- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
- 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...
The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild
- Location(s): France, England, Prague
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 18/19/20th/21st century/2061
REMEMBER ME WHEN THE COMET COMES… On the day the comet came, a girl named Heloise was born. She would live a fine life, and inherit a fortune, but would meet a cruel, untimely death. Years later, strange dreams...
- Location(s): Boston, Ohio
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
A family feud before the start of seventh grade propels Meilan from Boston’s Chinatown to rural Ohio, where she must tap into her inner strength and sense of justice to make a new place for herself in this resonant...
- Location(s): Guernsey
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1930s/40s WW2
In the last golden years before Europe erupts into WWII a young English writer and a German Roman Catholic priest-in-training meet by chance on the small British island of Guernsey – and are drawn into a forbidden, all-consuming love....
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