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When investigative journalist Miren Triggs is sent a photo of Gina Pebbles – a girl who’s been missing for a decade – she doesn’t know what to think.Before she has a chance to follow the trail, though, she’s called to investigate a shocking case nearby. A teenage girl has been found crucified in a church in the suburbs.Desperate for answers, Miren is torn between trying to catch a killer, and find the missing girl.But could it be possible that these cases are linked? Someone ...

Famous film star Lila Crayne is America's Sweetheart: she's generous and kind, gorgeous and magnetic. A golden girl. She and her fiancé, visionary filmmaker Kurt Royall, have settled into a stunning New York apartment, and are embarking on a new movie: a modern feminist adaptation of a classic twentieth-century novel.To prepare for the leading role, Lila begins work with charming and accomplished therapist Jonah Gabriel to dig into the trauma of her past. Soon, Lila's impecca...

From Willow Smith and Jess Hendel comes a powerful and groundbreaking historical epic about an African warrior in the world of the Vikings.Lore, legend, and history tell us of the Vikings: warrior-kings on epic journeys of conquest and plunder. But the stories we know are not the only stories to tell. There is another story, one that has been lost to the mists of time: the saga of the dark queen.That saga begins with Yafeu, a defiant yet fiercely compassionate young warrior w...

All Charlie Masterson wants is to graduate Oxford. With a first, obviously. But then his life gets turned upside down when Evie Waters waltzes into his philosophy class. Evie Waters, the one-time, very careless owner of his heart. A heart he has no intention of giving away ever again, therefore he needs to come up with a plan to make sure that doesn’t happen.Violet Brooks has her life together, mostly. She’s a term into reading English at Oxford, and she’s hoping for the lead...

What would Bluey’s Mum do? Find out all the answers for real life with Chilli’s very own checklist. This mini hardback book is the perfect gift for Mother’s Day!"Being a mum is a journey. So enjoy the ride!""And don't forget - YOU'RE DOING GREAT."Don’t miss these other awesome Bluey books:Bluey: PerfectBluey: Love BlueyBluey: I Love My Family

Set against a high-profile hunt for the latest criminal gang to hit Paris, Maigret is determined to track down the murderer of a quiet crook for whom he cannot help feeling affection and respect.

‘Adults forget that children can hear’Jean Kennedy is a gentle, perceptive girl growing up in a very strange world: suburban Dublin in the 1970s and '80s. In the company of her mother, her Aunty Ida, and her little brother Baby John F., Jean experiences love and joy. But home is not a safe place, and Jean is unequal and unprotected. When she speaks just one small part of the truth, she must quickly learn to navigate the dangers and possibilities of a world she scarcely unders...

Najbardziej niezwykłą cechą muzyki, która towarzyszy ludziom od zarania dziejów, jest jej uniwersalność. Utwory napisane przez artystów, którzy żyli i tworzyli nawet kilkaset lat temu, w zupełnie odmiennych warunkach społecznych i kulturowych, dociera do najgłębszych zakamarków duszy odbiorcy żyjącego na początku XXI wieku. Album Historia muzyki zawiera informacje dotyczące muzyki klasycznej, zwłaszcza form i stylów, oraz twórczości najsłynniejszych kompozytorów.Autorem oprac...

Czy światło to fala czy cząstka? Jak fotony mogą nie mieć masy, a jednocześnie przenosić energię? Jakim cudem mogą „wirować” jednocześnie w dwóch kierunkach i „splątywać się” na odległość? Książka o świetle, czyli o fotonach to wyjątkowa podróż w świat zjawisk, które wykraczają poza intuicję i tradycyjne wyobrażenia. Stanowi ona kontynuację dwóch poprzednich „bajek” naukowych oraz monografii autora, oferując popularnonaukowy wykład wzbogacony dialogami rodzinnymi, które przyb...

Książka wyrosła z miłości do literatury, ugruntowana w setkach przeczytanych powieści, reportaży, dzienników i innych tekstów literackich. W formie pseudopamiętnika Adam Boberski zabiera czytelnika w podróż po zagmatwanym i nieskończonym kłączu odwołań do mniej lub bardziej kanonicznych dzieł literatury i filmu, dając często upust owocom swoich refleksji nad otaczającą go rzeczywistością. Czasami zabawnych, ale często głębokich i gorzkich.     "Erudycyjny mikst wątków, opowie...

Brud, nędza, ruina – tak w skrócie można opisać Dziurę, miasto przypominające ogromne slamsy. Zamieszkujący je ludzie zdani są na łaskę czarowników, którzy regularnie przybywają z innego wymiaru, by przeprowadzać na nich magiczne eksperymenty. Te zaś najczęściej kończą się makabrycznie, o czym boleśnie przekonał się Kajman. Wskutek rzuconego czaru stracił pamięć, a jego głowa przybrała jaszczurzy wygląd. Aby odczynić ciążący na nim urok, mężczyzna wraz ze swoją towarzyszką, N...

