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Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth Richard Stoneman 9780712354479
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £21.30Accompanying the first ever exhibition on the storytelling around Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, this book charts the evolution of a legend that continues to captivate audiences today. ... -
Due to a Death Mary Kelly 9780712353144
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78"Her writing is moment by moment intense, and successful as such... What propels the reader through the pages is not the tug of 'who done it' nor the excitement of men with guns coming through doors,... -
Murder's a Swine: A Second World War Mystery Nap Lombard 9780712353786
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78'"I should imagine this was murder, too, because it would be very difficult to build yourself into a heap of sandbags and then die..."' In the blackout conditions of a wintry London night, amateur... -
The Seat of the Scornful: A Devon Mystery by John Dickson Carr 9780712354806
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40Over a long career in the courts Justice Horace Ireton has a garnered a reputation for merciless rulings and his dedication to meting out strict, impartial justice. Taking a break from his duty after... -
London Particular by Christianna Brand 9780712355407
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40"You have to reach for the greatest of the Great Names (Agatha Christie, John Dickson Carr, Ellery Queen) to find Christianna Brand's rivals in the subtleties of the trade." - Anthony Boucher in the... -
Out of the Past: Tales of Haunting History Aaron Worth 9780712355605
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40A tale of callous murder and deranged revenge rings out from fifteenth century Italy. A witch-finder's great triumph is also the herald of his own doom in sixteenth-century Britain. A prisoner's fate... -
Before the Fact by Francis Iles 9780712355506
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.61'Some women give birth to murderers, some go to bed with them, and some marry them. Lina Aysgarth had lived with her husband for nearly eight years before she realized that she was married to a... -
Medieval Women: Voices & Visions: The Book of the British Library Exhibition Eleanor Jackson 9780712355902
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £23.66This beautifully illustrated, large format volume accompanies the British Library’s major Autumn exhibition which seeks to recover women’s voices, visions and experiences in Britain and Europe from... -
Murder in Vienna E.C.R. Lorac 9780712355612
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02After all, under its gaiety and brilliance Vienna has always been a centre of intrigue.The distinguished industrialist, the fair girl and the aggressive young man – although Superintendent McDonald... -
Stories for Mothers and Daughters 9780712355377
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02From domineering mothers and very modern daughters to the quiet dreamers on either side of the generational divide, this anthology sketches a joyous, fraught, and ultimately tender portrait of... -
Beyond Time: Classic Tales of Time Unwound by 9780712353205
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78Time travel has long been a staple of science fiction. Removing the bonds of time on a story allows for many interesting possibilities, but it also presents complicated problems and paradoxes. In... -
Death in Ambush: A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery by Susan Gilruth 9780712355889
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02In a tranquil Kentish village, Dr Sandys and his wife are preparing for Christmas with their guest, Liane 'Lee' Crauford. Festivities start badly when their party is spoiled by an enigmatic widow new... -
A Children's Literary Treasury: Magical Stories for Every Feeling Anna James 9780712353977
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £11.99Great stories ignite a child's imagination and can fill a childhood with unforgettable characters, wondrous places and superb illustrations. They also allow young readers to explore, and to... -
Twice Round the Clock by Billie Houston
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40"It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock." Horace Manning, scientist, recluse and 'closed book' even to his friends is found dead in his study at 4am,... -
The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40A sinister case of deadly poisoned chocolates from Sodbury Cross's high street shop haunts the group of friends and relatives assembled at Bellegarde, among the orchards of 'peach-fancier' Marcus... -
The Society of Time: The Original Trilogy and Other Stories by John Brunner
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78Don Miguel Navarro lives in Britain - a Britain which failed to repel the Spanish Armada invasion. He is part of the Society of Time, an organisation which polices the improper use of time travel,... -
Nature's Warnings: Classic Stories of Eco-Science Fiction by Mike Ashley
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.97Science fiction has always confronted the concerns of society, and our concern over humanity's ecological impact on nature has inspired incredible stories for generations. In this new collection of... -
The Progress of a Crime: A Fireworks Night Mystery by Julian Symons
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78The murder, a brutal stabbing, definitely took place on Guy Fawkes' night. It was definitely by the bonfire on the village green. There were definitely a number of witnesses. And yet, was it... -
Taking to the Air: An Illustrated History of Flight Lily Ford 9780712352611
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £16.74The possibilities of flight have long fascinated us. Each innovation captivated a broad public, from those who gathered to witness winged medieval visionaries jumping from towers, to those who tuned... -
The Pocket Detective: 100+ Puzzles Kate Jackson 9780712352963
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.16Polish off your magnifying glass and step into the shoes of your favourite detectives as you unlock tantalising clues and solve intricate puzzles. There are over 100 criminally teasing challenges to... -
Buddhism: Origins, Traditions and Contemporary Life by Jana Igunma 9780712352390
