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When ex-MI5 agent Tom Marlowe wakes to find a ten-million dollar bounty on his head, London erupts into chaos. His nemesis, St John Steele, has turned the city into a battleground, unleashing elite assassins in a twisted contest where every failed kill slashes the prize money in half. The longer Marlowe survives, the less he’s worth—forcing killers to act fast before the reward vanishes. But the bounty is just the bait. Steele’s real game is MARLOWE, a dark web cryptocurrency where high-stakes gamblers bet on Marlowe’s death—wagering on when, where, and even how he’ll be taken out.

With a career spanning 10 years inside the walls of Britain's most infamous prisons – Manchester’s Strangeways and London’s Wormwood Scrubs – John Sutton has experienced it all. Attacked by The Soho Vampire an insane killer, assaulted by The Cambridge Rapist, threatened by The IRA, beaten, persecuted and prosecuted by Freemason officers, John Sutton survived to reveal the hard-hitting truth in this jaw-dropping memoir.

With a career spanning 10 years inside the walls of Britain's most infamous prisons–Manchester’s Strangeways and London’s Wormwood Scrubs–John Sutton has experienced it all.

Someone is killing old spies. Retired and forgotten, these relics from the Cold War are being removed—quietly and brutally. And when “Section D” MI5 agent Tom Marlowe, on medical leave after a botched mission, learns his old mentor is one of the murdered ex-agents, he starts an investigation that threatens to cost him his career, his freedom…and even his life.

By his own admission, Dougie Neil is a deeply unattractive man. With only one failed relationship to his name, Dougie is now middle-aged, single, and close to giving up his quest to find love. Then, after the strangest of incidents at work, the unthinkable happens—Dougie is propositioned by a succession of attractive women. Armed with his newfound superpower, Dougie’s only remaining challenge is to decide which of his many admirers is Ms. Right. Then he can settle down, get married, and live happily ever after.

What the students who pass the Life in the UK Test on their first attempt know, that you don’t... Maybe you’re worried about not passing your examination on the first attempt? Or maybe you have no idea where to begin with preparing for the test? If that’s you, then fortunately we’re here to help you. We want to make sure that you pass your examination with confidence. We’ve hand-picked 500 questions from the Official Life in the UK Resident’s Guide – so you can be sure that the questions and answers you’re practicing are accurate and up-to-date.

Ex-British MI5 “Section D” agent Tom Marlowe has been burnt, his Security Services clearance restricted, and his protection from foreign agencies in discussion. Added to that, the gift his late father gave him - a gift he doesn't want - has painted a target on his back so large, it can be seen from space.

Insects are the most successful group of animals ever to have lived. They comprise a million species and perhaps 10 quintillion individuals: one in every four animals on the planet is a beetle; one in every ten is a butterfly or moth. Much of life on earth depends on the activities of these busy, teeming arthropods, from pollination to the breaking down of waste matter. In Alien Worlds, Steve Nicholls draws on a lifetime of writing about, photographing and filming the natural world to create an ambitious account of insect evolution and biology

We’ve hand-picked 500 questions from the Official Life in the UK Resident’s Guide – so you can be sure that the questions and answers you’re practising are accurate and up-to-date. The questions and answers are equally spread across History, Government, Law & Your Role in the UK. We’ve included a mix of multiple choice questions and true/false questions, just like you’ll get on the day of the real test.

Preparing for the Life in the UK Test in 2026? Look no further! Our comprehensive and easy-to-follow Life in the UK Test Study Guide is the ultimate resource to help you succeed. Whether you're a recent immigrant or have been living in Britain for years, this audiobook is your passport to acing the citizenship test. Join thousands of successful candidates who have used this guide to pass with flying colors.

Ghosts and spectres, the eerie and the occult. Why is contemporary culture so preoccupied by the supernatural, so captivated by the revenants of an earlier age, so haunted? The concept of Hauntology has evolved since first emerging in the 1990s and has now entered the cultural mainstream as a shorthand for our new-found obsession with the recent past. But where does this term come from and what exactly does it mean? 

British MI5 “Section D” agent Tom Marlowe has been burned, his Security Services clearance deleted, and his protection from foreign agencies removed. Now on the run from assassins with old scores to settle, Marlowe accepts an offer from retired CIA associate Brad Haynes to stay with him in New York. But as ever, Brad has a reason for calling his friend across to the East Coast.

Stirling Hunt's parents were murdered when he was a child. Standing over their graves, he swore an oath of vengeance, and since that moment, his life was dedicated to putting it right. When he discovers the identity of the terrorist who killed his family, the former marine is duty bound to act. Stirling is owed a debt that he intends to collect. Driven by his need for justice, he carries out the mission he has prepared for his whole life: revenge.

What if our understanding of capitalism and climate is back to front? What if the problem is not that transitioning to renewables is too expensive, but that saving the planet is not sufficiently profitable? This is Brett Christophers' claim. The global economy is moving too slowly toward sustainability because the return on green investment is too low.

British MI5 “Section D” agent Tom Marlowe has been burnt, his Security Services clearance deleted, and his protection from foreign agencies removed. Travelling America following the events of Target Locked, Tom takes a covert job from a US senator he has connections with—to attend a West Coast event she's speaking at as a ghost, to watch from the shadows, and inform her of any threats he finds.

The more he gains, the more he has to lose. William Shakespeare is moving up in the world, his name respected both at court and the theatre. Accepted by Queen Elizabeth, he is trusted to write plays for her, so long as she likes them...

When a toddler goes missing in the middle of a bustling Bradford park in broad daylight, Detective Daniel Ward is put on the case. It ought to be an open and shut investigation, but the hours tick by, and Millie Thompson is nowhere to be found. There’s only one conclusion DI Ward can come to: She was taken. When a known child-killer is spotted in the vicinity, Ward fears the worst. He has to catch up with the only lead he has before the infamous Hunters - merciless vigilante justice seekers who will seek retribution at any cost - catch up with his suspect first.

Words matter. They have the capacity to capture a special moment, elevate people’s opinion of you, or resonate with an audience with a beautiful turn of phrase.Used incorrectly, though, words - and specifically a limited vocabulary - cripple our ability to describe our experiences and articulate our thoughts and values. Whether you are preparing for an SAT exam, or you want to speak more eloquently at your next meeting or interview, this is the book for you!

Ex-British MI5 “Section D” agent Tom Marlowe has been burnt, his Security Services clearance restricted, and his protection from foreign agencies removed. However, recent events have left him somewhat untouchable... So, when the Home Secretary asks for his help to find an AI weapon named Broad Sword, stolen from the Stealth Fighter it was built for, and before it's sold to the highest bidder, Marlowe and his allies start a hunt that crosses from Europe to the Caribbean, and from Spain to Silicon Valley, constantly in danger as they attempt to regain the most dangerous weapon in the world.

In the Name of the Worm is a historical dark fantasy adventure of heretical proportions, complete with lost gods, entombed nuns, witch-knights, and a breathless plot interwoven with a heady dose of heterodox Christian and German folklore.