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When a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a gothic Victorian building in Edinburgh, which is scheduled for renovation, Cold Case Squad detective Karen Pirie is given the task of identifying the decades-old bones. Her investigation leads her back to past conflicts, false identities and buried secrets...

A thousand years ago in an ancient Scottish landscape, a woman is on the run with her three companions—a healer, a weaver, and a seer. The men hunting her will kill her—because she is the only one who stands between them and their violent ambition. She is no lady: she is the first queen of Scotland, married to a king called Macbeth. As the net closes in, what unfurls is a tale of passion, forced marriage, bloody massacre, and the harsh realities of medieval Scotland.

When Lucy's parents are killed in a train crash, her kindly uncle steps in to look after the little girl - to the initial apprehension of his wife and her son. However, Lucy's sweet, spirited charm slowly wins over her new family, and as she overcomes the trauma of her childhood, she grows up inspired to become a doctor, just like her father. But studying medicine in London takes Lucy far from her home in Hull and the people she loves, and she has to battle to be accepted in a man's world.

Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn't be surprised when an author's manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime. Karen can't ignore the plot's chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there's a problem: the author died before he finished it.

Homeless, running from a violent partner, and battling suicidal depression, she found herself sitting by a river holding a bottle of pills in one hand and a bottle of red wine to wash them down in the other. Out of the twilight sky a majestic blue heron circled and landed just a few feet away. Something in the heron's piercing eyes caused her to stop swallowing the pills. In that moment, she realized that there was just too much beauty and magic in the world to give up. Thus began a decades-long quest to understand how wondrous encounters can spark healing from trauma and grief.

Christian non-fiction boxed set of 7 End Time books dealing with the End Times and Prophecy, Politics, Disasters, Religion, Days of Noah, Revival and Israel. Nuclear storm clouds are threatening to destroy our world as the nations prepare themselves for the Great Battle of Armageddon. The end of the world is closer than we realize as the Second Coming of Christ draws near. The nations have an appointment with Almighty God at "the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon" (Revelation 16:16). War, disasters, catastrophe, financial disaster, nuclear threats... where will it all end? Signs of the end...

The Upward Spiral: Journey Into Action is a guide to personal transformation and empowerment. Through Val’s own story, you’ll discover how to uncover and rewire the subconscious “chip” that shapes your choices and reality. With 10 practical steps you can apply every day, this book shows you how to break free from old patterns, unlock your fullest potential, and create the life you truly want.

Young girls are disappearing around the country, and there is nothing to connect them to one another. Dr Tony Hill sets his team an exercise: they are given the details and asked to discover links between the cases. Only one officer comes up with a theory that is ridiculed….until one of their own is murdered. For Tony Hill, the murder becomes a matter for personal revenge and joined by colleague Carol Jordan, he embarks a game where hunter and hunted can all too easily be reversed.

Up until now, the only serial killers Tony Hill had encountered were safely behind bars. This one’s different - this one’s on the loose. Four men have been found mutilated and tortured. As fear grips the city, the police turn to clinical psychologist Tony Hill for a profile of the killer. But soon Tony becomes the unsuspecting target in a battle of wits and wills, where he has to use every ounce of his professional nerve to survive.

Esta es la historia de un chico de barrio que, desde la distancia de sus 46 años, sale al encuentro del adolescente problemático, el joven perdido y el hombre en busca de destino que fue. A partir de capítulos muy cortos e intensos, que demuestran una capacidad de autoanálisis y de observación muy poco comunes y un sentido del humor sobresaliente, Juan del Val nos va contando cómo ha sido «madurar», nos relata sin tapujos las veces que se ha perdido, y compartimos su alegría y su asombro cada vez que siente que ha aprendido una lección.

Don’t wait until your teeth are damaged from wear; stop this harmful behavior with Stop Teeth Grinding Guided Meditation. By using the Stop Teeth Grinding Guided Meditation program, you will practice deep relaxation techniques that will allow you to release the tension that causes teeth grinding. Learn to let stress go and leave the day behind. Stop Teeth Grinding Guided Meditation will work with your subconscious mind to erase the stress that is stored up in your jaw and neck, give you a peaceful night’s sleep without grinding your teeth.

TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION (T.M. to its devotees) claims more than 15,000 "converts" a month. Posters and pamphlets inviting one to free introductory lectures promise "True Peace of Mind without Pills" ... "Freedom from Depression" ... "Personality Fulfilment" .. "A fruitful thought life" ... "A new depth o.f physical relaxation and health" ... calmness, super-energy and co-ordination. Who are they? And what do they believe? Transcendental Meditation: What Do They Believe? compares the teaching of this group with basic fundamental Biblical doctrine. This eBook is not designed to ridicule or ...

A quiet night on a country road. The stillness shattered by a car engulfed in flames, and a burned body discovered in the driver's seat. As the investigation unfolds, DCI Carol Jordan and psychological profiler. Tony Hill quickly realise that this is more than just a tragic accident. And so begins the hunt for a truly terrifying killer, someone who believes he is invisible, untraceable and untouchable. 

“Fine, carefully wrought . . . reading this novel [is] a heartening experience.” —The New York Times Book Review “Brelinski’s page-turning debut is full of humor, insight, and imaginative sympathy. Think of it as the annunciation of a new talent.” —The Wall Street Journal “A...

When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test could be the key to unlocking the mystery of a 20-year-old murder inquiry. Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is an expert at solving the unsolvable. With each cold case closed, justice is served. So, finding the answer should be straightforward, but it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself.

It's the summer solstice weekend, and 150,000 people have descended on a farm in the northeast of England for an open-air music festival. Reporting on the event is journalist Zoe Meadows, who files her copy from a food van run by her friends Sam and Lisa. When some of Sam's customers get sick, it looks like food poisoning, and it's exacerbated by the mud, rain and inadequate sanitary facilities. It's assumed to be a 24-hour thing until people get home and discover strange skin lesions, which ulcerate and turn septic. More people start getting ill - and dying.

Jehovah's Witnesses is the name by which this group is most popularly recognised. They are also known as "The Millennial Dawn", "The International Bible Students Association" and "The Watchtower Association". They also use the titles "Metropolitan Pulpit", "Brooklyn Tabernacle Pulpit" and "Watchtower Bible and Tract Society". Who are they? And what do they believe? Jehovah's Witnesses: What Do They Believe? compares the teaching of this group with basic fundamental Biblical doctrine. This eBook is not designed to ridicule or scorn the teaching of those who differ in faith and doctrine, but ...

Professor Fiona Cameron is a psychologist who uses computer technology to track serial offenders. She vowed never to work for the Met again after they went against her advice and screwed up an investigation as a result. But when her lover, thriller writer Kit Martin, tells her a fellow crime novelist has been murdered, Fiona can’t help taking an interest. With the killer striking again, Fiona is caught in a race against time.

When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone's long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems. It's not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she'd already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she's dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own....

A twisted killer targeting psychologists has left a grisly trail across Europe. Dr Tony Hill, expert at mapping the minds of murderers, is reluctant to get involved. But then the next victim is much closer to home....Meanwhile, his former partner DCI Carol Jordan is working undercover in Berlin, on a dangerous operation to trap a millionaire trafficker. When the game turns nasty, Tony is the only person she can call on for help.