Case File

想擺脫陰魂不散的前任或黏人的朋友嗎？交給Meg吧！達成率100%的她專用各種方法，替委託人驅逐身邊的麻煩人物。然而某天，她經手過的一名麻煩竟然現身她的屋外…這會是她漂亮業績上的第一敗嗎？A Winner. Funny and engaging' Belfast Telegraph'Brilliant' BellaMeet Meg Monroe, the fixer. If you want to get rid of someone you call Meg. (No, not like that - this would be a very different book!)Using her brilliant intuition, people reading skills and with masterful manipulation Meg befriends her mark and tells them what they want to hear, using it to convince them to see the error of their ways. She's never once found a case she can't handle - affairs, clingy former-friends, useless employees and exes that can't take the hint. But when a blast from the past turns up on Meg's doorstep, will she get caught in her own web of lies?

我和小佐內同學已經在去年夏天分手了，但我總覺得我們依然在一起。差別只在於放在我和小佐內同學之間的是盛放精緻甜點的盤子，還是連續縱火案……★系列累積銷售70萬本！2010年「這本推理小說好想讀」國內篇角色部門 第4名2010年「這本推理小說真厲害」國內篇 第10名★日本推理年度排行榜四冠王 米澤穗信 最新青春推理傑作！★人氣插畫家 左萱 繪製系列封面！【故事簡介】THE SPECIAL KURI-KINTON CASE船戶高中校刊社的高一社員瓜野認為校內報紙應該積極報導校外的新聞，這個期望卻一再遭到堂島社長反對。某一天，另一個社員的小提案突然為他帶來了轉機。瓜野躍躍欲試地找尋報導題材時，發現木良市最近頻繁發生的縱火案之間有著共通點……我要寫出令所有人震驚的報導，讓女友看見我的優點。讓我的女友小佐內由紀看見！描寫了瓜野追蹤縱火狂的足跡將近一年的過程，以及仍然無法放棄推理的小鳩的小市民（？）日常生活，小鳩和小佐內同學的再會將在何時呢？

想要成為「小市民」的心願 vs 容易被「異常情況」吸引的個性。不擅長人際關係的少年少女，能過著他們理想的高中生活嗎？暢銷推理作家 米澤穗信 讀者期盼已久的經典系列登場！★系列累積銷售70萬本！★日本推理年度排行榜四冠王 米澤穗信 最新青春推理傑作！★人氣插畫家 左萱 繪製系列封面！【故事簡介】THE SPECIAL STRAWBERRY TART CASE小鳩和小佐內同學既不是情侶，也不依賴彼此，卻是有著互惠關係的高一學生。今天他們兩人依然手牽著手，朝著正直謹慎小市民的目標邁進。雖然如此，謎題卻接連不斷地出現在他們面前：消失的包包，意義不明的兩幅畫，美味可可之謎，考試時破掉的玻璃瓶。明明不想扮演名偵探卻總是被迫解謎的小鳩究竟能不能抓住那顆小市民的星星呢？

緊張的夏天，小市民的夏天。動盪而驚駭的暑假！渴望成為小市民的小鳩和小佐內同學充滿苦惱、甜點和推理的生活。★系列累積銷售70萬本！2007年「本格推理BEST10」國內篇 第4名2007年「這本推理小說真厲害」國內篇 第10名★日本推理年度排行榜四冠王 米澤穗信 最新青春推理傑作！★人氣插畫家 左萱 繪製系列封面！【故事簡介】THE SPECIAL TROPICAL PARFAIT CASE想成為小市民就該渴望每天過著平靜的生活，並且堅決躲避妨礙平穩生活的所有事物。若是自以為聰明地扮演偵探就太荒謬了。懷著看開一切的心胸和禮貌性的疏離，期盼總有一天能抓住那顆小市民的星星！既不是情侶也不依賴彼此、卻有著互惠關係的小鳩和小佐內同學今天一樣朝著正直謹慎小市民的目標邁進。他們這個夏天的命運為何決定於《小佐內精選甜點‧夏季篇》？

