- Location(s): Nigeria
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
‘We know you know. Talk and you’re next.’ Bishop Jeremiah Dawodu, pastor of a Nigerian megachurch, has been arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Folasade, the ‘First Lady’ of the church. The arrest was public, humiliating...
- Location(s): England
- Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
- Era(s): Present
Twenty-two gripping and suspenseful bite-sized stories by psychological thriller author, Miranda Rijks. These short but addictive reads are perfect for when you need a quick thriller fix. They include stories about justice and revenge and strange things happening to...
- Location(s): Lebanon
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): late 20th / early 21st century
In a makeshift hospital in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Beirut, Yunis, an aging Palestinian freedom fighter, lies in a coma. His spiritual son Dr Khaleel - who has no real medical qualifications – nurses the older...
- Location(s): Kagoshima
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 2005 / 1877
2005: While researching her Japanese ancestors, Isla travels from Scotland to Kagoshima. There, a vicious typhoon hurls her through a strange white gate and back to 1877, amid the dawn of the Satsuma Rebellion – the conflict that ended...
Gatecrashing Paradise: Misadventure in the Real Maldives
- Location(s): The Maldives
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Contemporary
Away from the five-star hotels and beyond luxury hideaways, Tom Chesshyre travels to see the real, unexplored Maldives, skirting around the archipelago’s periphery, staying at simple guesthouses, and using cargo ships and ferries. He discovers that beyond the glossy...
- Location(s): Gaza
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
Twin sisters Randa and Lamis live under the brutal occupation of the Gaza Strip. As neighbors, friends, and strangers are killed, one after another, their identities are blurred by death that strikes so randomly and without warning. Yet just...
Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine
- Location(s): Gaza
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): early 2000s
Gaza Writes Back is a compelling anthology of short stories from fifteen young writers in Gaza, members of a generation that has suffered immensely under Israel’s siege and blockade. Their experiences, especially during and following Israel’s 2008-2009 offensive known...










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