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Derek and Sandra Tile believe karma requires a little help on occasion; that sometimes comeuppances need expediting for the greater good.

An engaging story of life and death, An Odd Undertaking features Bill Wood‿s memories of his career as an undertaker in London during the 1990s.

Zach has always been different. Now aged eleven and starting secondary school he wants nothing more than to be like other children. But when the school bully discovers that Zach famously went missing in Sherwood Forest for four years of his life, the teasing starts.

Daniel Connah's mother is dead. Thank God. But there's a problem. Who's going to explain why the fifty-year-old journalist is a misfit, addicted to sex and steals - among other character flaws? His domineering mother, Muriel, might be accountable. But that lets his emotionally distant father, Jim, off the hook. Or did his criminally inclined brother and sisters lead him astray? Then there's Daniel. Is he to blame? Or was he just caught in the crossfire between warring parents? At the core of this darkly comic story about family dynamics and what makes us who we are, is whether Muriel loved Daniel. Otherwise, what chance has he got of loving himself or anyone else? A Corroded Soul, the first in a planned trilogy, is about morality, regret and the perverse nature of grief. Based on his own life, author and BAFTA-nominated investigations journalist Peter Woolrich blends fact and fiction in this searing self-examination.

The View From Here is all about Harriet, a beautiful pink toy hippo, who goes to live with a little girl called Alice. Harriet has been bought for Alice as a birthday present by her father at the Henley Regatta and she leads a very glamorous lifestyle until Alice is given a computer for her 7th birthday.

'A Midland Meander: A Circular Walk around the West Midlands' follows Brian as he embarks on his next journey through the West-Midlands of England.

Bertie the wild boar lives in a beautiful forest which he loves, but he is also very lonely. The problem is that people expect him to be fierce, so when they see him they are scared and run away. How can Bertie persuade everyone that he just wants to be friendly? He has lots of ideas, but will they work?Bertie's Big Day is a delightful story about friendship and determination which will appeal to children and adults alike. It features good messages for young readers and is ideal for bedtime reading.

An engaging and relevant political commentary on England today, building and updating on the first edition The Look and Shape of England (2010).Of high academic quality, including appropriate referencing whilst also being an accessible read while suggesting realistic ways to move forward from some of England's recent and ongoing crises.Contains images to provide context throughout of England''s changing environment.

Yorkshire boy Ellis is at a crossroads. Having finished school and been dumped by the girl he thought was the love of his life, he doesn't know what he wants to do next.

Randal Forbes calls his dark powers 'the gift' and his radiating eyes are the windows of his phenomenal psychic domination.

In a study of British theatre through a varied acting career spanning over fifty years, Oliver Ford Davies explores the many changes within the performing arts scene through his experiences on various stages, in a variety of productions, across the country.

It is the spring of 1970. When a beautiful and precociously talented pupil goes missing from a residential school in Cornwall, Jack Sangster, a special investigator with a philanthropic institution that aids troubled youngsters, is assigned to help local police find her.

Halle Jacobs has just landed her dream job as an investigative reporter for an up-and-coming TV production company. She is immediately thrust into an investigation about an unusually high number of childhood cancer cases on an East London housing estate.

Beth Brannen, an austere, secretive woman, runs a successful business in a little-known part of Cumbria. A mysterious woman with an ugly facial scar who never ventures beyond the safe, local bubble she has created. She refuses to talk about her past except for her beloved son, Sidney.

When Tia reluctantly agrees to look after Bindu, her peevish, grumpy granddaughter, during half term, the last thing that she expects is to spend the week unravelling the theft of a seventeenth century painting Head of a Girl, 'Hedova'. Hoping to start a new and more exciting life, Robert sets himself up as an art thief. His first target? A picture from the Whitler Gallery, where Tia and her recently widowed colleague Douglas work. Follow Douglas and Tia, an unlikely detective duo, as they investigate the theft and race frantically across the city to prevent the painting from being destroyed. Can Robert prove that he's got what it takes to embark on a life of crime? And can Tia and Douglas save Hedova?What's Going on at The Whitler? is a gentle detective story with elements of humour and fantasy, all punctuated by commentary from a Greek chorus of talking portraits for a unique twist.

Ireland 1735. Thirteen-year-old William Baxter has a grandmother with peculiar powers - so peculiar he believes she must be a witch. Taking this secret with him, he reluctantly sails with his family to the New World and the promise of a better life.

The latest episode in the life of Natalie Klein, about whom Eleanor Berry has frequently written - this time her love for, and obsession with, one of her many psychiatrists. This tale takes us through the doors of Harley Street and beyond.

Rantings of the Loon Pant King is a flippant, irreverent and tongue-in-cheek account of Tex Austin's adventures touring with various 1960s Beat Groups and Mod Bands.

In London's Newgate prison, Elizabeth Sawyer, the mother of eleven children, lies shackled in her cell. Denounced as a witch by her woodland neighbours and condemned to death by the court, Elizabeth has one last chance to make her peace with this world. By way of confession, she tells the prison chaplain three stories about her life.

The storyline will appeal to a Young Adult readership. A unique blend of gothic horror and action thriller as the cast unravel the mystery of the missing children, learning the deadly game of Vampires and Victims to protect themselves and rescue those abducted.Inspired by the author''s childhood playing Vampires and Victims in the old docks area of Liverpool.