epub, mobi |eng | 1934-05-01 | Author:Leslie Charteris [Charteris, Leslie]

VII The face was not quite the same. The nose was less dominant, the complexion had a yellow tinge which the financier's did not have, the eyes lacked the faded ...

epub |eng | 2003-11-14 | Author:Sandra Worth [Worth, Sandra]

~*~ Despite the queen’s vengeful urgings, Edward made an accommodation with George and Warwick for the peace of the realm. On Christmas Day, as a soft snow fell, they attended ...

epub, mobi |eng | 1997-01-02 | Author:Kate Atkinson [Atkinson, Kate]

One of the aspects of surrogate motherhood that never ceased to astound Vinny was the fact that children grew. If the Chinese could have developed a system of whole body ...

epub |eng | 1997-01-01 | Author:Patrick Robinson [Patrick Robinson]

At 0710, the Chief of Naval Operations walked through the door. Admiral Dunsmore beckoned both men to follow him into his office and ordered coffee, which was rapidly becoming a ...

epub |eng | 2011-01-22 | Author:Iain Banks [Banks, Iain]

'I say, did you know that you can count up to over one thousand just using your fingers?' 'Really?' 'Yes. Can you guess how? I bet you can't.' 'You'd…use a ...

mobi, epub |eng | 1995-09-01 | Author:Val McDermid

3. He likes the extra excitement that walking out on the high wire gives him. He needs that buzz. 4. He must have some areas of emotional maturity in his ...

mobi, epub |eng | 1983-01-01 | Author:Salman Rushdie

Two days after Haroun lectured an egg-laying turtle about revolution, Rani Harappa at Mohenjo was telephoned by a male voice so muted, so crippled by apologies and embarrassment that it ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2010-02-08 | Author:Elizabeth Noble

She had that right. Tom associated Simon with a lot of things, not many of them good, but pretty much all of them connected to his flourishing career as a ...

mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 1999-01-02 | Author:Stephen Fry

Sitting on trunk with brother and new sister, awaiting despatch to prep school, 1965 Much travelled photograph of the house at Booton Booton Church: same architect, more extravagant style thoughts ...

epub, azw3, mobi |eng | | Author:Portia Da Costa

11 An Invitation ‘You mean you’ve already checked up on him and you didn’t tell me?’ Home again, Lizzie confronted Brent. He looked even more white-faced than usual and, judging ...

epub, mobi |eng | 2007-01-01 | Author:Robert Rankin [Rankin, Robert]

27 Constable Paul assumed the position. It was a different position from that previously assumed by Constable Justice. The position assumed by Constable Paul was the Bass Position. The Bass ...

epub |eng | 2011-10-03 | Author:Barry Unsworth [Unsworth, Barry]

Famous lines. Miss Lily considered for a while, compressing her lips and slightly tilting her head, as she did when focusing on something dubious. Then she made a quick, decisive ...

epub, mobi |eng | 1999-01-01 | Author:Colm Toibin [Toibin, Colm]

*** They made up the beds for Larry and Paul in the small room upstairs while Lily took her leave of them, saying that she had not been able to ...