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The Spider’s House

The Spider’s House
  • Author(s): Paul Bowles
  • Location(s): Fez
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 1954

Fez, 1954, and American ex-pat Stenham reluctantly accepts a guide for his night-time walk home through the streets of the Medina. A nationalist uprising is transforming the country, much to the annoyance of Stenham, who enjoys the trappings of...

The Spill

The Spill
  • Author(s): Imbi Neeme
  • Location(s): Western Australia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s till contemporary

A car slides out of control and into a near miss. Its occupants emerge without serious physical injuries, but the incident’s aftermath pulls a family apart. Each chapter reveals part of the puzzle, building a cleverly crafted image of...

The Spinning Heart

The Spinning Heart
  • Author(s): Donal Ryan
  • Location(s): County Tipperary
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

In the aftermath of Ireland’s financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their...

The Spirit of the Horse

The Spirit of the Horse
  • Author(s): Pam Billinge
  • Location(s): Mayenne
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

When Pam follows her dream to a farmhouse with five acres in northern France, she is able to live alongside her horses for the first time. Here, in the heart of nature, deeper insights are revealed into the healing...

The Spite House

The Spite House
  • Author(s): Johnny Compton
  • Location(s): Texas
  • Genre(s): Gothic, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his two daughters in tow. When he comes across an ad for a caretaker for the Masson House, Eric hopes they have finally caught a lucky break. The...

The Split

The Split
  • Author(s): Sharon Bolton
  • Location(s): South Georgia, The Atlantic Ocean
  • Genre(s): Suspense
  • Era(s): Modern

‘Dark, fascinating and full of surprises’ Mark Edwards ‘Powerfully atmospheric, unguessably twisty.’ Elly Griffiths SHE’S GOT NOWHERE LEFT TO HIDE. A year ago, in desperation, Felicity Lloyd signed up for a lengthy research trip to the remote island of...

The Spoiled Heart

The Spoiled Heart
  • Author(s): Sunjeev Sahota
  • Location(s): Chesterfield
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

In one night, Nayan lost everything. Years later, his world is at risk again. Nayan has fought hard to move on, losing himself in his political work, trying to make a better world. A fresh challenge arrives with newcomer...

The Sport of Baronets

The Sport of Baronets
  • Author(s): Theresa Romain
  • Location(s): Newmarket
  • Genre(s): Novella, Romance
  • Era(s): Regency (19th century)

The lives of Sir Bartlett Crosby and Hannah Chandler have been marked by fierce competition between their elite families…the perfect breeding ground for a mutual attraction neither can deny. Bart hopes to conquer “the turf” through victory in a...

The Spring

The Spring
  • Author(s): Annie Connole
  • Location(s): Montana, California
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Traversing the wild landscapes of the American West, prose and photography combine to create a lucid, dream-like vision of visitations and allegorical animal encounters with Snake, Owl, and Dragonfly, among others. The Spring tells a stirring, elegiac tale of...

The Spy

The Spy
  • Author(s): Ajay Chowdhury
  • Location(s): East London, Kashmir
  • Genre(s): Espionage, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Detective Kamil Rahman Book 4 ONE MISSING BOY. ONE MAN UNDERCOVER. A WHOLE NATION AT RISK. Detective Kamil Rahman is working for the Met Police when he gets the call from MI5. They’ve received intelligence of a terrorist plot,...

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