The first book in the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Now with a new cover look! Discover the story behind the Disney+ series.HALF BOY - HALF GOD - ALL HERO.Look, I never asked to be the song of a Greek god, I was just a normal kid. . . until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.Percy Jackson is having a bad week. His life has gone from totally normal to monsters-from-Greek-mythology-randomly-appearing kind of strange. Worse still, the king of the god...

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of The Secret Garden.After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden hidden in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed – and a gust of m...

‘The story is juicy, the detail about Lagos life is rich - I gobbled it all up’ PANDORA SYKES, Books and Bits'I was hooked right through to the shocking end' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'An excellent read' GUARDIAN'Big Little Lies meets The White Lotus' GOOD MORNING AMERICA'Beautifully written, immersive, thought-provoking' MARIAN KEYES'A gripping mystery, a portrait of an exhilarating but perilous city and a nuanced examination of clashing cultures' FINANCIAL TIMES'Obsessed' KERRY WA...

When Laura Meyer first started her weight loss journey, she was delighted to learn that by making just a few small changes to her meals, she could still eat fabulous food without feeling like she was missing out.In her first cookbook, Laura shares her favourite recipes to eat deliciously throughout the week while also staying on track. From Burger in a Bowl, to Broccoli and Bacon Pesto Pasta and Biscoff and Banana Pancakes, every recipe is tailored to fit the Weight Watcher's...

Murderer or saviour? You decide. . .Rome, 1656In the shadowy backstreets of the Eternal City lies an apothecary’s shop – a place for women to take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill in four drops.Alongside her circle of female poisoners, Giulia Tofana dispenses her deadly potion to free the downtrodden women of the city from their abusive husbands.A path she’s determined to follow a...

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this epic edition of Aesop's Fables. The original Aesop Fables, introduced by award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick.Over two hundred familiar tales from 'Look Before You Leap' and 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' to much less familiar tales, each with its own sharply pointed moral.

Nicki - 30ish, care worker, living in Brighton - is scrolling for her next hook up. A difficult home life, a job that's going nowhere, she seeks solace in random encounters. Amber - 17, college student, lost - desperately needs someone to notice her. She creates 'Kevin', a fake dating profile for a man in his thirties.Neither Nicki nor 'Kevin' has any idea what they're about to get into. They quickly match, and an unlikely friendship develops, giving each other the validation...

Honey is waiting to see Doctor Bingo, but some of the other patients the doctor needs to see are in a real pickle! Receptionist Bluey reassures Honey she’ll definitely be seen soon.Will Honey ever get a turn?Join Bluey and Bingo in this hilarious picture book."Edna, hold my appointments!"Don’t miss these other awesome Bluey books:Bluey: FairytaleBluey: TrainsBluey: Bedroom

By day, shy accountant Joe hides behind their desk and plays by the rules.By night, Joe takes to the stage as Misty Divine, a star of the London drag scene.But when Misty's mentor, Lady Lady, is found dead in her dressing room, Misty finds herself under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.Because Lady Lady was murdered - and Misty and her fellow performers quickly become prime suspects.Heartbroken by the loss, and frustrated by the biases of the police, Joe is determined ...

On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see only a cosy ramen restaurant. And just the chosen ones – those who are lost – will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets.Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop's new owner to find it ransacked, the shop’s most precious acquisition stolen and her father missing. And then into the shop stumbles a charming stranger, quite unlike other customers. For he of...

NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD----------------'Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.'Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night'Rice's sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.'S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood'A sensual,...

‘Compelling' Marie Claire'Immensely enjoyable' Observer 'Fascinating' Red One week into lockdown, the tenants of a Manhattan apartment building have begun to gather on the rooftop each evening and tell stories in this exciting new twist on the novel.With each passing night, more and more neighbours gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned buckets. Gradually the tenants – some of whom have barely spoken to each other before now – become real neighbours.With each ...

Nobu próbuje wyleczyć złamane serce, angażując się w relację z Yuri. Wydaje się jednak, że dla niej to coś więcej niż przelotna znajomość. Dziewczyna ma już dość bycia aktorką porno. Niespodziewanie znika z pracy, choć ciążą na niej poważne zobowiązania finansowe. Na poszukiwania wyrusza pracująca dla tej samej agencji Miu, której przychodzi z pomocą Yasu.W dniu niedoszłego ślubu Takumi postanawia wziąć wolne i spędzić czas z narzeczoną. Hachi jest z tego powodu zadowolona, c...