Best-selling author Rick Riordan Presents the penultimate book in the Pandava series by best-selling author Roshani Chokshi, now in paperback.*Chokshi spins a fantastical narrative that seamlessly intertwines Hindu cosmology and folklore, feminism, and witty dialogue for an uproarious novel for young readers.--Kirkus (starred review of Aru Shah and the End of Time)Aru Shah and her sisters--including one who also claims to be the Sleeper's daughter--must find their mentors Hanuman and Urvashi in Lanka, the city of gold, before war breaks out between the devas and asuras.Aru has just made a wish on the tree of wishes, but she can't remember what it was. She's pretty sure she didn't wish for a new sister, one who looks strangely familiar and claims to be the Sleeper's daughter, like her. Aru also isn't sure she still wants to fight on behalf of the devas in the war against the Sleeper and his demon army. The gods have been too devious up to now. Case in point: Kubera, ruler of the city of

Can an undercover nerd become a superstar secret agent? The first book in Stuart Gibbs's New York Times bestselling Spy School series is now a graphic novel! Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he's already pegged his dream job: CIA or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn't exactly scream "secret agent." In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science--but he's entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior CIA academy. Could the CIA really want him? Actually, no. There's been a case of mistaken identity--but that doesn't stop Ben from trying to morph into a supercool undercover agent, the kind that always gets the girl. And through a series of hilarious misadventures, Ben realizes he might actually be a halfway decent spy...if he can survive all the attempts being made on his life

《免疫系統》第四版強調人類免疫系統，並且以免疫系統如何運作之連貫、簡明，與符合現況的風貌，來呈現關鍵的免疫學概念。針對修習免疫學課程之大學部、醫學、牙醫學和藥學學生所撰寫的本書第四版，歷經大舉改版，以使其內容不但跟得上時代，也表達得更清楚。涵蓋面更為豐富的先天性免疫，如今分為兩章，且包含專門用來討論黏膜免疫力的新篇章。免疫記憶與疫苗接種，如今則合併成包括疫苗設計與開發新取徑的一章。首度浮上檯面的寄生蟲免疫學，則在邏輯的脈絡下和過敏整合在一起。各章都從我們知道什麼，而非如何得知的角度來詮釋免疫系統；且由這些篇章共同打造出，分子、細胞、遺傳與臨床面向均無縫接軌之免疫學的整體。本書用醫學範例來說明論點和原理，也沿用Geho和Notarangelo在《免疫學個案研究（Case Studies）》所描述的新邊緣圖標，來指出和某項疾病、其診斷及療法相關的主題。對獨特且一致之出色全彩圖例的應用，則以清晰又便於追溯的方式，強化與拓展課文所呈現的原理及概念。由基礎與臨床科學混搭而成的章末問題，囊括了申論題、複選題和病例研究題（USMLE格式），且在本書最後附有解答。

If you think monsters don't exist, just ask Theodora Hendrix. The second in a brilliantly funny new series, perfect for fans of Amelia Fang.After facing down an evil hag, a thieving skele-crow and an army of the undead, ten-year-old Theodora Hendrix is certain she can handle anything – that is, until she meets the unpleasant Inspector Shelley and her even more unpleasant pet rat. Shelley and Ratsputin have come to spy on the Monstrous League of Monsters, and are determined to make trouble at every turn. Then Theodora makes a discovery of her own: a cursed beetle. She needs to destroy it without attracting the attention of the inspector – and fast. The stakes couldn’t be higher: if Theodora fails, her beloved monster family will rot in the dankest, darkest prisons of Transylvania…

哈特雷斯博士的目的終於揭曉。 其目的的內容，讓艾梅洛閣下Ⅱ世陷入苦惱。 另一方面，大學城斯拉突然遭到哈特雷斯他們襲擊。 然而，出面迎戰的萊涅絲等人卻接觸到令人驚訝的人物與難以料想的事實。 在冠位決議前夕被連環引發的無法收拾的局面。 連續失蹤案背後隱藏的真相。 君主們在鐘塔地下的靈墓阿爾比恩設下的陰謀， 也對受創的艾梅洛閣下Ⅱ世露出獠牙。 ©TYPE-MOON ★超人氣《Fate》系列外傳第九集上市

