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Lost and Never Found
Simon Mason
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Oxford, city of rich and poor, where the homeless camp out in the
shadows of the gorgeous buildings and monuments. A city of lost
things - and buried crimes. At three o'clock in the morning,
Emergency Services receives a call. 'This is Zara Fanshawe. Always
lost and never found.' An hour later, the wayward celebrity's Rolls
Royce Phantom is found abandoned in dingy Becket Street. The
paparazzi go wild. For some reason, news of Zara's disappearance
prompts homeless woman Lena Wójcik to search the camps, nervously,
for the bad-tempered vagrant known as 'Waitrose', a familiar sight
in Oxford pushing his trolley of possessions. But he's nowhere to
be found either. Who will lead the investigation and cope with the
media frenzy? Suave, prize-winning, Oxford-educated DI Ray Wilkins
is passed over in favour of his partner, gobby, trailer-park
educated DI Ryan Wilkins (no relation). You wouldn't think Ray
would be happy. He isn't. You wouldn't think Ryan would be any good
at national press presentations. He isn't. And when legendary cop
Chester Lynch takes a shine to Ray - and takes against Ryan -
things are only going to get even messier.
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The Broken Afternoon
Simon Mason
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R362
R301
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'Move over Morse. Simon Mason Oxford crime novel breathes fresh
life into the police procedural' Val McDermid 'There is no one else
like him' Mark Sanderson The Times/Sunday Times Crime Club A DI
RYAN WILKINS MYSTERY A SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCE A four-year-old girl
goes missing in plain sight outside her nursery in Oxford, a
middle-class, affluent area, her mother only a stones-throw away. A
TRIGGERING RESPONSE Ryan Wilkins, one of the youngest ever
Detective Inspectors in the Thames Valley force, dishonourably
discharged three months ago, watches his former partner DI Ray
Wilkins deliver a press conference, confirming a lead. A DARK WEB
Ray begins to delve deeper, unearthing an underground network of
criminal forces in the local area. But while Ray's investigation
stalls Ryan brings his unique talents to unofficial and quite
illegal inquiries which will bring him into a confrontation with
the very officials who have thrown him out of the force. Praise for
the DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries 'Mason has reformulated Inspector
Morse for the 2020s' The Times 'Start now and avoid the rush'
Guardian
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER 2023 '[A] terrific crime novel'
Mick Herron 'This moody, atmospheric novel is full of surprises'
Sunday Times (Crime Book of the Month) '[W]ell plotted and very
funny' ***** Sun 'This has a TV series written all over it' Daily
Mail ----------------------------------------------------------
Ryan Wilkins grew up on a trailer park, a member of what many
people would call the criminal classes. As a young Detective
Inspector, he's lost none of his disgust with privileged elites -
or his objectionable manners. But he notices things; they stick to
his eyes. His professional partner, DI Ray Wilkins, of affluent
Nigerian-London heritage, is an impeccably groomed, smooth-talking
graduate of Balliol College, Oxford. You wouldn't think they would
get on. They don't. But when a young woman is found strangled at
Barnabas Hall, they're forced to. Rich Oxford is not Ryan's natural
habitat. St Barnabas's irascible Provost does not appreciate his
forceful line of questioning. But what was the dead woman doing in
the Provost's study? Is it just a coincidence that on the night of
her murder the college was entertaining Sheik al-Medina, a Gulf
state ruler linked to human-rights abuses in his own country and
acts of atrocity in others? As tensions rise, things aren't going
well. Ray is in despair. Ryan is in disciplinary measures. But
their investigation gradually disentangles the links between a
Syrian refugee lawyer now working in the college kitchens, a
priceless copy of the Koran in the college collection and the
identity of the dead woman. A Killing in November introduces an
unlikely duo from different sides of the tracks in Oxford in a
deftly plotted murder story full of dangerous turns, troubled pasts
and unconventional detective work.
