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Gaslight

Gaslight
  • Author(s): Femi Kayode
  • 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...

Gasps

Gasps
  • Author(s): Miranda Rijks
  • 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...

Gate of the Sun

Gate of the Sun
  • Author(s): Elias Khoury
  • 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...

Gate to Kagoshima

Gate to Kagoshima
  • Author(s): Poppy Kuroki
  • 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

Gatecrashing Paradise: Misadventure in the Real Maldives
  • Author(s): Tom Chesshyre
  • 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...

Gavin & The Bodysnatchers

Gavin & The Bodysnatchers
  • Author(s): Michael A Duffy
  • Location(s): Lancashire
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Crime

A dark, comedic page turner. When Gavin’s retro joke shop fails and his wife, Marie, leaves him, he finds himself at a crossroads in his life. Seeking a fresh start in employment, his existence is then blighted by tyrannical...

Gaza Weddings

Gaza Weddings
  • Author(s): Ibrahim Nasrallah
  • 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

Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine
  • Author(s): Refaat Alareer (editor)
  • 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...

Gazala: A Hopeful Tale From a War-Torn World

Gazala: A Hopeful Tale From a War-Torn World
  • Author(s): Suman Siwach
  • Location(s): Kosovo, Canada
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 2000s

In the post-war scenario of Kosovo, the youngest nation of the world, Gazala couldn’t have ever imagined the things that happened to her. How outer twists in circumstances add to her inner turmoil, and never let her settle with...

Geiger

Geiger
  • Author(s): Gustaf Skördeman
  • Location(s): Sweden
  • Genre(s): Political, Thriller
  • Era(s): Cold War

For decades, Agneta has always known that this moment would come, but she is shaken. She knows what it means. Retrieving her weapon from its hiding place, she attaches the silencer and creeps up behind her husband before pressing...

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