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A General History of the Lives, Murders and Adventures of the Most Notorious Highwaymen by Captain Charles Johnson
RRP: $25.80Booksplease Price: $15.11Captain Charles Johnson's celebrated A General History of the Pirates (1724) is the most famous book about pirates ever written. Buoyed by the volume's runaway success Johnson followed up with the... -
Death of a Bookseller by Bernard J Farmer
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.51An honest policeman, Sergeant Wigan, escorts a drunk man home one night to keep him out of trouble and, seeing his fine book collection, slowly falls in to the gentle art of book collecting. Just as... -
Yesterday's Tomorrows: The Story of Classic British Science Fiction in 100 Books by Mike Ashley
RRP: $25.80Booksplease Price: $18.77Join Mike Ashley on a characterful tour of the most ingenious and often forgotten books from the rich history of classic British science fiction. From the enrapturing tales of H. G. Wells to the... -
Born of the Sun: Adventures in Our Solar System by Mike Ashley
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.75Terror in the steamy jungles of Venus, encounters on the arid expanse of Jupiter; asteroids mysteriously bursting with vegetation whizz past and reveal worlds beyond imagination orbiting the giver of... -
Wild Harbour by I. Macpherson 9780712352246
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.75Something has happened in Europe. Fearing the approach of to Britain, Terry and Hugh retreat from their home to the remote highlands of Scotland, prepared to live a simple existence together whilst... -
The Theft of the Iron Dogs: A Lancashire Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac 9780712354639
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55E.C.R. Lorac must be seriously considered for the position of leading writer of classic detective stories.' - Birmingham Post While hot on the heels of serial coupon-racketeer Gordon Ginner, Chief... -
The Christmas Egg: A Seasonal Mystery by Mary Kelly 9780712353106
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.75Chief Inspector Brett Nightingale and Sergeant Beddoes find the body of Princess Olga Karukhin, who fled from Russia at the time of the Revolution. Taking place in the three days leading up to... -
The Wheel Spins: aka The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White 9780712354882
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55'Then the rhythm of the train changed, and she seemed to be sliding backwards down a long slope. Click-click-click-click. The wheels rattled over the rails, with a sound of castanets.' Iris Carr's... -
The Book by Design: The Remarkable Story of the World's Greatest Invention P. J. M. Marks 9780712354042
RRP: $51.60Booksplease Price: $35.60Why does a book look and feel the way it does? What can it tell us about the circumstances of its creation? This is a fascinating exploration of the development of book design through some of the... -
A History of America in 100 Maps Susan Schulten 9780712352178
RRP: $38.70Booksplease Price: $29.22In this richly visual narrative, acclaimed historian Susan Schulten explores five centuries of American history through maps. From the voyages of European discovery to the digital age, she reveals... -
Death of Mr Dodsley: A London Bibliomystery by John Ferguson 9780712354721
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55'A bookshop is a first-rate place for unobtrusive observation,' he continued. 'One can remain in it an indefinite time, dipping into one book after another, all over the place.' Mr. Richard... -
Mamma Diana Tutton 9780712353885
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55'Joanna sat with her cheek against her [Libby's] shining hair. She had hardly thought of Steven since he slammed his way out of the house, but now, welling up within her and pouring out over her love... -
The Corpse in the Waxworks: A Paris Mystery by John Dickson Carr 9780712353731
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.75'"The purpose, the illusion, the spirit of a waxworks. It is an atmosphere of death. It is soundless and motionless... Do you see?"' Last night Mademoiselle Duchene was seen heading into the... -
Death of Jezebel Christianna Brand 9780712354912
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55"A very neat version of the 'sealed room' mystery ... provides [Miss Brand] with excellent opportunities to indulge her sense of character and her pleasantly malicious wit, as well as her gift for... -
The Women's Suffrage Cookery Book by Mrs Aubrey Dowson 9780712353755
Booksplease Price: $14.01Enjoy hearty wholesome meals courtesy of the foot soldiers of the Women's Suffrage movement. The recipes in this book cover every meal of the day, as well as sections on vegetarian dishes, beverages... -
Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles Martin Edwards 9780712353694
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.35'If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a major character is a bookseller or a librarian.' - Otto Penzler A bookish puzzle threatens an... -
Tension by E. M. Delafield 9780712353939
