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The Addiscombe Mystery
In March 1932 Miss Sushannah Emberton, the 55-year-old housekeeper of Mr Ells Dagnall, was attacked in a semi-detached house in Addiscombe Road, East Croydon. She received such severe injuries that she died within two days of the assault.
By the time the police arrived, the perpetrator(s) had fled, leaving a majority of their booty behind. What followed was the biggest manhunt in the history of crime in Croydon, involving over one hundred police officers.
The investigations spread throughout Croydon, into some of the more seedy areas of central London and even to Dumbarton and Glasgow, but to no avail.
Until this very day the crime remains unsolved.
The author of The Addiscombe Mystery has supplied the reader with all the details of the murder reported in the local press. He has also included details of two similar crimes that were committed in the same area within two years of the demise of Miss Emberton. As an added bonus, he has retrieved, from the National Archives at Kew, all the statements taken by the police and included these for the reader’s consideration.
Even though the trail now may be a little cold, there should still be enough clues to assist the reader in determining where the responsibilities lie. Was it “Bottles” Philpot and “The Masher”, or were the identities of the perpetrators to be found elsewhere? Perhaps the reader would like to continue the work of “The Sedgemore Sleuths”.
Should you, the reader, believe that, after having read this book, you can succeed where the Croydon Constabulary failed and identify the villain(s) responsible for this most heinous of crimes, then perhaps you should consider contacting the Metropolitan Police at New Scotland Yard and inform them of your findings.
There are still many unanswered questions, even though a significant number of individuals were apprehended and then released when insufficient evidence was found against them. Why was Sushannah Emberton buried in the same grave as an ex-army major, fifteen years her senior? Why did she return from a shopping expedition empty-handed just before being attacked? Why did Mr Ells Dagnall lie to the police when giving evidence about his train journey from London to the scene of the crime, and why did the police not take more notice of this anomaly?
If you can answer any, or all, of these questions, then you may have solved The Addiscombe Mystery.
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The Breeze
Time moves like the wind—unseen, unpredictable, and alive.
There are moments when the air itself seems to remember. A whisper of places you’ve never been. A feeling that you’ve lived this before.
Jonas Hale wakes between worlds, guided by a force that defies both science and memory.
The Breeze carries him through time, across civilisations long gone and yet to come. It leads him to a woman who seems to have known him before either of them existed. In every era, every world—familiar, impossible, and bound to him by something older than memory.
Now, together, they’ve uncovered what no government or machine could ever control: a force older than civilisation, alive in the air, able to bend reality itself.
In a city of neon and shadow, their choices will decide which version of the world survives… and which is lost to the wind forever.
But the Breeze takes as easily as it gives. And in its shifting light, Jonas must decide whether home is a place, a time… or the one soul who has always found him.
Sweeping, atmospheric, and unforgettable, The Breeze is a cinematic odyssey through time, memory, and the quiet miracles that connect us all. From the desert silence of a 32nd-century wasteland garrison to the rain-soaked neon towers of 2052 Earth and beyond, it explores what happens when technology transcends morality.
The Breeze fuses the meditative spirituality of Cloud Atlas with the political tension of Andor and the emotional depth of Arrival.
Intimate, atmospheric, and philosophically charged—a story about the spaces between science and the divine, searching for home across the edges of reality.
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I Thought I Was an Egg, but I’m a Coffee Bean
This book will help you understand what it takes to excel in sales. Through stories and examples, the author shows that relentless improvement and strict adherence to your own standards can make you the best seller in your field.
According to the author, sales is the most important job in the world—bar none. Reading this book is a significant stepping stone toward reaching the upper echelons of sales, written by someone who has lived the experience and delivered results. Even if you are not in sales, the tips and advice within will greatly benefit your life as part of any self-improvement plan.
The author takes you on a rollercoaster ride through his life; as you live his experiences, you’ll be better equipped to live your own.
All told in an entertaining style that reveals the author’s true character, this is the best thing you’ll read to improve your life in years.
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Five Seasons of Acupuncture Vitality
Each season brings its own special energy. One way we can harness this energy is by activating the acupuncture points that correspond to that season.
In spring, we can call on a point known as the ‘Supreme Rush Forward’, or the ‘Gate of Hope’. In summer, we can touch Relax in Joyful Happiness, or the Flowering of Our Inner Nature. In the harvest season, we can turn to the Granary Storehouse, or ‘Abundance and Splendour’. In autumn, we can touch the place of the Great Firefish, or the Bone of Well-Harvested Grains. In winter, we can go to the Spring of Vibrant Waters, or the Gateway of Vitality.
This book will inspire you, show you ways to activate your energy, and open the seasons for you in all their vitality.
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The Last Misunderstanding
What if the truth was never lost…only misread?
In a world flooded with instant opinions, algorithmic judgements, and half-heard stories, The Last Misunderstanding explores how narratives are formed, distorted, defended, and weaponised. From institutions to individuals, from private conversations to public outrage, this book examines how meaning breaks down… and why misunderstanding is rarely accidental.
Blending sharp insight with real-world cases and psychological depth, Dr Jasmine Mohsen reveals how perception, timing, power, and emotion shape what we believe to be true.
Readers are taken inside the hidden mechanics of interpretation: how reputations are built or destroyed, how messages are reframed, and how silence can speak louder than evidence.
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Die Reise
In Die Reise, the protagonist, James, embarks on the trip of a lifetime with his best friend, Stefan, and his dog, Ticky, flying from Boston to Egypt. He meets his acquaintance, a historian named Andreas, who persuades him to go on the trip.
