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Peterhead: The Inside Story Of Scotland's Toughest Prison
£8.49
- Paperback - Black & White
Robert Jeffrey tells the story of the infamous Peterhead Prison in Scotland's far north-east. Built in the 1880s as part of an ambitious humanitarian plan to use convict labour to construct a 'harbour of refuge' on the town's wild, storm-battered coast, it became what some call Scotland's gulag. A cold and brutal place, it has held down some of Scotland's most violent criminals and most infamous prisoners, convicted of the most heinous of crimes. -
The Purchase
£7.64
- Paperback - Sandstone
In 1798, Daniel Dickinson, a young Quaker father and widower, leaves his home in Pennsylvania to establish a new life. He sets out with two horses, a wagon full of belongings, his five children, a 15-year-old orphan wife and a few land warrants for his future homestead. When Daniel suddenly trades a horse for a young slave, Onesimus, it sets in motion a struggle in his conscience that will taint his life forever, and sets in motion a chain of events that lead to two murders and the family's strange relationship with a runaway slave named Bett. -
Priests Of Mars
£7.64
- Paperback - Black Library
An Adeptus Mechanicus Explorator fleet ventures beyond the borders of the Imperium, in pursuit of arcane technology. Who knows what perils may lie outside the dominion of mankind? -
Prelude To Terror
£6.79
- Paperback - Titan Books
New York art expert Colin Grant is sent to Vienna to bid on a priceless Old Master on behalf of a Texan millionaire. No sooner has Grant landed in Austria than his seemingly simple assignment turns into a nightmare, as he finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy to unleash a wave of international terrorism. -
The People Speak: Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport
£8.49
- Paperback - Canongate
'The People Speak' tells the story of Britain through the voices of the visionaries, dissenters, rebels and everyday folk who took on the Establishment and stood up for what they believed in. Here are their stories, letters, speeches and songs, from the Peasants Revolt to the Suffragettes to the anti-war demonstrators of today. -
Pilgrim Soul
£6.79
- Paperback - Corvus
Brodie is approached by the Jewish community of Glasgow to solve a series of thefts. But the thief is found dead, knifed by the owner of the house he was robbing. When the householder is also found murdered, Brodie finds his case has become a violent mess. -
The Papers Of Tony Veitch
£6.79
- Paperback - Canongate
Eck Adamson, an alcoholic vagrant, summons Jack Laidlaw to his deathbed. Probably the only policeman in Glasgow who would bother to respond, Laidlaw sees in Eck's cryptic last message a clue to the murder of a gangland thug and the disappearance of a student. With stubborn integrity, Laidlaw tracks a seam of corruption that runs from the top to the bottom of society. -
Play Time!
£5.09
- Paperback - Canongate
This is a pocket-sized collection of play-themed Simon's Cat cartoons selected from the first three Simon's Cat books. In full colour and featuring a selection of brand new cartoons, Simon's Cat is back, smaller, cheaper, and cuter, but still up to his usual tricks. -
The Prodigal Son
£7.64
- Paperback - Matador
Matthew's continued and stubborn religious support places his entire family in danger, causing quite the strain on his marriage. After all, Alex was born in 1976 and raised in an extremely secular environment (prior to being flung three centuries backwards in time) so she finds all these faith related conflicts very difficult to comprehend. -
Prince Of Legend
£16.99
- Hardback - Allison & Busby
Bohemund, takes a firm grip on the city, despite the depleted crusading army, thinned by death, disease and defection. Meanwhile, Tancred seeks his fortune in taking Jerusalem for the Christian faith.
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