Tim Mason

“Intellectually stimulating and viscerally exciting, The Darwin Affair is breathtaking from start to stop.” —The Wall Street Journal Get ready for one of the most inventive and entertaining novels of 2019—an edge-of-your-seat Victorian-era thriller, where the controversial publication On the Origin of Species sets off a string of unspeakable crimes. London, June 1860: When an assassination attempt is made on Queen Victoria, and a petty thief is gruesomely murdered moments later—and only a block away—Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field quickly surmises that these crimes are connected to an even more sinister plot. Was Victoria really the assassin’s target? Are those closest to the Crown hiding something? And who is the shadowy figure witnesses describe as having lifeless, coal-black eyes? Soon, Field’s investigation exposes a shocking conspiracy in which the publication of Charles Darwin’s controversial On the Origin of Species sets off a string of murders, arson, kidnapping, and the pursuit of a madman named the Chorister. As the investigation takes Field from the dangerous alleyways of London to the hallowed halls of Oxford, the list of possible conspirators grows, and the body count escalates. And as he edges closer to the Chorister, he uncovers dark secrets that were meant to remain forever hidden. Tim Mason has created a rousing page-turner that both Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would relish and envy.

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The Darwin Affair

Inspector Charles Field hunts a serial killer targeting Florence Nightingale's nurses in Crimea and women in London in this twisty new Victorian detective thriller from the author of The Darwin Affair. Who is stalking Florence Nightingale and her nurses? Is it the legendary Beast of the Crimea, or someone closer to home? In 1855, Britain and France are fighting to keep the Russians from snatching the Crimean Peninsula from the Ottoman Empire, and the wealthy young society woman has made it her mission to improve the wretched conditions in the British military hospitals in Turkey--despite fierce objections from the male doctors around her. When Nightingale's young women start turning up dead, their mouths sewn shut with embroidered fabric roses, Inspector Charles Field (a real-life police detective who was also the model for Charles Dickens's Inspector Bucket in Bleak House), is sent from England to find the killer among the doctors, military men, journalists, and others swarming Turkey's famous Barrack Hospital. Here Field meets both the famous Nightingale as well as Nurse Jane Rolly, the woman who will become his wife, and as he races to protect them, the prime suspect takes his own life. Case closed. Or is it? Twelve years later, back in London, amidst the turmoil surrounding the expansion of voting rights, women again start turning up dead, their mouths again covered by the telltale embroidered rose. Did Field suspect the wrong man before, or is he dealing with a deviant copycat? Either way, he must race against time to stop the killer before more bodies turn up, and before his own daughter loses her life. Populated with real figures of the day, from Benjamin Disraeli to novelist Wilkie Collins to, of course, the saintly Florence Nightingale herself, and steeped in historical details of 1860s London, The Nightingale Affair plays out against a backdrop of a rapidly changing society. Most of all, it is a pure reading delight, offering shocks, unforgettably vivid scenes, and surprising twists.

The Nightingale Affair

In this twisty new Victorian detective thriller from the author of The Darwin Affair, Inspector Charles Field hunts a serial killer with a sinister signature targeting Florence Nightingale’s nurses in Crimea and women in London. Who is stalking Florence Nightingale and her nurses? Is it the legendary Beast of the Crimean, or someone closer to home? In 1855, Britain and France are fighting to keep the Russians from snatching the Crimean Peninsula from the Ottoman Empire, and Nightingale, a wealthy young society woman, has made it her mission to improve the wretched conditions in the British military hospitals in Turkey—despite fierce objections from the male doctors around her. When young women start turning up dead, their mouths sewn shut with embroidered fabric roses, Inspector Charles Field (the real-life inspiration for Charles Dickens’s Inspector Bucket in Bleak House) is sent from England to find the killer among the doctors, military men, journalists, and others swarming Turkey’s famous Barrack Hospital. Here Field meets both the famous Nightingale as well as Nurse Jane Rolly, the woman who will become his wife, and as he races to protect them, the prime suspect takes his own life. Case closed. Or is it? Twelve years later, back in London, amid the turmoil surrounding the expansion of voting rights, women again start turning up dead, their mouths covered by that telltale embroidered rose. Did Field suspect the wrong man before, or is he dealing with a deviant copycat? Either way, he must race against time to stop the killer before more bodies are discovered, and before his own family gets pulled into danger. Populated by real figures of the day, from Benjamin Disraeli to novelist Wilkie Collins to, of course, Florence Nightingale herself, and steeped in historical details of 1860s London, The Nightingale Affair plays out against a backdrop of a rapidly changing society. Most of all, it is a pure reading delight, offering shocks, unforgettably vivid scenes, and surprising twists.

Lynn Mason

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HELEN HYDE PB

University of Manchester

Symbolic interactionist viewpoint on ethnicity

The Domestication of Female Socialist Icons : a Note in Reply to Eric Hobsbawm

Sarah Jarvis

The retail industry is under significant pressure. Not only are retailers grappling with rising costs, but they are trying to keep up with rapidly changing consumer behaviours, technological advancements and ever-increasing competition. To win, retailers today have to learn how to serve customers equally well both on and offline. This means integrating the physical seamlessly with the digital and creating something that is flawlessly omnichannel as, more than ever, customers are seeking convenient, personalized and unified shopping experiences, regardless of when or where they choose to engage. An omnichannel approach to retail delivers the potential to boost footfall, enhance customer insight, improve service, grow loyalty and ultimately drive sales. Omnichannel Retail serves as a practical guide for businesses on how they can better serve customers to fuel their growth by harnessing the opportunity that being digitally enabled and data-driven brings. This fully updated new edition explains how to build engaging loyalty schemes, deliver personalized marketing and how to maximize the power of customer data. Featuring case studies from omnichannel leaders worldwide such as Asda, Woolworths Australia, Target and Pret A Manger, this book provides tangible and proven examples of how retailers can capitalize on the opportunity that our hyper-connected and always-on world presents.

