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The Kizuna Coast

The Kizuna Coast
  • Author(s): Sujata Massey
  • Location(s): Tōhoku, Tokyo
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): 2011

When a devastating earthquake rocks Japan’s northeast coast, a tsunami follows and Rei Shimura is drawn into her most rugged adventure yet. The mystery begins with an SOS from Rei’s friend, the antiques dealer, Yasushi Ishida, who’s trapped among...

The Knockout Queen

The Knockout Queen
  • Author(s): Rufi Thorpe
  • Location(s): California
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A dazzling and darkly comic novel of love, violence, and friendship in the California suburbs Bunny Lampert is the princess of North Shore⁠–beautiful, tall, blond, with a rich real-estate-developer father and a swimming pool in her backyard. Michael⁠⁠–with a...

The Knowing

The Knowing
  • Author(s): Emma Hinds
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Gothic, Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1800s

In the slums of 19th-century New York. A tattooed mystic fights for her life. Her survival hangs on the turn of a tarot card. Powerful, intoxicating and full of suspense. The Knowing is a darkly spellbinding novel about a...

The Known World

The Known World
  • Author(s): Edward P Jones
  • Location(s): Virginia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): pre slave liberation

From National Book Award-nominated author Edward P. Jones comes a debut novel of stunning emotional depth and unequaled literary power Henry Townsend, a farmer, boot maker, and former slave, through the surprising twists and unforeseen turns of life in...

The Kolkata Conundrum

The Kolkata Conundrum
  • Author(s): Kalyan Lahiri
  • Location(s): Kolkata (Calcutta)
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): present

The Kolkata Conundrum A novel by Kalyan Lahiri The mysterious and alluring Pramila, resident of Avantika Heights, is brutally murdered. Sudhir Das, the security guard from the Golden Red Security Agency, is caught red-handed.In steps Sudhir’s boss, young Orko...

The Kona Shuffle

The Kona Shuffle
  • Author(s): Tom Bradley Jr
  • Location(s): Hawai'i
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

When a commercial airliner belly-whomps on an abandoned Hawaiian airstrip, four nearly identical black backpacks—including one containing a small fortune in stolen gold and gems—end up in the wrong hands. Private investigator Noelani B. Lee, hired by an unscrupulous...

The Labyrinth of Solitude

The Labyrinth of Solitude
  • Author(s): Octavio Paz
  • Location(s): Mexico
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): 20th Century

Octavio Paz has long been acknowledged as Mexico’s foremost writer and critic. In this international classic, Paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on Mexico and its people, character, and culture. Compared to...

The Lacemakers of Glenmara

The Lacemakers of Glenmara
  • Author(s): Heather Barbieri
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

When Kate Robinson leaves her Seattle home to travel across Ireland, she is looking to escape: fleeing a broken relationship, a failing career in fashion and the crushing grief over her mother’s death. Her strict itinerary keeps her busy,...

The Ladies of the Secret Circus

The Ladies of the Secret Circus
  • Author(s): Constance Sayers
  • Location(s): Paris, Virginia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1924 and 2004

From the author of A Witch in Time comes a magical story spanning from Jazz Age Paris to modern-day America of family secrets, sacrifice, and lost love set against the backdrop of a mysterious circus. Perfect for fans of...

The Ladies’ Midnight Swimming Club

The Ladies’ Midnight Swimming Club
  • Author(s): Faith Hogan
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When Elizabeth’s husband dies, leaving her with crippling debt, the only person she can turn to is her friend, Jo. Soon Jo has called in her daughter, Lucy, to help save Elizabeth from bankruptcy. Leaving her old life behind,...

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