The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
- Location(s): Memphis
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): 1930s-1950s
A “modern-day fairy tale” style book about the journey– both physical and emotional– of a beloved toy rabbit that gets lost.
- Location(s): Maine
- Genre(s): Horror, Fantasy, Fiction
- Era(s): contemporary
In need of an escape from her ex-fiance’s betrayal, and the lucky recipient of a surprise inheritance, Sonya MacTavish leaves behind her life in the city and moves to a Victorian mansion on the coast of Maine. The house...
- Location(s): England
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 16th century
England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith’s son from Putney emerges from...
- Location(s): Paris
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1300s
A heretical text, a vengeful husband, a forbidden love… It’s 1310 and Paris is alive with talk of the trial of the Templars. Religious repression is on the rise, and the smoke of execution pyres blackens the sky above...
The Misadventures of Margaret Finch
- Location(s): Blackpool
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Later 1930s
Blackpool, 1938. Miss Margaret Finch – a rather demure young woman – has just begun work in a position that relies on her discretion and powers of observation. Then, her path is crossed by the disgraced Rector of Stiffkey...
- Location(s): Rochester, Watertown
- Genre(s): Crime, Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1970s, 1980s
The shattering life of a charming, ruthless, and twice-convicted serial killer. The author delves into the psychology of Arthur Shawcross, who had characteristics of a pedophile, paraphile, misogynist, necrophile, and philanderer, yet still managed to charm a release out...
The Miseducation of Evie Epworth
- Location(s): Yorkshire
- Genre(s): Fiction, Humour
- Era(s): 1960s
July, 1962 Sixteen year-old Evie Epworth stands on the cusp of womanhood. But what kind of a woman will she become? The fastest milk bottle-delivery girl in East Yorkshire, Evie is tall as a tree and hot as the...
- Location(s): Bristol
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
‘The Missing has a delicious sense of foreboding from the first page, luring us into the heart of a family with terrible secrets and making us wait, with pounding hearts for the final, agonizing twist. Loved it’ Fiona Barton,...
- Location(s): Louisiana
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Early 20th Centry
Louisiana is the setting for this riveting tale of a kidnapped child and the man on her trail – Sam Simoneaux, who feels honour-bound to help find her. Leaving his stalwart wife behind, he works his passage on a...
- Location(s): Ghana
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Contemporary
Gordon Tilson is a lonely widower who befriends a young woman online. When her sister is injured in a car accident, he sends her thousands of dollars to cover the hospital bill and runs off to Ghana to surprise...
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