Blue ReligionFrom Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post Civil War frontier from smoggy Los Angeles to the woods of Idaho these gripping stories trace the perils and occasional triumphs of lawmen and women who put themselves in harm's way to face down the bad guys. Some of them even walk the edge of becoming bad guys themselves. In T. Jefferson Parker's "Skinhead Central" an ex cop and his wife find unexpected menace in the idyllic setting they

a period marked by his work on Eugene Onegin and other celebrated pieces

This magical celebration of words and pictures for the very young is perfect for sharing at any time - from a quick two-minute storytime to a cosy 'snuggle up at bedtime' read

brutally stabbed twelve times in his locked compartment

From the awe-inspiring woolly mammoth and the ferocious Spinosaurus to the shy Chinese river dolphin and incredibly rare Pinta Island tortoise 'Lonesome George'

Gaul was divided into three parts

danger awaits: he's soon in the biggest hostage negotiation in recent history with terrorists who have murdered and will murder again

Elsie doesn't normally shut shop early

Remorseless in battle relentless in pursuit in the seen and unseen realms he tirelessly fought them though it cost him his homeland his wife and his hope

have painstakingly included

Convicted of four murders

changes his life forever

Their lives are about to change in ways they could never have predicted