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £17.64Buddhism is one of the major world religions today, with approximately 500 million followers worldwide and nearly 300,000 in the UK. Following the Buddha's Enlightenment in north India in the 5th... -
Glimpses of the Unknown: Lost Ghost Stories by Mike Ashley 9780712352666
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40A figure emerges from a painting to pursue a bitter vengeance; the last transmission of a dying man haunts the airwaves, seeking to reveal his murderer; a treasure hunt disturbs an ancient presence... -
The Murder of My Aunt Richard Hull 9780712352802
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78'I should be very much happier if she were dead.' Edward Powell lives with his Aunt Mildred in the Welsh town of Lywll. His aunt thinks Lywll an idyllic place to live, but Edward loathes the... -
Excellent Intentions Richard Hull 9780712352017
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78'From the point of view of the nation, it's a good thing that he died.' Great Barwick's least popular man is murdered on a train. Twelve jurors sit in court. Four suspects are identified - but... -
Someone from the Past: A London Mystery by Margot Bennett 9780712354738
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40Then I felt his warm hand grow cold, it was as if he had been reminded of death. He wasn't looking at me any more, but obliquely, across the restaurant. I turned round.' Sarah has been receiving... -
How To Give Your Child A Lifelong Love Of Reading Alex Johnson 9780712353854
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £8.46How do you create an active reader? Why is reading good for creativity? Why is it vital for teaching the next generation resilience and positive mental health? In the digital age of never-ending... -
Introduction to Sally by Elizabeth von Arnim 9780712354745
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40A Pygmalion-style story told with von Arnim's characteristic wit and charm, this novel introduces us to Salvatia (known as Sally), a much longed-for child to humble shopkeepers. Sally grows up to be... -
Who Killed Father Christmas?: And Other Seasonal Mysteries by Martin Edwards 9780712354783
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02'The red robe concealed the blood until it made my hand sticky. Father Christmas had been stabbed in the back, and he was certainly dead.' The murder of Father Christmas at one of London's great... -
Doomed Romances: Strange Tales of Uncanny Love by Jo Parsons 9780712355551
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.02'My darling, come to me!' At the instant when he attempted to embrace her his arms, suddenly turning rigid, remained outstretched. With a shriek of horror, he struggled to draw them back - struggled,... -
Buddhism Illuminated: Manuscript Art in Southeast Asia San San May 9780712352062
RRP: £50.00Booksplease Price: £36.21Buddhist temples in Southeast Asia are centres for the preservation of local artistic traditions. Chief among these are manuscripts, a vital source for our understanding of Buddhist ideas and... -
Future Crimes: Mysteries and Detection through Time and Space by Mike Ashley 9780712353342
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40"Detective Patrolman McClane watched the two-man space station spin into view, a shining disc against the black backdrop... Waiting for the airlock to fill, he though bitterly of his... -
Final Acts: Theatrical Mysteries Martin Edwards 9780712354073
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02Behind the stage lights and word-perfect soliloquies, sinister secrets are lurking in the wings. The mysteries in this collection reveal the dark side to theatre and performing arts: a world of... -
The End of the World: and Other Catastrophes by Mike Ashley 9780712352734
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78Sound the sirens! The end is here, and it comes in many forms in this new collection of apocalyptic short stories from the classic age of science fiction. Join humanity on the brink of destruction in... -
Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac 9780712353830
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78A lost novel from the golden age of crime, published for the very first time. It happened on a dark and misty night; the night of the ball at The Prince's Hall, Fordings. Abuzz with rumours... -
The Tide Went Out by Charles Eric Maine 9780712352376
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78When London journalist Philip Wade learns that his article on nuclear weapons testing has been censored by the British government, he is prompted to investigate the truth that lies behind it... -
The Night Wire: and Other Tales of Weird Media by Aaron Worth 9780712354110
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02A mysterious news signal reports cosmic doom from an otherworldly location. X-ray evidence suggests the impossible truth that a sculptor is becoming one with his creation. A gramophone channels the... -
The Whisperers and Other Stories: A Lifetime of the Supernatural by Algernon Blackwood 9780712354264
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.54'Back from the shouting floor and ceiling came the chorus of images that stormed and clamoured for expression. Jones lay still and listened; he let them come. There was nothing else to do.' ... -
The White Priory Murders: A Mystery for Christmas Carter Dickson 9780712354226
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.37James Bennett has been invited to stay at White Priory for Christmas among the retinue of the glamorous Hollywood actress Marcia Tait. Her producer, her lover, the playwright for her next hit and her... -
Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer 9780712353892
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78"A war's on and a murder has been committed-and we sit here talking nonsense about almond whirls and mince pies!" Good old Uncle Willie-rich, truculent and seemingly propped up by his fierce... -
The British History Puzzle Book: From the Dark Ages to Digital Britain in 500 challenges and teasers by Philip Parker 9780712354400
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £11.95A spectacular, puzzle-fuelled, myth-busting journey through the hidden history of Britain in 500 questions. Britain's history is one of the richest and most complex in Europe. From the first...