- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, Mystery
- Era(s): 1943 onwards
1943 Lidia De Angelis has kept a low profile since Mussolini’s laws wrenched her from her childhood sweetheart. But when the Germans occupy Venice, she must flee the city to save her life. Lidia joins the partisans in the...
- Location(s): Yorkshire
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): mid 20th century
When 8-year-old Mirren Gilchrist is orphaned after a tragic accident, she is sent to live with her estranged relatives deep in the Yorkshire Dales. She struggles to fit in, her town ways a mystery to the country children. One...
- Location(s): Ireland
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
A beautiful, emotive and spell-binding story of two women who find friendship and second chances when they least expect it. Perfect for the fans of Patricia Scanlan. Amanda King and Tess Cuffe are strangers who share the same Georgian...
- Location(s): United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
FBI agent Emma Griffin is sent undercover to the small sleepy town of Feathered Nest to uncover the truth behind the strings of disappearances that has left the town terrified. To Emma there is nothing that can lay buried...
- Location(s): Belgium, France
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): World War II and later
Inspired by the wartime experiences of her father-in-law, Bobbie Ann Mason has crafted the haunting and profoundly moving story of an American World War II pilot shot down in Occupied Europe, and his wrenching odyssey of discovery, decades later,...
- Location(s): Dulwich
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Dulwich… It’s a perfect summer’s morning in the plush south London suburb, and thirty-something Beth Haldane sneaks off to visit one of her favourite places – the world-famous...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South London park, Detective Erika Foster is called in to lead the murder investigation. The victim, a beautiful young socialite, appeared to have...
- Location(s): North Pennines
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): contemporary
An absolutely gripping murder mystery by the expert storyteller In its isolated spot on the slopes of a windswept hill, Meadowview House has been vacant for decades. Yet now that it has been earmarked for redevelopment by a wildlife...
The Girl in the Picture: The Remarkable Story of Vietnam’s Most Famous Casualty
- Location(s): Vietnam
- Genre(s): Biography
- Era(s): 1970s
Kim Phuc was nine years old in 1972. Hers is the photo that shot around the world when she ran towards the photographer, severely burned by napalm. Denise Chong describes Kim’s experience and recovery in this astonishing biography and...
- Location(s): Sweden
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Current
Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist have not been in touch for some time. Then Blomkvist is contacted by renowned Swedish scientist Professor Balder. Warned that his life is in danger, but more concerned for his son’s well-being, Balder wants...
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