"Dead Man's Grip" is the seventh Roy Grace novel, and most of the previous books in the series aren't available here.

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The new hardcover has sold about 11, 000 copies, while the anthology of the previous four books has sold nearly 40, 000 copies.

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Aubyn, and are supposed to be, because the chronicled cruelty of the previous four books cries out to expose their culpable inanities.

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But the more interesting debate, as the two previous books discussed here make clear, is about finding ways to tell good rule-making from bad.

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Although sales fell by more than a quarter from the previous week, the three books sold nearly 340, 000 copies altogether.

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Many of the stories are familiar, but as in his previous books, Mr Singh explains even the most complicated ideas with subtlety, grace and wit.

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In contrast to previous books and memoirs on the subject that have been published to date, Feith's is not aimed at self-promotion or self-vindication.

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Featuring a 212 ppi display, Kindle Paperwhite has 62% more pixels than the previous generation Kindle, making text in books and periodicals crisp and clear at any size.

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The report suggested the worst affected retailers include specialists in books, news and stationery, where distress signals were 85% higher on the previous quarter.

BBC: Retailers 'facing critical financial issues'

But the day belonged to 25-year-old Madsen, whose innings not only beat his previous best score of 132, made for Natal, but also saw him write his name into the Derbyshire record books.

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