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In the city that's become a symbol for the death of the American dream, a nightmare killer is unravelling reality. A terrifying new thriller from Lauren Beukes, award-winning author of The Shining Girls. Detective Gabi Versado has hunted down many monsters during her eight years in Homicide. She's seen stupidity, corruption and just plain badness. But she's never seen anything like this.

Face-to-face with his ex-wife again, millionaire Marcus Keller received more than a jolt of deep attraction: He discovered he was a daddy. Vanessa had been pregnant when they divorced, bore him a son and kept it a secret. It was a betrayal he’d find it hard to forgive. But there was no way he would walk away from his child…his heir.

The task should be easy for Laura Parker. After all, Gabriel Santos is outrageously good-looking, it's for one night only, and he is offering her a million dollars.... There are just three things to consider, however: 1. They've already had one steamy, unforgettable night together in Rio. 2. Laura's been in love with Gabriel ever since. 3. Gabriel's never wanted children, but he's not aware he's the father of Laura's baby....

A Gibson martini garnished with three silverskin onions is 77-year-old Mimi's favourite cocktail. But given Mimi has been blackmailed into attending Jane's event, at a grand old mansion on Mackinac Island, there are worse drinks she could spend an evening sinking. Thankfully for her, she's roped her granddaughter, Addie – who is escaping the heartache caused by her manipulative ex-fiancé – into accompanying her. Jane is dead. And when a second body turns up, Mimi and Addie soon become the unlikeliest of sleuths in a race to narrow down the suspects.

When Leah and her husband, Clay, move from Seattle to Maine, she envisions a vibrant new neighbourhood packed with families - playmates for her twins, new friends she can confide in and bond with. But while Clay works long hours to establish his brewery, Leah is left alone each day in a nearly deserted housing development where the only other occupants are aloof and standoffish.

When five brothers move into the abandoned mansion next door, Sophie Gracewell's life changes forever. Irresistibly drawn to bad boy Nic, Sophie finds herself falling into an underworld governed by powerful families. When Sophie's own family skeletons come to life, she must choose between two warring dynasties - the one she was born into and the one she is falling in love with.

Allie Crawford has the life she always dreamed of - she's number two at a high-profile PR firm; she has two kids she adores; and her husband, Wade, is handsome and heroic and everything she thought a man was supposed to be - running a successful news magazine and, best of all, he provides the stable yet exciting New York City life Allie believes she needs in order to feel secure and happy.

In New York, literary agent Isabel Reed is turning the final pages of an anonymous manuscript. In Copenhagen, CIA operative Hayden Gray is suddenly staring down the barrel of a gun. And in Zurich, the author himself is hiding in a shadowy expat life. Over the course of one long, perilous day, these lives collide as the book begins its dangerous march toward publication, placing everything at risk - and everyone in mortal peril.

Meet the utterly irresistible Miss Petitfour (a name of unknown origin but possibly descended from bakers of tiny delicious cakes). She loves baking and making and dancing with her cats, but most of all she loves to fly. All she has to do is pick up a favourite tablecloth (preferably the one with the paisley print), catch the breeze and she swooshes off on an adventure – with her many cats (Minky, Misty, Taffy, Purrsia, Pirate, Mustard, Moutarde, Hemdala, Earring, Grigorovich, Clasby, Captain Captain, Captain Catkin, Captain Clothespin, Your Shyness and Sizzles) dangling paw-to-tail behind her.

In early 2018, Erin Darcy created an online art project, "In Her Shoes – Women of the Eighth", to safely and anonymously share private stories of the real and devastating impact of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland. In the five months leading up to the referendum on abortion, the project asked a simple question of undecided voters: put yourself in her shoes. Within weeks, Erin was receiving hundreds of stories from a broad spectrum of experiences of planned and unplanned terminations.

