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boredom in the classroom to increasing isolation at home

From the author of the successful The Greenway comes an atmospheric tale of a young woman's search to uncover the demons haunting her grandfather - images of a woman hanging from a tree

The Palace is as atmospheric as it is gossipy and through the many sovereigns and servants that lived and worked in its halls reveals the personal tragedy and political importance of this extraordinary place

Bond teams up with CIA agent Cedar Leiter

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The Blood Tree Imran Mahmood boredom in the classroom toIndependent Edinburgh, 2026 and maverick investigator Quintilian Dalrymple faces his toughest case yet. The birth rate is down in the Council's 'perfect city' and gangs of disaffected kids roam the streets. A break in at the former Scottish Parliament archive is rapidly followed by two gruesome murders, the victims mutilated and covered with blood drenched branches. Before Quint can begin to fathom what's going on, Edinburgh's brightest teenagers are