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Fede Alvarez Don’t breathe DVD

Rocky (Jane Levy) dreams of getting away from her mother but lacks the funds to escape. When her ex-boyfriend Money (Daniel Zovatto) tells her of a wealthy blind man (Stephen Lang) who lives on his own, they, along with their friend Alex (Dylan Minnette), set out a plan to rob him of his fortune. As they enter his house

under the cover of darkness, they soon discover that the blind man is not such an easy target...

Katherine Arden The bear and the nightingale

In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, a stranger with piercing blue eyes presents a new father with a gift - a precious jewel on a delicate chain,intended for his young daughter.

Ross Armstrong The watcher

Lily Gullick lives with her husband Aiden in a new-build apartment opposite an estate marked for demolition. As the area in east London becomes increasingly gentrified, keen birdwatcher Lily is intrigued by the social divide on her doorstep.

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Jonathan Asbury Secrets of Churchill’s

War Rooms 941.082092

At the war's end, Churchill and his colleagues left the chamber and locked the door behind them - and the War Rooms remained there, untouched and little known, until the early 1980s. Today, those historic chambers are on

display as the Churchill War Rooms exhibit.

Alex Barclay The drowning child

When Special Agent Ren Bryce is called to Tate, Oregon, to investigate the disappearance of 12-year-old Caleb Veir, she finds a town already in mourning. Two other young boys have died recently, although in very different circumstances.

Sarah Baxter Where to go when

941.202

'Lonely Planet's Where to Go When' answers the perennial question of the traveller - where is the best place to visit during every season of the year?

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Deborah Bee The last thing I remember

Sarah is in a coma. Her memory is gone - she doesn't know how she got there. And she doesn't know how she might get out. But then she discovers that her injury wasn't an accident. And that her assailant hasn't been caught.

Simon Brett Mrs Pargeter’s public relations

It is her characteristic generosity rather than her love of animals that finds Mrs Pargeter supporting her friend, Jasmine Angold, at a charity reception for PhiliPussies, whose worthy aim is to rehabilitate stray cats from the Greek island of Atmos into caring English homes. But the evening is to have unexpected

consequences.

Amanda Brooke The affair

When Nina finds out that her fifteen-year-old daughter, Scarlett, is pregnant, her world falls apart. Because Scarlet won't tell anyone who the father is. And Nina is scared that the answer will destroy everything.

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Sam Carrington Saving Sophie

When Karen Finch's 17-year-old daughter Sophie arrives home after a night out disastrously drunk and accompanied by police officers, no-one is smiling the morning after.

Kimberly Carson Relax into yoga

for seniors 613.7046

This book teaches seniors the twelve principles of practice, guiding them step-by-step, along with posture illustrations, on a six-week programme for improved balance, flexibility and overall wellbeing.

Josephine Cox A family secret

Although she's surrounded by a loving family, Marie feels lost: living with a lie can be very lonely. Marie has been carrying a secret for years, one that could ruin the lives of those she loves most, and the guilt she feels weighs heavily.

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Gregoire Delacourt We only saw happiness

Antoine's parents fell in love at first sight. But married too young, and with three small children, Antoine's mother retreats into a world of Sagan novels and cigarette smoke, abandoning the family when Antoine's sister dies.

Tanya Farrelly The girl behind the lens

This is a dark psychological thriller about the secrets that destroy us, perfect for fans of 'The Girl on the Train' and 'Behind Closed Doors'.

Debbie Flint Till the fat lady slims 613.25

In 1998 QVC presenter Debbie Flint found herself more than two stone overweight, under stress and in need of help. Enter freedom eating. This natural weight loss method helped Debbie break free from food prison and un-learn all the bad habits from a lifetime of 'starting again on Monday.'

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N. J. Fountain Pain killer

Monica suffers from chronic neuropathic pain. Every second of her life is spent in agony, and she is coping with it the best she can. However, there are whole years of her life which are a blur to her. Then Monica finds a suicide note, in her handwriting, saying she is going to end it all. Did she write it?

Dennis Gansel Mechanic - Resurrection

DVD

Jason Statham reprises his role as the hitman Arthur 'The Mechanic' Bishop alongside Jessica Alba and Tommy Lee Jones in this action thriller sequel.

