The Corpse with the Silver Tongue
- Location(s): The South of France (Le Midi)
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
In the south of France where hatred simmers in the heat, a man seemingly admired, and certainly feared, drops dead at a dinner party. All of the guests fall under suspicion, including Welsh-Canadian professor Cait Morgan. A criminologist who...
- Location(s): Maine
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
Can there be such a thing as too many men in kilts? Normally Liss MacCrimmon, proprietor of Moosetookalook, Maine’s one and only Scottish Emporium, would say no. But that’s before one of them turns out to be murderous… The...
- Location(s): The Mediterranean, Russia
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
The solitary female sniper squints against the scorching desert sun. Takes the shot. Men die. The solitary female assassin slashes her target’s artery. Fades into the Alpine forest. Men die. The betrayed covert operative silences his sadness with the...
- Location(s): The South of France (Le Midi)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
When billionaire Francis Reboul finds himself on the wrong side of a Russian tycoon, he’s fortunate to have vacationing friends Sam Levitt and Elena Morales on hand to help him out. Now it’s up to Sam–who’s saved Reboul’s neck...
- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): pre-revolutionary Russia
“The Cossacks” is one of Tolstoy’s greatest works. In this semi-autobiographical work we meet the central character of Olenin, a young man of twenty-four who has yet to make anything of himself in life. Olenin joins the Russian army...
- Location(s): Chicago
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): Contemporary
From the acclaimed author of SLAY, comes a gripping novel, about brothers, grief, and what it means to be a young Black man in America. For fans of Dear Martin and They Both Die at the End. Sixteen year...
- Location(s): Suriname
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Historical
- Era(s): 18th century
The Cost of Sugar is the historical story of Jewish family planters and their slaves in Suriname. Now a major motion picture, The Cost of Sugar gives an engrossing account of eighteenth century Suriname at the time when the...
- Location(s): The West Country, Cornwall
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Contemporary
Orphaned as a baby and raised by uncaring relatives, much of Anna Redding’s happiness as a child came from the long summer holidays spent with an elderly family friend, Aunt Meg, in the coastal village of Polkerran. With Aunt...
- Location(s): Scottish Highlands
- Genre(s): Romance
- Era(s): Contemporary
The brand new seasonal novel from the author of the bestselling book, A Secret Scottish Escape ‘A charming read full of romance and mystery. Delightful’ Woman’s Weekly When Leonie Baxter finds herself out of a job and out of...
- Location(s): Cornwall
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Tucked away amongst the winding, cobbled streets of Pengelly in Cornwall, the old stone cottage on Memory Lane is full of secrets. Brimming with trinkets and treasures, there are thousands of stories hidden within its walls. Fifty-four-year-old Grace Clarke...
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