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55"I know that things of that kind always are known, and the people I've been thrown with, sooner or later, always turned out to have heard the story. Or if they hadn't," said Miss Marchrose in a voice... -
Minor Hauntings: Chilling Tales of Spectral Youth by Jen Baker 9780712353199
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55There was a faint rustling sound, like some small silk thing blown in a gentle breeze. He sat up straight, stark and scared, and a small wooden voice spoke in the stillness. "Pa-pa," it said, with a... -
Death on the Down Beat: An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection Sebastian Farr 9780712354028
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55As a rousing Strauss piece is reaching its crescendo in Maningpool Civic Hall, the talented yet obnoxious conductor Sir Noel Grampian is shot dead in full view of the Municipal Orchestra and the... -
Surfeit of Suspects George Bellairs 9780712352383
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.13Following a mysterious explosion, the offices of Excelsior Joinery Company are no more; the 3 directors are killed and the peace of a quiet town in Surrey lies in ruins. When the supposed cause of... -
The Widow of Bath by Margot Bennett 9780712353748
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55'There are a dozen clever deceptions in the book, twice as many as most writers would have given us.' - Julian Symons in Bloody Murder Hugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking... -
Gold: The British Library Exhibition Book by Kathleen Doyle 9780712354462
RRP: $12.90Booksplease Price: $9.55Gold is universally appreciated for its beauty and value. Since ancient times, people have found all kinds of ways to incorporate gold into handmade books and documents - gold writing, gold pages,... -
The Darkest of Nights by Charles Eric Maine 9780712352185
Booksplease Price: $7.95A vicious plague has broken out in China and spread to Japan. The world governments look on callously, until the shadow of the Hueste virus begins to sweep across the rest of the globe. The... -
Fear in the Blood: Tales from the Dark Lineages of the Weird Mike Ashley 9780712355650
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.28Sheridan Le Fanu and his niece, Rhoda Broughton. Louisa Baldwin and her nephew, Rudyard Kipling. Nathaniel Hawthorne, his son, Julian, and his grand-daughter, Hildegarde. Joan Aiken and her father,... -
Deadly Dolls: Haunting Tales of the Uncanny by Elizabeth Dearnley 9780712355704
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55'The sleeping wood had wakened. Her pearl teeth crashed against his with the sound of cymbals and her warm, fragrant breath blew around him like an Italian gale.' Dolls, mannequins, humanoid toys... -
The Menu: Memorable Meals from Escoffier at the Ritz to a Suffragettes' Victory Dinner to the First Meal on the Moon by Eve Marleau 9780712353007
Booksplease Price: $32.15Fascinating and entertaining, the menu, as a record of the food we eat, tells us much about who we were and how we lived. From the historically significant to the unexpected, discover what was eaten... -
Women Writers Christmas Collection by 9780712354523
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $9.51The British Library Women Writers series is a curated collection of novels by female authors who enjoyed broad, popular appeal in their day. In a century during which the role of women in society... -
The Philosophy of Sheds by Alex Johnson 9780712355841
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.35At a time when it feels like every year buildings get larger and more impersonal, sheds remain a beacon of ergonomic simplicity. Maybe it's the nostalgia of the ancient huts from which humanity... -
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The Pocket Detective: 100+ Puzzles by Kate Jackson 9780712352963 [USED COPY]
RRP: $10.31Booksplease Price: $3.34Polish 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... -
A Children's Literary Treasury: Magical Stories for Every Feeling Anna James 9780712353977
RRP: $25.80Booksplease Price: $15.47Great 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: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55"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: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55A 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: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.75Don 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
Booksplease Price: $15.03Science 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: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.75The 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: $32.25Booksplease Price: $21.59The 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: $10.31Booksplease Price: $7.95Polish 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: $32.25Booksplease Price: $22.76Buddhism 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: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55A 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: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.75'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...