╲IoT 資訊安全最強入門指南！╱ 物聯網 (IoT) 核心觀念是偵測場域的狀態，然後將數據傳送到後端資料中心進行分析，最後再根據分析結果做決策或進行回饋控制。智能農業、智慧城市、智能工廠、智慧建築、智能交通、智慧照護等應用皆可以看到物聯網的身影。然而，企業在導入物聯網應用時，最大的疑慮莫過於「資訊安全」的議題。 ●　建構 IoT 同時，為了兼具資訊層級上的防護，你需要一本涵蓋兩者的指南！ 本書根據作者多年教授「物聯網」與「資訊安全」相關課程的經驗編著而成，從【入門物聯網架構】、【解析資安協定】、【到實際操作 case】，完全包辦。帶領你完全攻略 IoT 資訊安全！ 本書特色： ● 由淺入深、架構清楚、有助入門讀者建立核心觀念、具備建構 IoT 與資安學習路徑的關鍵能力 ● 提出 IoT 系統參考架構，基於此架構可以繪製出特定場域的 IoT 應用系統組成元件 ● 著重解析物與物之網路協定與溝通介面的資安脆弱點 ● 使用改良式資料流程圖分析資安威脅與防護 ● 藉由操作最實用簡易實例銜接對應觀念

THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES—NOW ON NETFLIX! This is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect.Everyone in Fairview knows the story.Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and

THE THIRD AND FINAL THRILLING BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER TRILOGY A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020 and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020 Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Soon she'll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her ... and this time it's all about Pip. Pip is used to online death threats, but there's one that catches her eye, someone who keeps asking: who will look for you when you're the one who disappears? And it's not just online.Pip has a stalker who knows where she lives. The police refuse to act and then Pip finds connections between her stalker and a local serial killer. The killer has been in prison for six years, but Pip suspects that the wrong man is behind bars.As the deadly game plays out, Pip realises that everyth

A graphic, bright, imaginative alphabet book, with a smart and laugh-out-loud whodunit twist. This was meant to be a simple alphabet book but something has happened. Something horrible.The most terrib

什麼能讓壞脾氣猴子變不那麼壞脾氣？是一顆球？一根香蕉？一片彩虹？還是一隻戴著毛茸茸假髮的青蛙？不過似乎什麼都不管用，但幸運的是，Jim的好朋友Norman出現了！他可否幫助Jim將那張皺眉的臉翻轉過來呢？Suzanne和Max Lang用簡單的文字和生動傳神的插畫，為幼兒打造了一本幽默又溫馨的讀物，幫助他們學會面對並處理壞心情。In this hilarious original board book for the littlest grumpy monkey, Jim learns that sometimes it's hard to get over a bad case of grumpiness, but having a good friend can help.What can make a grumpy monkey less grumpy? A ball? A banana? A rainbow? How about a frog in a fluffy wig? Nothing seems to work, but fortunately for young readers Jim's frown is finally turned upside down with the help of his good friend Norman.With just a few words and truly expressive artwork Suzanne and Max Lang give toddlers the perfect funny book to help them deal with a grumpy mood.

'Packed with fun, fantasy and the sort of adventure guaranteed to have sticky little fingers hungrily turning the pages' The Mail on Sunday 'The Royal Rabbits is sweet, funny and beautifully illustrated' The Times Little Shylo Tawny-Tail and the Royal Rabbits of London are back! The adventure continues in this charming series from bestselling authors Santa Montefiore and Simon Sebag Montefiore and illustrator Kate Hindley, that proves even the smallest rabbit can be the biggest hero. Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible - by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet noise and a slice of mad courage! The biggest, most beautiful diamond in the whole world has been stolen from Buckingham Palace! Nobody knows how a sneaky thief managed to take the Siberian Diamond from right under the Queen's nose - but Shylo and the brave Royal Rabbits of London will do whatever it takes to solve the case and return the jewel to its rightful place.Then they discover that Russia's sec

