- Location(s): Hull
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Contemporary
Set in the Northern port of Hull, Syrup Trap City features private investigator, Annie Raymond, her boss, the enigmatic Mrs Peters, and Detective Ayaan Ahmed who Annie last met in very trying circumstances in York (see Buried Deep and...
- Location(s): New Zealand (Aotearoa)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
Sam’s freaking out. He’s 30 in three weeks. And what has he done in his twenties? It’s pretty simple math: nothing exciting at all. But hey, he has three weeks right? Maybe that’s just enough time to tick his...
- Location(s): Salford
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Present day
A pacey pulp Private Eye thriller set in a northern English town Ex-rugby football player turned social worker Gus Keane is getting ready for retirement when his boss gets murdered. Finding himself under suspicion, Keane turns private detective to...
- Location(s): Nigeria
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
The day a stained brown envelope arrives from Taduno’s homeland, he knows that the time has come to return from exile. Arriving full of trepidation, the musician discovers that his community no longer recognises him, believing that Taduno is...
- Location(s): Appalachian Mountains, Kentucky
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): early 21st century
FBI Special Agent Jackson Crowne is flying his Cessna over the Appalachians, with a very important passenger: renowned psychiatrist Dr. Timothy MacLean; their destination is Washington, D.C. Upon their arrival, the FBI will protect the doctor – and ascertain...
- Location(s): Georgia
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
Rye Mallett, a fearless “freight dog” pilot charged with flying cargo to far-flung locations, is often rough-spoken, usually unshaven, and he never gets the regulation eight hours of shut-eye before a flight; but he does have a rock-solid reputation:...
- Location(s): Taipei
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 2014
In 2014, a veteran of Occupy Wall Street, QQ arrives in Taiwan and finally finds what he’s been looking for in the Sunflower Movement — a grassroots campaign of militant young people that looks set to overthrow the existing...
- Location(s): Taiwan
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): late 20th century
Widely acclaimed as a classic of contemporary fiction in Chinese, Taipei People has been frequently compared to James Joyce’s Dubliners. Patrick Hanan praises the volume as -the highest achievement in the contemporary Chinese story.- Henry Miller considers Pai Hsien-yung...
- Location(s): Taipei
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
TAIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes – all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in...
- Location(s): Taiwan
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): early 21st century
More than merely stepping through the streets and trails of a land, the narrated word allows one to learn about ideas, sense passions and glimpse dreams of a place and its people. Here are eight short stories about Taiwan:...
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