Holiday Reads
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The "can't put it down" book
Think you know Caligula? A despot in love with lavish spending, wanton murder and lascivious excess? Lies, spread to smear his name. Meet the real Emperor Caligula...
"What would you do if you returned home from an elegant dinner and found the mutilated corpse of a stranger in your house? You'd call psychologist Alex Delaware and Det. Milo Sturgis, of course"- Library Journal
Renowned NZ crime author, Ngaio Marsh left one unfinished manuscript when she died and now Stella Duffy brings that story to life. One last Chief Inspector Alleyn mystery to savour.
Bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick sweeps the reader to medieval Jerusalem in a story perfect for fans of Ken Follett and Philippa Gregory.
An assassin’s bullet. A deadly conspiracy. But who is calling the shots?
Set against the backdrop of London, Belfast, New York and Rome, author, Tony Kent, brings to his writing real-life expertise of working on major crimes - murder, kidnap, armed robbery and extortion.
Set against the backdrop of London, Belfast, New York and Rome, author, Tony Kent, brings to his writing real-life expertise of working on major crimes - murder, kidnap, armed robbery and extortion.
Art dealer Alex Cayton stumbles across a lost portrait of Molly Dean, an artist's muse brutally slain in Melbourne in 1930. Alex buys the painting and sets out to uncover more details, but finds there are strange inconsistencies...
Garnering rave reviews this book is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz and eventually made their home in Australia.
A novel about love, war, and the battle to save a precious legacy.
Each lace shawl begins and ends the same way - with a circle. Everything is connected with a thread as fine as gossamer, each life affected by what has come before it and what will come after.
Each lace shawl begins and ends the same way - with a circle. Everything is connected with a thread as fine as gossamer, each life affected by what has come before it and what will come after.
"Indridason builds suspense through a steady progression of extensive interviews with his sleuths doggedly prodding witnesses with dark probing questions. The result is a haunting and foreboding mood that will attract fans of Nordic noir." —Library Journal
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Over 60 recipes for modern occasion cakes that will delight and surprise
Free Style focuses on the artwork of graphic t-shirts, sneakers, hats, glasses and accessories,
Focuses on the leading online cultural influencers the female bloggers, designers, entrepreneurs, and activists who are shaping what's hot and what's not in fashion, beauty, and personal style.
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