OLD books get NEW doodles - it's the classics as you've never seen them before!A hilarious new series that brings the classics to life with illustrations by Jack Noel. Perfect for fans of Tom Gates, Wimpy Kid and Dav Pilkey. And Charles Dickens.WHAT THE DICKENS?Ten-year-old Pip gets the fright of his life when he meets an escaped convict in a spooky graveyard. And that's just the beginning of an adventure that will lead him to a house full of secrets, a strange old lady and a journey to the big city to seek his fortune. But Pip is in for a BIG surprise . . .Join Pip in a rip-roaring story of family secrets, scary grannies and a REALLY annoying big sister in COMIC CLASSICS: GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens and Jack Noel.Look out for more COMIC CLASSICS:TREASURE ISLAND will have you HOOKED!Climb aboard with Jim Hawkins, a chatty parrot and a bunch of crazy pirates for a hilarious adventure across the seven seas.Get on the trail of THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLESSolve the case with Hol

This is the definitive story of the case against Jeffrey Epstein and the corrupt system that supported him, told in thrilling detail by the lawyer who has represented Epstein’s victims for more than a decade. In June 2008, Florida-based victims’ rights attorney Bradley J. Edwards was thirty-two years old and had just started his own law firm when a young woman named Courtney Wild came to see him.She told a shocking story of having been sexually coerced at the age of fourteen by a wealthy man in Palm Beach named Jeffrey Epstein. Edwards, who had never heard of Epstein, had no idea that this moment would change the course of his life. Over the next ten years, Edwards devoted himself to bringing Epstein to justice, and came close to losing everything in the process. Edwards tracked down and represented more than twenty of Epstein’s victims, and shined a light on his network of contacts and friends, among them Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew.Edwards g

“A top-shelf test of courage, friendship, and ingenuity.” —Kirkus Reviews(starred review)Florian Bates—the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ most wanted lists—must clear the name of a friend being framed for a crime he didn’t commit in this hilarious third novel in the Framed! series.When Florian and Margaret’s FBI supervisor, Marcus Rivers, is accused of a crime, it’s up to the mystery solving duo to jump into action and clear his name. After all, Marcus is more than their boss—he’s family.The case involves one of Marcus’s first investigations for the FBI and a Russian spy ring. But the spy they’re chasing learns what they’re up to and turns the tables. Now, Marcus is implicated in a variety of crimes, including theft, corruption, and espionage.For Florian and Margaret, it just got personal. They’re going to catch the spy and clear Marcus’s name…even if they have to break into (and out of) the Library of Congress to do it.

含有一本精緻硬頁書與九個可拼圖的紙積木，能拼出六幅 Bizzy Bear 主題圖案，兼具閱讀與遊戲樂趣。手提盒設計適合孩子自己提著走，無論在家遊戲或外出攜帶都方便。插畫出自得獎繪者 Benji Davies，畫風溫暖細膩。此組合是 Bizzy Bear 系列的延伸產品，推薦給喜愛Bizzy Bear的小讀者！With a set of nine cute picture blocks and an exclusive board book, Bizzy Bear: Things That Go, this book and block play pack is the perfect gift for toddlers!This little cardboard carry case, with a cord handle, has nine cardboad jigsaw blocks with six different Bizzy Bear picture scenes to put together. Plus a board book with a mini Bizzy Bear adventure. Illustrated by multi-award-winning Benji Davies, illustrator of The Storm Whale, and Grandad's Island Collect the whole series of slider board books; other title available include: Bizzy Bear: Farmyard Fun, Bizzy Bear: Fire Rescue, Bizzy Bear: Pirate Ship and lots, lots more!包含9個紙積木與一本硬頁小書(Things That Go)外盒有提把，送禮自用兩相宜。外盒尺寸17*17公分

In a brand new original mystery from the creator of the beloved Jigsaw Jones chapter book series, Jigsaw Jones must solve find the identity of the classroom thief, before they strike again.A brand new

Featuring friendship, school, family, and a diverse community, these early illustrated chapter books from James Preller have it all. Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh have solved many cases involving stolen o

