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December, 1956. Donald Langham's wife Maria Dupre receives a chilling invitation to attend a death at the home of artist Maxwell Falwell Fenton. Upon arrival, they meet five strangers who have also received numbered invitations. They all had a reason to hate Maxwell - including Maria. And then, someone starts picking off the six, one by one . . .

When Nora Best's plans on exploring the US in an Airstream trailer with her Perfect-Ass Husband go up in smoke upon finding him in a compromising position with her friend, she sets off on her own. Nora ends up drowning her sorrows in a campsite in the Wyoming mountains, but soon finds herself in trouble when blood is found around the campsite and she is accused of murder.

American Anglophile Dorothy Martin and her husband are enjoying a pleasant stay in historic Durham with their old friend David Tregarth, when David's elderly great-aunt is accused of murder. Dorothy is determined to clear her name - but how can she, when Aunt Amanda can't remember if she did it or not?

A compulsive collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and powerful letters with fathers at their heart, curated by the founder of the global phenomenon lettersofnote.com

A beautifully written and deeply personal book on the jigsaw and the part it plays in the patchwork of its distinguished author's life. A mix of memoir, jigsaw history and the strange delights of puzzling

An exploration of isolation and connectedness based on thirty years of travel, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Adventures in Human Being and Empire Antarctica

The remarkable true story of a modern-day Robin Hood, from Times feature writer Ben Machell

It is 2007, a time of recession and impending climate crisis, and one young man decides to change the world.Meet Stephen Jackley, a British geography student with Asperger's Syndrome. Aged just twenty-one, obsessed with the idea of Robin Hood, and with no prior experience, he resolved to become a bank robber. He would steal from the rich and give to the poor.Jackley used disguise, elaborate escape routes and replica pistols to successfully hold up a string of banks, making away with thousands of pounds. He committed ten robberies in south-west England over a six-month period and bank notes marked with 'RH' - 'Robin Hood' - began finding their way into the hands of the homeless. The police, despite their concerted efforts, had no idea what was going on or who was responsible. That is until Jackley's ambition got the better of him.This is his story.

November, 1583. Desperate not to let the Netherlands fall into the hands of Catholic Spain, the Queen's spymaster orders Cambridge scholar and novice spy Christopher Marlowe to go there to assist its beleaguered leader, William the Silent. Will it end in tragedy?

A classic of Holocaust literature from the camps' oldest known survivor; introduced by Alan Yentob

Return Specialist Simon Fisk is brought in to find the granddaughter of the US Secretary of State who's been kidnapped by a group of terrorists while working with the Peace Corps in Africa. This is Simon's most dangerous mission yet that will take him through the forests of Nigeria and from city to city tracking down those who work in the shadows.

1929. Clive Mason is devastated when his wife Martha is found dead in a horsebox at Southwell Races, her handbag stolen. As DCI Henry Johnstone and Sergeant Mickey Hitchens investigate, it's clear this wasn't a robbery gone tragically wrong - Martha was deliberately murdered. Who was Martha Mason and what was she involved in that led to her murder?

Henry Christie is enjoying a quiet retirement, until a devastating moorland fire erupts nearby. After making a grisly discovery at an outlying farm, Henry agrees to help the police with their investigation. He is soon confronting an explosive mix of organized crime and drug turf wars which leads him back to his old hunting ground in Blackpool.

Ellie Quicke is confronted by an angry young man, demanding to know what has happened to his elderly great aunt. Flavia Osborne had refused to move in with her relatives, telling everyon that she's sold her secluded house and was moving to a retiremening flat; but it seems she never arrived at her destination.

Tish Tarragon has themed her appetising offerings for the Hobson Glen Holiday Fair around the festive performances by a local theatre group. In the Christmas spirit, she volunteers to deliver breakfast to the cast, but is horrified to discover the star actress dead in her trailer. Can Tish expose a cold-blooded killer before the fair is over?

Genevieve Bower has hired Sam Kelson, a former Chicago cop turned private investigator, to recover her stolen shoes from her soon-to-be-ex-boyfriend - but no one's seen Genevieve's boyfriend for the past two weeks. In his search, Kelson comes across a body, shot in the head. A clear-cut case of suicide - or is it? What is this case really about?