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A Sparkling Book makes a sparkling gift! Choose your gift and leisure reading from our well-written and enjoyable books below

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Crime, mystery, private detective and (mild) horror fiction

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"...the writing is witty and there are moments that are laugh out loud funny..." - UK reviewer

"I felt I was reading a true account of how ordinary lives can be turned upside down by family connections we try to remove ourselves (in this case the Mafia). Insightful, well written and I found the pace just right. The storyline took an interesting twist at the end which didn’t disappoint." - UK reviewer

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"Captures the feel of the originals ... well-rounded tales" - USA librarian

"It is a testament to the writers ... that it is difficult to see where Doyle ends and the new authors begin...A welcome addition to the legacy of Conan Doyle" - UK reviewer

This exciting anthology brings together the work of two much admired Sherlock Holmes writers. In these stories Holmes and Watson are engaged in daring exploits applying their razor-sharp intelligence in new cases.

9781907230615

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"This felt more like a gentlemanly approach to crime detection... I enjoyed the change in pace from more grisly stories." - UK reviewer

Prosecuting criminal cases, barrister Anthony Rathe convinced a jury to imprison an innocent man, who subsequently took his own life. Horrified at his mistake, Rathe abandons his glittering legal career, vowing to truly serve justice. A series of cases come his way.

e-book 9781907230677

9781907230684    Printed locally, order from any bookshop or  amazon.de  amazon.es  amazon.fr  amazon.it  amazon.pl  amazon.se

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"It’s a tale that will keep them wondering, gasping, thinking, smiling, grimacing, rereading. What more can a reader ask for?" - UK Reviewer

Ellipsis is a disturbing thriller stemming from what is left unsaid, what bounces around in the mind and evaporates when trying to remember. Can there be a conclusion when no-one seems to know the truth?

e-book 9781907230219

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FINALIST IN THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE

The unthinkable is happening in Lynnwood – a village with centuries of guilt on its conscience.

“An exciting début from a new young writer with a dark imagination. Thomas Brown’s beautifully written novel proposes a modern gothic forest far from the tourist trail, a place filled with strange events and eerie consequences.” - UK reviewer

9781907230387

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"...a good story with an unpredictable ending – just how I like my mysteries" - Librarian, USA

“I didn’t really want this story to end. I didn’t know how it was going to end, and I just loved that feeling...It keeps you in the dark until the very end." - UK reviewer

Two plots running parallel... you won't see what's coming

9781907230462

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Other fiction

"...this story will grip your heart and bring your emotions to the foreground..." - USA reviewer

"an atmospheric novel with thought-provoking themes" - UK reviewer

9781907230752

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Omnibus edition of three of our titles:

A Taste for Blood by David Stuart Davies

Ellipsis by Nikki Dudley

Lynnwood by Thomas Brown

9781907230738

e-book 9781907230745

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Translation of Carlo Goldoni's classic Italian comedy, in parallel text Italian and English.

"a great gift for students of Italian/English, for students of Goldoni and Italian theatre, or for theatre-lovers. Or for a true friend."

9781907230011

e-book 9781907230349 English translation only

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"This is an exquisitely written novel; deft, poised, and with a writer's ear for the rhythms of the world around us. Featherbones does the always-difficult job of making the strange familiar, while asking us to attend again to the things we think we know." - UK reviewer

“...a unique story and I appreciated that, along with the beautiful writing. Very thought provoking novel.” - Canadian reviewer

New adult / Urban fiction

9781907230516

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For younger readers

“This is an ideal book for readers aged ‘tweens’ and up; it is filled with mystery, action, adventure, thrills, spills and dire peril - and not too long either. A fun children’s book, sure to be popular with the majority of youngsters.” - UK reviewer

e-book 9781907230493

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“Loved this book ‒ engaged with it straight away - especially liked Betty. Delightful book. Well recommended.” - Bookseller, Wales

“... a great book for reluctant readers ... A good fantasy read with good vs. evil” - Bookseller, USA

e-book 9781907230585

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"innovative and insightful... I couldn't wait to devour part two" - Times Educational Supplement

 

"I was utterly flabbergasted... one of the most compelling novels I've ever read" - Heffers Review, Cambridge

9781907230196

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“The plot was unique to me and the creatures were amazing, there is no need for illustrations as the description of the characters is so good that they leap into your imagination in picture form." - Reviewer, UK

“...I did find myself chuckling at some of the funnier lines.” - Reviewer, UK

9781907230455

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Non-fiction

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The United Kingdom needs fundamental change

Already we see that Labour are not thinking strategically about the causes of British decline. Tackling symptoms without the root causes is unlikely to be effective.

Only the people can bring about change. This book is a starting-point for discussion.

Read the book now if you would like UK society and governance improved.

Ignore the book if you are happy with everything the way it is.

E-book 9781907230226     £4.99   €4.99    USD4.99

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Hardback 9781907230202

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Challenges the economic consensus

 

Recession coming.

Consumer spending falling.

Households struggling with debt.

Businesses with costly debt failing.

And we haven’t got anywhere near the next financial crisis. Yet.

What is the common factor? One-fifth of world economic output is spent paying interest. Wasted.

This book explains the real problem.

Debt cannot expand to infinity.

“Radical thinkers might have a point” was how the Financial Times described David Kauders’ first book, The Greatest Crash

E-book 9781907230776   € 5.99

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The Financial System Limit, by David Kauders
Psychology of Crowds (Revival)

The Financial System Limit

Gustave le Bon David Kauders
Mass behaviour Economics, finance, politics
"the unconscious irrational workings of group thought and mass emotion" Challenges the economic consensus

The Greatest Crash

Understanding Brexit Options

David Kauders David Kauders
Economics, finance, business Economics, politics (e-book only)
"Radical thinkers might have a point"
 

 

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