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When the treasured 15th century Cherringham Chalice is stolen from St. James, it looks at first like the work of a professional gang, robbing local churches. But Jack and Sarah realise that there must have been someone on the inside, helping the thieves - and they start to investigate. Can it really be possible that a member of the church council is guilty? Soon Jack and Sarah discover that even in this world of trust and faith there can be secrets, lies ... and real danger.

Current and former NFL scouts give the inside story on why and how Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Laremy Tunsil, Derrick Henry, Michael Thomas, Dak Prescott, Tyreek Hill and Jakeem Grant were selected in the 2016 draft.

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 31 - 33.

Move over James Bond--you've just met your match! Hays Baker and his wife, Lizbeth, possess super-human strength, exceptional intelligence, stunning looks, a sex life to die for, and two beautiful children. Of course they do - they're Elites, endowed at birth with the most advanced genetic enhancements available. Elites are the pinnacle of evolution; the triumph of man's ambitions. But there's a problem in their perfect world....

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 34 - 36. "The Secret of Brimley Manor": Brimley Manor, home to an eccentric museum of oddities from its owner's lifetime of exotic travels also holds dark secrets. When a suspicious fire breaks out, the biggest question is... was it just an accident?

Thirty five concerts. Seventeen thousand motorcycle miles. Three months. One lifetime. In May 2015 the veteran Canadian rock trio Rush embarked on their 40th anniversary tour, R40. For the band and their fans, R40 was a celebration and, perhaps, a farewell. But for Neil Peart, each tour is more than just a string of concerts; it's an opportunity to explore backroads near and far on his BMW motorcycle. So if this was to be the last tour and the last great adventure, he decided it would have to be the best one, onstage and off.

A thief and his lover are on the run. To hide their loot, they will have to cross a river. But this is no ordinary river. Its dark unforgiving waters are rife with the rumours of a local legend. The legend of a ghoul who knows no mercy. Will the couple be successful in their getaway? Or will their destiny lead them to an encounter with the deadly shambler of the deep? From the devious mind of India's most prolific horror writer, Neil D'Silva, comes this bone-chilling horror short story inspired by an Assamese local legend.

Step into the antebellum South with " Two Men from Deadfall" where an aristocratic plantation owner's son and a dirt farmer's son forge an unbreakable bond as Confederate soldiers in the 1800s. As Southern Reconstruction unfolds, their friendship navigates the turbulent waters of politics. When tragedy strikes with the murder of one, the surviving friend who is the County Sheriff commences an unrelenting investigation, which culminates with the capture and arrest of the serial outlaws responsible. What happens following the arrest is still talked about today in the County as the townsfolk ...

A brilliant new study of perhaps the finest English poet of the 20th Century, by a distinguished critic and scholar. This book opens with a section on Hughes’s life, including an authoritative treatment of the relationship with Sylvia Plath and the effect of her suicide on his poetry and reputation, followed by a review of Hughes’s artistic strategies, his poetic language, and influences on his work, including his openness to mythology and the poets of Eastern Europe. The body of the book offers an approach to reading New Selected Poems (1995), taking in turn each of the remarkable and ...

This introductory study is part of the Literature Insights series, aimed at students and the general reader. Thomas Hardy is unique in English literature as a major novelist who is also a major poet. His collected poetry is among the most distinctive bodies of verse in the language, and includes such pinnacles of the lyric tradition as ‘The Darkling Thrush’, the haunted love-elegies written in memory of his first wife Emma, and such instantly recognizable titles as ‘Drummer Hodge’, ‘A Trampwoman’s Tragedy’, and ‘Convergence of the Twain’. It is also among the most ...

The land is dying. The truth is buried. And time is running out. After a much-needed honeymoon, Captain Coder and his team return to find a desperate call for help. A once-thriving farming community in California is on the brink of collapse — crops withering overnight, unexplainable dust storms ripping through the streets, and a powerful corporation buying up land for pennies on the dollar. As Cornelius and his team dig deeper, they uncover a conspiracy that reaches far beyond failing crops.

We are filled with unrealised potential, the result of 14 billion years of Cosmic evolution. The atoms in our bodies once belonged to stars that burned brightly, then provided the building blocks of the universe as we know it.

Beyond the Vast Frontier, a scattered network of desert communities begins receiving letters of non-compliance. No one recalls an election. No one remembers joining a homeowners association. But the notices keep coming.Quartz Junction is a broadcast stitched from intercepted transmissions, party-line confessions, and long-buried civic records — delivered in segments, without explanation.Inside: dome surveillance, architectural jurisdiction, analog influencers, ceremonial cover bands, and a whispering trail of true events.The government may be new. The desert is not.Transmissions arrive ...

Neil Douglas-Klotz, bestselling author of Prayers of the Cosmos and The Hidden Gospel, brings together forty years of research to update his pioneering work on the Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes. Through expansions of Aramaic's multiple meanings as well as guided contemplations, The Aramaic Jesus Book of Days provides a guide to transformation through the way of the prophet. It shows how the deepest teachings of Jesus address contemporary challenges, such as our relationships with nature and each other, as well as the purpose of life itself.

When classic horror movie star Basil Coates becomes the victim of a series of scary pranks, the local police put it down to a crazed fan. Just pranks, after all... But with Halloween only days away, the spectre of murder suddenly visits the ghostly Coates mansion on the hill outside Cherringham - and Jack and Sarah find themselves caught in a mystery worthy of Basil's spookiest roles... Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every two weeks.

Magic and myth inhabit these chapters in figures both familiar and strange. Giant trolls and talking animals are everywhere. The winds take human form. A one-eyed old woman might seem reminiscent of the Norse god Odin. We meet sly aunts, resourceful princesses, and devious robbers. These stories, set in Norway's majestic landscape of towering mountains and dense forests, are filled with humor, mischief, and sometimes surprisingly cruel twists of fate. All are rendered in the deceptively simple narrative style perfected by Asbjørnsen and Moe.

Do you want to be more productive and enjoy your work more fully? The Now Habit at Work, written by top performance expert Neil Fiore, reveals how true time management goes hand-in-hand with greater ease, well-being, and success in business and life. Whatever your occupation, Fiore’s proven tools will empower you to overcome procrastination and engage your full creative potential on the job.

Across the rural South, tucked away on lonely highways at the edges of county lines, stood the kind of places everyone knew about but few spoke of openly. These were the county-line beer joints—unmarked, dimly lit, and buzzing with secrets. Their existence was an open secret, serving as watering holes for the thirsty souls of dry counties, where the law forbade alcohol but human nature ensured its demand. They were places of rough talk, hard drinking, and, at times, deadly tempers. This story unfolds in the shadows of two such places, separated by years but linked by blood. In one, four ...

From the authors of the best-selling series "Cherringham". The famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart has come to England on a mission to raise money for her planned continent-spanning air rally - with all-female pilots. Lady Lavinia naturally supports the amazing Amelia, inviting her to stay at Mydworth Manor. But when Amelia's life is threatened - Harry and Kat must figure out who is behind this deadly game before it turns fatal...

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM. This compilation contains episodes 10-12:. CITY HEAT. Kat brings Harry across the Atlantic to New York for a planned whirlwind time in her hometown. But when wealthy Teddy Crowther is kidnapped by the mob, the pair are called in to help. Soon they find themselves playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse. FOOL'S GOLD. When young Ewan Mackay sails his small dinghy out to a mysterious wreck site a few miles off the coast of Littlehampton, he never returns.