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The Man With No Face

The Man With No Face
  • Author(s): Peter May
  • Location(s): Brussels
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1970s

Beware: this is a revised edition of an earlier work by the author. Can evil be unmasked before it’s too late . . . ? A REPORTER WITH NO FEAR 1979. Jaded Edinburgh journalist Neil Bannerman is sent to...

The Man With the Golden Mind

The Man With the Golden Mind
  • Author(s): Tom Vater
  • Location(s): Vientiane
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1976

Julia Rendel asks Maier to investigate the twenty-five year old murder of her father, an East German cultural attaché who was killed near a fabled CIA airbase in central Laos in 1976. But before the detective can set off,...

The Man With the Golden Mind

The Man With the Golden Mind
  • Author(s): Tom Vater
  • Location(s): Laos
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s/2000s

Julia Rendel asks Detective Maier to investigate the twenty-five year old murder of her father, an East German cultural attaché who was killed near a fabled CIA airbase in central Laos in 1976. But before the detective can set...

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate
  • Author(s): Richard Condon
  • Location(s): United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Political
  • Era(s): 1950s and 1960s

As compelling and disturbing as when it was first published in the midst of the Cold War, “The Manchurian Candidate” continues to enthrall readers with its electrifying action and shocking climax…. Sgt. Raymond Shaw is a hero of the...

The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project
  • Author(s): Paul McNeive
  • Location(s): Manhattan, Afghanistan, Japan
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Real. Invisible. Devastating. And it’s taking New York by storm. With its insatiable hunger for fast food, easy fixes and life lived at breakneck speed, the city that never sleeps is hurtling towards disaster. Now John Wyse, an ordinary New...

The Manikin

The Manikin
  • Author(s): Joanna Scott
  • Location(s): New York State
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Suspense
  • Era(s): 1920s

The Manikin is not a mannequin, but the curious estate of Henry Craxton, Sr. in a rural western New York State. Dubbed the “Henry Ford of Natural History,” by 1917 Craxton has become America’s preeminent taxidermist. Into this magic...

The Manningtree Witches

The Manningtree Witches
  • Author(s): A K Blakemore
  • Location(s): Essex
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 17th century

England, 1643. Parliament is battling the King; the war between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers rages. Puritanical fervour has gripped the nation, and the hot terror of damnation burns black in every shadow. In Manningtree, depleted of men since...

The Manor House

The Manor House
  • Author(s): Gilly Macmillan
  • Location(s): Gloucestershire
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Be careful what you wish for… Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple–until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight. Soon they’ve moved into a custom-built state-of-the-art Glass Barn on the stunning grounds of Lancaut...

The Many

The Many
  • Author(s): Wyl Menmuir
  • Location(s): Cornwall
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016 Timothy Buchannan buys an abandoned house on the edge of an isolated village on the coast, sight unseen. When he sees the state of it he questions the wisdom of his move,...

The Many Lies of Veronica Hawkins

The Many Lies of Veronica Hawkins
  • Author(s): Kristina Pérez
  • Location(s): Hong Kong
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When Martina Torres arrives in the glamorous and vibrant metropolis of Hong Kong, newly married to her high school sweetheart, the world seems to be her oyster. But looks can be deceiving. Adrift in a foreign city, with no...

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