The Kingdom of SweetsLight and dark this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed on them by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favourite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister's shadow. But one fateful Christmas Eve, Natasha gets her chance at revenge. For Drosselmeyer has returned and brought with him the Nutcracker, an enchanted present which offers entry to a deceptively

but January thinks Grampa's a murderer

and Jack learns a serious lesson about the difficulty of shaking off a bad reputation

the quiet seaside town of Orphea reels from the discovery of two brutal murders

Napier can't wait to invest

he sets forth on his mission

His only option is to restore his memory - however painful it turns out to be - and find the whole truth before it kills him

had apparently dropped dead of a heart attack just after finishing a gig in a Soho jazz club

and Mrs Partridge wants Laura's help to get her released

as Salander and Blomkvist continue the fight for justice that has thrilled millions of readers across the world

religious fundamentalism

What can you do to feel safe in a dangerous world

BLACK MAN is an unstoppable SF thriller but it is also a novel about predjudice