Featuring friendship, school, family, and a diverse community, these early illustrated chapter books from James Preller have it all. It's the biggest—okay the most stressful—night of the year . . . Pa

A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery.Kayla lost a tooth, but now it’s missing! What does Kayla know? —Her tooth is not inside the tooth fairy pillow. It’s not inside her backpack. It’s n

熟悉的押韻文字搭配誇張有趣的插畫，讓閱讀變成一場節奏明快的遊戲。孩子可以一邊朗讀，一邊認識新單字與新概念，在反覆閱讀中自然建立信心與好奇心。由 Dr. Seuss最受歡迎的角色Cat in the Hat來陪伴，讓知識不再嚴肅，而是充滿想像力與笑聲。全套20本，適合剛開始自主閱讀的孩子，也是親子共讀、延伸學習的理想選擇。Learn to read and read to learn, with this classic case from the one and only Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat!An entertaining and educational collection featuring Dr. Seuss's most beloved creation! Come and join the Cat in the Hat in these twenty books jampacked with fantastic facts and fun, and learn about everything from animals to rainforests.Titles included are:01-A Great Day for Pup02-Miles and Miles of Reptiles03-I Can Name 50 Trees Today!04-My, Oh My - a Butterfly!05-Would You Rather Be a Tadpole?06-Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?07-One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent08-A Whale of a Tale09-Clam-I-am!10-Inside Your Outside!11-If I Ran the Rainforest12-Oh, The Pets You Can Get!13-There's No Place Like Space!14-Fine Feathered Friends15-Oh, The Things You Can Do That Are Good For You!16-On Beyond Bugs!17-Oh

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, an

Jigsaw Jones is back and better than ever in this brand-new chapter book mystery. Are aliens coming to Earth? Jigsaw and friends have a clue, but is there really life in outer space?

Second-grade detectives Jigsaw, Mila, and their friends follow clues when a girl reports seeing a glow-in-the-dark ghost dancing at night in their school.

Second-grade detectives Jigsaw, Mila, and their friends follow clues after Old Rusty, a little boy's rattletrap bicycle, is stolen.

Second-grade detectives Jigsaw, Mila, and their friends follow clues after Bigs Maloney's sneakers are stolen just before a boys versus girls football challenge.

Jigsaw Jones is back and better than ever in this brand-new chapter book mystery. Are aliens coming to Earth? Jigsaw and friends have a clue, but is there really life in outer space?

"Uncle,” he said, “the whole fridge is in trouble! A mystery stench turned a whole shelf to rubble! I’m the last hope or the fridge will be lost! Help me or else we’ll be cooked, served, and sauced.”

Hong Kong has remained a wealthy financial hub but its income inequality is greater than that in any developed economy. The growing unequal income distribution and poverty in Hong Kong have aroused pu

The seventh book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER Loser series. Perfect for readers aged 7 years + and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Dennis the Menace. It’s only a few days into the half-term holidays and Barry's dad has already had enough of him! He’s packing Barry off to Pirate Camp, the same one he used to be sent to every year.Barry’s not impressed – he’s not a baby anymore, so why should he have to go to a camp for kiddywinkles? But horrible things are afoot at Pirate Camp – it’s been taken over by the villainous Morag, and now its future’s in doubt. There’s only one thing to do: Barry and his new friends Sally Bottom and Renard Dupont have to uncover the hidden treasure of Mogden Island … Don't miss the other hilarious books by Jim Smith: I am not a Loser, I am still not a Loser, I am so over being a Loser, I am sort of a Loser, Barry Loser and the holiday of doom, Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton, Barry Loser's ultima

Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning series, perfect for fans of Dennis the Menace, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, and Mr Gum. ‘My best friend Bunky is sort of like my pet dog, so it was weird when he suddenly started fancying a cat one day.’ Barry can’t wait to tell his friends that they’ve been invited on his family caravan holiday to Plonkton. But the weekend by the sea doesn’t turn out to be the keelfest Barry was hoping for. It’s all his best mate Bunky’s fault for going and falling in love.OH. MY. UNKEELNESS! Have you got all of Jim Smith’s amazekeel books? I am not a Loser I am still not a Loser I am so over being a Loser I am sort of a Loser Barry Loser and the holiday of doom Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton Barry Loser’s ultimate book of keelness Future Ratboy and the attack of the killer robot grannies Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen.He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and went

