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Paul Finch
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A basement is full of crime scene photos framed on the walls of the basement, which shouldn't be for public consumption. Uneasy and with a hunch, Detective Heck can't help…
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Paul Frodsham, Martin Green, Greg Finch
The first comprehensive survey of the archaeology of the North Pennines, from Mesolithic to modern times. Traces of 10,000 years of human activity survive today, including flint scatters at Mesolithic…
It’s a game that can only end in death, and time for everyone is running out. A thrilling, all-new Doctor Who adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played…
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The Sunday Times bestseller returns with his next unforgettable crime thriller. Fans of MJ Arlidge and Stuart MacBride won’t be able to put this down.
Includes terrifying tales by Charlotte Bond, M W Craven, Steve Duffy, Tracy Fahey, Paul M Feeney, S J I Holliday, Johnny Mains, William Meikle, Reggie Oliver, S A Rennie, Graham…
An anthology of horror stories using Cornwall, its myths and legends, as their basis.
The island: Craeghatir, a lonely rock off Cape Wrath, mainland Britain’s most northerly point; a place wreathed in mystery, superstition and a primitive fear of the unknown. The intruders: an…
Autumn, 1974. As the days shorten, an industrial Lancashire town is terrorised by a relentless child-killer. But while the cops search for a maniac, two young friends are convinced that…
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The West Country. England's mystical heart. Hill-forts, ancient circles. Blessed by age-old powers, sanctified in blood. Where woods and pools stir to whispered summonings, forbidden names are carved in rock…
Innocent people are dying. Who will be next? Find out in the second Detective Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenburg from #1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch.
Get hooked on Heck: the maverick detective who knows no boundaries. A grisly whodunit you won’t be able to put down, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and TV series…
Get hooked on Heck: the maverick detective who knows no boundaries. The perfect read for fans of Stuart Macbride and Luther.
The fourth unputdownable book in the DS Mark Heckenburg series. A killer thriller for fans of Stuart MacBride and Luther, from the #1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch.
‘A fast-paced, terrifying journey.’ RACHEL ABBOTT ‘A born storyteller.’ PETER JAMES A stranger is just a killer you haven’t met yet… The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller returns with the next big…
‘A fast-paced, terrifying journey.’ RACHEL ABBOTT ‘A born storyteller.’ PETER JAMES The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller returns with the second book in the PC Lucy Clayburn series - a must for…
Could this be the end for Heck? The Sunday Times bestseller returns with an unforgettable crime thriller. Fans of MJ Arlidge and Stuart MacBride won’t be able to put this…
‘A fast-paced, terrifying journey.’ RACHEL ABBOTT ‘A born storyteller.’ PETER JAMES The Sunday Times bestseller returns with his latest nail-shredding thriller - a must for all fans of Happy Valley…
The brand new nail-biting thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of ONE EYE OPEN, perfect for fans of Peter James, Mark Billingham and Angela Marsons.
Get #HookedonHeck with the first book in the #1 bestselling DS Mark Heckenburg series.
A brand new thriller from a master craftsman. For fans of Peter James, Alex North and Cara Hunter.
Trauma, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth in Frontline Personnel examines the history, context, nature, and complexity of working in front-line services.
Natassia Goode, Paul M. Salmon, Michael Lenne, Caroline Finch
The book describes how to formally evaluate incident reporting systems to determine whether they meet these requirements.
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?The fifth volume in the ABC of Horror, a non-themed series of original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris.
The fifth volume in the ABC of Horror, a non-themed series of original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris.
Willie Meikle
The Scottish Highlands, picturesque home to grand mountains and plunging glens. But also a land of bitterness, betrayal and blood-feud, where phantom pipers lament callous slaughters, evil spirits haunt crag…
Dennis Sharp,Paul Finch
Selected essays published to commemorate the life and work of Dennis Sharp (1933-2010).
Paul R Finch
From the opening chapter, we read:
"It is time to rewrite ancient history! The chronology of ancient history as presented by modern secular scholarship is totally and emphatically bogus! The…
The latest volume of The Black Book of Horror contains 13 new stories by Reggie Oliver; Paul Finch; David A. Riley; Mark Samuels; John Llewellyn Probert; Gary Fry; Tina &…
We live in a visual age where everyone considers him- or herself to be a photographer, and 1.8 billion images are posted online each day. User-generated content has been used…
Are you hungry for some more horror? Do you have an appetite for the abominable? Then you need The Fifth Black Book of Horror. Thirteen morsels of the macabre for…
The latest volume of Britain’s premier horror anthology series contains 15 new tales of terror. Contents: SIX OF THE BEST - John Llewellyn Probert, TRAFFIC STREAM - Simon Kurt Unsworth…
Horrible people, horrible places, horrible things and horrible fates all await you in The Ninth Black Book of Horror. The new anthology from Mortbury Press is truly horrible. Check in…
Alison Littlewood,Gary McMahon
The Cotswolds - land of green fields, manor houses and thatched-roof villages, where the screams of ancient massacres linger in the leafy woods, faeries weave sadistic spells, and pagan gods…
East Anglia - a drear, flat land of fens and broads, lone gibbets and isolated cottages, where demon dogs howl in the night, witches and warlocks lurk at every crossroads…
Stephen Volk,Ramsey Campbell
The British Seaside - golden sands, toffee rock, amusement arcades. But also the ghosts of better days: phantom performers who if they can’t get laughs will get screams; derelict fun-parks…
Wales - ‘Land of my Fathers’, cradle of poetry, song and mythic rural splendour. But also a scene of oppression and tragedy, where angry spirits stalk castle and coal mine…
Yorkshire - a rolling landscape of verdant dales and quaint country towns. But where industrial fires left hideous scars, forlorn ruins echo the shrieks of forgotten wars, and depraved killers…
Peter James,Adam Nevill
The rolling blue ocean. Timeless, vast, ancient, mysterious. Where eerie voices call through the lightless deeps, monstrous shapes skim beneath the waves, and legends tell of sunken cities, fiendish fogs…
The city of London - whose gold-paved streets are lost in choking fog and echo to the trundling of plague-carts, whose twisting back alleys ring to cries of Murder…
Justin Richards,Mark Morris,George Mann,Paul Finch
(Tales of Trenzalore collects four of the Doctor’s adventures from different periods during the Siege of Trenzalore and the ensuing battle: Let it Snow - by Justin Richards An Apple…
David Troughton reads four original stories set in different periods of the Siege of Trenzalore, featuring the Eleventh Doctor as played by Matt Smith. Only one thing stood between the…
Allen Ashley,Paul Finch,Gary Fry,Samantha Lee
A seaside home, a school, a fantasy castle, a lighthouse, a wooden hut, a run-down tower block - all are tainted by an abnormal atmosphere. Be wary of what’s beyond…
Originally published in 1981 Practice and Progress is a collection examining the changes that have occurred in the theories, methodologies and practices of sociology, in the institutional and educational setting…
Paul Finch,Peter Ling,Hazel Adair
When a newspaper reporter goes missing, the Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa uncover a case of alien abduction. The trail leads them to the planet Luparis, and a city that appears…
