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A dark and humid night on a London highway… a ghostly woman asking directions… and the reader is away on a tale of deceit, murder, madness, stolen identities and scheming cads, elaborate plots and outrageous coincidences, in the company of some of the most extraordinary characters in fiction. Hailed as a classic the moment it was written in 1859, The Woman in White uses a dozen different narrators to tell the tale of a man’s determination to save the woman he loves....

Somewhere in the United Kingdom, an eight year old boy is removed from his home in the middle of the night. He is a victim of an extraordinary experiment. In an attempt to reform society, the government has divided the population into four groups, each group representing a different personality type.

Stretching along the shelf, standing upright, were 12 wooden coffins. Nine were closed and three open...with little dolls standing inside them. It was supposed to be the most special day of her life - until the unthinkable happened. Leslie Petersen is shot dead on her wedding day. With the bride's killer vanished without a trace, the investigation into the murder grinds to a halt before it's even begun. But then, the decomposing body of an unidentified homeless man is found in an old Cold War bunker, and DCI Mark Lapslie makes a bizarre discovery.

Oliver Moon's Fangtastic Sleepover Oliver Moon is having a wail of a time at his spooky school sleepover in the haunted museum. But then he's cursed by a bad luck jinx and things start to go terribly wrong. Oliver didn't intend to summon such very, VERY, scary guests ... Will Oliver and his class survive the night? Oliver Moon and the Broomstick Battle Oliver Moon is going for gold in the broomstick obstacle race. But so is champion cheat Billy Bogeywort, and he'll stop at nothing to win.

Cornish farmer Joseph Moyle's loyalty to the crown goes well rewarded - his stepson Ralf is appointed page to the future Charles II. And when Ralf takes up his post, Britain is in the midst of its most tumultuous period ever - the war between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians and the dawning of an entirely new era...Ralf's duties oblige him to follow the heir to the throne through the western counties, where he experiences not only court intrigue and the constant threat of Cromwell's armies, but also romance.

In many ways the Ghost World is like the Real World and, in many ways, Ghosts are just like Humans, except they are never born and they never die. One day they appear and then one day they're gone. But recently more Ghosts than usual have been disappearing, just vanishing into even thinner air. So many, so quickly, that it can only mean one thing.

The Ghost World sits right on top of the Real World, overlapping it at the edges. This is the way it has been for hundreds of years. But not until now has there been a story like that of Grey Arthur, an ordinary ghost, with no particular talent for haunting.

A powerfully romantic novel about a son's attempt to understand his mother's past leads him to a tragic love affair and the heroic story of the assassination of a high ranking Nazi by the Czech resistance.

The narrator, the American born son of Czech immigrants living in New York, grows up in an atmosphere haunted by fragments of the past. As an adult he travels to Prague to uncover secrets.

From the creator of BBC drama Silent Witness comes a gripping and sinister thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. During the murder investigation of a teenage boy, DCI Mark Lapslie's methods come under fire and, as a result, his prime suspect walks free. Meanwhile another body is discovered, and Lapslie and his team quickly find themselves on the trail of a voracious serial killer. One year earlier, dedicated young Journalist Josie Dallyn stumbles over a chain of very similar cases.

When Brutalia’s ever suspicious Queen is forewarned of a new enemy – a nearby island called Bonrock – Mort is worried. As a pacifist, he’s a firm believer that strangers are just friends they haven’t met yet. Then he and his best friend and fellow pacifist Weed are sent to the island to investigate. Bonrock is a warm and welcoming place, with luscious landscapes and tropical waters. Mort’s relieved – there’s no need to fight! Until they stumble upon something terrifying. Perhaps there really is trouble in paradise?

Watch out for Sniff - the world’s funniest dog! Mad mongrel Sniff brings chaos and catastrophe into everyone’s lives! Sniff knows how to get a laugh out of a bin-bag... and how to turn a boring school play into a hilarious triumph, just by doing what comes naturally! More hilarious stories about Sniff the chaotic canine, from best-selling author Ian Whybrow.

Troll Trouble: Oliver Moon really wants to be a hero in the Magic School play. But when his audition goes disastrously wrong, he’s given the role of the stinky troll instead! Now Oliver wishes he wasn’t even in the play... until an unexpected visitor means he has the chance to be a hero after all. 'Monster Mystery': Oliver Moon thinks his luck is in when he wins the Magic School raffle, until he’s presented with his prize - a hideous painting of an ugly monster. But could there be more to the picture than meets the eye?

Tobey is determined to be famous. So one day Tobey and his friend Georgia audition for a role in the local play. To Tobey's huge disappointment, Georgia gets a part, but he doesn't. Can he turn this tragedy around?

Jack Slater is an official Monster Investigator - licensed to hunt out monsters who turn up under beds and terrorize small children (and his parents!). Armed with a high-power torch (monsters hate the light), a pocketful of spare batteries and a much-loved teddy (there is nothing monsters hate more than a favourite childhood toy), he sets off down to Monster Underworld when news reaches his ears that the monsters are on the march.

'Christmas Cracker' - Oliver Moon lives for Christmas - sledging with his best friend, Jake, and eating loads of yummy minced eyes. But this year his family is going to stay with his horrible cousins at Toadstool Towers, and Oliver's not looking forward to it at all. 'The Spell Off' - Oliver Moon isn't keen on the new boy at Magic School. Casper thinks he's the best at everything and tries to prove it by challenging Oliver to a scary spell-off.

Wealthy orphan Adam Bloom is extremely ordinary. So when his glamorous sister, Cressida, is invited to sing at Fortescue's festival of youthful talents, Adam can only tag along. But once all the children arrive at the festival, their terrific talents mysteriously begin to disappear.

Jack Slater is an official Monster Investigator - licensed to hunt out monsters who turn up under beds and terrorize small children. Brave Jack has never met a monster that could scare him... until now. The Dark Depths - home to the most terrifying of all monsters - have been opened, and Jack and his feisty friend Cherry must enter them and face the danger within. Armed only with their wits, a torch and a teddy bear...

The brave seafarers of Brutalia are on a mission to find treasure fit for their demanding queen and among them is peace-loving Mort. Not one for fame and fortune, Mort’s eyes are on a different prize - his family who are lost at sea. But when he and his shipmate Punky find the tentacle of a mythical sea creature, their adventure takes a dramatic turn. Could it be a monstrous twist in Mort’s rescue mission? And will Mort be able to stick to his Pacifist Promise?

When Isabel, a British university student, travels to a remote Spanish town, it isn't only to enjoy the atmosphere. It's also to trace how and why her family name might have derived from the town, a quest her father, Sebastian made nine years ago, not long before his death in a car accident. But as Isabel, aided by local guide Mauricio, starts digging into her family's possible links with Alarcon, she's unprepared for the dark secrets uncovered; secrets that the current ruling nobility of Alarcon are keen to keep buried.

There are hundreds of books on management. This is not just another book about what makes an effective manager. Becoming a Better Boss highlights why well-known advice on good management is so rarely heeded. By focusing on management through the eyes of an employee, Julian Birkinshaw gives us insightful and helpful advice on what we might do differently - both as individual managers of others, and as architects of the organizations in which we work. To achieve this, Birkinshaw has spent time working "in the trenches" to remind himself what life as an employee feels like.