David Gibbins Testament

664 BC: An adventurer named Hanno returns, near death, to his home city of Carthage on the Mediterranean with an incredible story to tell. With him he brings the flayed skin of a terrifying creature he calls a gorilla , and on it he has written an account of his adventure.

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Susanna Gregory The executioner of

St Paul’s

The plague raging through London in 1665 has emptied the city. The only people left are those too poor to flee, or those who selflessly struggle to control the contagion and safeguard the capital's future.

Erika Johansen The fate of the Tearling

In less than a year, Kelsea Glynn has transformed from a gawky teenager into a powerful monarch. As she has come into her own as the Queen of the Tearling, the headstrong, visionary leader has also transformed her realm.

Paul Kalanithi When breath becomes air

617.48

'When Breath Becomes Air' is an unforgettable reflection on the practice of medicine and the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.

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Jayne Ann Krentz Where have all the

girls gone

When Charlotte Sawyer is unable to contact her step-sister, Jocelyn, to tell her that one her closest friends was found dead, she discovers that Jocelyn has vanished. Jocelyn has gone off the grid before, but never like this.

Giles Kristian Wings of the storm

Fighting in Sweden for an ambitious warlord, Sigurd Haraldarson and his small but loyal band of oathsworn warriors are winning fame and reputation. But Sigurd knows that to take on his hated enemy, the oath-breaker King Gorm - the man who betrayed his father, a man Sigurd has vowed to kill - he must earn riches enough to

build an army.

Ali Land Good me, bad me

Annie's mother is a serial killer. The only way she can make it stop is to hand her in to the police. But out of sight is not out of mind. As her mother's trial looms, the secrets of her past won't let Annie sleep, even with a new foster family and name - Milly.

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Luke McCallin The ashes of Berlin

World War II is over, and former German intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt has returned to Berlin. He's about to find that the bloodshed hasn't ended - and that for some, death is better than defeat.

David MacKenzie Hell or high water DVD

Divorced father Toby (Chris Pine) and his ex-con brother Tanner (Ben Foster) stage a string of carefully planned bank robberies in a desperate attempt to save their family's West Texas farm from bank foreclosure. With the thefts mounting up, ageing Texas Ranger Marcus (Jeff Bridges) is assigned to investigate

the crimes and quickly begins gathering evidence.

Adrian McKinty Police at the station

(and they don’t look friendly)

Belfast 1988: a man has been shot in the back with an arrow. It isn't Injuns or Robin Hood. But uncovering exactly who has done it will take Detective Inspector Sean Duffy down his most dangerous road yet.

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Ken MacLeod The Corporation wars:

Insurgence

The ultimate pay-off is DH-17, an Earth-like planet hundreds of light years from human habitation. Ruthless corporations vie over the prize remotely, and war is in full swing.

Carole Matthews Paper hearts and summer

kisses

Christie Chapman is a single working mother who spends her days commuting to her secretarial job in London and looking after her teenage son, Finn. It can be tough just getting through the day but Christie has always found comfort in her love

of crafting.

Walter Mosley Charcoal Joe

Life for Easy is uncharacteristically - easy. He's set up his own agency and is about to propose to his sweetheart Bonnie. But all that changes when his old friend Mouse - one of the deadliest men in America - appears at his door, asking for a small favour.

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Bernard O’Connor Agent Fifi 940.548641

Very Special Agent Fifi was described as 'one of the most expert liars in the world'. Employed by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), Churchill's wartime spook organisation, her job was to entrap trainee agents and test their mettle in the field.

Alexandra Olivia The last one

When Zoo agrees to take part in a new reality TV show, 'In the Dark', she knows that she will be tested to the limits of her endurance. Beating eleven competitors in a series of survival tasks deep in the forest, living on camera at the extremes of her comfort zone, will be the ultimate challenge before she returns home to start a

family.

Karen E. Olson Betrayed

Framed for ordering a hit on mobster Tony DeMarco, Tina Adler is forced to re-enter the shadowy world of computer hacking she thought she'd left behind. In order to clear her name, she reluctantly joins an FBI team lead by her old flame, Zeke Chapman, tasked with scouring the deep web to unearth DeMarco's deepest secrets.

