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From the moment Karen Stannard comes striding in the door, Arnold Landon knows his workplace will never be the same. Now, he is saddled with a project he never wanted: the Ridgeway Viking Trust. Its shady leaders tell him there’s treasure buried in the rolling Northumberland Hills—they just need one more payout to reach it. But is there more to the Trust than meets the eye? Muck-raking journalist Alan Crickley seems to think so. He’s got the scent of corruption and he’s on the trail... Until the day he drives his car into a ditch, a stone’s throw from the dig.

Eric Ward thinks he is happily married—until he discovers that his wife, Anne, has been spending rather too much time with a business associate. Suspicious and angry, Ward finds comfort in the arms of a beautiful stranger. But when his new lover is found dead, he must do everything he can to avoid becoming the focus of a murder inquiry that could wreck his future. As police pressure looms, Ward makes his own inquiries. Increasingly desperate to find the girl’s killer, he begins to learn more about a shady Tyneside world of drugs, dodgy property deals, and illicit nightclubs. 

The metaphysical classic It Works is one of the briefest yet most incredible catalysts for supercharging your life. Beloved by millions since 1926, this concise program delivers a three-step technique that can give you a renewed sense of progress and possibility in your career, finances, home, and anything that matters to you. This new edition of It Works includes an introduction by popular voice of esoteric ideas Mitch Horowitz, who reveals the background of the book’s unnamed author, the sources of his ideas, and, most important, why they work.

Eileen O’Hara isn’t used to hearing “no”. She’s the stunning chairman of Broadlands construction. But now she is facing a management takeover, with rivals bidding for control of her company. Both are crooked with old scores to settle. Who will she choose? She calls on lawyer and financier Eric Ward for advice. Eric’s head is turned, much to his wife’s chagrin. His conscience tells him he can’t walk away—whatever the implications for his marriage. Aided by Anne, he begins digging into the murky pasts of both bidders.

Colin Bannock is hiding quite the secret. By day, he’s a smooth-talking lawyer. After hours, he is someone else entirely. He corners Arnold Landon, wanting him to join his society of history fanatics. Appalled, Arnold declines outright. He’s never been a joiner and, besides, he has enough on his plate already. He is hunting for a lost and ancient treasure. And he knows the hiding place is close. Then Bannock’s body washes up on the banks of the River Tyne, battered and bloated beyond recognition. Was he also chasing the mythic treasure?

L’obsession d’un milliardaire exhibitionniste, maladivement curieux, carburant aux secrets des autres et à une mystérieuse substance. Une femme marquée à vie, punie d’avoir aimé et condamnée à une lourde peine. Un ex-policier éclopé, perdu entre le bien et le mal, qu’une simple flamme suffit à paralyser. Une hypnothérapeute au magnétisme animal, sexuellement déviante et avide de pouvoir. Une longue liste de lois, bafouées une à une par un jeune homme désabusé.

When something knocks Quinn Black and his team through an anomaly, he finds himself on a crash course with what appears to be an uninhabited planet. With an object of mysterious origin orbiting the system and his crew under attack from an unknown source, one thing is clear: they are not supposed to be there. Unfortunately, that’s just the beginning of their problems. Thrust into time loops and a seemingly parallel world where dinosaurs roam, someone is deliberately sabotaging them.

Late one night, Lynne Anderson reveals to her lover that she has something to tell him. And it’s not just pillow talk. But before she can spill her shocking secrets, a shooter silences her and her lover for ever. Meanwhile, her husband Kevin Anderson has disappeared, leaving behind only a partial report on the ancient tower houses he and Arnold Landon are reviewing. Arnold is left trying to puzzle out Kevin’s skimpy notes. But the deeper he gets the more he fears for his missing coworker.

Arnold Landon steps out with his lady friend, hunting for relics on the deserted dig site where he works. Before long, they stumble on something under a bridge. The mangled remains of Arnold’s fellow historian. His chest gapes open, his insides arranged in a pair of bloody wings. Arnold’s no expert, but he knows a blood eagle when he sees one—the handiwork of a berserker warrior. Mad with blood lust and out for vengeance.

