- Location(s): The Pennines
- Genre(s): Horror
- Era(s): Modern
Perfectly preserved in black peat, the Man in the Moss is one of the most fascinating finds of the century. But for the isolated community of Bridelow, his removal is a sinister sign—a danger to the ancient spiritual tradition....
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family’s Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
- Location(s): Brooklyn, Cairo, Paris
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 1950s, 1960s
In vivid and graceful prose, Lucette Lagnado re-creates the majesty and cosmopolitan glamour of Cairo in the years between World War II and Gamal Abdel Nasser’s rise to power. Her father, Leon, was a boulevardier who conducted business on...
- Location(s): Italian Alps
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
A TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH ONE OF M. W. CRAVEN’S BOOKS OF 2019 A ruthless killer is spreading panic in a quiet village in the Italian Alps. Police Inspector Teresa Battaglia is the only one who can...
- Location(s): Cornwall
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
Retired police detective inspector Thomas Maitland has rented a house in Cornwall; he’s going to paint his way to recovery from the experiences of the spring. A local woman with an intriguingly expensive collection of modern art wants to...
- Location(s): Madrid
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1980s
Glinting like a moonstone with layers of emotion, The Man of Feeling is a sleek and strange tale of cosmopolitan love. An affair between a married woman and a young man just becoming an opera star (curiously helped along...
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
After a visit to Argentina, Spain’s most famous detective Pepe Carvalho is back in his beloved Barcelona and is swiftly embroiled in a murderous scandal amid the murky politics of 21st century Catalonia. When the son of a rich...
- Location(s): Singapore
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 19th century
The eccentric Mr Hare – as he was known to Sophia, the first wife of Singapore founder Thomas Stamford Raffles – and his Asian harem are brought vividly to life in this work of historical fiction set in Southeast...
- Location(s): Loire Valley (Vallée de la Loire)
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
A Juge Lombard Mystery 1 A KILLER. A SAINT. A TOWN FULL OF WHISPERS. When an English expat is brutally murdered, his charred corpse left on a Loire Valley hillside, the police turn to juge d’instruction Matthieu Lombard...
- Location(s): Kent
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): contemporary
It’s the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He’s made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent...
The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon
- Location(s): Idaho
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): turn 19th / 20th centuries
Set against the harsh reality of an unforgiving landscape and culture, The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon provides a vision of the Old West unlike anything seen before. The narrator, Shed, is one of the most...
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