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The Editor

The Editor
  • Author(s): Steven Rowley
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1990s

A poignant, highly original novel about an author whose relationship with his very famous book editor will change him forever… fter years of struggling as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally gets his big break...

The Education of Margot Sanchez

The Education of Margot Sanchez
  • Author(s): Lilliam Rivera
  • Location(s): The Bronx
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Pretty in Pink comes to the South Bronx in this bold and romantic coming-of-age novel about dysfunctional families, good and bad choices, and finding the courage to question everything you ever thought you wanted–from debut author Lilliam Rivera. Things/People...

The Egyptian Assassin

The Egyptian Assassin
  • Author(s): Ezzedine C Fishere
  • Location(s): Afghanistan, Egypt, France, The Sudan
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 21st century

A lifetime ago, Fakhreddin had been an idealistic young lawyer, seeking to fight corruption from his modest quarter of Cairo. Then, a botched attempt on his life forced him to flee the country, propelling him on a wild journey...

The Eighth Hill

The Eighth Hill
  • Author(s): Marek Z Turner
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Crime, Noir
  • Era(s): 1980s

In 1980’s Rome, the only thing more dangerous than the criminals, is the state. Two years after being dismissed by the Italian State Police for the killing of an unarmed robber, private investigator, De Rossi, is hired to look...

The Eighth Life

The Eighth Life
  • Author(s): Nino Haratischwili, Charlotte Collins (Translator), Ruth Martin (translator)
  • Location(s): Russia, Georgia (Asia)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction, In Translation
  • Era(s): early 20th century

That night Stasia took an oath, swearing to learn the recipe by heart and destroy the paper. And when she was lying in her bed again, recalling the taste with all her senses, she was sure that this secret...

The Einstein Vendetta

The Einstein Vendetta
  • Author(s): Thomas Harding
  • Location(s): Tuscany
  • Genre(s): Historical, Biography, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1944

Italy, Summer 1944 A unit of German soldiers arrives at a villa near Florence. Villa Il Focardo is home to Robert Einstein, cousin to the most famous scientist in the world, Albert Einstein – a prominent enemy of the...

The Elegant Gathering of White Snows

The Elegant Gathering of White Snows
  • Author(s): Kris Radish
  • Location(s): Wisconsin
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 2000s

Just after midnight in a small town in Wisconsin, eight women begin walking together down a rural highway. Career women, housewives, mothers, divorcées, and one ex–prom queen, they are close friends who have been meeting every Thursday night for...

The Elementals

The Elementals
  • Author(s): Michael McDowell
  • Location(s): Alabama
  • Genre(s): Horror
  • Era(s): 1980s

On a split of land cut off by the Gulf, three Victorian summer houses stand against the encroaching sand. Two of the houses at Beldame are still used. The third house, filling with sand, is empty… except for the...

The Elephant Conspiracy

The Elephant Conspiracy
  • Author(s): Peter Hain
  • Location(s): South Africa
  • Genre(s): Political, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Leading politician and anti-apartheid campaigner turns the spotlight on to Elephant poaching in South Africa. Gripping and pacey this is an epic tale of corruption, collusion and courage. Having thwarted murderous poachers in The Rhino Conspiracy, the Veteran, Thandi and...

The Elephant Scientist

The Elephant Scientist
  • Author(s): Caitlin O'Connell
  • Location(s): Namibia
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): early 21st century

In the sprawling African scrub desert of Etosha National Park, they call her “the mother of all elephants.” Holding binoculars closely to her eyes, American scientist Caitlin O’Connell could not believe what she was seeing from these African elephants:...

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