When Atlanta police detective Michael Ormewood is called out to a murder scene at the notorious Grady Homes, he finds himself faced with one of the most brutal killings of his career: Aleesha Monroe is found in the stairwell in a pool of her own blood, her body horribly mutilated.

Outside of Pakistan, the world's highest concentration of al-Quaeda lurks in South-East Asia and there, Nick Stone's bosses get wind of an act of terrorism that will dwarf even the nightmare of 9/11. Stone is despatched to Malaysia by the CIA to assasinate a biochemist, but there are complications.

Danny Wallace is about to turn thirty. Recently married and living in a smart new area of town, he's swapped pints down the pub for lattes and brunch. For the first time in his life, he's feeling, well ...grown-up. But something's missing. Something he can't quite put his finger on. Until he finds an old address book, containing just twelve names.

Hannibal killed nine people before he was caught. And five on his escape. Two of his victims survived - one of them craves revenge. He is very rich and very influential, and his reach extends into the echelons of power around the world. His need to find Hannibal is insatiable. In Clarice Starling, he has the perfect bait

Provides an expansion on the great subjects of the original. This book has subjects of wide interest been given entire chapters of their own, including relativity, curved space, and quantum theory. The CD Rom of full-colour illustrations is an addition in its own right to the literature of science.

From a troubled childhood in poor circumstances, early attempts at pop stardom, to her big break in Eastenders , and the surprising story of how Martine McCutcheon finally came to leave the series for a singing career, this is the autobiography of one of the best-loved performers in Britain toda

An anthology which uncovers cat love and hate in letters, journals, stories and verse from the world's most popular to the world's most unexpected cat commentators - T.S. Elliot, Muriel Sparke, P.G. Wodehouse, Stevie Smith and Colette.

Its 1963 in New York, and outside the fortified building owned by Michael, a parade of people are waiting to ask the great man for favours. Among the visitors are former mob rivals, an emissary from the Mayor of New York, even faces from the past like Jonny Fontane. This is the story of the true 'lost years' in the Corleone saga: 1963-78.

Inspired by breathtaking views and romantically dreaming of finding love in the mountains, Tony Hawks impulsively buys an idyllic house in the French Pyrenees. As Tony and his small group of friends haplessly attempt to integrate themselves into local village life, they learn more about themselves and each other than they ever bargained for.

Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he demands enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of scientific institutions and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global warming. Beard finds his 5th marriage floundering. But this time it is different.

presenting a tale of the cruel twists of fate and the coincidences on which all our lives hinge, this work also takes a look at how books can nourish the soul.

The tree is decorated, the cookies are baked, and the presents are wrapped, but the biggest celebration this Christmas is Gaby Summerhill's wedding. Since her husband died three years ago, Gaby's four children have drifted apart. They haven't celebrated Christmas together since their father's death.

In April 1982, Argentina surprised the world by invading the Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny islands had long been the subject of a fierce territorial dispute between Argentina and the UK, and the occupation escalated into a full-blown conflict between the two countries. This audio book chronicles the conflict from all sides.

Stephen Hawking is an intellectual icon, known not only for the adventurousness of his ideas but for the clarity and wit with which he expresses them. His phenomenal multi-million-copy bestseller A Brief History of Time introduced the fascinating landscape of theoretical physics to readers all over the world.

As Trafford Sewell struggles to work through the usual crowds of commuters, he is confronted by the intimidating figure of his Parish Confessor. Why has Trafford not been streaming his every moment of sexual intimacy onto the community website like everybody else? Does he think he's different or special in some way? Does he have something to hide?