Whisky and Ice: The Saga of Ben Kerr, Canada’s Most Daring Rumrunner
- Location(s): Hamilton
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1920s
During the Roaring Twenties, Ben Kerr was known as the “King of the Rumrunners.” The U.S. Coast Guard put him at the top of the most-wanted list and offered a reward of $5,000. But ending up in Club Fed...
- Location(s): Cambodia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Present day
Charlotte Fontaine’s dead-end life lacked excitement so she impulsively booked a flight to Cambodia to visit her best friend. She never imagined that sitting on a plane, struggling with her fear of flying, might lead a chance encounter with...
- Location(s): Türkiye (Turkey)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
Twenty two year old classroom assistant Eve leaves England for sunny Turkey with her four childhood friends and Kevin; her first love who she hasn’t seen for six years. The group plan to have one last adventure before they...
- Location(s): Mali
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Whispers of a Secret God chronicles a clash of three sub-Saharan cultures battling for dominance in a tangle of drought, famine, and land rights. Slavery and dislocation have exacted a heavy toll, reshuffling ancient social boundaries and challenging long-held...
- Location(s): Château de Chenonceau
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1747
Nicole wanders the ancient halls of Château Chenonceau, stirring up whispers from the secrets of a queen. Craving the wisdom of the philosophers of the day, Nicole straddles the line between servant and high society. Will acting as one...
- Location(s): Glasgow
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Era(s): 2017
When a medical whistleblower goes missing, private investigator Charlie Cameron agrees to take on the case. Gavin Law exposed a tragic case of medical malpractice but now he’s missing. It’s just another case for Glasgow PI, Charlie Cameron, until...
- Location(s): Slovenia
- Genre(s): Historical
- Era(s): WW2
Like many other countries in Europe, Slovenia suffered severe consequences during and after WWII. Many historians claim that WWII was the continuation of WWI, which had ravaged Slovenia and, in consequence, divided its territories and citizens. Before WWI, Slovenia...
- Location(s): Iceland, Reykjavik
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
Book 3: Áróra Investigation Series On a snowy winter morning, an abandoned shipping container is discovered near Reykjavík. Inside are the bodies of five young women – one of them barely alive. As Icelandic Police detective Daníel struggles to...
White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1880s, Modern
In this unusual novel, lain Sinclair draws a powerful portrait of London’s criminal character by mingling secrets of the modern city with menacing personas from its Victorian age. A clan of profiteering book dealers becomes obsessed with the 1888...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1950s
It’s 1952, and London is victorious but broken, a city of war ruins and rationing, run by gangsters and black-market spivs. An elaborate midnight heist, the biggest robbery in British history, sends newspapers into a frenzy. Politicians are furious,...
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