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Having firmly established the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in the novels A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was retained by The Strand Magazine to contribute a series of twelve short stories, which beganwith 'A Scandal in Bohemia' in 1891 and were published monthly for the next year. The stories, in which the master sleuth receives a stream of clients presenting him with baffling and bizarre mysteries in his consulting room at 221B Baker Street, wereinstantly popular and by the time of the publication of the final story, 'The Copper Beeches', they had become the mainstay of the magazine. They included such classic tales as 'The Five Orange Pips' and 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band', and weregathered together in a collection known as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, representing some of the finest detective stories ever written.

Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song-written by world-famous superstar Jonesy-but Jane hasn't had a breakout since. Now she's living out of four garbage bags at her parents' house, reduced toperforming to Karaoke tracks in Las Vegas. Rock bottom. But when her longtime manager Pippa sends Jane to London to regroup, she's seated next to an intriguing stranger on the flight-the other Tom Hardy, an elegantly handsome Oxford professor ofliterature. Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, truly inspired. But it's not Jane's past alone that haunts her second chance at stardom, and at love. Is Tom all that he seems? And can Jane emerge from the shadow of Jonesy's earlier hit, and intothe light of her own? In turns deeply sexy, riotously funny, and utterly joyful, This Bird Has Flown explores love, passion, and the ghosts of our past, and offers a glimpse inside the music business that could only come from beloved songwriter Susanna

From the prize-winning author of Seating Arrangements comes the masterful story of a young woman who abandons her dreams to start a new life. Spanning decades, crossing continents, Astonish Me is stunning examination of love and sacrifice.

Chandler Cohen lies for a living.When she accepts her next ghostwriting gig penning a memoir for cult actor Finnegan Walsh, it should be a dream job.However, Chandler knows him best as something else: her worst-ever one-night stand . . .She's determinedto keep things professional. But when she finally admits to Finn that their night together wasn't as mind-blowing as he thought, he's mortified, and determined to make amends.So, they strike a deal. During the day, they'll work on the book, and at night,she'll school him in the art of satisfaction.As they grow closer, the line between business and pleasure starts to blur.Can Chandler and Finn have both, or will they have to choose?

From international bestseller, Karen M. McManus, comes the explosive third and final instalment in the acclaimed Bayview series. Ever since that day in detention, life hasn't been easy for the Bayview Crew. Now Nate is trying to maintain a long-distancerelationship with Bronwyn, who is struggling to balance her new life at Yale with her memories of Bayview. Addy's about to leave Bayview behind and take a leap into the unknown and Phoebe's tired of keeping secrets. Everybody's ready to move on. Until amysterious billboard arrives. Time for a new game, Bayview. And when a member of the crew disappears, it's clear this 'game' just got serious - and no-one understands the rules. Everyone's a target. And now that someone unexpected has returned toBayview, things are starting to get deadly. Simon was right about secrets - they all come out in the end.

'Az Örökös és a Tartalék - nem értékítélet, mégsem lehet félreérteni. Én voltam az árnyék, a támasz, a Bterv... Akkor hívtak, ha helyettesítésre vagy figyelemelterelésre volt szükség. Ezt életem kezdetén tudatták velem, majd rendszeresen meg is erősítették.'

Once upon a Regency time, an author created a family . . .But not just any family. Eight brothers and sisters, assorted in-laws, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, (not to mention an overweight corgi), plus an irrepressible matriarch who's a match for any of them . . . These are the Bridgertons. Througheight bestselling novels, readers laughed, cried, and fell in love.But they wanted more.And so the readers asked the author . . .What happened next? Does Simon ever read his father's letters? Do Francesca and Michael become parents? Who would win in a Pall Mall grudge match?

After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine's Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother's house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry's. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she's back home in her own bed-andit's Valentine's Day all over again. And the next day? Another nightmare V-Day. Emilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can't wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. In addition to Josh'srecurring infidelity, Emilie can't get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running into-sometimes literally-in unfortunate ways. How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out ofthese terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs?

How much is the smile from the person you love worth to you?Brooke's life has derailed. Her social life and career have evaporated, her daughter is desperately unhappy and being bullied at school, and, for a 43-year-old, she probably spends way too many weekends at her parent's. But the reason for all this is nomystery. A year and a half ago, Brooke's husband died.But Brooke does have one secret. Her husband's death, the worst thing that has ever happened to her, has made her unbelievably rich.Despite her despair, Brooke suddenly realises she has the power to make her daughter's life, and the world a little brighter.

