Iain: 509 books

WWII. A covert intelligence organization called the Office of Strategic Services is created by highly decorated Col. William 'Wild Bill' Donovan in coordination with intrepid British-Canadian Spymaster William Stephenson.Peter Brandt, an American fighter pilot, flying for the RAF,...

"My life is different now. I don't go to work. I don't have an office. I stay at home, hide behind curtains and make notes. I wait for something to happen." Gordon Kingdom struggles with the fate of his seriously-ill wife while patiently observing and methodically recording the lives...

This is the first critical study to offer a sustained analysis of the theme of cancer in contemporary poetry. In discussing works by major poets, including Paul Muldoon, Jo Shapcott and Christopher Reid, Cancer Poetry traces the complex ways in which poets represent cancer, and assesses how poetry can be instrumental to emotional recovery.

In ferner Zukunft haben die Maschinen entschieden, eine perfekte Gesellschaft zu bauen. Eine Gesellschaft, die alle intelligenten Spezies der Galaxis vereinen soll. Doch nicht alle wollen sich dieser Gesellschaftsform unterwerfen ... Der Formwandler Bora Horza Gobuchul bekommt den Auftrag, eine hochentwickelte...

As Doctor Who approaches its fiftieth anniversary recent series have taken the show to new heights in terms of popular appeal and critical acclaim.The Doctor and his TARDIS-driven adventures, along with companions and iconic monsters, are now recognised and enjoyed globally. The time is ripe for a...

Snarky, ill-tempered and alone: Anna Harris kills for money. Weightier pay cheques. Bigger risks. Longer bills. All in a day’s work for an assassin. She heads for Spain. Beating sun. Blue skies. Fresh lime juice. What could possibly go wrong? A twisting, turning story which proves that you can run from your problems but they will always find you.

Bad things happen with organisation. True evil comes with a network. With no one to stop them, no one shall know the depth of terror . . . and psychopathy shall reign. A series of five short stories: Mr Sorrow & The Idiot Box Mrs Dream & The Honey Pot Mr Elbow & The Sunshine Machine Doctor Rain & The Gutter Mr Doom & The Black

Bradshaw: loner, outcast, mastermind. Nothing quiet about the country . . . A mystifying collection which includes five Bradshaw short stories: • Case Number One • Taking Care of the Neighbours • Death and the Duchess • Tied to Life, United in Death •...

After Mathewson Media, Anna Harris starts afresh. She has a new life. A new house. A loving partner. The world is a brighter place. But when a former colleague pays her a visit everything changes. Another challenge beckons. Another crisis. But this time – surely – it is for...

A punk takes responsibility. Triplets. Missing souls. And the place where neighbourly concern meets obsession. Suspense, mystery and horror short stories, including: Iron Thorns Shindy The Just War The Hairbrush Brought Back Blood Disappearing Shadow Struck Footprints GhostMail Blood At Night Once Scarred, Thrice Shy Beyond The Blinds Through The Oval Window

Friendship. Wilderness. Deception. Charlotte Connolly studies hard. She plays hard too. A geography student, she and her course mates head to Loch Monar in Scotland. The middle of nowhere. The perfect place to unwind from the daily grind. The perfect place to relax. The perfect place...

Snarky, ill-tempered and alone: Anna Harris kills for money. Weightier pay cheques. Bigger risks. Longer bills. All in a day’s work for an assassin. Another day, another job . . . at thirty thousand feet. For an assassin, death always lies just around the corner. Or on the ground, far below. And blood money always sticks.

London um 1825. Als sein Vater ins Schuldgefängnis kommt, beschließt Tom Tin, sich an dem Mann zu rächen, der seine Familie ins Unglück gestürzt hat. Doch in den nebligen Straßen der Großstadt wimmelt es von finsteren Gestalten: Tom stößt auf einen Blinden, der den Uferschlamm der Themse nach Schätzen absucht - und ihn bedroht, als er selbst einen aufregenden Fund macht.

Tom Tin und sein Freund Midge wagen die Flucht in die Inselwelt Neuguineas. Was sie dort erwartet, ist alles andere als das Paradies, das Midgeaus den Schilderungen des Pfarrers in seinem Lieblingsbuch kennt. Und alles deutet darauf hin, dass der Fluch des Jolly-Diamanten seine Finder Tom Tin in weitere grausige Abenteuer stürzen wird.