John Pearson knows more about the Krays than anyone alive. THE KRAYS film was based on his book THE PROFESSION OF VIOLENCE and it was Pearson who exposed the Boothby connection in 1994. In 1967 the twins asked Pearson to write their biography. He remained a confidant of the family and the brothers throughout their trial and prison years. Now Pearson revisits the twins’ criminal past and lays bare the truth behind the legend. Drawing upon a mass of first-hand interviews and private information he was unable to use while the Krays were still alive, he finally recounts the chilling untold story of the Twins.

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The sixth marvellous tale of high adventure and derring-do from the master of steampunk literature, set in the world of The Court of the Air A daring underwater chase ends in a battle for the Kingdom itself…The streets of Middlesteel are under attack by an unseen enemy, leaving bloodless corpses in its trail. The newssheets scream vampire, but the truth is even more deadly than anyone knows. Charlotte Shades, Mistress of Mesmerism, is a thief – and a darned good one at that. When two mysterious men ask her to steal King Jude’s Sceptre from the Parliament vaults, the challenge (and reward) is too great to pass up. After all, Charlotte’s natural charm and the magic of the gem she wears – the mysterious Eye of Fate – have never failed her before. Only consulting detective Jethro Daunt and his steamman companion Boxiron know there’s more to these two men than meets the eye. Yet even as they rescue Charlotte from a fate worse than death, they are thrown into a plot thicker than even they realize. They escape beneath the waves in an ancient submarine led by Commodore Jethro Black, where they encounter stiff resistance from the strange people who inhabit the vast underwater kingdoms.But man, woman, seanore and gillneck alike must band together if they are to defeat a danger that might not even be from this world…

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The sixth marvellous tale of high adventure and derring-do from the master of steampunk literature, set in the world of The Court of the Air A daring underwater chase ends in a battle for the Kingdom itself…The streets of Middlesteel are under attack by an unseen enemy, leaving bloodless corpses in its trail. The newssheets scream vampire, but the truth is even more deadly than anyone knows. Charlotte Shades, Mistress of Mesmerism, is a thief – and a darned good one at that. When two mysterious men ask her to steal King Jude’s Sceptre from the Parliament vaults, the challenge (and reward) is too great to pass up. After all, Charlotte’s natural charm and the magic of the gem she wears – the mysterious Eye of Fate – have never failed her before. Only consulting detective Jethro Daunt and his steamman companion Boxiron know there’s more to these two men than meets the eye. Yet even as they rescue Charlotte from a fate worse than death, they are thrown into a plot thicker than even they realize. They escape beneath the waves in an ancient submarine led by Commodore Jethro Black, where they encounter stiff resistance from the strange people who inhabit the vast underwater kingdoms.But man, woman, seanore and gillneck alike must band together if they are to defeat a danger that might not even be from this world…

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The sixth marvellous tale of high adventure and derring-do from the master of steampunk literature, set in the world of The Court of the Air A daring underwater chase ends in a battle for the Kingdom itself…The streets of Middlesteel are under attack by an unseen enemy, leaving bloodless corpses in its trail. The newssheets scream vampire, but the truth is even more deadly than anyone knows. Charlotte Shades, Mistress of Mesmerism, is a thief – and a darned good one at that. When two mysterious men ask her to steal King Jude’s Sceptre from the Parliament vaults, the challenge (and reward) is too great to pass up. After all, Charlotte’s natural charm and the magic of the gem she wears – the mysterious Eye of Fate – have never failed her before. Only consulting detective Jethro Daunt and his steamman companion Boxiron know there’s more to these two men than meets the eye. Yet even as they rescue Charlotte from a fate worse than death, they are thrown into a plot thicker than even they realize. They escape beneath the waves in an ancient submarine led by Commodore Jethro Black, where they encounter stiff resistance from the strange people who inhabit the vast underwater kingdoms.But man, woman, seanore and gillneck alike must band together if they are to defeat a danger that might not even be from this world…

