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In the early days of World War II, the infamous German Luftwaffe embark upon an expedition to Antarctica's icy continent. Their mission ends in disaster - its frozen secrets lying forgotten for almost a century. When a former NUMA colleague mysteriously disappears, Kurt Austin and his assistant J...

Something is biting people on the streets of Whitby. In an ordinary town, this would be worrying. Here, it's disastrous, and only Brenda has guessed why. She's also trying to prepare for a packed festive break at her B&B, but her best friend Effie is in distracted mood.

No matter what she tries to do, trouble has a way of finding Brenda. It's hardly surprising with secrets like hers. When her old adversary Mr Danby starts filling the airwaves with his late night phone in show it can only mean one thing - and sure enough best friend Effie soon finds herself up to...

In this volume of adventures for Brenda and Effie we uncover the mystery of both Elephant Men and meet Tolstoy the Long-Eared Bat out of Hell! Brenda goes back to her roots with Baron Frankenstein, and there's even an investigation at the Christmas Hotel with the famous Sherlock Holmes.

There's trouble in store for Brenda in this second outing for Whitby's fearless supernatural investigators. Poison pen letters are flying about and the garden furniture at the Hotel Miramar seems to be possessed. Brenda has no choice but to pull herself back together. quite literally!

Northern Britain, Iron Age. Pytheas of Massalia, the famed Greek explorer, roves the icy northern lands of Celtic Britain and beyond, in search of amber and other precious goods. But he also craves another encounter with Rian, the slave he fell in love with during a former voyage, who continues t...

Cleo knows she should be happy for her brother Mark. He's managed to find someone new after the sudden death of his first wife - but something about Evie just doesn't feel right. When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned. Could Mark be causing her injuries? Called out ...

A unique anthology, this volume gathers the shortlist of the world's biggest short story prize, as featured on 'Front Row'.

Now living in France, the American poet Marilyn Hacker's latest collection explores Paris, language, refugees and revolution.

Adele Robinson is locked up - convicted for the murder of her abusive father. She quickly realises that she'll have to play it tough if she's going to survive, and soon gains a reputation for standing her ground. Meanwhile, her brother Peter is building his criminal empire on the outside - runnin...