- Location(s): Bruges
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Medieval
Marguerite Yourcenar instantly assumes command of our imagination in her novel The Abyss. Almost before we know it the author establishes a scene and time, and engages us in the fate of two cousins.
- Location(s): New England
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Secrets, rumours, and dangerous liaisons – at an elite New England boarding school, they come with the territory. It’s move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news...
- Location(s): Hamburg
- Genre(s): Thriller, In Translation
- Era(s): Contemporary
A serial killer is on the loose in Hamburg, targeting dancers from The Acapulco, a club in the city’s red-light district, taking their scalps as gruesome trophies and replacing them with plastic wigs. Chastity Riley is the state prosecutor responsible...
- Location(s): Europe, New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
In New York City, Isabel Reed, one of the most respected and powerful literary agents in the city, frantically turns the pages of a manuscript into the early dawn hours. This manuscript – printed out, hand-delivered, totally anonymous –...
- Location(s): Romania
- Genre(s): Romance, In Translation
- Era(s): 1930s
In the tradition of Sándor Márai, Mihail Sebastian is a captivating Central European storyteller from the first half of the twentieth century whose work is being rediscovered by new generations of readers throughout Europe, Latin America, and the United...
The Accident on the A35 Paperback
- Location(s): North East France
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
There does not appear to be anything remarkable about the fatal car crash on the A35. But one question dogs Inspector Georges Gorski: where has the victim, an outwardly austere lawyer, been on the night of his death? The...
- Location(s): Vienna
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1850s onwards
The year is 1853, and the Habsburgs are Europe’s most powerful ruling family. With his empire stretching from Austria to Russia, from Germany to Italy, Emperor Franz Joseph is young, rich, and ready to marry. Fifteen-year-old Elisabeth, “Sisi,” Duchess...
The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man
- Location(s): North Korea
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they’re not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean...
- Location(s): Mallorca
- Genre(s): RomCom
- Era(s): Contemporary
Escape to Mallorca with this cute, forced proximity romcom – the perfect beach read A totally gorgeous and escapist romcom. Fans of Beth O’Leary and Emily Henry will be totally hooked from the very first page. Maya loves structure....
The Accidental Life Of Greg Millar
- Location(s): Ireland, The South of France (Le Midi)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Lucy Arigho’s first encounter with Greg Millar is far from promising, but she soon realises he possesses a charm that is impossible to resist. Just eight whirlwind weeks after their first meeting, level-headed career girl Lucy is seriously considering...
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