Can a killer ever go free?When sixteen-year-old Drew Gamble shoots dead the cop who was abusing his family, he becomes the most hated person in Clanton, Mississippi.The townsfolk expect Drew to be convicted and go to the gas chamber. It falls to Jake Brigance, Clanton's most famous lawyer, to defend the kid.However reluctant he is to put himself in the firing line, Jake is determined to do his best to save Drew. And, as the folk in Clanton already know, when Jake Brigance takes on a case, even a cut and dried one like this, anything can happen. ... |
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News people have a saying: "If it bleeds, it leads".Following a horrific explosion at a school, Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency notices something suspicious about the TV reporter who is first on the scene. In this riveting title story, Holly sets out to discover what he is hiding in her first solo crime case.Dancing alongside this stand-sequel to "The Outsider" are three more irresistible long stories: "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" sees young Craig introduce a curmudgeonly retired businessman to the wonders of the smartphone: "The Life of Chuck" is a three act life- ... |
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The mesmerizing adult debut from Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent.Saving the world made them heroes. Saving it again might destroy them.When Sloane Andrews and her friends defeated the Dark One, and saved the world, it nearly cost them everything. Ten years later, they are still struggling to put the battle behind them and reclaim their lives. After all, the rest of the world has moved on... so why can't they?Of the five, Sloane has had the hardest time adjusting. Everyone else blames the PTSD - and her huge attitude problem - but really, she's hiding secrets from them... secrets ... |
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A mythical monster, a kingdom in peril, an adventure that will test two children’s bravery to the limit. Discover a brilliantly original fairy tale about the power of hope and friendship to triumph against all odds, from one of the world’s best storytellers.The kingdom of Cornucopia was once the happiest in the world. It had plenty of gold, a king with the finest moustaches you could possibly imagine, and butchers, bakers and cheesemongers whose exquisite foods made a person dance with delight when they ate them. Everything was perfect – except for the misty Marshlands to the north which, according to legend, were home to ... |
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In the small town of Castle Rock word gets around quickly. That's why Scott Carey only confides in his friend Doctor Bob Ellis about his strange condition. Every day he's losing weight - but without looking any different.Meanwhile a new couple, Deirdre and Missy, owners of a fine dining experience in town, have moved in next door. Scott is not happy that their dogs keep fouling on his lawn.But as the town prepares for its annual Thanksgiving 12K run, Scott starts to understand the prejudices his neighbours face. Soon, they forge a friendship which may just help him through his mysterious affliction..."A quick, ... |
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Microsoft President Brad Smith operates by a simple core belief: when your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help address the world you have helped create. This might seem uncontroversial, but it flies in the face of a tech sector long obsessed with rapid growth and sometimes on disruption as an end in itself. Now, though, we have reached an inflection point: Silicon Valley has moved fast and it has broken things. A new understanding has emerged that companies that create technology must accept greater responsibility for the future. And governments will need to regulate technology by moving faster ... |
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A brilliant and heartbreaking new novel for fans of John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars" and Rainbow Rowell's "Eleanor & Park", about two strangers who want to die... and, in meeting each other, learn how to live.I'm getting higher and higher and I feel the swing set creak."Be careful,' he says. Why?' I'm not thinking about being careful. I'm thinking about one last push, of letting go, of flying, and of falling. You aren't allowed to die without me," he whispers.Aysel and Roman are practically strangers, but they've been drawn into an unthinkable ... |
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It happened once. Surely it couldn`t happen...twice?Witches are creating havoc in the Wildwoods. But Wish and Xar have found the Spell to get rid of them. Can they work together to find the ingredients to wipe out the greatest evil ever?"Fizzing with magic... another bestseller is born."Daily Mail ... |
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Once there was Magic...This is a story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior brought up as enemies. But have they been fighting that an ancient evel has returned unnoticed?"A triumphant return for Cowell... a series that deserves to run and run"Telegraph"Fizzing with magic... another bestseller is born"Daily Mail ... |
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The small town has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitor over the years, but there is one story that has never been told... until now.There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Everyday in the summer of 1974 twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson takes the stairs, which are held by strong (if time-rusted) iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliff side.One day, while Gwendy catches her breath and listens to the shouts of the kids on the playground and the chink of an aluminium bat hitting a baseball, a stranger calls out to her. On a bench in the ... |
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The dream chooses the dreamer.Since he was five years old, Lazlo Strange has been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to go in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself - in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever.What happened in Weep to cut it off from the world? What did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?The answers await in Weep, but so do many more mysteries - including the blue- ... |
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Things haven't been easy for Jack recently - life as a teenager has its ups and downs. But when he switches schools and meets a new groups of friends, his luck seems to be changing. Together they create "Generation Next", an incredible new social media platform.What if your Instagram account grew by hundreds of thousands of followers overnight, and big companies were fighting to offer you photoshoots? When GenNext Suddenly goes viral, Jack and his friends are thrust itno a crazy world of fame that is as terrifying as it is awesome. Because someone out there is determined to trip Jack up at every step. If he ... |
