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The Haiku Murder

The Haiku Murder
  • Author(s): Fran Pickering
  • Location(s): Matsuyama, Shikoku
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

This is the second book in the Josie Clark in Japan mystery series. The first book is The Cherry Blossom Murder. A haiku-writing trip turns to tragedy when charismatic financier Mr Ando falls from the top of Matsuyama castle....

The Hakawati

The Hakawati
  • Author(s): Rabih Alameddine
  • Location(s): Lebanon
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2003

Here it comes, the book of the year, on its own magic carpet. No book this bewitching has ever felt so important; no book this important has ever been so lovingly enchanted. The Hakawati is both a snapshot of...

The Half Life of Valery K

The Half Life of Valery K
  • Author(s): Natasha Pulley
  • Location(s): Russia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1960s

The truth must come out. In 1963, in a Siberian gulag, former nuclear specialist Valery Kolkhanov has mastered what it takes to survive: the right connections to the guards for access to food and cigarettes, the right pair of...

The Half-Child

The Half-Child
  • Author(s): Angela Savage
  • Location(s): Pattaya
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

Jayne Keeney is a fiesty thirty-something private investigator who has been living in Bangkok for many years. She has been hired to investigate the alleged suicide of a young Australian woman in a seedy Thai coastal town. Maryanne Delbeck...

The Halfways

The Halfways
  • Author(s): Nilopar Uddin
  • Location(s): Bangladesh, London, New York City (NYC), Wales
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A breathtaking debut novel from an exciting new voice in fiction – coming July 2022! Nasrin and Sabrina are two sisters, who on the face of things live successful and enviable lives in London and New York. When their...

The Hand I Fan With

The Hand I Fan With
  • Author(s): Tina McElroy Ansa
  • Location(s): Georgia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): late 20th century

Bestselling author Tina McElroy Ansa is back with another tale from Mulberry, Georgia, the richly drawn fictional town and home of the extraordinary Lena McPherson.  Lena, now forty-five and tired of being “the hand everyone fans with,” has grown weary...

The Hand That First Held Mine

The Hand That First Held Mine
  • Author(s): Maggie O'Farrell
  • Location(s): London
  • Era(s): 1950s onwards

Winner of the 2010 Costa Novel Award and a Sunday Times bestseller, THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE by Maggie O’Farrell is a gorgeously written story of love and motherhood from the author of THIS MUST BE THE PLACE....

The Handmaid’s Tale

The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Author(s): Margaret Atwood
  • Location(s): United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction/Future
  • Era(s): Future

Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford – her assigned name, Offred, means...

The Handover

The Handover
  • Author(s): David M Barnett
  • Location(s): Manchester
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Daisy does nights and Nate does days, which causes no end of hilarity at the Manchester Museum of Social History. ‘It should be Daisy on days and Nate on nights,’ Marion on the reception says to her at least...

The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe

The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): Botswana
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency often helps people find things they have lost. But they have never had to help a client find herself—until now, in this latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith’s best-selling and beloved series. A...

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