DISCOVER THE DEEPLY ROMANTIC AND UNFORGETTABLE TIKTOK SENSATION THAT WILL GRIP YOU UNTIL THE VERY LAST PAGE'Wren and Crew stole my heart and neither of them will give it back. I cannot explain how much I adore this story . . . Full of angst, drama and steam' 5* READER REVIEW'Addictive, angsty and unforgettable . . . their chemistry was explosive' 5* READER REVIEW'Wren and Crew are perfection and the chemistry they have is sizzling! I was sweating it out with nerves at Chapter 4 and the rollercoaster never ended' 5* READER REVIEW_________Wren Beaumont is a model student. Kind, clever and beautiful, she is loved by everyone at Lancaster Prep.Everyone but brooding campus bad boy Crew Lancaster.Son of the family who own the school, Crew's life seems easy - but with an overbearing father and high expectations, it's anything but.Which is why he has no time for people like Wren.But when their lives unexpectedly collide, Wren discovers there's more to life than good grades - and Crew finally understands what it's like to care about someone other than himself . . .Could they - should they - become the school's most unlikely couple?_________Steamy, romantic and totally addictive, this is a story that proves that true love really does happen when you least expect it . . .'Crew . . . really had me wrapped around his finger by the end of the book' 5* READER REVIEW'I fell madly in love with Wren and Crew. A delightful balance of slow burn and enemies to friends to lovers, and will capture every romance reader's heart' 5* READER REVIEW

Der Athener Ermittler Nikos Balli, ein Spezialist für das Mord-Motiv Eifersucht, ist seit dem Verlust seiner groáen Liebe ein Getriebener. Auf der Insel Kalymnos soll er einen Vermissten finden, Julian. Er und sein Zwillingsbruder Franz waren in dieselbeFrau verliebt, Helena, Tochter eines Gastwirts der Insel. Es kam zum Streit, und seitdem hat man Julian nicht mehr gesehen. Sein Handtuch wurde am Strand gefunden, ist der junge Mann beim morgendlichen Schwimmen ertrunken?

Water voles are small, brownish, bewhiskered and charming. Made famous by 'Ratty' in The Wind in the Willows, once they were a ubiquitous part of our waterways. They were a totem of our rivers. Now, however, they are nearly gone. This is their story, andthe story of a conservationist with a wild hope: that he could bring them back.

Sisters, beware the 'Wasteman of Whitewell' . . . As host of radio show Brown Sugar, Kiki Banjo's mission is to protect her listeners from heartbreak. Which puts Whitewell College's newest student, handsome 'player' Malakai Korede, at the top of herhitlist. But when Kiki's dream summer internship in New York depends on finding a fresh angle for her radio show, she must make an unlikely bargain with Malakai himself - to put their simmering clashes aside to form a fake relationship, something sweetand spicy enough to win over the whole campus. However, close proximity to the notorious heartbreaker brings everything Kiki thought she knew about her own heart into question. Why does throwing out her stringent romantic rulebook suddenly so tempting?Will she find it in her to resist? A fresh, utterly addictive rom-com from Sunday Times bestselling author Bola Babalola, Honey & Spice is full of delicious tension and romantic intrigue that will make you weak at the knees.

They think I hurt someone. But I didn't. You hear? Cos people are gonna be telling you all kinds of lies. I need you to know the truth. Joe hasn't seen his brother for ten years, and it's for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on death row. But now Ed'sexecution date has been set, and Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with him, no matter what other people think ... From one-time winner and two-time Carnegie Medal shortlisted author Sarah Crossan, this poignant, stirring, huge-hearted novelasks big questions. What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do you say goodbye?

Return to Avalon Bay with the third book in New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy's addictive and romantic seriesCollege student Cassie Soul hasn't spent an entire summer in Avalon Bay in years, not since her parents divorced and her mother spitefully whisked her away to Boston. Now that her grandmother is selling the boardwalk hotel that's been in their family forfive decades, Cassie returns to the quaint beach town, excited to spend time with family, ring in her twenty-first birthday . . . and maybe find herself a summer fling. She's ready for breathless, heart-pounding passion. And on her first night in town,she finds the perfect candidate: Tate Bartlett, Avalon Bay's fun-loving golden boy.Tate, sailing instructor and lovable player, is no stranger to flings. In fact, he's always down for a good time. But . . . maybe not this time? The moment he meets Cassie, he knows she's not the girl you play games with, and the last thing he wants todo is risk breaking her heart. So, despite his attraction to her, he turns her down. But that awkward hiccup doesn't stop a friendship from developing between the two. Tate even helps Cassie find that fling she's so set on finding. Only it isn't longbefore he's wondering if he made a huge mistake. Cassie is gorgeous, hilarious, and, frankly, the coolest person he's ever met. He can't deny it anymore: he wants that fling now. Big-time. And maybe even something more.As Cassie and Tate walk the line between friends and lovers, they're about to discover that their situation is the least complicated part of this equation. Because Avalon Bay is full of secrets-and their relationship might not survive when one secret inparticular comes to light.