Northern Finland, 1952, at the height of the Cold War with its neighbour the Soviet Union. A misunderstood, flawed, whip-smart Finnish woman police detective, Hella Mauzer, while fighting against prejudice and political interference, investigates a murder on the Finno-Russian border. But that is just the beginning of her involvement. In fact, the locals have been the victims of a crime so evil it is beyond anything any of them could have ever imagined.

Overworked? Exhausted? Powering between career, family, and friends and frazzled and libido-less as a result? No wonder you're moody! But as New York psychiatrist Julie Holland explains in her radical and eye-opening new book, the first step to overcoming the lows is to accept that being testy is in our nature - we were made to be Moody B--hes. Being a successful modern woman is hard, and for so many of us the constant flux in our hormones and the dips and dives our mood swings take make it that much harder.

Three real life stories of six incredible scientists whose discoveries changed the way we look at our world. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to three inspirational scientists from history, and find out their life stories, with three fascinating non-fiction biographies.

Burnout can take a heavy toll on your health, job satisfaction, productivity, motivation and can even lead to debilitating self-doubt. But what if there was a better way to engage with your work? What if you could train your mind to cope with stressful events? What if your performance improved and you could be a more effective person all round? The Solution to Burnout offers a unique 7-step system to transform your experience at work, allowing you to achieve remarkable results without burning out in the process.

It’s the Christmas holidays at last, and Pimpa and Armando are ready for another adventure! The sun is shining and Pimpa decides to go for a walk in the snowy woods, where she meets Max the snowman. Max has a cold head, so Pimpa lends him Armando’s hat. But a sudden gust of wind blows it away... Join Pimpa and Max as they try to get the hat back. But don't worry - Max might have a few tricks up his sleeves to make things a lot easier.

When a mother hen’s eggs hatch, something is not what it seems like... there’s a duckling among the chicks! Grab your nearest buddy and join Pimpa on yet another adventure, when she tries to help Andy the duckling find his mum. But it will not be easy, as the ducks have already left for Africa. Luckily, the red-spotted dog finds a kind cloud, who gives Pimpa and her new friend a ride. Thanks to the cloud, Andy the duckling is one step closer to being reunited with his family.

When did elephants become so hairy? Prepare your time machine and travel back in time with Pimpa in this fun adventure where she makes friends with a mammoth in a painting at the local museum. When the mammoth invites her into his frame, Pimpa takes an exciting journey into prehistory, where she meets Pippa, a little red-spotted dinosaur... A tale filled with friendship and lots of honey, ´Pimpa and Pippa´ is perfect for early readers, or anyone who is simply longing for a short but thrilling adventure that predates history.

Grab your warmest blanket, fetch yourself a nice cup of hot chocolate, and join Pimpa on this cold adventure! It’s winter, and Pimpa walks with Armando to work. But when it starts snowing heavily, she can’t seem to find her way home. Luckily, she meets Molly the mole. While she can’t see very well, Molly has an excellent sense of smell and a knack for making tomatoes. Through underground tunnels, stairs, and plant pots, Pimpa slowly inches her way back home.

Sometimes friendships can be formed during the most unlikely circumstances! It’s blowing a gale outside, and a little blue snail can’t find her way in the storm. When her house breaks, she doesn’t know what to do, but luckily Pimpa is always happy to help! So grab your nearest magnifying glass, put on your detective hat, and join Pimpa, Pedro the spider, and Sophie the snail in helping Sally collect the missing pieces. A tale of friendship and mystery, "Pimpa and the Blue Snail" is perfect for anyone who would like to join the famous, red-spotted dog on a thrilling adventure.

Put on your nicest party clothes and prepare yourself for yet another Pimpa-adventure! This time, the friendly, red-spotted dog takes listeners both young and old on a journey across seas, deserts, and forests, in search of Africa. When Pimpa gets a letter inviting her to the birthday party of her three friends – Leo, Horace, and Carla the crocodile - she quickly runs out the door. With help from a train, the sun, and the wind, Pimpa is guided to Africa in time for celebrating her friends' birthday party.