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The three brothers planned the importation of cocaine with great
care. If the plan worked out they would become the biggest drug
importers in the United Kingdom, able to inflate prices of the drug
to whatever level they wanted. They would make millions! Standing
in their way is Detective Constable John Ridge. He has just
returned to duties within the same Intelligence Unit after a three
year absence and is finding that his day-to-day Intelligence
gathering work style is hampered by his two immediate supervisors
who seem determined to get rid of him. When one of the brothers
offers Ridge the chance of recovering a lorry load of cocaine as it
enters the Port of Dover, he gladly accepts the offer, not
realising the price he will have to pay. Everything goes horribly
wrong, when Ridge is suspended from duty and his granddaughter,
Sasha, is kidnapped by the gang. Sasha later escapes from the gang
and is found wandering in Essex by local police officers who take
her to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. Ridge meets up with her
there and during a conversation with Sasha discovers the full
extent of the brothers' plan. With the original police and Customs
plan now in tatters, Ridge tries desperately to recover momentum
and get the job back on track.
Following personal heartbreak in the horror that was 9/11, Rose
Cottage and Claire Chambers become inextricably linked. Rose
Cottage holds a secret and Claire Chambers is the only person who
can reveal the mystery that surrounds it. She has been chosen to
'open a door', which some would rather leave closed and are
prepared to do almost anything to keep it that way, but why? Claire
now walks a path others have trodden, but have not survived
unscathed. The path is littered with broken hearts, dreams and
lives... For some, there cannot be peace until the final mystery is
solved, and Claire must find a way to do this without being drawn
into a situation where the path has no way back... All is not as it
seems at Rose Cottage, and nor will it be until the bitter and
bloody end.
An interest in ancient stone circles keeps James, a financial
trader in the City of London, well grounded. When visiting a
little-known stone circle in North Wales, on the summer solstice,
he is transported back to the time of the circle's construction.
James lives amongst the Late Bronze Age villagers, befriending the
architect of the stone circle, Barnaby, and a young widow called
Eira. James rejoins the present, quickly realising he was far
happier in the past than in his current, shallow London life. He
returns to the past only to find it under siege by the Hunllef, a
warring, wandering tribe. Following a bloody battle he and Eira
escape to the present. Beth, a PhD student studying the history of
stone circles, befriends James and Eira and becomes entangled in
their lives spanning two time zones.
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Rites
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Sophie Coulombeau
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Four teenagers make a pact to lose their virginity away from the
watchful eyes of parents and priest. Ten years later, they look
back on the events and reflect on how it all went horribly wrong.
Debut novel from Sophie Coulombeau, winner of Route's Next Great
Novelist award, open to authors aged under 30.
Mai toata lumea scrie despre lucruri frumoase. Noii alchimisti,
cautatorii in stele precum si profetii New Age iti spun cu multa
jovialitate ce trebuie sa faci ca sa depasesti hotarat banalitatea
cotidianului. Multi le citesc ca pe o duioasa poezie, la care
viseaza o vreme, ca apoi sa vibreze tot mai surd la ea, iar in cele
din urma o uita cu totul. Altii ii confera insa statutul de ultim
adevar si incearca sa-si constranga viata in tiparele cu care
acesta ii imbie. Toata lumea vorbeste cu dezinvoltura despre
lucruri minunate, mai ales cele de pe taramurile Nestiutului.
Cartea aceasta este in primul rand o marturisire despre cei care se
lupta cu orice chip sa se rupa de ei insisi si a caror viata se
transforma intr-un cosmar in calatoria autoimpusa catre lumile de
dincolo, pururea fericite. Despre toti cei care se balbaie naclait
sau din contra, disperat, la usa Spiritului, eternii orbi la
Dumnezeire.
Full Circle is a collection of unusual and intriguing short stories
with a twist in the tale. They place ordinary people into
unintended circumstances outside their usual comfort zone with
unexpected consequences. Humour, greed and sadness are the driving
human characteristics that run through the thread of each story.
Time-shifter Julius returns from a trip to the past to find that he
and his companions are trapped in a parallel world where Germany
has won the First World War. Whilst they were away, someone has
changed history and now everything is different and dangerous! The
only way to return to their own world is to change the past back
again: they must make sure the assassination of the Archduke
Ferdinand goes ahead on June 28th 1914. To succeed they must join
forces with the Black Hand, the secret terrorist organisation in
Serbia. But the Black Hand is in trouble itself - there is a
power-struggle for its leadership and not everyone wants the
assassination to go ahead. Carefully researched, this exciting
adventure traces the actual events that led up to the start of the
First World War and shows how it almost never happened. The story
should interest all those who want to find out what really took
place as well as those interested in time-travel. Julius and the
Black Hand is the third in the Julius series of books.