Haruki Murakami (Kioto, 1949) estudió literatura en la Universidad de Waseda y regentó durante varios anos un club de jazz. Es, en la actualidad, el autor japonés más prestigioso y reconocido en todo el mundo, merecedor de premios como el Noma,elTanizak

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST'A dazzling epic of love, war and the joy of books' Guardian'There is magic in this place ... You just have to sit and breathe and wait and it will find you'Fifteenth-century Constantinople. Present day Idaho. The future, and humanity's last hope.Across time and space, five young dreamers are bound by a single ancient text. Together, they tell a story of a world in peril

Ladybird Homework Helpers are fun, bright activity books with content that supports the work taught in schools. The Ladybird Adding Up Homework Helper is in line with the Primary Framework for Maths in Key Stage 1, and is perfect for helping yourschool-age child to learn and practise the basic principles of subtraction in a fun, motivating way. Each page contains short, snappy activities that can be done in short bursts, and there are also over 100 colourful stickers to interactively reinforcethe concepts learnt. There's also a thorough parent note to help both you and your child get the most out of the book. Trust Ladybird to give you the best homework help around!

When you have as few friends as private investigator Lennox does, you can't afford to lose any. When you do, someone has to pay.Quiet Tommy Quaid is one of Lennox's few friends in Glasgow. Lennox appreciates Tommy's open, straightforward personality -even if he is a master thief.When Tommy is flung to his death from a factory roof in front of Lennox's eyes, Lennox discovers just how wrong he was about Tommy's quiet life.It seems Tommy knew a secret, and it cost him his life. But for once, Quiet Tommydidn't go quietly. His secret concerned people above the law - people in some cases who are the law - and so now, from beyond the grave, he leaves a trail for Lennox to follow to ensure justice is done. For once, Lennox is on the side of the angels. Buthe is an avenging angel, and in brutal Glasgow, justice has to get bloody.

A Call Me By Your Name folytatásaIn this spellbinding new exploration of the varieties of love, the author of Call Me by Your Name lets us back into his characters' lives years after their first meetingIn Find Me, Aciman shows us Elio's father, Samuel, on a trip from Florence to Rome to visit Elio, now a gifted classical pianist. A chance encounter on the train upends Sami's visit and changes his life forever.Elio soon moves to Paris, where he, too, has a consequential affair, while Oliver, a New England college professor with a family, suddenly finds himself contemplating a return trip across the Atlantic.Aciman is a master of sensibility, of the intimate details and the nuances of emotion that are the substance of passion. Find Me brings us back inside the world of one of our greatest contemporary romances to show us that in fact true love never dies.

A pulse-racing terrorist thriller - perfect for fans of I Am Pilgrim, Bourne, 24 and HomelandMarc Dane is a MI6 field agent at home behind a computer screen, one step away from the action. But when a brutal attack on his team leaves Marc as the only survivor - and with the shocking knowledge that there are traitors inside MI6 - he's forced intothe front line.However the evidence seems to point towards Marc as the perpetrator of the attack. Accused of betraying his country, he must race against time to clear his name.With nowhere to turn to for help and no one left to trust, Marc is forced to rely on the elusive Rubicon group and their operative Lucy Keyes. Ex US Army, Lucy also knows what it's like to be an outsider, and she's got the skills that Marc is sorelylacking.A terrorist attack is coming, one bigger and more deadly than has ever been seen before. With the eyes of the security establishment elsewhere, only Lucy and Marc can stop the attack before it's too late.

What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects,so distinct from those of a painting, a ?lm, or a poem? In this inspired, thoughtful, deeply personalbook, Orhan Pamuk takes us into the worlds of the writer.

