Maria Lupin (with author's letter)Maria did not know why her father had gone away three years earlier, or where he was. Her mother wouldn't explain properly, and Maria soon learned not to ask questions. But school was just so many boring hours, her mother came home from work tired and ill tempered, there was so little money oh, everything was horrid without Daddy. Then Maria's strange encounter with Samson, and her meeting with Ivan Abraham changed everything

wouldn't that be a bonus

a frozen body is revealed

and the medieval world in all its colour and darkness

greed and murder

but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-War Japan: a poorly socialized genius stuck working as a welder

it could save Sarah's life

upon the death of my father in 2005

But he could see nothing

is found murdered in his Paris house together with nine members of his staff

' Lock turned away and laboured on

her destiny is rewritten

Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors and the law