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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:...

The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants

The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants
  • Author(s): Lawrence Anthony
  • Location(s): South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Natal)
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of ‘rogue’ elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd’s last chance of survival...

The Elephant’s Tale

The Elephant’s Tale
  • Author(s): Lauren St John
  • Location(s): Namibia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 21st century

When Martine and her grandmother discover that they might lose their game reserve, Sawubona, because of a clause in her grandfather’s will, Martine and her best friend, Ben, decide to take matters into their own hands. After Martine hears...

The Eleventh Grave

The Eleventh Grave
  • Author(s): Rachel Amphlett
  • Location(s): Vale of White Horse
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Detective Mark Turpin 6 When Detective Mark Turpin is assigned the task of investigating the death of a local businessman, the case is first thought to be one of accidental drowning. Until a bullet hole is found where the...

The Eleventh Trade

The Eleventh Trade
  • Author(s): Alyssa Hollingsworth
  • Location(s): Afghanistan, Boston
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

For fans of WONDER and REFUGEE BOY – meet Sami, a twelve-year-old refugee from Afghanistan, as he searches for friendship, a place to call home and his grandfather’s most prized possession. Back in Afghanistan, before the Taliban came, Sami’s...

The Eliza Doll

The Eliza Doll
  • Author(s): Tracey Scott-Townsend
  • Location(s): Iceland, United Kingdom
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1989s to present

Ellie and her ex-husband Jonah have gone on a trip to Iceland together at the request of their grown-up daughter. Standing in the cacophonous roar of an ice-ridden waterfall they reflect on what they might have done to change...

The Elizabeth Tudor Conspiracy

The Elizabeth Tudor Conspiracy
  • Author(s): Alexandra Walsh
  • Location(s): Pembrokeshire, Andorra
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Historical, Time Slip
  • Era(s): Present Day and Tudor

What secrets were covered up at the court of Henry VIII …? Nonsuch Palace, England, 1586 Elizabeth I has been queen for 28 years. She has survived hundreds of plots against her but now she faces the revelation of...

The Eloquence of Desire

The Eloquence of Desire
  • Author(s): Amanda Sington-Williams
  • Location(s): Malaysia (Malaya)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

“I have just stumbled onto the nicest surprise” – Susan Abraham “an atmospheric novel with thought provoking themes” – Bookish Magpie “A good read” – Book Pleasures “For those who know me, giving a book a 5 is something...

The Embalmer

The Embalmer
  • Author(s): Alison Belsham
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Crime
  • Era(s): Current day

Has the ancient Egyptian cult of immortality resurfaced in Brighton? When a freshly-mummified body is discovered at the Brighton Museum of Natural History, Detective Francis Sullivan is at a loss to identify the desiccated woman. But as Egyptian burial...

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