Böcker av Angela Hossack

Superintendent Lorrie Sullivan is no stranger to death. It often sits like a shadow on her shoulder, and being associated with her is a dangerous business, but never... never... has she been the prime suspect in a brutal murder. Until now. To know Lorrie is to know that she attracts enemies, but not like bees on honey, more like... well, I think you can guess the more apt term to describe how susceptible she is to those who would do her harm. One such person hatches a devilish plot to frame her and -- but for one stupid mistake, and the vigilance of her friends -- he is almost successful. Not to be outdone, the killings continue and Lorrie finds herself in a race against time to catch the killer before he takes what is most precious to her -- her children.

With her powers eclipsing every other witch around her, and with her baby dragon now full-grown, Astra is ready to take on her evil alien cousins once more in the fight for the Icarrion throne. But tragedy follows her every footstep, and grief threatens to overwhelm her and render her powerless. Beseiged on all sides, all seems lost, and the witch in her dies. Will the witch rise again and take her revenge? This second book in the Beyond the Bloodline Trilogy reintroduces the reader to the robot, the dragons, the androids, the witches, the aliens and the cannibal, and the reader gets to meet the Kulku for the first time.

Yet again, My Wee Granny delivers the very best of traditional Scottish recipes. These simple and easy to follow recipes are wholly authentic and have been tried and tested over five generations of one Scottish family. Hearty and delicious, wholesome and sumptuous - this collection of recipes for soups and stews will have your mouth watering.

A prostitute is missing and her pimp wants her found. He reluctantly reaches out to Detectives Friar and Tuck for help.Meanwhile, a psychopath with serious mother issues is venting his rage on those women who society has forsaken. When their brutalized bodies are dumped and discarded, as if no better than trash, no one seems to care.In this second book in the Detectives Friar and Tuck series, the reader is introduced to a psychopath whose only compunction is to torture and kill. Prostitutes are his prey, but it is his mother who he really wants to see dead.How will the two mis-matched detectives track the killer, and will they save the killer's mother from the fate he intends for her?Will they even want to save her?

Friar and Tuck - two hard-boiled and mismatched Brooklyn PD detectives - are tasked with finding missing people who would otherwise be forgotten. The case of missing street kid, Kevin Murphy, begins as a straight-forward abduction, but with multiple homicides and an underground organization that preys on the vulnerable, they soon find themselves struggling to find the clues to lead them to the boy. A graphic and gritty novel that introduces the reader to two detectives who, against all the odds, will go to any lengths to solve their cases.

A dying alien queen and an intergalactic battle for the empty throne. Cousin is pitted against cousin - Sytor the Xanetteian cannibal, Damanacree the Plutonian warlord, and Astra, the young Earth girl chosen by the queen to be her heir.Hunted, Astra takes refuge on Malass - the planet of witches - and, there, she discovers that her dragon bloodline is the least of her powers. Astra - the normal, but quite extraordinary teenager - is a witch, and she learns that her destiny will be influenced, not only by powerful magic, but by the majesty of dragons.When she leaves to meet that destiny, she is dogged by betrayal, death and destruction. Too many want her to fail. Too many stand against her. She wonders if ascending the Icarrion throne is worth the risks she has to take to win it.The Empty Throne is the first book in the Beyond the Bloodline Trilogy. It marks the beginning of Astra's long journey towards adulthood and her destiny to be High Witch and the ruler of planets.

The Kulku do not forgive. Banished from their home planet, and on a murderous rampage, they continue to pose a massive threat to Astra and her friends. With her powers growing, and with her desire to avenge her father's death uppermost in her mind, Astra has no choice but to abandon those held captive on Malass - the planet of the witches - to pursue her own agenda.Forsaking everyone, she enlists the help of her two faithful dragons, and turns her formidable fury on the usurper, but - when the Kulku come after her with their magic far outstripping hers - will those forsaken friends come to her aid, or will they leave her to perish?