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Omg! Wow! What a great book! Suspense, intrigue, action, and a fantastic twist! I did not see that coming! What a story! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A breathtaking thriller with a devastating conclusion. I can't stop thinking about it.' - Bestselling author Susi Holliday Edinburgh faces unprecedented terror as a lone bomber targets victims across the city, leaving everyone at risk. DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach encounter death daily in their jobs, but when they realize each bomb is a trap aimed at them, the threat becomes all too real. With the body count rising and the bomber's methods growing increasingly horrifying, Ava and Luc must race against time to uncover the identity of the perpetrator or face dire consequences. Prepare for a gripping experience filled with unexpected twists and turns in this devastatingly good thriller, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and MJ Arlidge. Readers are obsessed: 'What an absolute cracker! It has everything: plot, twists, suspense, characters, and an amazing ending that hit me hard.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I could not put it down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If only there were more than 5 stars!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely brilliant! A must-read.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gripped from the first page; I need the next installment!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A wild ride that kept me up late; unputdownable!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Relentless pace, devilish cleverness and a laser-sharp focus on plot.' Chris Brookmyre When silence falls, who will hear their cries? The body of a young girl is found dumped on the roadside on the outskirts of Edinburgh. When pathologists examine the remains, they make a gruesome discovery: the silhouette of a doll carved in the victim's skin. DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach are struggling to find leads in the case, until a doll made of skin is found nestled beside an abandoned baby. After another young woman is found butchered, Luc and Ava realise the babydoll killer is playing a horrifying game. And it's only a matter of time before he strikes again. Can they stop another victim from being silenced forever - or is it already too late?

The second in the terrifying DI Callanach crime series. Fans of M.J. Arlidge will be hooked from the very first page. In the midst of a rock festival, a charity worker is sliced across the stomach. He dies minutes later. In a crowd of thousands, no one saw his attacker. The following week, the body of a primary school teacher is found in a dumpster in an Edinburgh alley, strangled with her own woollen scarf. DI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach have no motive and no leads - until around the city, graffitied on buildings, words appear describing each victim. It's only when they realise the words are appearing before rather than after the murders, that they understand the killer is announcing his next victim...and the more innocent the better.

'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.' In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories The Body: A Guide for Occupants is a brilliant, often very funny attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological make up. A wonderful successor to A Short History of Nearly Everything, this book will have you marvelling at the form you occupy, and celebrating the genius of your existence, time and time again. 'What I learned is that we are infinitely more complex and wondrous, and often more mysterious, than I had ever suspected. There really is no story more amazing than the story of us.' Bill Bryson

"On a remote Highland mountain, a body burns. All that's left behind are the victim's teeth and a fragment of silk. Meanwhile, in the hidden room of a house in Edinburgh, a second woman screams into the darkness. It's D.I. Luc Callanach's first day with Police Scotland, and he's handed a homicide investigation. With everything to prove, he and his new colleague D.I. Ava Turner are up against a killer who meticulously covers his tracks. When a third woman is taken, Callanach is desperate to prevent another innocent death--but the real fate of these woman is more twisted than he could have ever imagined..."--Back cover.

They're locked up for your safety.Now, you're locked in with them.Dr Connie Woolwine has five days to catch a killer.On a locked ward in the world's highest-security prison hospital, a scream shatters the night. The next morning, a nurse's body is found and her daughter has been taken. A ransom must be paid, and the clock is ticking.Forensic profiler Dr Connie Woolwine is renowned for her ability to get inside the mind of a murderer. Now, she must go deep undercover among the most deranged and dangerous men on earth and use her unique skills to find the girl - before it's too late.But as the walls close in around her, can Connie get the killer before The Institution gets her?[Bokinfo].

Stephen Berry is about to jump off a bridge until a suicide prevention counsellor stops him. A week later, Stephen is dead. Found at the bottom of a cliff, DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner are drafted in to investigate whether he jumped or whether he was pushed

I příšery si čistí zoubky! To je k nevíře, viď? V obrázkové knížce se malé děti dozvědí, co se přihodí holčičce, která si odmítá čistit zuby. Ale opatrně… je možné, že uvnitř narazí na děsivé příšery! Po přečtení této knihy se už děti nebudou bát chodit k panu zubaři na návštěvu! Knížka je určena dětem od 4 let.

He collects his victims. But he doesn’t keep them safe.Elspeth, Meggy and Xavier are locked in a flat. They don’t know where they are, and they don’t know why they’re there. They only know that the shadow man has taken them, and he won’t let them go. Desperate to escape, the three of them must find a way out of their living hell, even if it means uncovering a very dark truth. Because the shadow man isn’t a nightmare. He’s all too real. And he’s watching.

It begins as an assignment for English class: write a letter to a dead person - any dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain - he died young, and so did Laurel's sister May - so maybe he'll understand a bit of what Laurel is going through. Soon Laurel is writing letters to lots of dead people - Janis Joplin, Heath Ledger, River Phoenix, Amelia Earhart ... it's like she can't stop. And she'd certainly never dream of handing them in to her teacher.