How to Build Winning Stores in a Digital World

Omnichannel Retail

An essential read for anyone who is in the healthcare industry or involved in 'stroke' in any way.

It's Not All Doom 'n' Gloom!

Me and My Stroke

Terry Heffernan

This work traces the development of landplane aircraft testing intended for use by the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm, and tests required for civil aircraft to be awarded Certificates of Airworthiness. It records the testing of 100s of aircraft, as well as equipment and armaments.

Martlesham Heath, 1920-1939

British Flight Testing

The Workers' Opposition in Nazi Germany

Work in Progress

Family, Welfaire and Work

Women in Nazi Germany, 1925-1940

Observations of a Summer Snowflake

Martyn J Pass

Arrested on charges of treason against Earth Government, Angel has been imprisoned. She stands accused of aiding the enemy in one of the bloodiest battles of the Martian War, and the evidence appears to be stacked against her. Key government players are at work behind the scenes and as deadly political powers fight to cover up the truth, the casualties mount up on both sides.The third instalment of the TRIDENT series sees the team up against their own past, facing battles they thought they'd long since won. Can they find the evidence they need in time to save one of their own? And will the shocking truth they discover call into question everything TRIDENT INC. has stood for?

Raw Justice

Trident

A Housing Profile of Cheetham Hill, Manchester and Salford

Inner City Housing and Urban Renewal Policy

Rosa Luxemburg's Letters to Leo Jogisches

Comrade and Lover

The wind softly blew through the brown, mottled cloak of a figure standing atop the record-high tallest building in history. He knelt down and grabbed the roof's ledge, his eyes closed to the breeze. He tilted his head slightly to his right shoulder as guards burst through the door and poured on to the roof behind him. As they slowly neared him in a group, tridents pointed and ready, the figure jumped... War Demon is a creature of Hell with weaponry and a strong grudge. He is now on a mission. He wants, or rather needs, to destroy Satan.

War Demon

Master your inner artist and discover how you can begin drawing awesome anime and manga characters with ease! With step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow advice, this fun and detailed drawing book reveals how you can begin drawing anime and manga characters in next to no time! Covering everything from faces, eyes, hairstyles, expressions, clothing and much more, you'll also find out how you can begin creating entire characters to draw flawless, stunning anime and manga illustrations! Whether you're an aspiring artist who wants to improve your skills and try new things, or an anime fan who wants to get into drawing for the very first time, How To Draw Anime and Manga sets you up with an easy, rewarding, and enjoyable way to bring your creativity to life. Book details: Contains Simple, Step-By-Step Advice For Anime Fans of All Ages and Drawing Skill Levels Helps You Practice Your Drawing Skills and Become Confident With Your Artistic Abilities Covers Anime & Manga Faces, Eyes, Hairstyles, Expressions and Characters! A Wonderful Gift Idea For Birthdays, Christmas, Holidays and Special Occasions And Much More! So if you've always wanted to try your hand at drawing anime or manga, or if you're looking for a brilliant present for a friend, relative, or family member, then you've come to the right place. Ready to get started drawing anime? Then scroll up and grab your copy today!

Complete Step-by-Step Guide With Illustrations on How to to Draw Faces, Bodies, and Manga Accessories From Scratch For Children and Adults

How To Draw Manga

Beginning with the establishment of the experimental flying boat station at Felixstowe, the author explains the development of aircraft testing in two different environments and examines in detail those maritime aircraft which did much to establish British naval airpower and develop long-range links with the outposts of the Empire.

A History of the Marine & Armament Experimental Establishment, 1920-1924, and the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, 1924-1956

The Seaplane Years

This book analyzes the attitudes and policies of the Nazi leadership towards the German working class. The author argues that the regime did not securely integrate the working class and was thus less successful in imposing mass economic sacrifices in the interests of forced rearmament. With a growing labour shortage in the late 1930s, industrial conflict re emerged. These two factors slowed down military preparations for war and may well, it is argued, have influenced Hitler's foreign policy in 1938/39.The author has added a substantial epilogue to this edition in which he responds to the main criticisms, aroused by the German original, and assesses the relevance of more recent research to the arguments put forward.

The Working Class and the 'National Community'

Social Policy in the Third Reich

Dr. William Hadrian, goes to a World AIDS Conference to speak and solicit help from a German Jewish Biologist in the AIDS war. He then goes to England where he visits a former friend from college who takes him on a surprise visit to Hadrian's Wall. On the trip they are attacked by terrorists who want to kill him because of the tragedy which came upon them while becoming involved with his wife who had AIDS. He is invited to become a part of a Jewish organization that wants him to help overcome so much prejudice in the world toward Jews. Bill is a Christian and must deal with the problems he faces from several fronts. How he succedes is a tale woven between several countries and involving law agencies of two countries.

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