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Ranging from stark psychological suspense to frothy frolic, this stunning collection of twelve short stories demonstrates Simon Brett's astonishing versatility. In TICKLED TO DEATH, a lover of practical jokes is smothered to death in a custard pie. DOUBLE GLAZING reveals the patient and perverse logic...

Written by one of the best-known interpreters of classical literature today, Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy presents a revolutionary take on the work of this great classical playwright and on how our understanding of tragedy has been shaped by our literary past. Simon Goldhill sheds new light...

In a world where superheroes take part in policing, there is one group that has been ignored: The Justice Trio. This chronicle follows The Justice Trio in some of their odder--and thus more interesting--adventures, including dealing with rage-filled Australians, friends who have returned from the dead, and the ever-present question of why people keep passing out in their base.

One secret could destroy a family. One lie could save them. The brilliant prequel to The Boy Who Saw, a gripping thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Simon Toyne, featuring the enigmatic Solomon Creed. A strangerSolomon Creed is an outsider with an unknown past, travelling through a remote part of...

How did some of the main characters in The Chronicles of Anúrth begin their journeys? This short novella includes five short stories which describe how the Sorcerous Duo, the Saint, the Guardian, the Six and the Lieutenant end up embroiled in the War for the World.While the Sorcerous Duo must...

Die zweite Episode aus "Arena", dem neuen Roman von Simon Scarrow Rom, A. D. 41: Claudius ist der neue Herrscher Roms – doch das Volk steht nicht geschlossen hinter seinem unbarmherzigen Kaiser. Der Gladiator Marcus Valerius Pavo, Sohn eines in Ungnade gefallenen Soldaten, wird...

Die erste Episode aus "Arena", dem neuen Roman von Simon Scarrow Rom, A. D. 41: Nach der Ermordung Kaiser Caligulas ist Claudius der neue Herrscher Roms. Seine Macht jedoch ist nicht gefestigt, Verschwörer wollen ihn zu Fall bringen. Ein hünenhafter keltischer Barbar namens Britomaris,...

Der neue Band der gewaltigen Rom-Serie von Bestsellerautor Simon Scarrow Britannien, A. D. 51: Seit zehn Jahren kämpft das Römische Reich, um seine Herrschaft über die britannischen Stämme aufrecht zu erhalten. In dieser Situation ist es fatal, dass der größenwahnsinnige Kommandant Quertus...

A very funny account of a couple struggling to make a huge life change. Eddie Butts, a no-longer-young Australian teacher, is desperate to dance. Her handsome husband Stephen is only semi-desperate to hold a job and keep his hands off the eager ladies. She falls in love with the powerful dancing of...

Éric Delacroix travaille dans une banque, habite un appartement comme les autres, paye ses taxes et contribue à la société comme on s'attend à ce qu'il le fasse. Il n'excelle en rien, n'a rien d'unique, rien de spécial. Mais, en silence, comme une menace il rêve de grandeur. Grand amateur...

Jones is usually a loner, a part-time, space faring freelance hit man. Finding himself marooned on a hostile beach he needs to use his ingenuity to survive in an environment inhabited by mammoths. Katie is a bright young archaeologist who has made a startling discovery in an English forest. These...

Ten short stories around the themes of the wasteland, the post-apocalypse, spirituality, sanity, madness, war, enlightenment and liberation.Stories in this collection include:RemnantsNew RecruitsBuried DeepThe Frail ManThe Secret WeaponIf You Find This…The PatientDie Again TodayBuddha on the RoadChildren...

Liebesglück im Schnee Verena Kufsteiner - Rebeccas Wintertraum Als ihr Freund sie verlässt, bricht für Rebecca eine Welt zusammen, und sie will nur noch weg! Verzweifelt packt sie ihren Koffer und fährt ins Zillertal. Im Berghotel begegnet sie einem weiteren Alleinreisenden....

Nestling in undergrowth by the bank of the Thames, an old wartime pillbox, relic of the nation’s troubled past, finds itself at the heart of events that will haunt the idyllic village of Cardwell. With last summer’s case still weighing against his name, Chief Inspector Dalliance arrives...