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High as the Heavens

High as the Heavens
  • Author(s): Kate Breslin
  • Location(s): Brussels
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1917

In 1917, Evelyn Marche is just one of many women who has been widowed by the war. A British nurse trapped in German-occupied Brussels, she spends her days working at a hospital and her nights as a waitress in...

High Fidelity

High Fidelity
  • Author(s): Nick Hornby
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Perhaps a “guy” novel, it tells of life through the wounded eyes of Rob and his ending relationship with Laura: she is a solicitor, he “only” runs a record store. The first pages are worth the read alone, beautifully...

High Five

High Five
  • Author(s): Janet Evanovich
  • Location(s): New Jersey
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): early 21st century

Stephanie Plum has a whole lot of trouble on her doorstep. Her Uncle Fred has disappeared and Grandma Mazur is convinced he’s been abducted by aliens. Meanwhile, Cousin Vinnie has asked her to bring in the vertically challenged Randy...

High Force

High Force
  • Author(s): LJ Ross
  • Location(s): Northumberland
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Hell has unleashed a demon – and he’s coming for you… Detective Chief Inspector Ryan’s worst nightmare has just become a reality. Notorious serial killer The Hacker has escaped prison and kidnapped one of his best detectives from her...

High Noon

High Noon
  • Author(s): Nora Roberts
  • Location(s): Savannah
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): early 21st century

Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling at an early age when an unstable man broke into her family’s home, trapping and terrorizing them for hours. Now she’s Savannah’s top hostage negotiator, defusing powderkeg situations with a talent for...

High Rise

High Rise
  • Author(s): Vanessa Lee
  • Location(s): Australia, Cronulla
  • Genre(s): Cli-fi, Thriller
  • Era(s): Future

Fictional Bombora is based on Cronulla. In an Australian beachside suburb, climate change can no longer be ignored… Constant storms have damaged Bombora’s coastline. When rising tides force ‘Vaga’, the beloved beachfront restaurant, to finally close, it is seen...

High Rise Mystery

High Rise Mystery
  • Author(s): Sharna Jackson
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

The detective duo everyone is dying to meet! Summer in London is hot, the hottest on record, and there’s been a murder in THE TRI: the high-rise home to resident know-it-alls, Nik and Norva. Who better to solve the...

High Tea with Castro

High Tea with Castro
  • Author(s): Bea W Meyer
  • Location(s): Cuba (Republic of)
  • Genre(s): Travelogue

Two middle aged ladies from Canada on vacation in Cuba: more than a discovery of country and people this becomes a journey back in time and history reviving long lost memories of the past. Their daily observations reach from...

High Tide

High Tide
  • Author(s): Livia Franchini
  • Location(s): Tuscany
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Early 2000s looking back

A taut, sun-soaked noir about art, obsession, and the long shadows cast by a single summer that shimmers with tension and moral unease. Summer, 1992. Peter, a promising young artist, vanishes off the coast of Tuscany. Ten days later,...

High Tide in St Ives

High Tide in St Ives
  • Author(s): Cora Devine
  • Location(s): St Ives
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

It’s high tide in St Ives, and a storm is brewing… Two women catch the train from London’s Paddington station, each embarking upon the long journey to Cornwall, but each with a very different story. Beautiful but troubled Senara...

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