Michael O Mara: 10 books

If you have ever attempted to swallow a mattress or have forgotten to remove clothes before ironing them then this book will become a vital survival tool. For the rest of us it is a collection of the oddest, funniest and frankly most worrying instructions taken from genuine products around the world....

In a setting where the victim is at their most unguarded, holidays can be a perfect stage for the ultimate crime. Whether you're bold enough to read this collection while abroad, or would rather wait until you've returned, the haunting nature of these classic tales will have you looking over your shoulder all summer.

**A celebratory centenary edition of the 1914 official manual on Boy Scouts badges, an authentic dangerous book for boys--**young and old   The Boy Scouts Association has been in existence since 1908, offering boys and young adults more than 100 years of adventure, jamborees, summer...

Is the nation really dumbing down? Are exams really easier than they were in the good old days? Now's the chance to find out whether age really does equal wisdom with The Eleven-Plus Book, a real way to contrast the schooling of yesteryear with modern-day practices and settle the recent debates. Every...

Long winter nights are the perfect setting for horror, crime and mystery stories: the crackling fire, the wind in the trees, a softly sleeping neighbourhood. With content from some of the finest writers - including Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, and the undisputed master of the Christmas Eve chiller,...

The fight for survival against zombies has begun! A thriller of a search book that is not for the faint of heart.   Readers will be amused, entertained, and terrified as they hunt for the family of zombies among the crowds. The virus is spreading and nowhere is safe. It's a scramble...

The First World War seems to have touched almost every family in Britain. Most people will have had a relative in their family tree that served in the armed forces between 1914 and 1918. Unfortunately this is no longer living memory but has slipped into recorded history. There is now resurgence in interest...

At a time of unprecedented US economic turmoil a fanatical new leader emerges of a secret neo-confederate brotherhood. The President, mired in desperate decision making and worried that his first lady is having an affair, embarks on a mission of radical measures to redress the budget. His proposal is...

A young Native American believes an ancestor killed nearly three hundred years ago haunts him. He also has the conviction that he and his family are tormented at every twist and turn of their lives by the injustices exacted on their people both in the past and modern day. Spurred on by this ancient warrior...

Political reporter Eddie Novak believes he is making a routine doorstep interview with a New York businessman, rumoured to sometimes deceive the law he has aspirations in the forthcoming elections to the Senate. To Eddie's horror, the candidate is the son-in-law of a Mafia crime boss. The meeting is...