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Carnivore

Carnivore
  • Author(s): K Anis Ahmed
  • Location(s): Manhattan, Dhaka
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary (2008 onwards)

In New York’s high-end restaurant scene one chef will do anything, and cook anything, to come out on top. Kash owes a lot of money. His restaurant, specialising in exotic meats and catering to New York’s elite, was doing...

Falling

Falling
  • Author(s): Jane Green
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC), Westport
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines of her upper-crust English life – and rather dull boyfriend – and moved to New York City, where she immediately found success in the world of finance. But her...

Heft

Heft
  • Author(s): Liz Moore
  • Location(s): Brooklyn
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Arthur Opp is heartbreaking. A 58-year old former professor of literature, he weighs 550 lbs., hasn t left his Brooklyn apartment in years and is acutely attuned to both the painful and analgesic dimensions of his self-imposed solitude. Kel...

Knit Two (Friday Knight Knitting Club 2)

Knit Two (Friday Knight Knitting Club 2)
  • Author(s): Kate Jacobs
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Old Yarns It is five years since the members of The Friday Night Knitting Club bonded during divorce, job loss, romance, birth – and the sudden death of their dear friend, Georgia. But the Walker and Daughter knitting store...

New Year’s Eve Murder

New Year’s Eve Murder
  • Author(s): Leslie Meier
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

Lucy Stone and her daughter Elizabeth are ready to ring in the new year in style. Elizabeth has won mother/daughter winter makeovers in Manhattan from Jolie magazine! But the all-expenses-paid trip is bound to have some hidden costs–and one...

The Broken Hearts Club

The Broken Hearts Club
  • Author(s): Ethan Black
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

They meet every week in the dingy back room of a bar in New York City. An informal group of men with one thing in common: They all suffer the sting of a broken heart. But soon the anger...

The Dinner List

The Dinner List
  • Author(s): Rebecca Serle
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘We’ve been waiting for an hour.’ That’s what Audrey says. She states it with a little bit of an edge, her words just bordering on cursive. That’s the thing I think first. Not, Audrey Hepburn is at my birthday...

This Beautiful Life

This Beautiful Life
  • Author(s): Helen Schulman
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2003

Manhattan, 2003. It could happen to any family… What if it happened to yours? When the Bergamots move to the city, they’re unsure how well they’ll adapt. Soon though, Richard is consumed by his new job and Liz, who...

A Letter From Sarah

A Letter From Sarah
  • Author(s): Dan Proops
  • Location(s): Fulham, Brooklyn
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern Day

Adam’s sister, Sarah, has been missing for seven years, but he hasn’t given up hope of finding her. He is a sculptor and lives with his bedridden father who is a bully and a curmudgeon. One morning, as the...

An Englishwoman in New York

An Englishwoman in New York
  • Author(s): Anne-Marie Casey
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

When Lucy’s husband loses his job and is relocated to New York, she is forced to give up her posh London life and move to a tiny Manhattan apartment. Homesick and resentful at first, Lucy soon finds herself embarking...

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