- Location(s): Afghanistan, Russia, United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Second half of the 20th Century
Agent 6, the third and final outing for the conflicted former MGB officer, brings the trilogy of novels to a resounding climax. Leo’s new civilian life with his wife Raisa and his family has acquired equilibrium, but the USSR...
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Modern
Air Babylon is a trawl through the highs, the lows, and the rapid descents of the travel industry. It catalogues the births, the deaths, the drunken brawls, the sexual antics, and the debauchery behind the scenes of the ultimate...
- Location(s): Chicago
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s
Only available second hand, but still a great novel set at O’Hare aiport. It is an intense, and detailed look at a few people’s lives over a period of a few hours – airport staff, airline crews, passengers, relatives.
- Location(s): Alaska
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Modern
Hoagland inserts historical facts about the towns and cities he visited, and he provides plenty of appealing natural descriptions of a wondrous landscape. A pleasing combination of personal essays and reflections, a love story and a naturalist’s view of...
- Location(s): France, Paris
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
In kidnapping cases, the first few hours are crucial. After that, the chances of being found alive go from slim to nearly none. Alex Prévost – beautiful, resourceful, tough – may be no ordinary victim, but her time is...
- Location(s): United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Science Fiction/Future
- Era(s): Modern and Various
This is a compelling and bewitching first novel, perfect for book groups, that mixes old world magic with modern adventure. Welcome to the Empty Quarter, the domain of Djinn, ghouls, demons and the effrit who take the shapes of...
All Cheeses Great and Small: A Life Less Blurry
- Location(s): The Cotswolds
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Food and Drink
- Era(s): Modern
This is the story of Alex James’s transition from a leading light of the Britpop movement in the 1990s, to gentleman farmer, artisan cheese-maker and father of five. All Cheeses Great and Small is the follow-up memoir to Alex...
- Location(s): Dublin, Ireland
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Modern
As TV’s favourite weather forecaster, Lainey is good at making predictions. But what she doesn’t foresee is that her own life is about to hit a stormy patch. With a string of failed relationships behind her, surely history isn’t...
- Location(s): Tahiti
- Era(s): Modern
“In this lushly written follow-up to Almost French, Sarah Turnbull explores a new paradise: Tahiti.
- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Modern
Seven years ago, Zella Grisham came home to find her man, Harry Tangelo, in bed with her friend. The weekend before, $6.8 million had been stolen from Rutgers Assurance Corp., whose offices are across the street from where Zella...