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One of Our Ministers Is Missing
  • Author(s): Alan Johnson
  • Location(s): Crete, North London
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Another fast-paced and warm-hearted thriller from award-winning writer, and former MP, Alan Johnson. A government minister in the Foreign Office has vanished into thin air. On holiday in Crete, Lord Bellingham had been solo trekking in the White Mountains...

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue
  • Author(s): Belinda Jones
  • Location(s): Athens, Crete, Spinalonga
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Selena Harper always thought she had the perfect job: working on a luxury cruiseship, she’s whisked around the world from Alaska to Zanzibar with excitement and adventure awaiting her in every port. But as she prepares for her latest...

The Island

The Island
  • Author(s): Victoria Hislop
  • Location(s): Spinalonga
  • Genre(s): Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): 1950s/60s, Modern

On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother’s past. But Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to...

The Secret Life of Alfred Nightingale

The Secret Life of Alfred Nightingale
  • Author(s): Rebecca Stonehill
  • Location(s): Matala
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): WW2, 1967, 2011/13

A compelling page turner of a buried past resurfacing, set against a backdrop of the 1960’s youth culture and war torn Crete. 1967. Handsome but troubled, Jim is almost 18 and he lives and breathes girls, trad jazz, Eel...

The Silver Stain (Alex Mavros 4)

The Silver Stain (Alex Mavros 4)
  • Author(s): Paul Johnston
  • Location(s): Crete
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): 2003 looking back

Set against a glorious Greek background, the spellbinding new Alex Mavros mystery – Hired by a Hollywood film company to trace a missing employee in Crete, private investigator Alex Mavros is plunged into a vortex of hatred. The company...

Wish you were here (Mike Gayle)

Wish you were here (Mike Gayle)
  • Author(s): Mike Gayle
  • Location(s): Crete, Malia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Their holiday brochure said 18-30 …But they’ve just turned 35. After ten years together Charlie Mansell has been dumped by his live-in girlfriend, Sarah. All he wants to do is wallow in misery, but mates Andy and Tom have...

A Piano Bar in Crete

A Piano Bar in Crete
  • Author(s): Richard Clark
  • Location(s): Crete
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1974 and 2003

A poignant, heart- warming novel of loss, love and renewal. The fifth novel from the award-winning bestselling writer Richard Clark. In 1974, a married couple flee Cyprus as Turkish bombs rained down on their home town of Famagusta. Nearly...

A Place in Greece

A Place in Greece
  • Author(s): Amelia Short
  • Location(s): Crete
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Present day

Ever wanted to leave it all behind, buy a place in Greece and start a new life? Escape to the sun-drenched shores of Crete in this heartwarming tale of new beginnings, self-discovery, and unexpected love. After a string of...

A Terrible Unrest

A Terrible Unrest
  • Author(s): Philip Duke
  • Location(s): Crete, Colorado
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): Early twentieth century

When Spiro, Maria and Anna Andrakis, a young immigrant family from Greece, are unwillingly thrust into the maelstrom of the Colorado Coalfield War, the most brutal labour conflict in American history, they must overcome a series of tragedies that...

An Island in the Sun

An Island in the Sun
  • Author(s): Holly Greene
  • Location(s): Crete
  • Genre(s): Fiction

Sit back, relax and escape to the sun-drenched Greek island of Crete, with another summer story from the bestselling author of SUMMER IN SORRENTO & more. Ellie thinks she’s landed her dream job when she takes up a marketing...

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