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The Marbella Project

The Marbella Project
  • Author(s): Nigel James
  • Location(s): Marbella
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

When former Sas soldier Dan Green’s son is brutally murdered by the Russian Mafia in Puerto Banus on the Costa del Sol and the Spanish police seem powerless to act, he decides to take the law into his own...

The Maze of Cadiz

The Maze of Cadiz
  • Author(s): Aly Monroe
  • Location(s): Cadiz
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): 1944

MAZE OF CADIZ is the first in the critically acclaimed Peter Cotton series following the fortunes of British spy Peter Cotton. For all fans of John le Carre, Robert Harris, Eric Ambler and Graham Greene. ‘Confirms Aly Monroe’s genius...

The Outsiders

The Outsiders
  • Author(s): Gerald Seymour
  • Location(s): Málaga
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

The story is esssentiall set in Spain, Malaga on the Costa Del Sol, with roots in Budapest in earlier days – there a young member of a British covert team was brutally kicked to death. There are no witnesses...

The Playboy of Puerto Banús

The Playboy of Puerto Banús
  • Author(s): Carol Marinelli
  • Location(s): Puerto Banús, Scotland, Spain
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

‘Rich, famous and notorious. Raul Sanchez Fuente scores 3 out of 3.’ When she agrees to help out a friend, Estelle Connolly doesn’t expect to end up as an escort to a society wedding – or to catch the...

The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time
  • Author(s): Sidney Sheldon
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): 1980s

Set in Spain, this book revolves around four nuns and their unwitting involvement with outlawed Basque nationalists and the Spanish Army. The Army raids the Covent looking for terrorists and the nuns get split up and go on the...

The Scent of Lemon Leaves

The Scent of Lemon Leaves
  • Author(s): Clara Sanchez (Clara Sánchez)
  • Location(s): Dénia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

Having left her job and boyfriend, thirty-year-old Sandra decides to stay in a Spanish village in order to take stock of her life and find a new direction. She befriends Karin and Fredrik, an elderly Norwegian couple, who provide...

The Speed of Light

The Speed of Light
  • Author(s): Javier Cercas
  • Location(s): Barcelona, Illinois, Vietnam
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1960s onwards

There are two main settings for this book, Barcelona and Illinois – and deals with experiences from the Vietnam War. An anonymous narrator guides us along, with Rodney Falk, a Vietnam War Veteran. They meet in the late 80s...

The Whispering City

The Whispering City
  • Author(s): Sara Moliner
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): 1950s

Barcelona, 1952: General Franco’s fascist government is at the height of its oppressive powers, casting a black shadow across the city. When wealthy socialite Mariona Sobrerroca is found dead in her mansion in the exclusive Tibidabo district, the police...

The Zahir

The Zahir
  • Author(s): Paulo Coelho
  • Location(s): Central Asia, Croatia, France, Spain
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

‘The Zahir’, Paulo Coelho’s new novel begins with a glimpse or a passing thought. It ends in obsession. One day a renowned author discovers that his wife, a war correspondent, has disappeared leaving no trace. Though time brings more...

Too Much Trouble in Paradise

Too Much Trouble in Paradise
  • Author(s): Michelle Betham
  • Location(s): Newcastle upon Tyne, Tenerife
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Molly Parker is a DWAG – a darts wife and girlfriend. Or rather, she’s an ex-DWAG after divorcing Paul “Bad Lad” Parker, a professional darts player and the self-pronounced Geordie pantomime villain of the sport, after catching him aiming...

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