Things are running smoothly at Torreston Police Station, especially
for DCI Harriet Love, who is beginning to enjoy the company of DI
Ed Harrington. But their relationship goes on hold when a woman is
found dead in the park and a second murder is deemed to be
connected. The Team set about finding the link between the two dead
women and turn their investigation to the local comprehensive
school, where one was a student and the other a teacher. When a
third body is found, no link can be discovered to the first murders
and Harry, Ed and DS Charlie Marlow once again find themselves
involved in a hunt for a killer.
"Beautifully complex and deftly drawn...In Every Mirror She's Black
is a sexy, surprising, searing debut about love, loss, desire, and
the many dimensions of Black womanhood."—Deesha Philyaw, 2020
National Book Award Finalist & award-winning author of The
Secret Lives of Church Ladies An arresting debut for anyone looking
for insight into what it means to be a Black woman in the world.
Three Black women are linked in unexpected ways to the same
influential white man in Stockholm as they build their new lives in
the most open society run by the most private people. Successful
marketing executive Kemi Adeyemi is lured from the U.S. to Sweden
by Jonny von Lundin, CEO of the nation's largest marketing firm, to
help fix a PR fiasco involving a racially tone-deaf campaign. A
killer at work but a failure in love, Kemi's move is a last-ditch
effort to reclaim her social life. A chance meeting with Jonny in
business class en route to the U.S. propels former
model-turned-flight-attendant Brittany-Rae Johnson into a life of
wealth, luxury, and privilege—a life she's not sure she
wants—as the object of his unhealthy obsession. And Somali
refugee Muna Saheed, who lost her entire family, finds a job
cleaning the toilets at Jonny's office as she works to establish
her residency in Sweden and, more importantly, seeks connection and
a place she can call home. Told through the perspectives of each of
the three women, In Every Mirror She's Black is a fast-paced,
richly nuanced yet accessible contemporary novel that touches on
important social issues of racism, classism, fetishization, and
tokenism, and what it means to be a Black woman navigating a
white-dominated society. Lola Akinmade Åkerström is an
African-American (Nigerian-American) award-winning author, speaker,
and photographer based in Sweden. This is her first novel. Praise
for In Every Mirror She's Black: "In Every Mirror She's Black is a
wise and complicated exploration of the lives of three Black women
in America and Sweden. Lola Akinmade Åkerström offers a sharply
written story with messy, deeply moving characters, raising brutal
questions and steering clear of easy answers. A book that will
stick with you long after you've turned the last page."—Taylor
Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones
& The Six "In Every Mirror She's Black highlights the struggles
of three women fighting to assimilate into a society that ignores
their worth. These characters will pull at your heartstrings. Lola
writes with a contemporary flair, highlighting the layered
subtleties of the Black woman's plight. In Every Mirror She's Black
will stay with readers for a long time."—Nicole Dennis-Benn,
author of bestselling novels Here Comes the Sun and Patsy "In Every
Mirror She's Black is an absolute must-read. From its relatable and
three-dimensional characters, to its delving into racism and
tokenism, to its unique and sometimes heartbreaking examination of
the lives of Black women in a Nordic setting, this novel delivers
an emotional punch. Kemi, Brittany, and Muna's lives come alive on
the page. If you're looking for a novel that will stay with you
even days after you've read the last page, then make sure you grab
a copy of Lola Akinmade Åkerström's In Every Mirror She's Black.
This is a very different and unpredictable portrayal of Black
women's search for love and self, and it's pure magic."—Kim
Golden, USA Today bestselling author
Only a handful of people knew that the Mona Lisa hanging in the
Louvre was a fake. It had hung there since 1913 when the painting
was found after the original had been stolen two years before. When
twins, Vicky and Josh, find out the truth, they ask their uncle
Julius, a time-shifter, to take them back in time to make sure that
the original painting is restored to its proper place. Once back in
Paris in 1911, they find out what really happened on the night the
Mona Lisa was stolen and the part played in the theft by Picasso
and his friend, Apollinaire. Along the way they get caught up with
The Black Hand, the secret organisation responsible for the
assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand and the start of the First
World War! This fast-paced adventure will interest all those who
want to find out more about the greatest theft of the 20th century
as well as those who are fans of time-travel. Julius and the Mona
Lisa is the second book in the Julius series
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Getter
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Christine Ann Payne
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Motivated solely by the desire for material gain Diana lives her
life careless and oblivious of the feelings of others. Her harsh
and loveless childhood spent with her twisted and tyrannical mother
has shaped and moulded her into a cold, callous, soulless, amoral
monster. Diana manipulates everyone she comes into contact with,
using every means at her disposal and all purely for selfish gain,
but so skilfully that most are unaware of her selfish and sinister
motives; humanity has been brainwashed out of her, or so it seems.
Indomitable of spirit in business and daily life she gives no
quarter and expects none. She sheds no tears and shows no weakness.
