As a Special Constable, Teddy Creque is the only police presence on the remote, sun-drenched island of Anegada, nestled in the heart of the British Virgin Islands. In all his years on the job, Teddy has never considered the possibility that he might have to address an actual crime on his peaceful island. That is, until he receives a hysterical call about a dead man on the beach. Indeed, Teddy is shocked to discover Paul Kelliher, a biologist who traveled to the island every summer for research, lying dead on the sands of the island's most remote beach, killed by a single shot to the head. And when the BVI's "real police" task Teddy with informing Kelliher's nearest kin of his death, Teddy makes an even more surprising discovery: there's no record that Paul Kelliher ever existed. Suddenly Teddy's routine life is thrown into tumult as he tries to track a killer—against his boss's wishes—while balancing his complicated family life, three other jobs, and the colorful... Views: 18
Walt Duffy was a world-renowned ornithologist, outdoorsman, and nature photographer who spent his life traveling and taking some of the most highly regarded photographs of birds in their natural habitats. Until, that is, over a year ago, when a climbing accident left him paraplegic. Now he spends his time in the backyard of his brownstone in Boston, with only his dog and his teen-aged son Ethan for company. Brady Coyne, Walt's long-time friend and attorney, handles his routine legal affairs and is asked by Walt to deliver a set of Meriweather Lewis letters to a rare book dealer for authentication. Shortly after, responding to a call from Duffy, Coyne stops by after work only to find Walt dead - murdered - in his backyard. Robbery is dismissed as a motive when the only thing that turns up missing is Walt's laptop. Equally disturbing is the fact that Ethan, Walt's son, is missing without a trace, any sign of struggle, or any clue to where he may have gone. There is also evidence that Walt was somehow involved in a notorious eco-terrorist group that is currently taking deadly action around the Boston area. With the FBI and the Boston police watching him closely, the eco-terrorists escalating dramatically, and Ethan still missing, Brady finds himself in the center of an increasingly dangerous plot. With the death toll mounting, Brady realizes he has to find the missing Ethan and unravel the complex puzzle before either of them becomes the latest victim. Views: 18
An award-winning new play that has been called "a brilliant latter-day variant on Elsinore in an English country garden blitzed by bees" (Sheridan Morley, The Spectator)All is not well in the Humble hive. Thirty-five-year-old Felix Humble is a Cambridge astrophysicist in search of a unified field theory, but after the sudden death of his father, James, a teacher and amateur beekeeper, he is forced to return to the family home in the English countryside. Once there he and his demanding mother, Flora, a glamorous former showgirl who resents having spent the last thirty years in suburban exile, attempt to reconcile themselves to James's death and to each other, plumbing the depths of their anger as well as their love. The emotional turmoil increases exponentially with the arrival of George, Flora's longtime lover, and his daughter Rosie, Felix's former girlfriend, as Felix is forced to acknowledge that his search for unity must include his own chaotic home life.... Views: 18
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nbsp; Jeremy Clarkson finds the world a perplexing place.nbsp; So much so, in fact, that he wrote a book about it.nbsp; But despite the appearance of the bestselling The World According To Clarkson, things donrsquo;t seem to have changed much.nbsp; And so Jeremyrsquo;s having another go.nbsp; In And Another Thing, our exasperated hero discovers that: nbsp; middot; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; He inadvertently dropped a bomb on North Carolina nbsp; middot; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Wersquo;re all going to explode at the age of 62 nbsp; middot; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Russians look bad in Speedos.nbsp; But not as bad as Brits nbsp; middot; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; No one should have to worry about being Bill Oddiersquo;s long lost sister nbsp; middot; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Cooking a Sunday Roast is one thing.nbsp; Gravy is quite another nbsp; middot; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; He should probably be nicer about David Beckham nbsp; But while these things play on his mind, the world remains Jeremyrsquo;s favourite place to be.nbsp; On the whole, itrsquo;s brilliant.nbsp; Itrsquo;s just the idiots, meddlers and do-gooders who spoil it for the rest of us.nbsp; Laugh-out-loud funny and as straight-talking as ever, Clarkson bursts their pointless little bubble, while celebrating the special things that we should hold dear.nbsp; Sit back and enjoy as Jeremy puts the world to rights hellip; Views: 18