However, Andreas is ambitious and cunningly attempts to frame James when they are in Egypt by using his ethnicity as an excuse to enter the tombs. Ticky gets abducted by Andreas and Tom, his co-workers in his team.
Ali, a native of Egypt, is befriended by Stefan and goes to the rescue of Ticky. Together with Stefan, they eventually travel from Egypt to Israel and to Jordan.
James eventually returns to visit his sister, Rita, and her husband in Switzerland. He then moves to work in Berlin and meets the love of his life, Helga.
This story emphasises the importance of friendship, family and love in a modern and fast-paced contemporary life.
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The Forest Fights Back
As evidence grows of the hugely damaging effect that the destruction of the world’s forests is having, with global warming an ever-present threat, The Forest Fights Back looks at man’s unquenchable search for resources, notes his greed and readiness to bribe and corrupt, and asks the question: “What if the creatures who live in these irreplaceable ecosystems were to get together and fight for their survival?” Is such a thing possible?”
A grandfather, prompted by his grandson Joe, attempts to find the answer to this question with some surprising results.
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Looking After Hospitality
Hospitality is not a department. It is a decision about how you treat people—made again and again in thirty-second moments that determine whether a guest feels truly looked after or quietly disappointed.
Drawing on more than fifty years leading hotels and cruise operations around the world, Bruno Pellizzari invites readers behind the scenes of a demanding, deeply human industry where systems matter, but people decide everything. From training academies in Manila and Indonesia to the high-pressure reality of cruise ships carrying thousands of guests, he reveals how trust, preparation, and courage at the front line transform ordinary service into lasting loyalty.
This is not leadership theory written from an office. It is a practical philosophy forged through real responsibility—where fear kills hospitality, empowerment creates ownership, and turning the hierarchy upside down becomes the only way to truly put the guest at the centre.
Whether you are a general manager, department head, future leader, or simply someone who believes hospitality should still feel human, this book challenges how you think about control, cost, and culture—and makes one clear promise: when you invest in people first, the results will follow.
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Daisy's Amazing Auras
Daisy woke up excited, as this was going to be her first day at preschool, where she was going to be able to meet new friends and play, even make a mess painting.
And doing cut-outs, it was going to be so much fun. Daisy’s friend Annie was going to meet her at the gate to show her around and meet the teachers.
“Wow,” Daisy thought, “I can paint auras and show everyone while telling them what all the colours mean. This was going to be so much fun.”
“Come on, Shelby!” she says as she bounces on the bed for her morning cuddle, knocking her clothes off the bed. I’ll have to get dressed. I have a lot to do today.
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Did You Do Your Homework to Find the Truth? I read and understand—therefore, I am
Whether you stand at the altar of faith or tread the path of scepticism, this book invites you into a shared human task—thinking seriously about the question that shape existence.
Life is a big classroom; it teaches relentlessly.
From the moment we become aware, we are placed in a vast school without walls, desks, or bells. Its curriculum is existence itself. Every human being is entrusted with a quiet mission—to seek understanding, to question deeply, and to arrive at truth through sincere effort. Its lessons unfold through reason, experience, suffering, discovery, and reflection. And its most pressing question is not ‘What do you believe?’, but how did you arrive there?
When this book asks, “Did you do your homework to find the truth?” it invokes intellectual responsibility. In the school of life, homework is the disciplined effort to read, examine, question, and understand—rather than inherit, imitate, or repeat.
Too often, beliefs about God, meaning, and existence are adopted without investigation. Authority is borrowed. Slogans replace reasoning. Doubt is asserted, not examined. Yet in every other serious domain of life, claims demand evidence, arguments demand logic, and conclusions demand justification.
— Why, then, should the most fundamental questions of existence be treated differently?
Drawing from science, philosophy, logic, and revelation, this book challenges the reader to step into the adulthood of thought. It examines the most common responses used to deny the existence of God and asks a simple but unsettling question: have you done the intellectual work to justify your beliefs—or merely accepted them unexamined?
Life is the school.
Reason is the tool.
Understanding is the responsibility.
The mission is to seek truth with honesty and courage. This book does not ask what to think. It asks whether you have done the work required to think at all.
An invitation to move from inherited answers to examined understanding.
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Djalu – A Year of Three's
Based on a true event, Djalu – A Year of Three’s, is a story revolving around the brutal murder of a young female student in her low-rent council flat in London.
When a young female student is brutally murdered in her London council flat, the police follow a trail of clues that leads nowhere and arrest the wrong man. The victim’s ex-boyfriend is certain they’ve got it wrong, but the innocent man is sentenced to life in prison.
With his three best mates, the ex-boyfriend turns to Djalu, a close friend, fellow student, and rugby teammate. Together, they set out to hunt down the real killer.
But when the police have failed, what chance do a handful of students have? And how far will they have to go to uncover the truth?
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My Mate – Book 1
From the moment Bennet woke up in a dark cell, he knew his life had changed forever. His senses had heightened, his strength and speed had changed, and he could now sense a human heartbeat and smell human blood from meters away.
But he wasn’t a monster.
Not wanting to lose his human side, he kept to himself, away from human population unless he needed to for survival. It was a lonely existence, particularly when you were immortal.
Then one day, he comes across a young fallen rider with irreversible injuries and, tired of being alone, Bennet offers him a chance of immortality.
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