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The sixth marvellous tale of high adventure and derring-do from the master of steampunk literature, set in the world of The Court of the Air A daring underwater chase ends in a battle for the Kingdom itself…The streets of Middlesteel are under attack by an unseen enemy, leaving bloodless corpses in its trail. The newssheets scream vampire, but the truth is even more deadly than anyone knows. Charlotte Shades, Mistress of Mesmerism, is a thief – and a darned good one at that. When two mysterious men ask her to steal King Jude’s Sceptre from the Parliament vaults, the challenge (and reward) is too great to pass up. After all, Charlotte’s natural charm and the magic of the gem she wears – the mysterious Eye of Fate – have never failed her before. Only consulting detective Jethro Daunt and his steamman companion Boxiron know there’s more to these two men than meets the eye. Yet even as they rescue Charlotte from a fate worse than death, they are thrown into a plot thicker than even they realize. They escape beneath the waves in an ancient submarine led by Commodore Jethro Black, where they encounter stiff resistance from the strange people who inhabit the vast underwater kingdoms.But man, woman, seanore and gillneck alike must band together if they are to defeat a danger that might not even be from this world…

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Snakes and Ladders has graduated from the playground to the bar. In this drinking version not only do you have to contend with slippery snakes and ladder clambering but also with tequila slammers. Watch that you don’t land on the double shot or fall foul of the truth or dare square. Snakes and Ladders for grown-ups.

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Snakes and Ladders has graduated from the playground to the bar. In this drinking version not only do you have to contend with slippery snakes and ladder clambering but also with tequila slammers. Watch that you don’t land on the double shot or fall foul of the truth or dare square. Snakes and Ladders for grown-ups.

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Now where’s the best place to learn something new? Yes alright it’s school but indulge us for a moment would you? With the Things We Didn’t Know Loo Roll the toilet becomes the ultimate seat of learning – concealed within its rolls of paper are countless statements of varying degrees of truth (no-one said it had to be true to be educational!). Of course some of it definitely is true – Mageirocophobia is the fear of cooking for example. Some of it is admittedly just a little bit silly – Owls do not make love in the rain as it is too wet to woo is a favourite. There are loads of them on this roll so even if one or two of them are a little bit suspect you can at least pull off another sheet and carry on learning. This toilet roll is a great fun item to casually leave in the smallest room waiting for unsuspecting guests to discover its content. And if they don’t agree with what they read well they know what they can do with it… Painstakingly compiled and an almost-endless source of entertainment (some design wag has even printed the legend Poo and Learn on the packaging) the Things We Didn’t Know Loo Roll will make you spend an awful lot more time in the toilet.

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Now where’s the best place to learn something new? Yes alright it’s school but indulge us for a moment would you? With the Things We Didn’t Know Loo Roll the toilet becomes the ultimate seat of learning – concealed within its rolls of paper are countless statements of varying degrees of truth (no-one said it had to be true to be educational!). Of course some of it definitely is true – Mageirocophobia is the fear of cooking for example. Some of it is admittedly just a little bit silly – Owls do not make love in the rain as it is too wet to woo is a favourite. There are loads of them on this roll so even if one or two of them are a little bit suspect you can at least pull off another sheet and carry on learning. This toilet roll is a great fun item to casually leave in the smallest room waiting for unsuspecting guests to discover its content. And if they don’t agree with what they read well they know what they can do with it… Painstakingly compiled and an almost-endless source of entertainment (some design wag has even printed the legend Poo and Learn on the packaging) the Things We Didn’t Know Loo Roll will make you spend an awful lot more time in the toilet.

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This fun witty self-help book for brides-to-be tells the modern woman the truth about weddings. A Modern Girl’s Guide to Getting Hitched gives tips guidance and case studies on how to plan for your big day cope with your families and friends and achieve your own goals. This entertaining and informative book is aimed at real women and tells the truth about weddings that the magazines don’t dare to mention. Topics covered include: – Coming to terms with never being able to pull men again – Dealing with the details that will drive you mad and discovering the available options – Looking like a princess – without having to behave like one – Creating the right service for you – Speeches – choosing the right people for the job and controlling their content – Choosing a bridesmaid without losing all your female friends – Learning how to balance being a wedding bore with a full-time job – Judgement Day – including common disasters and last minute fixes A Modern Girl’s Guide to Getting Hitched is a must-have light-hearted guide to one of the most unintentionally stressful days of a girl’s life.

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