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When the fog clears one December morning in Essex, the body of a teenage girl is discovered lying face down in a field. The victim, Lily Monteith, was murdered in a peculiar and unique way - so unique that it could have only happened to her. As a result, the case quickly lands on DS Tomek Bowen's desk who, while trying to juggle his newfound life as a single parent to a thirteen-year-old daughter, must unearth the deadly sequence of events and bring the truth to light. But as soon as the investigation begins, Tomek discovers Lily's death may be linked to a killing spree that has lain dormant for many years - with no one ever being brought to justice for it. And, if that's the case, he fears another killing spree, this time years in the making, is yet to come.

Annabelle Lake thought she recognised the Ford Fiesta waiting outside her school, and the driver in it. She was wrong. Her body is discovered some time later, dangling from a swing in a local playground on Canvey Island. The post-mortem shows she's been fed, clothed and kept warm. That whoever was responsible had looked after her. But when another girl goes missing and is found in a similar fashion, that's where the similarities end. Both girls have never met, they don't know each other, and they're from completely different backgrounds. So what connects them? DS Tomek Bowen and the team at Essex Police must find out before it's too late. And on an island that's below sea level, it's only a matter of time until the truth comes flooding out.

Life in the 1950s and 60s sometimes appears to have been lived by people from another planet. Such is the difference in lifestyle between now and then. Computers, social media, and all the problems that come with living in the 21st century were a distant dream (or nightmare). Life was lived at a slower pace, and people had more time for one another. This is not to say that times couldn't be hard, and life certainly wasn't always a 'bed of roses'. Through it all, there was always a shoulder to lean on, or a nice cup of tea made by a friend or neighbour, who would listen patiently to your troubles or triumphs (counsellors extraordinaire!) There appeared to be no shortage of characters, and everyone had a tale to tell. 'A peck of dirt won't kill you,' was a well-used adage, and from childhood to old age, people were less fearful than today, thus allowing them to live their lives to the full. This book is about the people who lived through those times, their quirks and habits, their generosity and good humour. Humour plays a big part in this book, with a sprinkling of every other human emotion. The author sincerely hopes that young and old will enjoy looking back at a bygone time which was only 60 short years ago.

A story of love and astronomy told over the course of twenty years through the lives of two improbable best friends.'Glorious' OBSERVER'Extraordinary' SARAH HALL'Resplendent' i news'Richly layered' TELEGRAPH'Full of unexpected wonders' LITERARY REVIEW'Beautifully nuanced' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN'Gorgeous' GUARDIANThomas Hart and Grace Macauley are fellow worshippers at the Bethesda Baptist chapel in the small Essex town of Aldleigh. Though separated in age by three decades, the pair are kindred spirits - torn between their commitment to religion and their desire for more. But their friendship is threatened by the arrival of love.Thomas falls for James Bower, who runs the local museum. Together they develop an obsession with the vanished nineteenth-century female astronomer Maria Veduva, said to haunt a nearby manor. Inspired by Maria, and the dawning realisation James may not reciprocate his feelings, Thomas finds solace studying the night skies. Could astronomy offer as much wonder as divine or earthly love?Meanwhile Grace meets Nathan, a fellow sixth former who represents a different, wilder kind of life. They are drawn passionately together, but quickly pulled apart, casting Grace into the wider world and far away from Thomas.In time, the mysteries of Aldleigh are revealed, bringing Thomas and Grace back to each other and to a richer understanding of love, of the nature of the world, and the sheer miracle of being alive.'Like Eleanor Catton's The Luminaries and AS Byatt's Possession, [Enlightenment] is a baroque, genre-bending novel of ideas, ghosts, and hidden histories.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

A WOMAN WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED. A DOCTOR FIGHTING TO FREE HER.London, 1864. Dr Felix Cowdrey is working in a London free hospital, and hating every minute of it. So many of his patientshave illnesses and injuries that cannot be treated, and his inability to help them pains him deeply.Then he meets Dr Miles Wakefield who offers him a position at his private lunatic asylum in Essex. Intrigued by the opportunityto work with patients who have damaged minds rather than bodies, Felix accepts, and sets out for Flete House.Enjoying an early success with a female inmate, Felix believes he has finally found his vocation. But the return of a youngwoman to the madhouse's best bedroom sets Felix on a new path that will expose a shocking family secret and uncover adeadly conspiracy that will change his life forever.

The first photographic history of Gants Hill

&i>Big Little Lies &/i>meets &i>Broadchurch&/i> in a dark and gripping crime thriller about revenge, greed, ambition and the true cost of friendship. For all those who enjoy Lisa Jewell, Liane Moriarty, Lucy Foley and Louise Candlish.

A celebration of Southend's rich heritage and identity - its special events, achievements, people, industry and landmarks.