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East Berlin 1968: a city recovering from the horrors of WWII and where
the state police, the Stasi, cultivate a climate of paranoia and fear.
In a place where your closest friend or family member could be a state
informer, the threat of violence is ever present and no one knows this
more than damaged school teacher Sebastian Metzger. But something evil
and ancient is stalking Metzger from the shadows of war–torn
buildings–something which threatens the city and perhaps even the
future of humanity itself. Tiny Acts of Violence is a stunning horror
graphic novel from Martin Stiff, writer and illustrator of the
critically acclaimed and award-nominated The Absence. “It’s an erudite
indictment of social conditioning - - it goes beyond The Lives of
Others in its critique of the Stasi.” Pat Mills (Charley’s War,
Spacewarp) “Has the feel of a long-unearthed Hitchcock… A highly
effective thriller” Rob Williams (Old Haunts, Judge Dredd) “The
atmosphere of menace and state control-induced paranoia drops from it’s
pages.” Simon Furman (Transformers, To The Death) “Gorgeously moody,
graphically striking and brilliantly cinematic” Andrew Cartmel (The
Vinyl Detective, Doctor Who)
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Basil
(Paperback)
William Wilkie Collins
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R533
Discovery Miles 5 330
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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' ... once again Mr Sherlock Holmes is free to devote his life to
examining those interesting little problems which the complex life
of London so plentifully presents.'. Evil masterminds beware!
Sherlock Holmes is back! Ten years after his supposed death in the
swirling torrent of the Reichenbach Falls locked in the arms of his
arch enemy Professor Moriarty, Arthur Conan Doyle agreed to pen
further adventures featuring his brilliant detective. In the first
story, 'The Empty House', Holmes returns to Baker Street and his
good friend Watson, explaining how he escaped from his watery
grave. In creating this collection of tales, Doyle had lost none of
cunning or panache, providing Holmes with a sparkling set of
mysteries to solve and a challenging set of adversaries to defeat.
The potent mixture includes murder, abduction, baffling cryptograms
and robbery. We are also introduced to the one of the cruellest
villains in the Holmes canon, the despicable Charles Augustus
Milverton. As before, Watson is the superb narrator and the magic
remains unchanged and undimmed.
When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the
extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother
Richard's funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the
reading of Richard's will, Cora was clearly heard to say, "It's
been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it.... But he was murdered,
wasn't he?"
In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to
unravel the mystery....
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Emma
(Paperback)
Jane Austen
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R460
Discovery Miles 4 600
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich...
Emma is also overly confident in her abilities as a matchmaker
for the residents of Highbury in Jane Austen's widely beloved
classic novel. Although convinced that she herself will never
marry, Emma makes finding the perfect partner for her new friend,
Harriet Smith, her most pressing project. It is a well-meaning
endeavor that leads both women into a complex tangle of intrigues,
misunderstandings, and conflicts of affection, especially after
several new admirers come to the fore whose sights are maddeningly
set on the wrong woman. Matters of the heart are never as simple as
they seem.
Jane Austen's charming novel of love, friendship, and social
grace is a timeless classic--as fresh, funny, and poignant as it
was when first written.
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell's modern fable on the way power corrupts is as apt as
ever in the twenty-first century. Educational edition of this
much-loved classic from Longman.
Who is trying to destroy Barclay Clements' fragile wife Nicky? The
mysterious figure from her past? Or someone closer to home? Someone
they look upon as a friend? This is Michael Limmer's fourth
full-length thriller, his previous being A Heart to Betray (2015).
All profi ts from his writings are shared between three Christian
charities: Support for Romania, assisting poor and homeless
families in that country; Starfi sh Asia, helping educate children
from the poorest families in Pakistan; and Barnabas Fund, aiding
persecuted Christian minorities world-wide.
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