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Behind the Smile

Behind the Smile
  • Author(s): Mary Grand
  • Location(s): Isle of Wight
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Present day

An emotionally charged, totally gripping story that will keep you turning the pages late into the night.. Lowri is pregnant, looking forward to a new life with her lover, Simon. But her plans are shattered. She finds herself alone,...

Death Surge, A DI Andy Horton Mystery (10)

Death Surge, A DI Andy Horton Mystery (10)
  • Author(s): Pauline Rowson
  • Location(s): Isle of Wight, Gosport, Portsmouth
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A telephone call from a frantic Sergeant Cantelli to say that his nephew is missing cuts short DI Andy Horton’s sailing trip to France. What began as the hunt for a missing man becomes the search for a ruthless...

Shroud of Evil, A DI Andy Horton Mystery (11)

Shroud of Evil, A DI Andy Horton Mystery (11)
  • Author(s): Pauline Rowson
  • Location(s): Isle of Wight, Portsmouth
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

DI Andy Horton is assigned the case of a missing person: Jasper Kenton, a private investigator. Irritated at being assigned such a low-ranking investigation, Horton suspects the disappearance has a mundane explanation but when Kenton’s car turns up, and...

The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart

The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart
  • Author(s): Anna Bell
  • Location(s): Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth
  • Genre(s): Humour, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A hilarious new romantic comedy for fans of Lindsey Kelk and Jane Costello from Anna Bell, the bestselling author of Don’t Tell the Groom. Abi’s barely left her bed since Joseph, the love of her life, dumped her, saying...

The Garnett Girls

The Garnett Girls
  • Author(s): Georgina Moore
  • Location(s): Isle of Wight
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘Love makes you do things you never thought you were capable of.’ Margo and Richard’s love affair was the stuff legends are made of – forbidden, passionate, all-encompassing. But ultimately, doomed. When Richard walked out, Margo shut herself away...

The Isle of Wight’s Missing Chapter

The Isle of Wight’s Missing Chapter
  • Author(s): James Rayner
  • Location(s): Isle of Wight
  • Genre(s): Historical

Bringing hundreds of sources together for the first time, The Isle of Wight’s Missing Chapter tells the story of the island’s hidden international history. It examines the island’s many international visitors, including Mahatma Gandhi, King Cetshwayo of the Zulus...

Under a Dark Star

Under a Dark Star
  • Author(s): Anna Faversham
  • Location(s): Isle of Wight
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Early 19th century

In 1823, on an island off the south coast of England, there are activities worse than smuggling and all the conflict points to one cruel and ruthless man. The women on the island call him the Dark Star. Reformed...

Wish You Were Here (Graham Swift)

Wish You Were Here (Graham Swift)
  • Author(s): Graham Swift
  • Location(s): Isle of Wight
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2000s

On an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack Luxton, former Devon farmer and now the proprietor of a seaside caravan park, receives the news that his soldier brother Tom, not seen for years, has been...

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