'Utterly sublime' - Cecelia Ahern'Impossible not to read it in a single gulp' - The Times'Undoubtedly one of the best books of the year' - Irish Times_______________SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDSWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG YA AWARD_______________I am not who I say I am.Marla isn't who she thinks she is.I am a girl trying to forget.Marla is a woman trying to remember.When Allison runs away from home, she doesn't expect to be taken in by Marla, an elderly woman with dementia, who mistakes her for an old friend called Toffee. Allison is used to hiding who she really is, and trying to be what other people want her tobe. And so, Toffee is who she becomes.But as her bond with Marla grows, Allison begins to ask herself: where is home? What is a family? And most importantly, who am I, really?_______________'Compelling and beautifully wrought' - The Sunday Times'A book that changes its reader for the better' - Guardian'One of our most original writers' - John Boyne_______________Experience every emotion with the finest verse novelist of our generation...Don't miss Sarah Crossan's other irresistibly page-turning books Moonrise, One, Apple and Rain, and The Weight of Water.

This Oxford Children's Classic contains the complete unabridged text of A Christmas Carol andother Christmas stories written by Charles Dickens. It also features an introduction by Neil Gaiman and other bonus material including insights for readers,facts, activities, and more . . .Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spectral spirits on Christmas Eve. They guide him on a journey through his past, present, and future, showing him the joys of Christmas and the consequences of his wicked ways.

Grumpy cowboys and steamy romance . . . Welcome to Chestnut Springs: the big-hitting, small-town series from TikTok sensation Elsie Silver. Perfect for fans of Devney Perry, Lucy Score and B.K. Borison. Beau Eaton is the town prince, a handsome militaryhero with a tortured past. I'm the outcast bartender, a shy girl from the wrong side of the tracks. He's thirty-five and all man, I'm twenty-two and all . . . virgin. He's also my fiancé. Correction: my fake fiancé. We start out as a bet. He doesn'tbelieve that anyone holds my last name against me. So he offers me his to prove a point. It's a win-win. He gets a break from his concerned family's prying, and I get a chance to shed my family's reputation while I save up to ditch this small town. Hesays all I have to do is wear his ring, follow his lead, and pretend I can't keep my hands off of him in public. But it's what happens between us in private that blurs all those carefully drawn lines . . . It's what transpires behind closed doors thatdoesn't feel like pretending at all . . . This engagement was supposed to be for show. This agreement? It has an end date. He once told me he'd never fall in love. And yet here I am, head over heels for my fake fiancé.

The irresistible new standalone from Sophie Kinsella is a story of love, empowerment and an IOU that changes everything . . . Fixie Farr can't help herself. Straightening a crooked object, removing a barely-there stain, helping out a friend . . . shejust has to put things right. It's how she got her nickname, after all. So when a handsome stranger in a coffee shop asks her to watch his laptop for a moment, Fixie not only agrees, she ends up saving it from certain disaster. To thank her, thecomputer's owner, Sebastian, scribbles her an IOU - but of course, Fixie never intends to call in the favour. That is, until her teenage crush, Ryan, comes back into her life and needs her help. Fixie turns to Seb - but things don't go according to planand now Fixie owes Seb: big time. Soon the pair are caught up in a series of IOUs - from small favours to life-changing debts - and Fixie is torn between her past and the future she deserves. Does she have the courage to fix things for herself and fightfor the life, and love, she really wants?

En 1788 un jeune universitaire anglais de vingt-trois ans, Lempricre, rédige en huit mois un dictionnaire des antiquités classiques qui fait encore autorité. En 1991, un jeune romancier anglais, Norfolk, invente les circonstances dans lesquellesLempricre aurait écrit son livre : ainsi, le jeune érudit est-il le témoin d'une série de crimes qui reproduisent les légendes antiques dont son esprit est nourri, et, se croyant responsable de ces meurtres, il s'attelle au dictionnaire comme a unexercice de purgation mentale. Ainsi il est le jouet d'une mystérieuse société secrcte qui tire les ficelles de la puissante Compagnie des Indes : neuf hommes dont le reve est de revenir en triomphateurs a La Rochelle, d'ou leurs ancetres se sont enfuisau moment du sicge (1628), et de balayer la monarchie fran‡aise. Parce que sa famille a failli faire échouer leur entreprise, Lempricre est un ennemi a abattre ou un complice a récupérer... Jersey, Londres, Paris, Versailles, La Rochelle, l'Atlantique,la Méditerranée... L'oeuvre joue avec l'espace et le temps. D'une fantaisie baroque qui va jusqu'a l'extravagance : robots revetus de chair, hommes volants, orangers en délire dans le parc de Versailles, etc. Cette fresque historique truquée est unefresque sociale : port de Londres, agitateurs de la pcgre, policiers et juges paranoiaques, notaires véreux, inoubliable veuve Neagle, qui martcle le crƒne d'un notaire avec son soulier... Roman policier, roman comique, roman d'amour, {le Dictionnaire deLempricre} fut un grand succcs en Angleterre, aux Etats-Unis et en Allemagne.