Why Join?

  • Add New Books

  • Write a Review

  • Backpack Reading Lists

  • Newsletter Updates

Join Now

The location "Turkey" was not recognised, please select one from the drop-down menu when typing.

Whispers from the Past

Whispers from the Past
  • Author(s): Verity Thornhill
  • Location(s): Robin Hood's Bay
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): 2019

In the beautiful village of Robin Hood’s Bay, Rose finds herself falling for a brooding man who is still haunted by the life he lost. But the Bay is also hiding a secret. The past isn’t over; and now...

Whispers of a Secret God

Whispers of a Secret God
  • Author(s): Robert Dunn
  • 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...

Whispers of Wisdom

Whispers of Wisdom
  • Author(s): Marguerite Martin Gray
  • 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...

Whistleblower

Whistleblower
  • Author(s): Owen Mullen
  • 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...

Whistler

Whistler
  • Author(s): Ann Patchett
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When Daphne notices an older gentleman following her around the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, she doesn’t expect it to be Eddie – her former stepfather. Married to her mother for a short time when Daphne was...

White and Red Cherries

White and Red Cherries
  • Author(s): Tanja Tuma
  • 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...

White as Snow

White as Snow
  • Author(s): Lilja Sigurdardottir, Quentin Bates
  • 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

White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings
  • Author(s): Iain Sinclair
  • 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...

White City

White City
  • Author(s): Dominic Nolan
  • 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,...

White Dolphin

White Dolphin
  • Author(s): Gill Lewis
  • Location(s): Cornwall
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘The white dolphin is a sign that Mum’s out there . . .’ When they first meet, Kara and Felix can’t stand each other. But on discovering an injured dolphin calf on the beach they know they must work...

Would you like to add a book or a review or create a reading list? Join Today – It's FREE

Register Now