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The Birdwatcher

A Novel

by William Shaw ...

"A gem. . . . Shaw's writing is true British procedural; lean and spectacle-free, it nevertheless grabs and doesn't let go." — Shelf Awareness, starred reviewPolice Sergeant William South has a good reason to shy away from murder investigations: he is a murderer himself.A methodical, diligent, and exceptionally bright detective, South is an avid birdwatcher and trusted figure in his small town on ... Read more

$12.99 USD

"A gem. . . . Shaw's writing is true British procedural; lean and spectacle-free, it nevertheless grabs and doesn't let go." — Shelf Awareness, starred reviewPolice Sergeant William South has a good reason to shy away from murder investigations: he is a murderer himself.A methodical, diligent, and exceptionally bright detective, South is an avid birdwatcher and trusted figure in his small town on
... Read more
Salt Lane

by William Shaw ...

An "excellent," darkly-told crime novel in the tradition of Tana French and Ian Rankin ( Wall Street Journal ).Sergeant Alexandra Cupidi is a recent transfer from the London metro police to the rugged Kentish countryside. She's done little to ingratiate herself with her new colleagues, who find her too brash, urban, and — to make matters worse — she investigated her first partner, a veteran ... Read more

$15.19 USD

An "excellent," darkly-told crime novel in the tradition of Tana French and Ian Rankin ( Wall Street Journal ).Sergeant Alexandra Cupidi is a recent transfer from the London metro police to the rugged Kentish countryside. She's done little to ingratiate herself with her new colleagues, who find her too brash, urban, and — to make matters worse — she investigated her first partner, a veteran
... Read more
Play with Fire

by William Shaw ...

Series Book 4 - A Breen and Tozer Mystery
In hedonistic 1960s London, a police detective investigates the unexpected connections between two suspicious deaths: a call girl and a rock star.In the summer of '69, the hard-living rockers of the British Invasion still rule London when former Rolling Stone Brian Jones is found floating in the pool of his palatial home. On a quiet residential block that should be far removed from the swinging ... Read more

$14.99 USD

In hedonistic 1960s London, a police detective investigates the unexpected connections between two suspicious deaths: a call girl and a rock star.In the summer of '69, the hard-living rockers of the British Invasion still rule London when former Rolling Stone Brian Jones is found floating in the pool of his palatial home. On a quiet residential block that should be far removed from the swinging
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Seven Classic Plays

by Yuri Rasovsky, Yuri Rasovsky, William Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, Anton Chekhov, Euripedes1, Henrik Ibsen2, various authors7, Molière8, Alexandre Dumas9 ...

Narrated by Yuri Rasovsky, a full cast, John Glover, Nicholas Kepros, Barry Morse, Brian Murray0, F. Murray Abraham3, Rosemary Harris4, Lois Nettleton5, Fritz Weaver6 ...

Unabridged

11 hours 41 min

Blackstone Audio is proud to present seven great plays in a collection that illustrates the development of European drama from ancient times to the threshold of the modern theater: Medea by Euripides, The Tempest by Shakespeare, The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, Camille by Dumas, An Enemy of the People by Ibsen, Arms and the Man by Shaw, and Uncle Vanya by Chekhov.A superb repertory company with ... Read more

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Blackstone Audio is proud to present seven great plays in a collection that illustrates the development of European drama from ancient times to the threshold of the modern theater: Medea by Euripides, The Tempest by Shakespeare, The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, Camille by Dumas, An Enemy of the People by Ibsen, Arms and the Man by Shaw, and Uncle Vanya by Chekhov.A superb repertory company with
... Read more
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Short Stories About A Deal with the Devil

What would you sacrifice for your dreams to become reality

by Leo Tolstoy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Baudelaire, John Buchan, Niccolo Machiavelli, Nikolai Gogol, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, William Makepeace Thackeray ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

7 hours 1 min

It’s really very simple. You will sell me your eternal soul and in return I shall make you fabulously rich, powerful, talented and famous for your entire Earthly life. Or maybe even eternity.For an atheist it’s a great deal, though it does suggest atheism may have a weak point. For those of faith it’s a matter of jam now and purgatory tomorrow. A bargain many artists feel is something they can ... Read more

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It’s really very simple. You will sell me your eternal soul and in return I shall make you fabulously rich, powerful, talented and famous for your entire Earthly life. Or maybe even eternity.For an atheist it’s a great deal, though it does suggest atheism may have a weak point. For those of faith it’s a matter of jam now and purgatory tomorrow. A bargain many artists feel is something they can
... Read more
A Song for the Brokenhearted

by William Shaw ...

