The Little One [Quick Read 2012] (11 page)

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Jacqueline Rayner

BBC Books

‘No one from this time

On a sight-seeing tour of London the Doctor wonders why so many young girls are going missing. When he sees Sammy Star’s amazing magic act, he thinks
he knows the answer. The Doctor and his friends team up with residents of an old people’s home to discover the truth. And together they find themselves face to face with a deadly Weeping
Angel.

Whatever you do – don’t blink!

Orion

Sometimes the people you love most are the hardest to live with.

Dee loves her three children very much, but now they are all grown up, isn’t it time they left home?

But they are very happy at home. It doesn’t cost them anything and surely their parents like having a full house? Then there is a crisis, and Dee
decides things have to change for the whole family . . . whether they like it or not.

Tony Parsons

Harper

Mutiny and murder in paradise …

The Mutiny on the Bounty is the most famous uprising in naval history. Led by Fletcher Christian, a desperate crew cast sadistic Captain Bligh adrift. They
swap cruelty and the lash for easy living in the island heaven of Tahiti. However, paradise turns out to have a darker side …

Mr Christian dies in terrible agony. The Bounty burns. Cursed by murder and treachery, the rebels’ dreams turn to nightmares, and all hope of seeing
England again is lost forever …

Alexander McCall Smith

Abacus

There are times when ladies must use all their wisdom to tackle life’s mysteries.

Mma Ramotswe, owner of the No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, keeps her wits about her as she looks into why the country’s star goalkeeper
isn’t saving goals. Georgina turns her rudeness into a virtue when she opens a successful hotel. Fabrizia shows her bravery when her husband betrays her. And gentle La proves that music
really can make a difference.

With his trademark gift for storytelling, international bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith brings us five tales of love, heartbreak, hope and the
cleverness of ladies.

Conn Iggulden

Harper

Albert Rossi has many talents. He can spot cheap polyester at a hundred paces. He knows the value of a good pair of brogues. He is in fact the person you
would have on speed-dial for any tailoring crisis. These skills are essential to a Gentleman’s Outfitter from Eastcote. They are less useful for an international assassin.

When Albert accidentally runs over a pedestrian, he is launched into the murky world of murder-for-hire. Instead of a knock on the door from the police, he
receives a mysterious phone call.

His life is about to get a whole lot more interesting . . .

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