Rooftoppers 是一則關於希望、想像力與不放棄的故事。Sophie 從小被認為是孤兒，但她堅信母親仍在人世。當福利機構企圖將她送往孤兒院，她與監護人踏上尋母之路，來到巴黎，根據大提琴製造者的地址展開追尋。她在城市屋頂間結識了一群住在高處的孩子，與他們一同躲避警察、尋找線索，也重新定義了「家」與「歸屬」。本書文字充滿詩意，情感真摯，是一部融合冒險與文學氣質的青少年小說。“The beauty of sky, music, and the belief in ‘extraordinary things’ triumph in this whimsical and magical tale” (Publishers Weekly) about a girl in search of her past who discovers a secret rooftop world in Paris.Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck that left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello case, but Sophie remembers seeing her mother wave for help. Her guardian tells her it is almost impossible that her mother is still alive—but “almost impossible” means “still possible.” And you should never ignore a possible.So when the Welfare Agency writes to her guardian, threatening to send Sophie to an orphanage, they takes matters into their own hands and flee to Paris to look for Sophie’s mother, starting with

本書是一部氣氛緊繃、層層推進的犯罪驚悚小說。嚴冬時節，一名年幼女孩在雪林中被發現，雙手沾滿血跡，卻始終沉默，連自己的名字也不願說出。她是誰？又從何而來？成為案件最令人不安的謎團。唯一能讓女孩卸下防備的，是發現她的年輕警探 Lucy Black。隨著調查展開，Lucy 將這起事件與一宗失蹤案連結起來——一名地方地產富豪的女兒下落不明。線索交錯、嫌疑人逐一浮現，真相卻愈發難以辨認。在追查他人的同時，Lucy 也被迫重新審視自己的過去。本書以冷冽的筆觸描寫調查過程中的不確定與壓力，探討記憶、信任與隱藏在表象之下的祕密，是一部兼具懸疑張力與心理深度的作品。A sensational thriller for fans of Tana French and Dennis Lehane.Midwinter. A child is found wandering through the snowy woods, her hands covered in someone else's blood. And she cannot—or will not—speak, not even to share her name.Who is this little girl lost? The only adult she seems to trust is the young officer who found her, Detective Lucy Black. Before long, Lucy manages to connect her case to that of a missing teenager, the kidnapped daughter of a local real estate tycoon. As the investigation twists and turns, Lucy is forced to question not only a range of dangerous suspects, but also everything she thought she knew about her own past.

Using modern technology and traditional search techniques to solve mysteries including the missing female pharaoh Hatshepsut, the lost city of Ubar, and the location of explorer Sir John Franklin.

The Book of Souls is James Oswald's second electrifying thriller in the Detective Inspector McLean series. Every year for ten years, a young woman's body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. Ten years, ten women. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake. In a cellar under a shop, McLean found a torture chamber and put an end to the brutal killing spree. Twelve years later, and a fellow prisoner has just murdered the incarcerated Christmas Killer. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body. A young woman: naked, washed, her throat cut. Is this a copycat killer? Was the wrong man behind bars all this time? Or is there a more sinister, frightening explanation? McLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . . The Book of Souls is the second in the Detective Inspector Mclean series.

Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? Ben Ripley sure hopes so—and his life may depend on it!Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he’s already pegged his dream job: C.I.A. or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn’t exactly scream “secret agent.” In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science—but he’s entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior C.I.A. academy. Could the C.I.A. really want him?Actually, no. There’s been a case of mistaken identity—but that doesn’t stop Ben from trying to morph into a supercool undercover agent, the kind that always gets the girl. And through a series of hilarious misadventures, Ben realizes he might actually be a halfway decent spy…if he can survive all the attempts being made on his life!