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Spider Eats Fright

Spider Eats Fright
  • Author(s): H Roberts
  • Location(s): Osaka
  • Genre(s): Fantasy
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Urban myths are becoming urban facts, gods have started to ride the subway and a monster from ancient folklore is hungrily stalking the streets. While working in the vibrant city of Osaka, Australian bush witch, Alley Weaver, is suddenly...

Spies in St. Petersburg

Spies in St. Petersburg
  • Author(s): Katherine Woodfine
  • Location(s): St Petersburg (Leningrad)
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): early 21st

With Sophie still missing in action after their explosive mission in Paris, Lil decides to take matters into her own hands. On a new mission for the Secret Service Bureau, can Lil find Sophie in misty, mysterious St Petersburg?...

Spilt Milk

Spilt Milk
  • Author(s): Amanda Hodgkinson
  • Location(s): Suffolk, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): First half 20th Century

1913. Unmarried sisters Nellie and Vivian Marsh live an impoverished existence in a tiny cottage on the banks of the Little River in Suffolk. Their life is quiet and predictable, until a sudden flood throws up a strange fish...

Spiral

Spiral
  • Author(s): Khaled Talib
  • Location(s): South Australia
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Present

Laurence Turner, a pharmacist from Sydney, is wracked with guilt after his fiancé dies on a sailing trip. The tragedy is followed by yet another fatal incident when he dispenses the wrong medication to a customer. Laurence moves to...

Spiral Road

Spiral Road
  • Author(s): Adib Khan
  • Location(s): Bangladesh
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Masud Alam has lived in Australia for the past 30 of his 53 years. Now his father, Abba, is dying, drifting in a haze of Alzheimer’s, and Masud has returned to Bangladesh to say goodbye and to reconnect with...

Spirit of the Titanic

Spirit of the Titanic
  • Author(s): Nicola Pierce
  • Location(s): The Atlantic Ocean
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, Paranormal
  • Era(s): 1912

Fifteen-year-old Samuel Scott died while building the Titanic. As the ship sails to her doom, his ghost moves restlessly alongside the passengers and crew: Frederick Fleet: the young look-out who spotted the iceberg and who survived in a life-boat...

Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar

Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar
  • Author(s): Amadou Hampâté Bâ
  • Location(s): Mali
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 1875-1939

The story of remarkable individuals should belong to the world, as well as to a specific time and place. In a world where religious faiths are often at odds with each other, the story of Tierno Bokar should be...

Spirit Tiger

Spirit Tiger
  • Author(s): Barbara Ismail
  • Location(s): Kelantan
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern looking back to WW2

Tiger spirits prowl Kampong Penambang in the third novel of the award-winning Kain Songket Mysteries detective series set in Kelantan, Malaysia. Amateur sleuth Mak Cik Maryam volunteers to investigate the death of a village reprobate, convinced it will be...

Spirits of the Pirate House

Spirits of the Pirate House
  • Author(s): Paul Ferrante
  • Location(s): Bermuda
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern, with historical references

Even Paradise has a Dark Side. . . During their first adventure in Gettysburg, T.J., LouAnne and Bortnicker established themselves as talented ghost hunters. So when The Adventure Channel gives them an opportunity to visit the island of Bermuda...

Spiritual and Walking Guide: Leon to Santiago on El Camino

Spiritual and Walking Guide: Leon to Santiago on El Camino
  • Author(s): Stacey Wittig
  • Location(s): Northern Spain
  • Genre(s): Travelogue

Today’s most complete spiritual guide for walking from León, Spain, to Santiago de Compostela on El Camino de Santiago. A pilgrimage helps you let go of fears and find peace that passes understanding. How can you be still and...

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