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A Deadly Thaw
'Gives the Scandi authors a run for their money.' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir Every secret has consequences. Autumn 2004 In Bampton, Derbyshire, Lena Fisher is arrested for suffocating her husband, Andrew. Spring 2016 A year after Lena's release from prison, Andrew is found dead in a disused mortuary. Who was the man Lena killed twelve years ago, and who committed the second murder? When Lena disappears, her sister, Kat, sets out to follow a trail of clues delivered by a mysterious teenage boy. Kat must uncover the truth - before there's another death . . . A Deadly Thaw confirms Sarah Ward's place as one of the most exciting new crime writers.
The Shrouded Path
The past won't stay buried forever.November, 1957: Six teenage girls walk in the churning Derbyshire mists, the first chills of winter in the air. Their voices carrying across the fields, they follow the old train tracks into the dark tunnel of the Cutting. Only five appear on the other side. October, 2014: a dying mother, feverishly fixated on a friend from her childhood, makes a plea: 'Find Valerie.' Mina's elderly mother had never discussed her childhood with her daughter before. So who was Valerie? Where does her obsession spring from?DC Connie Childs, off balance after her last big case, is partnered up with new arrival to Bampton, Peter Dahl. Following up on what seems like a simple natural death, DC Childs' old instincts kick in, pointing her right back to one cold evening in 1957. As Connie starts to broaden her enquiries, the investigation begins to spiral increasingly close to home.
A Patient Fury
When Detective Constable Connie Childs is dragged from her bed to the fire-wrecked property on Cross Farm Lane she knows as she steps from the car that this house contains death. Three bodies discovered - a family obliterated - their deaths all seem to point to one conclusion: One mother, one murderer. But D.C. Childs, determined as ever to discover the truth behind the tragedy, realises it is the fourth body - the one they cannot find - that holds the key to the mystery at Cross Farm Lane. What Connie Childs fails to spot is that her determination to unmask the real murderer might cost her more than her health - this time she could lose the thing she cares about most: her career.
Royalism, Religion and Revolution
Analyses the role of long-term continuities in the political and religious culture of Wales from the eve of the Civil War in 1640 to the Glorious Revolution of 1688 In Royalism, Religion and Revolution: Wales, 1640-1688, Sarah Ward Clavier provides a ground-breaking analysis of the role of long-term continuities in the political and religious culture of Wales from the eve of the Civil War in 1640 to the Glorious Revolution. A final chapter also extends the narrative to the Hanoverian succession. The book discusses three main themes: the importance of continuities (including concepts of Welsh history, identity and language); religious attitudes and identities; and political culture. As Ward C...
Alternative Water Supply Systems
Owing to climate change related uncertainties and anticipated population growth, different parts of the developing and the developed world (particularly urban areas) are experiencing water shortages or flooding and security of fit-for-purpose supplies is becoming a major issue. The emphasis on decentralized alternative water supply systems has increased considerably. Most of the information on such systems is either scattered or focuses on large scale reuse with little consideration given to decentralized small to medium scale systems. Alternative Water Supply Systems brings together recent research into the available and innovative options and additionally shares experiences from a wide ran...
To Baby with Love
Keep a treasured record of baby's first year with this gorgeous journal, beautifully illustrated by Sarah Ward. With space for pictures and room to record special moments and milestones, this sweet baby record book will ensure those precious memories are never forgotten. Includes a gorgeous keepsake envelope and stylish elastic band closure to keep everything safe inside.
The Birthday Girl
Welcome to Eldey, an island with deadly secrets. Mona: a carefree artist, staying at the Cloister to work on her illustrations. Beth: the harried mother of a toddler, on the remote Welsh island for a weekend with her family. Charlotte: a reluctant stepmother who wanted a romantic getaway with her husband. One of them is a serial killer who poisoned four of her friends at her eleventh birthday party. They all fit the profile. Who will risk everything to kill again? An absolutely gripping Welsh crime novel, perfect for fans of Sarah Pearse and Lucy Foley. Praise for The Birthday Girl ‘A brilliant Christie-esque page-turner with an amazing sense of location’ Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times b...
Aesop Lake
Seventeen-year-old Leda Keogh was present when her boyfriend, David committed a hate crime against a gay couple. When David threatens to turn in Leda's mother to the police for drug dealing if she won't be his alibi, Leda must choose between doing the right thing, her boyfriend and her family. She tries to escape the situation by taking a job as a nanny on Aesop Lake, only to come face to face with Jonathan, one of the victims of the hate crime. Will Leda put the fate of her family and boyfriend first, or can Jonathan persuade Leda to tell the truth?
Memory in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800
In early modern Europe, memory of the past served as a main frame of moral, political, legal, religious, and social reference for people of all walks of life. This volume examines how Europeans practiced memory between 1500 and 1800, and how these three centuries saw a shift in how people engaged with the past.
