When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory...a victory that has profound imp
"A new master of smart thrills". (People magazine). Susan Fletcher has been summoned to the one of the world's most secretive organisations, the National Security Agency. Their unbeatable code-breakin
When the National Security Agency's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful ma
CERN Institute, Switzerland: a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest. The Vatican, Rome: the College of Cardinals assembles to elect a new
Harvard professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in Paris: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered inside the museum. Alongside the body
William is scared of the place under the stairs. He is absolutely sure there's a great big and probably hungry grizzly bear lurking there. He is utterly convinced that the bear will gobble him up if h
It is the height of World War II.?Britain is being ravaged by bombs and most young men are off fighting, and?Gordon wishes he was too. Maybe then he wouldn't get bullied for having a cowardly family:
Ready, steady, GO! The race is on for the Gingerbread Bunny. Lift the flaps to discover who wants a bite of his chocolaty ears and tail. Can he outwit and outrun his pursuers or will he meet a sticky
Previously published as The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic Meet Rebecca Bloomwood. She's a journalist. She spends her working life telling others how to manage their money.She spends her leisure ti
On a rainy night in Denton, Detective Inspector Jack Frost is called to the site of a macabre discovery in the woods - that of a human foot. Meanwhile a multiple rapist is on the loose, the local supe
Take a rollercoaster ride through the vastness of space and, in the midst of an exciting adventure, discover the mysteries of physics, science and the universe with George, his new friends next door -
Cat feels herself inferior to her sister, Tessa, who is thin and blonde and she is confused when the new boy in school, Josh, shows no interest in Tessa, but wants to become her new best friend, until
George, who is fascinated by details about World War II, is sent back in time during a school trip, to 1940 during the London blitz, and must find a way to survive and return to his own time.
Martha is very different from other kids, because of her parents who are strict members of a religious group and their rules dominate Martha’s life. And one rule is the most important of all: she must
When Charlie stumbles in the woods, she is transported to 1955 and finds herself in a strange, outdoor school in the woods where no one believes her stories about cell phones and the modern world.
Tom Marlowe and his mentor, Dr. Josiah Harker, visit the Norfolk fens, only to find that sinister events are taking place around the recently excavated barrow of the ancient warrior-king Redwulf, whic
Darkness falls on the Great Green, and the Ancient World is fiercely divided. On the killing fields outside the golden city of Troy, forces loyal to the Mykene King mass. Among them is Odysseus, fable
Every day, Cat, Squirrel and Duck make pumpkin soup - the best you've ever tasted. But one day, disaster strikes - there's not a single ripe pumpkin to be found! So, they make fish soup, mushroom soup
The war of Troy is looming, and all the kings of the Great Green are gathering, friends and enemies. Into this maelstrom of treachery and deceit come three travellers; Piria, a runaway priestess nursi
A gripping historical mystery, full of 18th century atmosphere.Fifteen-year-old Tom lives in the murky city of London where he helps his father run a print shop. Among the customers is wise old Dr. Ha
Norway, September 1943. For brothers Marek and Olaf, a hunting trip offers a brief chance to get away from the German occupying forces. But returning home they witness the horror of their father's a
Timothy Pope has a brand new telescope and he's testing it out at the park. Children will delight in peeping through the die-cut holes and guessing what Tim has spotted. Is that really a shark he can
Some say that the first hint that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came when his mother sent him to school in lime-green Capri pants. Others think it all started with his discovery, at the age of s
SPECIAL NEW EDITION INCLUDING AN EYE FOR AN EYE Callum is a nought - a second-class citizen in a world run by the ruling Crosses... Sephy is a Cross, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the
A simple and exquisitely illustrated first Nativity book.High above the stables the night sky was filled with angels who gave thanks to God and welcomed the new baby with their beautiful music.From th
The wonderfully funny tale of the giant who steals children’s teddy bears because he lost his own.Someone is stealing Teddies. But who is the Teddy Robber? Tom is going to find out. A friendly, warmhe
'It was Beauty that killed the Beast' King Kong is a giant gorilla, a massive monster of an ape who lives on a remote island. The mighty beast falls for a beautiful girl, Ann Darrow, and desperate to
The Appalachian Trail covers 14 states, and over 2,000 miles. It stretches along the East Coast of the United States, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south. It is famous for being the longes
After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while but before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last
It’s a normal Friday evening for Elliot — until the police knock on the door and tell him his mum’s in serious trouble! A security video clearly shows her breaking into a
A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to her
Eric doesn't like to talk. His secret friend, the Night Shimmy, says everything for him. Then he meets Marcia, who doesn't mind that he is quiet. As the two become friends, the Night Shimmy disappears
Montegu Sylver, the famous weasel detective, is off to the East! Someone has stolen the priceless jade shoes of the Green Idol of the god Ommm, and the Great Pangolin of Far Kathay has asked Monty for
The city of Muggidrear is crawling with vampires! Montagu Sylver, weasel detective, decides to go to the source of the problem - Slattland, across the sea. He is determined to stake the problem for on
'Forst is a splendid creation, a cross between Rumpole and Columbo' The Times Denton is having more than its fair share of crime. A serial killer is murdering local prostitutes; a man demolishing his
When the power-crazy Most Royal of Fire Dragons decides he wants to rule not only his own hot southern kingdom but also the icy wastes of the Snow Dragons' northern territory, catastrophe occurs. The
Cat, Duck and Squirrel live in an old white cabin, with a pumpkin patch in the garden. Every day Cat slices up some pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in some water and Duck tips in some salt to make perfect pum
Sylver and his band of weasels take to the high seas in search of the humans who mysteriously deserted the land of Welkin many years ago. On their tail is the seasick Sheriff Falshed, commanded by the
The land of Welkin is in trouble! Not only is it at risk of flood, but now the rat hordes are on the move, fighting to gain dominance over the other animals.... Sylver's search for the elusive humans
