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The Ash Museum

The Ash Museum
  • Author(s): Rebecca Smith
  • Location(s): England, India
  • Genre(s): Young Adult, Historical
  • Era(s): Second half 20th Century/21st Century

Through ten decades and across three continents, The Ash Museum is an intergenerational story of loss, migration and the search for somewhere to feel at home. 1944. The Battle of Kohima. James Ash dies leaving behind two families: his...

The Ashes of Berlin

The Ashes of Berlin
  • Author(s): Luke McCallin
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Post WW2

1947 and Gregor Reinhardt has been hired back onto Berlin’s civilian police force. The city is divided among the victorious allied powers, tensions are growing, and the police are riven by internal rivalries as factions within it jockey for...

The Ashgabat Verdict

The Ashgabat Verdict
  • Author(s): Hans Gaskin
  • Location(s): Turkmenistan
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): early 21st century

Suspense, intrigue and lots of action are packed together in a riveting tale of greed and revenge that’s set in the obscure but gas-rich Central Asian Republic of Turkmenistan – Population: 5.1 million, Capital: Ashgabat, and home to billionaire...

The Assassins of Rome

The Assassins of Rome
  • Author(s): Caroline Lawrence
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Children
  • Era(s): 79AD

Jonathan goes on a secret quest to Rome, and Flavia, Nubia and Lupus set out to find him. Their dangerous mission takes them to the Golden House of Nero where a deadly assassin is rumoured to be at work...

The Assassin’s Mark

The Assassin’s Mark
  • Author(s): David Ebsworth
  • Location(s): Northern Spain
  • Genre(s): Historical, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1938

September 1938 and foreign correspondent Jack Telford joins a tour bus on one of General Franco’s battlefield propaganda trips hoping to find the hidden stories of the Spanish Civil War. But what he finds instead is murder, mayhem and...

The Assault

The Assault
  • Author(s): Harry Mulisch
  • Location(s): Netherlands
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): WW2

The Associate

The Associate
  • Author(s): Phillip Margolin
  • Location(s): Portland (Oregon)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Daniel Ames is a rising star in one of Portland’s most prestigious law firms, however the lack of a silver spoon in his background makes him uncomfortable amongst his professional peers. He believes he has something to prove, so...

The Associate

The Associate
  • Author(s): John Grisham
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): early 21st century

Kyle McAvoy grew up in his father’s small-town law office in York, Pennsylvania. He excelled in college, was elected editor-in-chief of The Yale Law Journal, and his future has limitless potential. But Kyle has a secret, a dark one,...

The Astonishing Colour of After

The Astonishing Colour of After
  • Author(s): Emily X R Pan
  • Location(s): Taiwan
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Life, loss, love and art explode in a kaleidoscope of emotions as one girl must learn the truth about her family’s past in order to bring peace to the present. For fans of John Green, Jennifer Niven, Jandy Nelson...

The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid

The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid
  • Author(s): Dylan Thuras, Joy Ang (Illustrator), Rosemary Mosco
  • Location(s): World
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Calling all curious kids! It’s time to pack your bags and embark on the journey of a lifetime. Created by the same team behind Atlas Obscura, the #1 New York Times bestseller that has over 600,000 copies in print...

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