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Todd Phillips War dogs DVD

Jonah Hill and Miles Teller play Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz, two arms dealers who win a Pentagon contract worth $300 million to supply weapons to US troops and allies in Afghanistan. It isn't long before they're in hot water both in Afghanistan and back home.

Serhii Plokhy The man with the poison gun

327.1247

In the autumn of 1961, a KGB assassin defected to West Germany. This is the true story of the man that inspired Ian Fleming's 'The Man With the Golden Gun'

Julie Quine Manx brothers in arms

940.31

Unlike World War I books recounting the personal experiences of soldiers on the battlefield or important public figures of the time, this book gives a father’s insight of his war-time perceptions and experiences, and impact of war

upon the Isle of Man and shores beyond.

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Jaime Raven The alibi

When troubled soap star Megan Fuller is found stabbed to death in her South London home, all eyes are on her notorious gangster husband, Danny Shapiro. There's just one problem: Danny has a watertight alibi. Determined to expose Danny as a cold-blooded killer, Beth Chambers obsessively pursues him.

Rachel Reeves Alice in Westminster

941.085092

Alice Bacon was one of the twentieth-century's most remarkable female politicians. Born and raised in the Yorkshire town of Normanton, she defied the odds to be elected Labour MP for Leeds North East in the 1945 General Election.

Phil Rickman All of a winter’s night

It begins in the fog, with a bleak village funeral. In the early hours of the following morning, Merrily Watkins and her daughter Jane are made aware that Aidan Lloyd, son of a wealthy farmer, will not be resting in peace.

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Nora Roberts Island of glass

(The Guardian’s trilogy)

A vengeful goddess hunts for three jewels: fallen stars that will give her endless power. To save the world, six friends have joined forces to stop her. Now, on the wild and beautiful coast of County Clare, their battle reaches its dramatic climax.

John Sandford Extreme prey

After the events in 'Gathering Prey', Lucas Davenport finds himself in a very unusual situation - no longer employed by the Minnesota BCA. His friend the governor is just cranking up a presidential campaign, though, and he invites Lucas to come along as part of his campaign staff.

Gerald Seymour Jericho’s war

A handful of men and women will converge on a barren stretch of Yemeni desert. Each of them will need spirit, courage and immense luck to survive the next 48 hours.

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Paul Schrader Dog eat dog DVD

The film follows three ex-cons who are looking for one last big job to fund their retirement to Hawaii. Their leader Troy (Nicolas Cage) is the brains of the operation and accepts a mission to kidnap a gangster's one-year-old child but it seems with Diesel (Christopher M. Cook) and Mad Dog (William Dafoe) by his side, their

hopes of a big payoff seem doomed to fail...

Brad Smith Hearts of stone

Happily ensconced at River Road Farm and planning to start their own maple syrup business, life is good for Carl Burns and his partner Frances, who also stars in her own TV show. But, unwittingly, Frances' TV exposure has attracted unwelcome attention.

Jessica Treadway How will I know you

On a cold December day, teenager Joy Enright is found drowned at the edge of a frozen pond. When an autopsy reveals she was strangled first, suspicion is thrown onto Martin, the young graduate, who was last to see her alive.

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Peter Turnbull Cold case

Maurice Mundy, recently retired detective constable at the Metropolitan Police, has returned to join Scotland Yard's Cold Case Review Team. Ten years ago, a twelve-year-old boy was murdered, his body left floating in a nearby pond. A second look at the case soon reveals that a sex worker was also murdered

nearby on the same night.

Taika Waititi Hunt for the wilderpeople DVD

Sam Neill and Julian Dennison star in this comedy drama based on Barry Crump's novel 'Wild Pork and Watercress'. When city-dwelling juvenile delinquent Ricky Baker (Dennison) is placed in the care of foster parents Bella (Rima Te Wiata) and Hec (Neill), he is immediately disheartened by the prospect of living in the

wilderness.

Alan J. Wright Elementary murder

1894, Wigan. Miss Dorothea Gadsworth is interviewed for a teaching vacancy at George Street Elementary, but is ultimately dismissed as a candidate. The following Monday morning, her body is discovered in a locked classroom with a note by her side.

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