A DI RYAN WILKINS MYSTERY A SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCE A four-year-old
girl goes missing in plain sight outside her nursery in Oxford, a
middle-class, affluent area, her mother only a stones-throw away. A
TRIGGERING RESPONSE Ryan Wilkins, one of the youngest ever
Detective Inspectors in the Thames Valley force, dishonourably
discharged three months ago, watches his former partner DI Ray
Wilkins deliver a press conference, confirming a lead. A DARK WEB
Ray begins to delve deeper, unearthing an underground network of
criminal forces in the local area. But while Ray's investigation
stalls Ryan brings his unique talents to unofficial and quite
illegal inquiries which will bring him into a confrontation with
the very officials who have thrown him out of the force. Praise for
the DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries 'Mason has reformulated Inspector
Morse for the 2020s' The Times 'Start now and avoid the rush'
Guardian
At the beginning of the 11th century, General Yang sends his son
Zongbao to exterminate the bandit living in Dragon-Taming Wood. In
the forest, Zongbao is surprised by the bandit's teenage daughter,
a kung fu prodigy, who challenged him to unarmed combat. Her deal?
If Zongbao wins, she will lead him to her father's secret hideout.
If she wins, she will take him to her father as her prisoner. So
begins Mu Guiying's extraordinary story, which will end with a
spectacular battle for the destiny of her country.
Warm, entertaining, and above all thought-provoking, Daemon Voices
provides a remarkable insight into the mind of one of our greatest
writers. He explains which storytellers have meant the most to him,
including William Blake and John Milton, why their work has
resonated with him, and how it has inspired his own thinking. In
over 30 essays, written over 20 years, Philip Pullman reveals the
narratives that have shaped his vision, his experience of writing,
and the keys to mastering the art of storytelling.
Meet Garvie Smith. Highest IQ ever recorded at Marsh Academy.
Lowest ever grades. What's the point? Life sucks. Nothing
surprising ever happens.Until Chloe Dow's body is pulled from a
pond. His ex-girlfriend.DI Singh is already on the case. Ambitious,
uptight, methodical - he's determined to solve the mystery - and
get promoted. He doesn't need any 'assistance' from notorious
slacker, Smith.Or does he?
Amy Roecastle is beautiful. Selfish. And missing. Vanished without
a trace in the middle of the night, she's taken her ferocious dog -
and something else, too. Something deadly. Amy's best friend is
lying to Inspector Singh, who has no leads and no idea. Cue Garvie
Smith. Teenage slacker. Undeniable crime-solving genius. Garvie's
one step ahead of the investigation. But there's nothing simple
where Amy is involved. And this time Garvie's about to find himself
in way over his head.
It's exam season - but Five Mile is in shock. A teenage boy was
shot last night, with no clear motive and no clues. Garvie Smith -
reprobate, genius and waster - was just getting down to a spot of
revision. But he knows he's the only one who has any idea where to
look for the answers. Starting with his best friend's girlfriend.
Exams. What exams?
In over 30 essays, written over 20 years, one of the world's great
story-tellers meditates on story-telling. Warm, funny, generous,
entertaining and, above all, deeply considered, they offer thoughts
on a wide variety of topics, including the origin and composition
of Philip's own stories, the craft of writing and the story-tellers
who have meant the most to Philip. The art of story-telling is
everywhere present in the essays themselves, in the instantly
engaging tone, the vivid imagery and striking phrases, the resonant
anecdotes, the humour and learnedness. Together, they are greater
than the sum of their parts: a single, sustained engagement with
story and story-telling.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and
practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the
extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases,
their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology,
agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even
cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT035712With a
half-title.London: printed for M. Cooper, 1745. 4],52p.; 8
This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading
programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach
today's children to read. In this Year 3 Brown A (NC level 3c)
fiction novel ... At the Wildlife Park, Will tells his family
everything he knows about the big, fierce animals. Lucy is only
interested in the small, furry animals. When Lucy bumps into a
really big, fierce animal, some interesting facts tumble into
Will's mind ...
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Moon Pie (Paperback)
Simon Mason
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Eleven-year-old Martha is used to being the one who has to keep her
head. Tug, her little brother, is too small. Dad is too strange.
And Mum's not here any more. So when Dad falls off the roof, it's
Martha who ices his knee and takes him to the doctor. And when Dad
doesn't come home, it's Martha who cooks Tug's favourite pie and
reads him his bedtime story. And when Dad passes out, it's Martha
who cleans him up and keeps his secret. But eventually Dad's
problems become too big for even Martha to solve. There is only one
person who can sort things out now. Dad.
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