However deep inside her lurk feelings she cannot understand;
feelings which occasionally but fleetingly show themselves, she
however sees tender emotions as an aberration and a flaw in her
character, a weakness to be suppressed at all cost, and eventually
it seems she has killed all such emotions, until one day someone
comes into her life and awakens the aberration. It is true love
which has brought Diana to her knees, therefore she cast her lover
away from her because she see's such emotion as weakness, and then
begins an inner struggle which eventually brings her to the point
of madness, and she watches her life falling apart and her acquired
riches rapidly diminishing, while she it seems is powerless to stop
it.
Sergeant Jack Hardman of 45 Commando Royal Marines has reached the
end of his twelve-year engagement and has resisted the suggestion
from his colonel to sign on for further service. To Hardman's
surprise he is offered an interview in London for a position in
Government security, which turns out to be in MI6 and is the start
of a very exciting chapter in his life. We follow his adventures in
Pakistan and the Middle East, where life is cheap and often short.
A dramatic situation arises when an unconfirmed report suggests
Pakistan has lost one of its many nuclear ear heads. Either London
or the United States is thought to be the target of terrorists in
possession of this war head. Hardman finds he is working with some
strange people and in some very dangerous situations. Two women
both very different, assist him in these duties, leading to a
dramatic conclusion when London and the South East of England come
under threat.
Kat Severn is a daughter of privilege, born to money and power.
Half her relatives are military legends, the other form the
political and economic power running Nu new England, the principle
city of the post-war, early 22nd century Federation of America,
Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. She has been raised
only to be beautiful and marry well, but looking for a chance to
prove herself through merit, rather than connections, Kat decides
to join the Fleet, against the wishes of her powerful parents. If
ensuring she doesn't disappoint her family's high expectations
wasn't enough, Kat is soon leading a mission to rescue a kidnapped
child. Then she and her high-tech computer Safi are sent into
Alaska where a volcanic eruption has caused famine and a complete
breakdown of society. After varying degrees of success, Kat leads a
rebellion against her commander to prevent a cohort of military
hawks from turning a peaceful ceremony into a bloodbath, with
repercussions that can only herald another war. For Kat, failure is
not an option.
Because at Christmas there's no place like home ...
Soos papierblomme in die wind, so het haar lewe verwaai. Sal sy dit regkry om die flentertjies weer op te tel? Daar is net een uitweg…Janine was klein toe haar ouers dood is en sy die deur tussen haar en Jesus toegemaak het. Net sy het dit geweet. Sy wou groot wees en wegkom van die klein dorpie waar almal mekaar ken. Haar kans kom toe Greg Walker die Engelsklas oorneem. Met drome in haar o is sy Londen toe waar sy groter hartseer leer ken, maar ook die grootste ontdekking van haar lewe maak.
Stepping off the plane from Hong Kong with a head full of schemes
and dreams, Len Russell launches into the seventies. It's a world
of clever businessmen, conmen, victims, and fools and Len's on a
winning streak. New businesses are formed, franchised and sold on
at a dizzying pace and if not entirely 'clean', it's all good fun.
Things changes as Len and his partner Ray move into the sauna
parlour, nightclub and boxing business. the entertaining characters
are increasingly replaced by career criminals. A parade of
celebrities from Elton John to Joe Frazier pass through the
Auckland of the 1970s and they all seem to need assistance of one
sort or another from Len and his underworld contacts. However,
times are changing with the growth of the international drug trade.
Ruthless criminals band together and the rise of the Mr Asia
Syndicate begins. Len is given an opportunity to establish a bath
house sauna in Sydney and he's on the first available plane to put
his skills to use in this bigger, wilder and more dangerous arena.
The book ends in 1982 with Len's world a very different place a
decade on and the reader eager to get hold of the final book in the
trilogy. If you likes A Man Who Cast Two Shadows, you're going to
love Dancing in the Shadows.
A stunning debut novel following five women from three generations of a
once illustrious Iranian family as their lives are turned upside down
Meet the women of the Valiat family. In Iran, they were somebodies. In
America, they're nobodies.
First there is Elizabeth, the regal matriarch with the famously large
nose, who remained in Tehran despite the revolution. She is kept
company by Niaz, her young, Islamic-law-breaking granddaughter. In
America, Elizabeth’s two daughters have built new lives for themselves.
There’s Shirin, a flamboyantly high-flying event planner in Houston,
who considers herself the family's future; and Seema, a dreamy idealist
turned bored housewife languishing in Los Angeles. And then there's the
other granddaughter, Bita, a disillusioned law student in New York
trying to find deeper meaning by giving away her worldly belongings.
When an annual vacation in Aspen goes wildly awry and Shirin ends up
being bailed out of jail by Bita, the family's brittle upper class
veneer is cracked wide open and gossip about them spreads like
wildfire. Soon, Shirin must embark upon a grand quest to restore the
family name to its former glory. But what does that mean in a country
where the Valiats never mattered to anyone? And, will reputation be
enough to make them a family again?
Spanning from 1940s Iran into a splintered 2000s The Persians is an
irresistible portrait of a unique family in crisis that explores
timeless questions of love, money, art and fulfilment. Here is their
past, their present and a possible new future for them all.
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