Bloomsbury

Rome. A city where rules are compromised. And compromise rules.Its one of the hottest days of the year. Chief Inspector Blume is enjoying a rare solitary lunch in a tranquil corner of Trastevere when an unwelcome phone call intrudes with news of a brutal killing a few streets away.Arturo Clemente is no ordinary victim. His widow is an elected...

A Human History of WaterElixir: A Human History of Water spans five millennia, from the beginnings of civilisation to the global water shortages of today. Our present-day interaction with this most essential resource has deep roots in the remote past, and every human culture has been shaped by its relationship to water. From the earliest...

Death and decapitation seem to go hand in hand in the Devon village of Aller.When the first victim's head is sent floating down the river, the village's ruralcalm is shattered. Soon the corpses are multiplying and the entire community isinvolved in the murder hunt. While the rector, the major, the police and a journalist, desperate for the scoop of...

This erotic novella tells the story of the women who live on the foothills of the Vulcania and the pleasure dome where they live out their fantasies. Maureen Freely has also written Mother&'s Helper, The Life of the Party and The Stork Club....

The chilling, powerful sequel to Gemma Malley's acclaimed debut, The Declaration. For fans of The Hunger Games In a world where nobody dies, Peter and Anna are Opt Outs - they choose not to live for ever . . . but is that enough? To try and fight the system further, Peter infiltrates Pincent Pharma, the company behind Longevity - the drug that...

Seven steps to coping with conflict in your relationshipDo you have arguments that go round and round in circles? Do you and your partner keep picking at each other over stupid things? Can things turn nasty when you disagree? Despite all the falling out, making up and promises to try harder, do you find that nothing really changes? If all this...