Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems
- Location(s): Palestine
- Genre(s): Poetry
- Era(s): late 20th century
Mahmoud Darwish is a literary rarity: at once critically acclaimed as one of the most important poets in the Arabic language, and beloved as the voice of his people. He is a living legend whose lyrics are sung by...
- Location(s): Las Vegas
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Current
A serial killer is haunting the Las Vegas Strip. The brutality is alarming. The number of victims is growing. “Blood leads” and it is being splashed across the headlines and clogging air time. But more important to the men...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1930's
Living in London, England during the wake of World War II, Nel Rosenberg, a German girl, finds herself facing great opposition, especially after falling for William Beckham who is neither of her class nor race. As war continues to...
- Location(s): Detroit
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): 1977
The twisty tale of a Detroit process server whose search for a missing stockholder leads him into more serious peril than he ever imagined possible, Unknown Man #89 is a gourmet stew of mystery, suspense, and double and triple...
- Location(s): Turkmenistan
- Genre(s): Nonfiction, Travelogue
- Era(s): early 21st century
Turkmenistan was once the world’s most feared territory. Since the time of the Mongols, the nomadic tribes of its vast desert wastes were deemed ungovernable. Russians and Persians were captured as slaves and carried off by the fierce Turkmen....
Unlocking Horns: Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Burundi
- Location(s): Burundi
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
The compelling story of David Niyonzima’s personal experience with the violence and chaos of central Africa. The book offers a message of hope and healing in the midst of tribal strife.
- Location(s): Pakistan
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): contemporary
Alys Binat has found happiness teaching English literature to schoolgirls. Although she knows that many of her students won’t finish their education before dropping out to marry, Alys still hopes to inspire them to dream of more than what’s...
- Location(s): Virginia
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): 1990s
Virginia Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta has a bloody puzzle on her hands: five headless, limbless cadavers in Ireland, plus four similar victims in a landfill back home. Is a serial butcher loose in Virginia? That’s what the panicked public...
- Location(s): London, Cambridge, Pasadena
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 2010s
Nobody is a bigger fan of actor Thomas Cassidy than Libby is. Nobody. That’s why she’s totally going to marry him. She is going to write a novel, name the main character after Thom, and find a way to...
- Location(s): Georgia, Macon
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
Karin Slaughter’s novels featuring Special Agent Will Trent are utterly riveting and masterfully drawn. Her latest thriller, Unseen, pits detectives, lovers, and enemies against one another in an unforgettable standoff between righteous courage and deepest evil. Will Trent is...
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