Jeffrey Brett: 7 books

Cockleshell Cove in Dorset has an old lighthouse, which has a new owner, Matthew Van Janssen originally from Holland. A sculptor of metal he has a cat named Rosie and a troublesome sister, Anna. Matthew has taken ownership of the lighthouse seeking to start afresh and forget the past. Willing to help...

Jason Chancery is a serial killer who in his wake leaves a trail of misery and death. Leaving a scene of a crime without trace of his ever being there is paramount to his survival. For over a decade he has successfully avoid capture by the authorities, but will his luck hold strong. Lucetta Tate a...

The sooty, bellowing, clattering steam trains of another era gave every journey an atmosphere of excitement and expectancy. The whole course of a traveller's life might depend on whether he caught the nine fifty or the ten ten; his fate might be decided by his choice of compartments. In each of these...

Everyone has their eyes set on the black depths of space … but what about the deep abysses of the ocean?  What dark monsters swim unseen beneath the waves?  What ancient wonders lie hidden, waiting to be discovered?  What sirens call, either here on Earth or in the icy waters of a...

How does Southern food look from the outside? The form is caught in constantly dueling stereotypes: It’s so often imagined as either the touchingly down-home feast or the heartstopping health scourge of a nation. But as any Southern transplant will tell you once they’ve spent time in the region,...

Essays from a range of disciplinary perspectives show the central role that cooperation plays in structuring our world. This collection reports on the latest research on an increasingly pivotal issue for evolutionary biology: cooperation. The chapters are written from a variety of disciplinary...

This book explores the significance of remembering the rescuers denouncing human rights crimes as well as protecting and sheltering targeted victims—including the dead—during the Cold War state violence in Latin America. In light of newly unearthed archival evidence, testimonial memories, and...