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The Shadow

The Shadow
  • Author(s): Sylvain Reynard
  • Location(s): Florence
  • Genre(s): Paranormal, Romance
  • Era(s): Various

Raven Wood’s vampyre prince William has returned, pledging his love and promising justice for every wrong done to her. In the wake of their reunion, Raven is faced with a terrible decision: allow the Prince to wreak his vengeance,...

The Shadow

The Shadow
  • Author(s): Melanie Raabe, Imogen Taylor (translator)
  • Location(s): Vienna
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

“On February 11 you will kill a man called Arthur Grimm. Of your own free will. And for a good reason.” Norah has just moved from Berlin to Vienna in order to leave her old life behind her for...

The Shadow Key

The Shadow Key
  • Author(s): Susan Stokes-Chapman
  • Location(s): Wales
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Gothic, Historical
  • Era(s): 1780s

There’s something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or darkness? Meirionydd, 1783. Dr Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post in London. The only job he can find is in Wales where...

The Shadow King

The Shadow King
  • Author(s): Maaza Mengiste
  • Location(s): Ethiopia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1935

ETHIOPIA. 1935. With the threat of Mussolini’s army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie’s army, rushes to mobilise his strongest men...

The Shadow of a Smile

The Shadow of a Smile
  • Author(s): Kachi A Ozumba
  • Location(s): Nigeria
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 21st century

Torn from his father and a loving sister, the young student Zuba is imprisoned for a crime he has not even thought about committing. His misfortune is to live in a world where corruption is rife and honest and...

The Shadow of Memory

The Shadow of Memory
  • Author(s): Connie Berry
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Victorian

As Kate Hamilton plans her upcoming wedding to Detective Inspector Tom Mallory, she is also assisting her colleague Ivor Tweedy with a project at the Netherfield Sanatorium, which is being converted into luxury townhouses. Kate and Ivor must appraise...

The Shadow of Perseus

The Shadow of Perseus
  • Author(s): Claire Heywood
  • Location(s): Greece
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): 100s BCE

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Saint, Elodie Harper and Natalie Haynes, author of Daughters of Sparta Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative reinterpretation of the myth of the great hero Perseus, bringing to life the voices of three women...

The Shadow of the Crescent Moon

The Shadow of the Crescent Moon
  • Author(s): Fatima Bhutto
  • Location(s): Pakistan
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1999

Long-listed for the Baileys Women s Prize for Fiction, a lyrical novel set over the course of one morning in a small town in Pakistan Fatima Bhutto s stunning debut novel chronicles the lives of five young people trying...

The Shadow of the Northern Lights

The Shadow of the Northern Lights
  • Author(s): Kristian London (Translator), Satu Rämö
  • Location(s): Ísafjörður (Isafjordur)
  • Genre(s): Police Procedural
  • Era(s): Contemporary

THE THRILLING THIRD BOOK IN THE HILDUR SERIES As Christmas comes to the west cost of Iceland, a corpse is found in a fish farming pond. Detective Hildur Rúnarsdóttir and trainee Jakob Johanson barely have time to start their...

The Shadows of London

The Shadows of London
  • Author(s): Andrew Taylor
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Crime, Historical
  • Era(s): 1670s

London 1671 The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. The disfigured body of a man is unearthed in the ruins of the old almshouse, forcing architect Cat Hakesby to stop restoration work. It is clear...

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