The Eye of the Falcon (al-Andalus Series Book 2)
- Location(s): Córdoba
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 10th century
Captured by slavers and brought to Córdoba as a child, Subh has risen to become the most powerful woman in the realm. A woman of great intelligence, beauty and ambition, she does not intend to let her enemies win....
- Location(s): Zambia (Northern Rhodesia), Sweden
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1964 and earlier
Interweaving past and present, Sweden and Zambia, rich and poor, The Eye of the Leopard is a stunning novel from a modern master. Hans Olofson arrives in Zambia not long after independence, hoping to fulfill the missionary dream of...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Crime, Historical
- Era(s): 1872
Set in the London of 1872 this is the first novel in the series of the Sussex labourer who becomes young Constable Jack Sargent, experiencing crime as he moves between Camberwell, Stepney and Whitechapel and learning from the men...
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Beyond the town, there is the factory. Beyond the factory, there is nothing. Within the sprawling industrial complex, three employees are assigned to different departments. There, each must focus on a specific task: one shreds paper, one proofreads documents,...
- Location(s): Andalusia (Andalucía)
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Travelogue
- Era(s): 1990s
1999 the author finds a house in a small Andalucian village of Frailes. Exploring the co-existence of the modern world with the traditional, he takes up residence above the Discoteca, and gradually becomes bound up in the rhythm of...
The Faculty of Useless Knowledge
- Location(s): Kazakhstan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1937
Set in the Year of Terror, 1937, in Kazakhstan, this novel concerns a group of archaeologists who find themseleves caught up in an ambitious Cheka investigator’s attempt to set up a show trial in Alma-Ata to rival those taking...
- Location(s): Seattle
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): contemporary
An obsessed killer plays games with the living and the dead. One rainy night in Seattle, the body of a young woman is found outside a dance studio. Cause of death, a single gunshot wound to the head. The...
The Fairytale Chicago of Francesca Finnegan
- Location(s): Chicago
- Genre(s): Fantasy
- Era(s): Contemporary
There is magic in the city… In Chicago, a secret L train runs through the mythical East Side. On that train, you’ll discover fantastical truths about the city, alongside the most incredible cast of characters, including one exceptional girl by the...
- Location(s): Menorca
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern looking back
The Faithless Wife is a gripping, beautiful and surprising story of loss and love set in the stunning landscape of Menorca. Jo Eames’ superb first novel explores the island’s intriguing past and how war, illness and misunderstandings come back...
- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1990s
New York, 1993. Seventeen-year-old Lucy Adler, a street-smart, trash-talking baller, is often the only girl on the public courts. At turns quixotic and cynical, insecure and self-possessed, Lucy is in unrequited love with her best friend and pick-up teammate...
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