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Award-winning novelist Val McDermid and Geographer Royal Professor Jo Sharp bring Scotland’s greatest historical catastrophe vividly to life. The Darien Venture was the singular event at the end of the seventeenth century that fundamentally altered Scotland's future. It took place on the other...

For unwed mother Nell Lillington, 1876 Chicago - and her new wealth - offer the promise of longed-for independence. She dreams of a place in society for her daughter Sarah and contentment for her friend Tess. Yet, how can she settle in a town where she’s far too likely to run into Martin Rutherford and his glittering, faithless wife, Lucetta? Can she resist her love for Martin for Sarah’s sake?

Kansas, 1872. Unwed mother Nell Lillington hopes to support her daughter Sarah and friend Tess by working as a seamstress in an isolated seminary. When her only ally among the seminary's leaders dies, she must choose between returning to her old life in Chicago and remaining in charge of her destiny.

Pourquoi ces deux vieillards, venus l'un de Chine et l'autre d'Israël, ont-ils décidé de se recueillir ensemble sur cette mystérieuse tombe chinoise d'un cimetière militaire picard de la Première Guerre mondiale ? Pour le commandant Dalmate, la présence de ces personnages sur le territoire national n'augure rien de bon. En effet, ils sont, chacun dans leur pays, à la tête d'organisations criminelles dont les ramifications s'étendent jusqu'en France.

Basada en hechos reales, esta apasionante novela gira en torno a un plan ultrasecreto de los nazis para destruir el canal de Panamá. Todo comienza con un encuentro casual entre el amante de la atractiva Marion y Karl, quien, pese a ser su antiguo compañero de estudios, finge no conocerlo; en realidad, Karl tiene la misión de fabricar unos aviones especiales cuyo objetivo es torpedear el canal.

Robert O'Hara Burke (1821-1861) was one of the great Victorian explorers. In 1860 he was appointed to lead the Victorian Exploring Expedition, which aimed to cross the Australian continent from south to north. The expedition left Melbourne on Monday, 20 August 1860 with a total of 19 men, 27 (rum fuelled) camels, and 23 horses. The expedition was dogged by disputes and poor leadership decisions from the start. Even at the first staging post the second in command and the medical officer resigned.