ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT
KENT-INSPIRED READS CONT .
The Necklace , Jim Fairfax
Faded TV presenter Stewart Bingham is lured out of a quiet retirement for one last pay day interview on prime-time television , only to be fatally stabbed as he leaves the London studio . Racked with guilt for lining up this final job , his media agent Penny refuses to accept the police verdict of an anonymous stabbing and launches her own investigation . At the same time , British Secret Service agent Dom Stephens is enlisted to monitor the arrival of his old acquaintance , Dima , back in the UK . As their paths begin to converge , Penny and Dom realise only they can stop a threat to the very heart of the British government .
The Far Shore , Kerry Hancock
The Mistress and The Sworn children have entered Merdom , the fourth child must be collected . Will The Mistress survive her time there or will King Magnus see fit to take his revenge ? Meanwhile , all is not well in The Warm Realm . Shayla strikes a blow to each of The Kingdoms , will The Oracle help as she has promised ? As this gripping trilogy concludes , The Mistress , The Sworn children and all the forest creatures must fight for their very survival .
The Biscuit Barrel Murder , Geoffrey Start
Wispy Fescue runs a detective agency with his colleagues , Strangely Drye and Miss Wanda Cushway . They ’ ve had a few unlikely successes , but recently there ’ s been a conspicuous lack of telegrams looking for their services . If they ’ re ever to make a name for themselves , they need a high-profile case – and soon .
Wispy ’ s chance presents itself with the conviction of Miss Josephine Leighton , the prospective parliamentary candidate for Lewisham West , who is found guilty of murdering her fiancé in a preposterous miscarriage of justice . He and his colleagues are tasked with finding crucial evidence to overturn the conviction . Their mission takes them from Norfolk across England and over the Channel , and they take every opportunity to indulge in the local gastronomy on their travels .
With only thirteen days until the sentencing , can Wispy find the real killer and save Josephine from the hangman ’ s noose ?
Sunspangled , Luke Gladstone
Surely nobody poisons university students , let alone the good guys like Mark Gower ? Yet Mark is dead and the puzzle for DI Jimmy Molash is as much why as who .
Middleham is a typical English town and some of the students and staff at the university have been trying to change the world . Now that Mark ’ s world is ended , the drivers behind social change come into sharp focus as Molash unpicks the actions of Mark ’ s colleagues .
Is Mark ’ s death a by-product of the social and political turmoil of the summer of 2019 or is the motive personal ? Molash is the first detective to combine police procedure with betting theories to catch murderers – but can he land the gamble by finding out the truth before Mark ’ s killer strikes again ?
Reach for Your Star , David Sutton
In Reach for Your Star , the author takes readers on a journey through life using the art of poetry . With pieces that range from humorous to serious , these poems capture the many facets of the human experience and the ways in which we express ourselves . Whether through the arts , sports , academics , charity work , or dedication to a cause , we all seek out paths that allow us to be our authentic selves . This collection of poetry is a celebration of the unique journey that each of us embarks on as we strive to reach for our own star .
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