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Sympathy Tower Tokyo

Sympathy Tower Tokyo
  • Author(s): Rie Qudan, Jesse Kirkwood (Translator)
  • Location(s): Tokyo
  • Genre(s): Future, Fiction
  • Era(s): Future

Welcome to the Japan of tomorrow. Here, the practice of a radical sympathy toward criminals has become the norm and a grand skyscraper in the heart of Tokyo is planned to house wrongdoers in compassionate comfort – Sympathy Tower...

Syracuse Will Burn

Syracuse Will Burn
  • Author(s): Jim Loughran
  • Location(s): Sicily
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Ancient Greece 407BC

‘Brilliant and brutal.’ – Fiona Forsyth ‘Simply breathtaking.’ – Peter Tonkin 413BC The Greek city of Syracuse is fighting for its life against the might of Athens. Timon, a thirteen-year-old miller’s son, makes the disturbing discovery that his premonitions...

Syrian Folktales

Syrian Folktales
  • Author(s): Muna Imady
  • Location(s): Syria
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Various centuries

This delightful book relates folktales from various regions of Syria. Each folktale is located on a regional map and is accompanied by a local, related recipe.

Syrian Sunset

Syrian Sunset
  • Author(s): Howard Kaplan
  • Location(s): Syria
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Fiction
  • Era(s): 2012

A sweeping novel of international intrigue about the Syrian Civil War, the failure of the West to save the Syrian people, and how that inaction against the Russian incursion in Syria emboldened Vladimir Putin to attack Ukraine In 2012,...

Syrian Wives

Syrian Wives
  • Author(s): Anna Halabi
  • Location(s): Syria
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Various

Provocative. Hilarious. Endearing. Another collection of amusing stories by Anna Halabi. Syrian Wives is the sequel to her debut collection Syrian Brides. The stories and characters in this collection are inspired by her personal experiences, as well as those...

Syrup Trap City

Syrup Trap City
  • Author(s): Penny Grubb
  • 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...

Taboo for You

Taboo for You
  • Author(s): Anyta Sunday
  • 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...

TACKLING DEATH

TACKLING DEATH
  • Author(s): Bud Craig
  • 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...

Taduno’s Song

Taduno’s Song
  • Author(s): Odafe Atogun
  • 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...

Tail Spin

Tail Spin
  • Author(s): Catherine Coulter
  • 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...

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