Series Book 3 - The Breen and Tozer Mysteries
The earthshaking decade of the 1960s comes to a sweeping and dangerous close, as William Shaw's detective duo battle the most powerful members of London society.After being wounded in the line of duty, Detective Sergeant Breen recuperates on the family farm of his former partner, Helen Tozer. To fill the long and empty hours, he reviews the open case file for a murder that has haunted Helen for ... Read more

$1.99 USD

The earthshaking decade of the 1960s comes to a sweeping and dangerous close, as William Shaw's detective duo battle the most powerful members of London society.After being wounded in the line of duty, Detective Sergeant Breen recuperates on the family farm of his former partner, Helen Tozer. To fill the long and empty hours, he reviews the open case file for a murder that has haunted Helen for
... Read more
She's Leaving Home

by William Shaw ...

Series Book 1 - The Breen and Tozer Mysteries
London, 1968: The body of a teenage girl is found just steps away from the Beatles' Abbey Road recording studio.The police are called to a residential street in St John's Wood where an unidentified young woman has been strangled. Detective Sergeant Cathal Breen believes she may be one of the many Beatles fans who regularly camp outside Abbey Road Studios. With his reputation tarnished by an ... Read more

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London, 1968: The body of a teenage girl is found just steps away from the Beatles' Abbey Road recording studio.The police are called to a residential street in St John's Wood where an unidentified young woman has been strangled. Detective Sergeant Cathal Breen believes she may be one of the many Beatles fans who regularly camp outside Abbey Road Studios. With his reputation tarnished by an
... Read more

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Stories From the Shadows - Black Magic

Embrace the darkness

by H P Lovecraft, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Thomas Hardy, W W Jacobs, Ion Luca Caragiale, Violet Mary Firth, Sax Rohmer, F Marion Crawford, Louisa Baldwin, Violet Hunt, Arthur Gray, William Hope Hodgson, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, R Ellis Roberts, D K Broster, William Hunt ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into
... Read more
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Rune Runner: The Shadow's Grasp

by David William Shaw ...

Narrated by Christopher Tester ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Rune Runner
Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

In a world called Dennere, in the cursed land of the Nightshawl, where eternal darkness reigns, hope is a rare commodity. For Kai, a young Rune Runner who defies the witches’ curse, survival means braving the shadows to uncover ancient secrets. When Kai unlocks the chest to a rare crystal dagger—rumored to hold the power to undo the witches’ dark legacy—he becomes a central figure in a perilous ... Read more

$21.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In a world called Dennere, in the cursed land of the Nightshawl, where eternal darkness reigns, hope is a rare commodity. For Kai, a young Rune Runner who defies the witches’ curse, survival means braving the shadows to uncover ancient secrets. When Kai unlocks the chest to a rare crystal dagger—rumored to hold the power to undo the witches’ dark legacy—he becomes a central figure in a perilous
... Read more
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3 Stories - Set During Pandemics

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by Edgar Allan Poe, Fred M White, Jack London ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland, David Shaw-Parker, William Dufris ...

Unabridged

1 hour 42 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
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The Beast I Can’t Tame

A Forbidden Lovers Mafia Romance

by L.K. Shaw ...

Narrated by Eva Caine, Walker Williams ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Brooklyn Kings
Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

I don’t care that she’s the boss’ cousin and far beyond my reach. I’ve been patient, but now I’m claiming what’s mine.GiovanniOne year. That’s how long I’ve wanted Francesca. I’ve worked my way up the ranks, dedicating my life to the syndicate while I tried easing her fear of men.The time has finally come for me to claim her.FrancescaSeven years ago, my family’s enemy took everything from me. I’ve ... Read more

$19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

I don’t care that she’s the boss’ cousin and far beyond my reach. I’ve been patient, but now I’m claiming what’s mine.GiovanniOne year. That’s how long I’ve wanted Francesca. I’ve worked my way up the ranks, dedicating my life to the syndicate while I tried easing her fear of men.The time has finally come for me to claim her.FrancescaSeven years ago, my family’s enemy took everything from me. I’ve
... Read more
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Scary Stories for Teenagers

Classic stories that are the original form of horror movies

by Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Algernon Blackwood, H P Lovecraft, W W Jacobs, Saki, E F Benson, M R James, W F Harvey, John Willaim Polidori ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, William Dufris, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

In that extraordinary time between childhood and adulthood are those years that most parents dread; The Teenage Years. Hormones rage, personalities can become belligerent, lives are lived in partial secrecy as their brains undergo re-wiring and their bodies shoot out in all sorts of places.How then to find stories they can engage with? There’s an easy answer. The same way we as adults engage. ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In that extraordinary time between childhood and adulthood are those years that most parents dread; The Teenage Years. Hormones rage, personalities can become belligerent, lives are lived in partial secrecy as their brains undergo re-wiring and their bodies shoot out in all sorts of places.How then to find stories they can engage with? There’s an easy answer. The same way we as adults engage.
... Read more

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