer out.Translated by Siân Reynolds

Effie's still not over her parents splitting up a year ago and her dad and his new girlfriend are posting photos everywhere (with the hashtags #viagraworks and #sexinyoursixties). Now they're selling the beloved family home and holding a 'house-cooling' party, but Effie hasn't been invited.Then she remembers her precious Russian dolls, safely tucked away up a chimney, and has no choice but to go back for them. She'll just creep in, grab the dolls and leave. No one will know s...

In Our Iceberg is Melting, a simple fable about penguins encapsulates vital truths about embracing change and illustrates how adaptability can yield prosperity, while resistance can lead to peril, in an ever-changing world.What if everything you knew was about to change? For generations, a penguin colony thrived on their iceberg - until one brave, curious mind uncovers a looming catastrophe. His desperate pleas for action are met with the all-too-human resistance to anything ...

The Book of Miracles first surfaced several ago and is one of the most spectacular discoveries in the field of Renaissance art. The near-complete illustrated manuscript, created in Augsburg around 1550, is composed of 169 pages of large-format illustrations in gouache and watercolor, depicting wondrous and often eerie phenomena.The mesmerizing images deal with both biblical and folkloric tales, depicting stories from the Old Testament and Book of Revelation as well as events ...

I love you . . . but what if I can't love your life?Ava is sick of online dating. She's always trusted her own instincts over an algorithm, anyway, and she wants a break from it all. So when she signs up to a semi-silent, anonymous writing retreat in glorious Italy, love is the last thing on her mind.Until she meets a handsome stranger. . . All she knows is that he's funny, he's kind and - she soon learns - he's great in bed. He's equally smitten, and after a whirlwind, intox...

Słownik zawiera około 14 000 podstawowych terminów z zakresu elektryczności, a także z dziedzin z nią powiązanych, takich jak: elektrotechnika, elektrochemia, elektroakustyka czy elektronika, z uwzględnieniem ich zastosowań w innych dziedzinach - ciepłownictwie, spawalnictwie, maszynoznawstwie. Podano transkrypcję fonetyczną wszystkich odpowiedników angielskich. Niektóre terminy wielowyrazowe zamieszczono przykładowo dla zilustrowania sposobu tworzenia złożeń.Słownik został o...

H. P. Lovecraft's magnificent short stories are brought together here in this incredible hardback collection, spectacularly presented with silver cover accents and illustrated page edges.  This collection includes 71 stories by the master of weird fantasy and strange horror fiction. The stories include well-known gems such as 'The Call of Cthulhu', 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward' and 'The Color Out of Space' as well as lesser-known works. The stories are in chronological or...

The perfect gift for your MAGNIFICENT mum this Mother's Day!A read-aloud, read-again rhyming board book that celebrates the brilliance of Mums everywhere - ideal for parents and chiddlers to read and share together. 

What should it be, this whopping terrific exploding shocker for Grandma? This beautiful edition of George's Marvellous Medicine, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum and is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers . . .The Roald Dahl Classic Collection reinstates the versions of Dahl’s...

'Playful and witty, What A Time To Be Alive is a charming meditation on coming-of-age, privilege, and grief'Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls'Jenny Mustard writes with honesty and wit about the strange, mundane, and wondrous aspects of youth'Aysegul Savas, author of The Anthropologists'A beautifully plangent coming-of-age novel . . .will go straight to your heart'Lucy Caldwell, author of These Days'A timeless writer . . .reminiscent of the power and grace of writers like ...

'Tense, feisty, funny and steamy!' ABBY JIMENEZ 'Tuli is an enormously gifted storyteller' BRYNNE WEAVER'Hilarious, hot, and deeply relatable' NAVESSA ALLENThe company newsletter is about to get spicy . . . ??? Engineer Trishara Malik once dreamed of being the first woman of colour to smash the glass ceiling at WMC Purcell, but after years of dealing with white male privilege and blatant nepotism, she watches her hard-earned promotion go to her nemesis, Rafe Gallagher - the b...

It’s Camilla’s first day back at work, her daughter’s first day at nursery. But husband Luke is nowhere to be seen. The only trace of him is an unfinished note. Camilla tries to put it out of her mind; there must be a rational explanation.Then it starts.Breaking news: there's a hostage situation developing in London. The police arrive: Luke is caught up in it.But he isn't a hostage. Luke - doting father, successful writer, enthusiastic runner and eternal optimist - is the gun...

A book of the year for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time, Vulture, Esquire, Goodreads, Elle, NPR, Vox, New York Post, Lit Hub, Cosmo, People, Paste, Vanity Fair, Polygon, BookBub, BookRiot and more!'If you love King Arthur as much as I do, you’ll love The Bright Sword . . . the creator of The Magicians has woven another spell.'GEORGE R. R. MARTIN, author of A Game of Thrones‘Made me love fantasy again . . . For pretty much everyone, The Bright Sword is a must-read...

A likeable young girl burns her family home to the groundA man has no memory of the night he killed his wifeA teenager’s visions have murderous effectOne question binds the cases of Dr Duncan Harding, Britain’s top forensic psychiatrist: Why?Growing up in a violent home, Harding became a doctor to be good and kind. His journey brought him to psychopaths, to the limits of his compassion and to the darkest corners of his own troubled past.But he’s never turned away nor given up...

Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discove...

When a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack, fellow doctor Eitan Rose smells foul play. Nobody else does though, including some quite crucial players like the police and the coroner.But Eitan just won't let it drop, and his friends and colleagues become increasingly concerned about his mental health as his chaotic investigation and equally chaotic life spiral out of control. Is he making a career-ending mistake, or could there genuinely be a killer stalking the wa...

'Certain to become the definitive work' DOUGLAS SMITH'Elegantly written and magisterially researched' ROBERT SERVICE'Masterful...a chilling lesson' VLADISLAV ZUBOKThe definitive story behind the self-destruction of the autocratic Romanov dynasty, by the world's foremost expert. When Tsar Nicholas II fell from power in 1917, Imperial Russia faced a series of overlapping crises, from war to social unrest. Though Nicholas's life is often described as tragic, it was not fate that...