Books with author Mike Ashley

The Platform Edge is a collection of the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks. In this express service to the unknown, phantom passengers join the jostling of the daily commute, a subway car disappears into another dimension without a trace, while a tragic derailment on a lonely hillside in the Alps torments the locals with its horrifying nightly repetition. From the open railways of Europe and America to the pressing dark of the London Underground, The Platform Edge is the perfect traveling companion for unforgettable journeys into the supernatural.

The Platform Edge is a collection of the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks.In this express service into the unknown, passengers join the jostling of the daily commute, a subway car disappears into another dimension without a trace, while a tragic derailment on a lonely hillside in the Alps torments the locals with its nightly repetition.From the open railways of Europe and America to the pressing dark of the London Underground, The Platform Edge is the perfect travelling companion for unforgettable journeys into the supernatural.

From atop the choppy waves to the choking darkness of the abyss, the seas are full of mystery and rife with tales of inexplicable events and encounters with the unknown. In this anthology we see a thrilling spread of narratives: sailors are pitched against a nightmare from the depth, invisible to the naked eye; a German U-boat commander is tormented by an impossible transmission via Morse Code; a ship ensnares itself in the kelp of the Sargasso Sea and dooms a crew of mutineers, seemingly out of revenge for her lost captain. The supernatural is set alongside the grim affairs of sailors scorned in these salt-soaked tales, recovered from obscurity for the 21st century.

From atop the choppy waves to the choking darkness of the abyss, the seas are full of mystery and rife with tales of inexplicable events and encounters with the unknown. In this anthology we see a thrilling spread of narratives; sailors are pitched against a nightmare from the depth, invisible to the naked eye; a German U-boat commander is tormented by an impossible transmission via Morse Code; a ship ensnares itself in the kelp of the Sargasso Sea and dooms a crew of mutineers, seemingly out of revenge for her lost captain…The supernatural is set alongside the grim affairs of sailors scorned in these salt-soaked tales, recovered from obscurity for the 21st century.

Using figures from Greek and Roman history and mythology to crack murder mysteries and whodunits, this compilation of tales by various authors spans the sprawling classical world from Athens to Alexandria. Imagine the death of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Ovid being investigated by the likes of Brutus, Epictus, and even the mighty Aphrodite. Classical Whodunits exposes the venomous snakes lurking in the cradle of civilization.

From the top of the tallest mountain to the bottom of the deepest ocean Smarties Beautiful Beasties contains a great menagerie of the fastest, the noisiest, the smelliest, the most dangerous, the hairiest . . . and the most peculiar creatures in the animal kingdom. Catch a glimpse of killer frogs and exploding hedgehogs. Discover a cat that can swim faster than an Olympic athlete - and size up the biggest pair of feet you've ever seen!Did you knowThe Venezuelan skunk frog is the smelliest creature in the world.300 people really were eaten alive by piranha fish in 1981, when their boat capsized.A tiger can swim nine times faster than the Olympic record holder. There's even a seven-tonne baby that can swallow a swimming pool in one gulp, in this colourful, fact-filled stampede through our wonderful animal world.