london

"An American boy travels with his family to London for his mother to find his father, but it turns out his father was involved with something nefarious...and now so is he"--Provided by publisher.

Tony Wendice, having married his wife, Margot, for her money, now plans to murder her for the same reason, but when his hired assassin is killed, Tony decides to frame Margot for the death of the young man.

In nineteenth-century England, a young orphan runs away from a workhouse, is captured by a gang of thieves, and finally escapes.

"Olivia Brownlow is no damsel in distress. Born in a workhouse and raised as a boy among thieving London street gangs, she is as tough and cunning as they come. When she is taken in by her uncle after a caper gone wrong, her life goes from fighting and stealing on the streets to lavish dinners and soirees as a debutante in high society. But she can't seem to escape her past ... or forget the teeming slums where children just like her still scrabble to survive."--Provided by publisher.

Describes the story of three young women: Jojo, a businesswoman having a relationship with her boss, Lily, a client of Jojo's, and Gemma, whose ex-boyfriend now belongs to Lily.

Private detective Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott hunt down a killer when Robin receives a woman's severed leg in the mail.

"The latest adventure of London cop Peter Grant... Grant is part of a very special London police unit. Full-time cop and part-time wizard, he works on rather unusual crimes--those that involve magic and the general weirdness that permeates London's dark underbelly. His latest case begins with a perfectly innocent car on a homicidal killing spree--without a driver. But then, before you know it, there's a Bosnian refugee, the Most Haunted Car in England, a bunch of teenagers loaded on Ketamine and a seemingly-harmless wooden bench with the darkest of pasts..."--Back cover.

Killer Smog: London, England traces the devastating story of air pollution that took thousands of lives and brought London to a standstill.

"When the Nazi Blitzkrieg subjugated Europe in World War II, London became the safe haven for the leaders of seven occupied countries--France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, Czechoslovakia and Poland--who fled there to avoid imprisonment and set up governments in exile to commandeer their resistance efforts. The lone hold-out against Hitler's offensive, Britain became a beacon of hope to the rest of Europe, as prominent European leaders like French general Charles De Gaulle, Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, and King Haakon of Norway competed for Winston Churchill's attention while trying to rule their embattled countries from the precarious safety of 'Last Hope Island'"--Provided by publsher.

Bob the street cat tells the story of his life before he found James.