The Boy Who Cried Horse

Discover all the blood-curdling stories with: The Horrible History of the World. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the foul but fascinating story of humans, from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century. From gory stories of what smelly sport was played by samurais to who baked their enemies a cake made from poisoned bath-water, it's all in Horrible Histories: The Horrible History of the World: - fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included - with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new - the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read - Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!

'Sinister and hilarious. Great fun' SUN'[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner' GUARDIAN'Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping' i PAPER'Dark, witty . . . had me racing for the end' JANICE HALLETT'Funny, and so very, very clever . . . the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time ' M. W. CRAVEN'Wonderful' IAN MOORE______________A hilarious and whip-smart crime novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories. The perfect mystery for fans of Anthony Horowitz, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.Four strangers on a train. An unlikely introduction:'Actually, I'm a murderer.' It is 1973 and the lives of four people are thrown into turmoil when sharing a carriage with an unremarkable little man with glasses, on the night train back to Newcastle. By the end of the following day, one of them will be dead, one will turn blackmailer and another forced to commit a crime. And all of them will be under the astute observation of Aline, the local police officer with her own agenda to fulfil. When the body count begins to rise, the question is: just how many murderers are out there... and who will be the next victim?______________'Laugh-out-loud funny' WOMAN & HOME'A delightful joyride of a book' SIMON BRETT'A fun page-turner . . . a gripping book and perfect for Knives Out fans' PRESS ASSOCIATION'Gripping, original and hard to put down' KATE ELLIS'Witty, wonderfully paced and great fun' MATURE TIMES'Highly original and deeply engaging' FRANCES BRODY* PRE-ORDER THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES, ACTUALLY, I'M A CORPSE, NOW *

Discover all the foul facts about these famous invaders in history’s most horrible headlines: Vicious Vikings edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary takes on the Vikings in this marauding look at our Scandinavian ancestors. From Viking Gods in wedding dresses and corpses on trial to death by booby-trapped statues! It’s all in Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings. - fully illustrated throughout and packed with blood-curdling stories– with all the horribly hilarious bits included - with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new - the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read - Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019’s brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie – Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!