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One Is One and All Alone
One Is One and All Alone is a tense and gripping crime novel from Anthea Fraser featuring the ever-popular DCI Webb Malcolm Bennett, Webb's friend and colleague, has recently remarried, and there is conflict between his grown-up family and his new wife, making for a tense atmosphere at home. Meanwhile, the two detectives have joined forces to tackle a series of shop raids, but are soon overtaken by events which have a shattering effect on Bennett's family. Two of them meet with a violent death within the space of four days, presenting Webb with one of the most traumatic cases of his career.
The Step-tongue
In Singapore, multilingualism is the norm, and English (often the local variety) is widely acquired and used. This book examines the social and historical context of children's English in Singapore, and traces the development of four Singaporean children who have English as a native language. The implications for education and speech therapy are discussed.
Brought to Book
Meet Rona Parish, a talented biographer who has a skill for writing about the past and encountering danger along the way, and her adorable golden retriever, Gus. When Rona Parish is asked to write the biography of an acclaimed thriller writer who drowned in unusual circumstances, is she diving into danger? Biographer Rona Parish is exhausted after finishing her latest project on Arthur Conan Doyle, but her hope for a break between jobs is dashed when the wife of late bestselling thriller writer, Theo Harvey, asks her to write his biography. Theo Harvey drowned mysteriously six months ago. No one knows why . . . Theo's inexplicable death six months ago left many unanswered questions. Why did ...
International English
From Scotland to Singapore, Canada to the Channel Islands, Namibia to New Zealand and beyond, International English takes you on a fascinating journey through the varieties of Standard English spoken around the world. Comparisons across the varieties provide a comprehensive guide to differences in phonetics, phonology, grammar and vocabulary, providing a useful resource for teachers of English as a foreign language and linguistics students alike. In this fifth edition the authors have added a new discussion of what Standard English really is, as well as an outline of typologies of varieties of English including ELF 'English as a lingua franca'. This new material will be of particular interes...
Motive for Murder
Emily Barton is soon in fear for her safety after she takes the job of secretary to the reclusive writer Matthew Haig.
Death Speaks Softly
Detective Chief Inspector David Webb finds no dearth of suspects in a baffling murder involving a pretty French coed.
Six Proud Walkers
The Walker family, manufacturers of Broadshire Porcelain, seemed close, loving, and respected in their home village. But from the day DCI Webb saw the word 'murder' spelt out in flowers in their garden, one tragedy followed another.
Malice Domestic
Presented in conjunction with the Malice Domestic convention, this annual anthology has won an Agatha Award each year of publication. In this latest volume, Anne Perry heads up a delectable cast of contemporary writers, the very best from both sides of the Atlantic. This work jumps the pond between Britain and America to deliver 100% pure suspense in all its spine-tingling glory.
A Family Concern
A new Rona Parish mystery After the success of her articles on adopted children, journalist Rona Parish is eager for a fresh challenge. A chance encounter with an old friend, Kate, now married into the Tarlton family who own the oldest jewellery shop in Marsborough, sows the seed of a new series. Rona will research the histories of several long-established family firms in the town, notably Tarltons and the Clarendon Hotel. Then Kate enlists Rona's help in getting to the bottom of sister-in-law Freya's terrifying nightmares, which seem to hint at a buried childhood memory, and Rona finds herself drawn into the complex web of relationships linking the two families. At the same time she has problems of her own: her recently separated parents are both making demands on her; sister Lindsay is ?as usual ? torn between two equally unsuitable men, and Rona's artist husband Max is becoming worryingly involved with one of his young students.
The Ties That Bind
Are the ties that bind them about to be ripped apart? The Tempest family and friends are gathering for Cassie’s eighteenth birthday party. But as they come together, a series of explosive events will threaten everything they hold dear. Cassie’s sister Jess is about to fly to Italy on holiday, but can she forget the horror of what she saw in her flat that afternoon? Family friend Jenny Barlow has been keeping a devastating secret for years... but for how much longer? And does the discovery of a dead body on the beach spell danger for one of the Tempests? Grief, fear, desire and deception all collide as the ties that bind the family are strained like never before. Can they withstand the ultimate stress test?
