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The Compound consists of 23 males and 23 females. The same Routines are rigidly followed every single 24 Hour Block. The Compound's Rules must always be obeyed. And Sexual Relief is only allowed to happen between the same sex. Male 13 slowly starts to quietly question the world of the Compound. He wonders if there could be more to life other than Work, Eat and Repeat. And, Compound-forbid, could he dare to risk everything, and ever attempt to have Sexual Relief with a female..?

Agatha Christie’s new publisher suggests she visits a quaint village, Chipping Morten, to inspire her to complete her next Miss Marple manuscript. But, who is the Marple-mad fan, who is following the bestselling murder mystery author? And, upon arrival at the village, a Miss Marple-inspired murder is announced, with a suspicious familiarity. Can someone really be using Agatha's Miss Marple books as a template for... murder? The Woman in Green 1 of 3

A chance meeting with a mysterious, elderly man... Featuring all six plays of the absorbing, yet fun mystery series that has taken Amazon Kindle by storm. Also, exclusive 'Boxed Set' Extras including: Interview with the man behind the armchair; Deleted scenes; Easter egg; Favourite quotes - and more!

"Anarchy is our aim.” A fire and murder at the Blackfriars’ Theological College catches the attention of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. “Barbarism is our belief.” Their investigation leads them into contact with the High Priestess and the strange but menacing disciples of, the Order of the Acolytes. “Chaos is our creed.”

The society spiritualist, Mrs. Hayden is seemingly able to converse freely with the recently departed at her popular gatherings. Holmes and Watson remain skeptical, until they attend one of her remarkable seances....

Who is Old Tom? A sad and lonely fusspot? Or a forgotten figure whose bewildering deductive abilities hint at something more? Does he ever leave his armchair? Why is he only ever seen or heard by engaging local newspaper reporter Trench? And what surprising secret are the Mayflower Court Flats really hiding?

TRENCH'S HOLIDAY CHECLIST (for a visit to the sleepy coastal village of Fisherman's Cove) TOOTHBRUSH - CHECK BUCKET & SPADE - CHECK (I'll need to do some digging.) MYSTERY - CHECK (An enduring fifty year-old one: whatever happened to the brothers Quinn?) GIRLFRIEND - NOT EXACTLY (But Sally-Anne's coming along.) ARMCHAIR - AFRAID NOT (Sorry Old Tom, but it won't fit in the suitcase.)

And the man is... Mandrake Trench and new colleague at the Stokeham Herald, Debsy, investigate four more cosy mysteries. This exclusive Collector's Edition includes all four accompanying Sideways Glances.

An unprecedented crime wave is remorselessly sweeping across the city of London. How have the criminals achieved so much recent remarkable success? Inspector Lestrade does not know which way to turn. Holmes and Watson follow a series of tantalizing clues leading them closer to the darkness....

In fog-enshrouded Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson soon become entangled in a deadly web of intrigue and cryptic clues. Who is the silver-caned shadowy stranger? Is Euclid's College lecturer John Kindred really in danger? And what is the connection to the fabled and priceless emerald, the Egyptian Sepulchre?

With Holmes incapacitated, Watson reluctantly agrees to let the argumentative Inspector Lestrade accompany him on a Scottish fishing holiday. But soon after arriving at Ye Clootie's Claw Inn, Watson and Lestrade discover the fearsome Legend of Loch Logarth seems to be very much on the prowl. Is the Clootie creature terrorizing the village of Logarth? And will Watson and Lestrade ever agree on anything?

Sally Steamy is an engine who doesn't seem to like Christmas at all. Sally wants to keep herself busy and believe Christmas is just another day. Can Little Titch and a magical Christmas adventure somehow change her mind?

Can a deadly and ferocious tiger really be stalking the fog-enshrouded streets of Edwardian London? Holmes and Watson decide to visit the local travelling Circus and are especially interested when a performing and very agile tiger bursts into the ring....

Rust Bucket is an old engine who lives on a lost railway. Little Titch wakes up on an old, rusty railway track. He doesn't know where he is or how he even came to be there. Back home, Gideon and Minnie Millie desperately search for their friend. Can they ever find the lost little engine?

Minnie Millie is the station cleaner who likes to look after her engine friends. But her friends, Little Titch and Gideon, want to know just who is it who controls all the Mainland engines. To find out, they must go all the way to the Big City, where the biggest surprise of all is waiting for them....

Toc Toc is a clockwork engine who holds the secret to the tick and the tock. Little Titch, Gideon, and Minnie Millie come to the Clockwork Village with a cog, spindle, and wheel to fix the Great Clock. But what lies behind the towering clock face? And why, for a clockwork village, is there neither a tick nor a tock?

Gideon is a big, kind engine with a huge crane arm. But when he meets an even bigger engine, Massive Mandy, she is always very rude to him. With the help of his friends, can Gideon somehow find the softer side of the bad-tempered engine?

Little Titch and Gideon snuggle up for a bedtime story. And Minnie Millie tells her engines a story of a clockwork engine coming to life and of a clockmaker trying to make the Great Clock work in time before the Clockwork Village itself runs out of its tick and its tock.

Trench & Debsy's day out at The Shires' Circle Model Village seems riddled with questions before they even start. Who sent them the tickets - and why? What tragedy connects the owners of the tea shop and the model village? And, hidden amongst the little houses of the model village, three old and very dear friends of Trench & Debsy are patiently waiting... to help out once again.

A major sponsor of the Stokeham Herald, a gadgets factory, severs its ties with the newspaper. Trench finds his new colleague, Debsy infuriating, exasperating and dizzy in turn - but can she somehow help? What is the reason for all the sudden changes at the factory? And will Trench, once more, seek guidance from an old friend with a fondness for armchairs..?