Glass is pure. Glass is transparent. Glass is sharp. Günter Glass, ex-milkman and aspiring window-cleaner, is certainly pure. And he's pretty transparent. But the jury's still out on how sharp he is. What naïve young Günter does have is a head for heights and, ever since he visited a glassblower's workshop as a child, an unusual fixation with glass. When a minor adventure up the spire of Salisbury Cathedral makes Günter a local celebrity, John Blades - window-cleaner to the stars - comes calling. He wants Günter to join him in London to clean Europe's tallest skyscraper, the newly constructed Shard in London Bridge. With his mother recently passed away, his dad retired and no money to pay off the mortgage, Günter takes Blades up on his offer and soon finds himself, for the first time, among the bright lights of London. He has his first experience of romantic love with short-range... Views: 18
Review"'I worry that he thinks he doesn't need friends because he's got fans instead' Jeremy Clarkson, Sunday Times" Product DescriptionTop Gear presenter and columnist for the "Daily Telegraph" James May brings together another brilliant collection of his most controversial and humorous writing. From tales of motoring adventures through India, Russia and Iceland, to classic articles on essential subjects such as driving songs and haunted car parks, these gems from the number one car connoisseur will take readers on a motoring journey that will amuse and entertain in equal measure. Views: 18
Deep into the horrors of the Great Skies War, Bar Bazzon, a newly-minted officer serving aboard the Royal Airship Chimera, recounts the harrowing circumstances that pitted fellow aeronauts against one another on the very eve of a deadly encounter with one of the Iron Empire's dreaded hunter-killers. Views: 18
In Roxana Robinson's lucid and elegant prose, her characters' inner worlds open up to us, revealing private emotional cores that are familiar in their needs, their secrets, and their longings. These people tell us the truth--not only about themselves, their relationships, and their lives, but about ourselves as well.In "Family Christmas," a young girl takes a holiday trip to her grandparents', where the formal atmosphere is shattered by a mysterious and chaotic event that she knows she's too young to understand but struggles to comprehend. In "Blind Man," a college professor copes with the onslaught of grief after his daughter's death. In "The Face Lift," two college friends renew their bond across a great cultural divide. The sad and hilarious "Assistance" flawlessly details the tragicomic aspects of ageing--seen through the eyes of a daughter-turned-caretaker. The terrors of illness are explored in "The Treatment," and in "Assez," a trip to Provence reveals... Views: 18
SHAPESHIFTERS tracks the lives of five teenagers who live in a land that has long seen war between the avian and serpiente shapeshifters rage. Although a fragile peace has been established, they face many threats in the following years. HAWKSONG Danica Shardae, an avian shapeshifter, will do anything in her power to stop the war that has raged between her people and the serpiente - even pretend to be in love with Zane Cobriana, the terrifying leader of her kind's greatest enemy, and accept him as her pair bond. But will Zane strike as swiftly and lethally as the cobra that is his second form? SNAKECHARM A surprising union has brought peace to the avians and serpiente. Soon a child will be born to carry on their royal lines. But Syfka, an ancient falcon, is claiming that one of her people is hidden in the avian and serpiente land. Is Syfka's lost falcon just a ruse to stir up controversy among them? FALCONDANCE Nicias is a falcon, the son of two exiles from Ahnmik, and images... Views: 18
When you’ve lost something, it’s always in the last place you look. Quinn’s found Billy. Does he want to keep him? A newly-hired professor at a mountain college, Quinn is determined to put the past behind him. No more longing after men, not when he’s turned his life around and even found a woman who’s almost his fiancée. He’s on the straight and narrow now-that is, until Billy comes along. A force of nature, Billy sweeps Quinn off his feet and into a pair of welcoming arms. But does Quinn want to go back to being what he was, or does he dare to walk the path again after being interrupted? In the end, it’s all about sex and sexuality... Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, and male/male erotic romance. Views: 18
