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The Consequences of Love

The Consequences of Love
  • Author(s): Gavanndra Hodge
  • Location(s): Tunisia, London
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 1990s and now

Seven-year-old Gavanndra Hodge’s life is a precarious place. Her father is a hairdresser and drug dealer to Chelsea’s most decadent inhabitants; her mother an alcoholic ex-model. So, it is up to Gavanndra to keep her little sister Candy safe....

The Counterfeit Detective

The Counterfeit Detective
  • Author(s): Simpson Grears
  • Location(s): Edinburgh, London, Pittsburgh
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1900s 1970s

THE COUNTERFEIT DETECTIVE is an epic Gothic literary crime thriller set mostly in Victorian London in 1900 but also in 1970s England, Scotland and the United States. An American professor discovers the diaries of John Ledbury, known as the...

The Crown, the Tiger, and the Curious Case of the Forty Elephants

The Crown, the Tiger, and the Curious Case of the Forty Elephants
  • Author(s): David Fribbins
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Humour, Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Victorian

In the beginning, Victoria wanted to be King. Following an uncomfortable discussion with her parents about the birds and the bees, Victoria decided that she wanted to be Queen. And so began the sociopathic journey toward the British throne...

The Curious Life of Elizabeth Blackwell

The Curious Life of Elizabeth Blackwell
  • Author(s): Pamela Holmes
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1700 - 1740

An engrossing historical saga based on the life of the eighteenth-century woman who endured loss and betrayal—and dared to pursue her dreams. Her parents warned Elizabeth that Alexander Blackwell would not make a dependable husband, and only after eloping...

The Cursing Stone

The Cursing Stone
  • Author(s): Adrian Harvey
  • Location(s): London, Glasgow, The Hebrides
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Present day

Fergus Buchanan has led a charmed life: a doting family, a loving sweetheart and the respect of his neighbours. All is as it should be and nothing stands between him and the limitless happiness that is his destiny. But...

The Cutting Place

The Cutting Place
  • Author(s): Jane Casey
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The gripping new thriller from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author, shortlisted for the Irish Crime Book Awards 2020. You’ve got to be in the club to know the truth. Everyone’s heard the rumours about elite gentlemen’s clubs,...

The Dark Lady

The Dark Lady
  • Author(s): Akala
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Young Adult, Historical
  • Era(s): Elizabethan era

A natural storyteller with a vision of his own, THE DARK LADY, Akala’s debut novel for teens will enthuse and entertain teenagers and young adults, showing that reading is a true super-power. A PICKPOCKET WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL GIFT A...

The Detective

The Detective
  • Author(s): Ajay Chowdhury
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Thriller

HAS SOMEONE GOT AWAY WITH MURDER? On the verge of a four-billion-dollar deal, a tech entrepreneur from Shoreditch is found dead in a construction site, which leads to the discovery of three skeletons over a hundred years old. But...

The Devil’s Code

The Devil’s Code
  • Author(s): Michael Wood
  • Location(s): Newcastle upon Tyne, London
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Dr Olivia Winter #2 A BRUTAL MURDER When Isaac McFadden is found with the dismembered body of a young man in the boot of his car, it’s an easy conviction for the jury. But, then a notebook is discovered...

The Diamond of Drury Lane

The Diamond of Drury Lane
  • Author(s): Julia Golding
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): 1790s

‘I am Cat Royal – Orphan, Adventurer, Actress . . . ‘Reader, you are set to embark on an adventure about one hidden treasure, two bare-knuckle boxers, three enemies and four hundred and thirty-eight rioters. I was brought up...

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