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The disappearance from school of two apparently unconnected teenagers worries DC Charlie Peace, until he discovers that they are both working at a hostel for homeless street kids. Peace knows the life and crimes of the people these two are trying to help, and decides that, for the moment, they are safe. But will Peace have cause to regret his decision? After all, just who is the man running the hostel? And how nasty is the local opposition to the place likely to become? As the pair continue their good work, the situation at the hostel becomes even more fraught with the appearance of an Asian girl fleeing an arranged marriage. And it isn''t long before a murderous attack seems about to put an end to the whole project. ''Nicely drawn characters'' "Irish Times" ''Very appealing. . .sensitively written'' "Evening Standard" ''He plots a mystery as well as any writer alive'' "Time" Magazine

A witty and poignant chiller about the evil of gossip and the sin of indifference. Father Christopher Pardoe is a good priest. He cares about his parishioners. He is also a human being-and is thus saddled with man''s inherent weaknesses. Is it a bit odd, then, how much time the good Father has been spending at the house of a certain young, single mother called Julie Norris? And why, during each of his visits, are Julie''s bedroom curtains always closed? Julie looks to be pregnant again. Just who could that father be? As nasty rumours begin to scorch the parish phone lines, Father Pardoe is suspended from St. Catherine''s, and Cosmo Horrocks, the "West Yorkshire Chronicle"''s shameless, muckraking journalist, exploits the story in a big way. Nothing goes over better than a juicy sex-and-the-church scandal, except, perhaps, murder. Do Father Pardoe and Julie protest too much? Why did Julie''s parents throw her out and disown her? Is she really as bad as they say? And what, exactly, does Cosmo Horrocks hear in that London-to-Leeds dining car that makes him tingle with excitement? A tale of chastity besmirched? This story could make his year. But will it lead to tragedy? And, if so, whose? When Inspector Mike Oddie and Sergeant Charlie Peace are called in to investigate a murder, they are saddened and surprised by the raw emotions-the hate, the fear-they find in the outwardly peaceful town of Shipley. There may be only one killer, but there are many others who must share the town''s guilt and, perhaps, one day start the process of healing. Rich with eccentric characters, crisp dialogue, stylish prose, and perceptive insights into human nature, "Unholy Dying" is vintage Barnard, acknowledged master of suspense. ''He plots a mystery as well as any writer alive'' "Time"

La presente BREVE HISTORIA DE LA LITERATURA INGLESA está concebida para satisfacer la curiosidad de aquellos lectores que deseen enriquecer sus lecturas con una relación histórica que les ofrezca unas pautas fundamentales, así como las necesidades iniciales de los estudiantes de esta materia. Este objetivo básico explica asimismo las principales características de la obra, como son una atención predominante a los dos últimos siglos y a las figuras principales de esta literatura (y, dentro de ellas, a sus obras más significativas). Fruto de su prolongada experiencia como profesor, «al escribir esta obra -explica ROBERT BARNARD en su prólogo a la misma- he querido fundamentalmente familiarizar al lector con las opiniones más comúnmente aceptadas sobre los autores y periodos que se tratan».

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A collection of novels by the best-selling mystery writer features Death by Sheer Torture, Death in a Cold Climate, Death of a Mystery Writer, and Death of a Perfect Mother.

While on holiday in South Yorkshire, Perry Trethowan was shown a manuscript apparently written in the tiny hand of the Bronte sisters. When the owner is brutally attacked and the manuscript stolen, Perry sets out on the trail of what could turn out to be the literary sensation of the century.