Andrews is found dead in his own living room. His head blown to bloody smithereens. Who will finish what the dead man started? The publisher turns to Arnold Landon. And why wouldn’t he pick up the mantle? Everyone tells him it’s safe. The police have their man for Andrews’ killing. But the closer Landon gets to Andrews’ checkered past, the less certain he becomes. Could the true killer be out there still? Watching, waiting for his chance to strike again …

A haughty professor comes calling on Arnold Landon for research assistance. But he’s overlooked an important fact. Landon already has a job at the council—along with a raft of superiors who’d rather he focused on the dispute at hand. Namely, who is the rightful owner of the Kilgour Estates? And the opulent manor house in the grounds? Dashing rake Patrick Yates insists it’s all his. But a black sheep in the family returns to claim otherwise. Who is telling the truth?

Eric Ward is still uneasy on the board of merchant bankers Martin & Channing. Their defense against a hostile takeover is pushing the limits of the law. But Eric soon has problems nearer home: his wife’s colleague is charged with the murder of his fiancée in his London flat. He asks Eric to represent him. Eric discovers some very interesting facts about the dead woman. Then Eric is called back to London to deal with the takeover gone wrong.

St Michael’s Church may be derelict but it’s not deserted. Someone still comes here to worship on nights when the moon is full. Arnold Landon should know. He’s seen the grisly evidence for himself. Blood among the roses. The butchered remains of a man, tangled in the undergrowth. The victim was a traveler. How did he come to be in the churchyard? Arnold has a theory that leads back centuries, all the way to the cult of the Raging Wolf. Everyone tells him it’s impossible, that the cultists are dead and buried. But the devil wears many faces.

Arnold Landon finds himself drawn into another bitter dispute over land—in which a defenseless old woman pays the ultimate price. To the casual observer, Penbrook Farm might seem like a ramshackle hovel, buried deep in the woods of Northumberland. But to fragile old Sarah Ellis, it’s home. And the developers can have the place over her dead body. Of course, no one ever expected it to come to that.

Eric’s wife, Anne, has followed the advice of handsome lawyer Mark Fenham and invested a small fortune in a merchant bank also involved in underwriting marine insurance. Now her company must pay out a vast insurance claim for the Sea Dawn, a ship sunk in Spanish waters. Eric Ward smells fraud. His wife could lose everything. And then, one by one, people connected to the Sea Dawn start to die. The murderous trail takes Ward to sunny Spain—where he comes face-to-face with his arch enemy. Will Ward uncover the truth about the sinking of the Sea Dawn?

Un accident vient de se produire, impliquant l’autobus qui ramenait Charlie, Louis et Maggie à la maison. Ils revenaient du cinéma, où ils venaient d’assister à la première d’Un maniaque à l’hôpital, le nouveau film de leur cinéaste préféré, Hemon Globill. Gravement blessés, les trois jeunes sont transportés d’urgence à l’hôpital. Pendant ce temps, un criminel surnommé le Cinéaste s’évade de l’institut psychiatrique où il était interné.

Aimes-tu les histoires étranges, qui font sourire et qui donnent la chair de poule? Alors ce livre est pour toi! Rien ne va plus à l'école des Étoiles savantes depuis l'arrivée d'un suppléant lunatique et d'un stagiaire qui semble venir d'une autre planète. En effet, la secrétaire a de plus en plus l'apparence d'un robot. Des bruits bizarres résonnent dans la salle des enseignants. Dans le corridor, on a trouvé une énorme boule de gomme qui brille dans le noir.

À la suite d’un grave accident de voiture, Liz a été déclarée cliniquement morte pendant douze minutes. Quand elle a repris connaissance, elle était orpheline et son corps portait d’immenses traces rougeâtres. Des années plus tard, alors qu’elle tente de retrouver une vie normale au sein de sa famille d’accueil, elle assiste à un combat entre un prêtre et une créature terrifiante.

Dans le cadre d’un événement élaboré en vue d’une édition spéciale de La Gazette des étoiles savantes, les 4Z souhaitent présenter au club de lecture le célèbre animateur de la populaire émission Chasseurs d’insolite, Herménégilde Vaillant, de même que la nouvelle bibliothécaire, Ursula Brilaquou. Une première rencontre avec la femme laisse toutefois les quatre journalistes stupéfaits. Madame Ursula semble avoir un don pour déclencher des orages et faire exploser les ampoules électriques.

Aimes-tu rigoler et trembler de peur? Alors, lis cette histoire! L'école des Étoiles savantes prépare sa tombola annuelle, pendant laquelle se tiendra son traditionnel concours du meilleur petit gâteau à la crème.Mais bientôt, les 4Z trouvent un livre dans le local du concierge. On y raconte que le fantôme d'un élève mort empoisonné par un petit gâteau durant la tombola de l'école, il y a cent ans, est sur le point de revenir pour se venger.