- Location(s): Liverpool
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Present day
When a body washes up on Crosby Beach in Liverpool Bay, detectives quickly declare foul play. Yet they will struggle to establish the identity of the victim, let alone the killer. Leading the inquiry on his first murder case,...
- Location(s): Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Genre(s): Noir, Crime
- Era(s): Modern
The traditional Appleby Horse Fair hosts the largest gathering of Gypsies and Travellers in Europe. The sudden influx of more than 40,000 visitors into the small Lakeland town has always caused its share of problems, with strained relations between...
- Location(s): Istanbul (Constantinople)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1083-1131
It is Anno Domini 1083. At the Blachernae Palace in Constantinople, a princess is born. What will her fate be? Will she be married off in order to create an advantageous political alliance? Or will she be sent to...
- Location(s): Singapore
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1940s
On the eve of World War II, Claude Lim, a Chinese youth, uncertain of himself and his nationality, is being raised in a family that strongly identifies with the British colonists in Singapore. The family neither speaks nor understands...
- Location(s): Italy
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): World War 2
Nazi-occupied Rome sets the stage for Bridge of Sighs and Dreams, where the lives of two women collide in an arena of deception, greed, and sacrifice. Following an allied attack, Angelina Rosini flees to Rome from her bombed-out village...
Bring Her Home (Boyle and Keneally #1)
- Location(s): Cahirsiveen, County Kerry
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
When bright, beautiful Penny O’Dwyer disappears from Cahirsiveen, a small town in the west of Ireland, the local police scour the narrow streets and muddy hills, but find no leads. Jessie Boyle swore she’d never return to Ireland. But...
- Location(s): Vienna, Jerusalem, Lebanon, London, Rome
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): 1980s
Two agents. Two opposing sides. Israeli Agent Shai is dispatched to eliminate a terrorist threat. To succeed in his mission Shai must win the trust of Palestinian Agent Ramzy who will help him gain access to the infamous and...
Burning Angel and Other Stories
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): Contemporary
This first collection of stories by Lawrence Osborne perfectly showcases his talent for tension, atmosphere – and characters out of their depth A naïve young linguist sent to the forests of Irian Jaya is manipulated into betraying her mission...
- Location(s): Bergamo, Italy
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
A sister’s love versus a cruel fate. A story of fierce love and heartbreaking grief. Claire Waters, an Italian mystery writer living in Los Angeles, rushes to Italy after her older sister’s devastating brain-hemorrhage, determined to restore her health-or...
- Location(s): New Zealand (Aotearoa)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Current
The world is on the brink of disaster.The environment, society and mankind itself are facing extreme challenges in a world that is both more connected, and yet more divided than ever before. Fear and confusion seep into all parts...
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