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The Other People

The Other People
  • Author(s): C J Tudor
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

Driving home one night, stuck behind a rusty old car, Gabe sees a little girl’s face appear in the rear window. She mouths one word: ‘Daddy.’ It’s his five-year-old daughter, Izzy. He never sees her again. Three years later,...

The Other Side of the World

The Other Side of the World
  • Author(s): Stephanie Bishop
  • Location(s): Australia, Cambridge, India
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s

Cambridge 1963. Charlotte struggles to reconnect with the woman she was before children, and to find the time and energy to paint. Her husband, Henry, cannot face the thought of another English winter. A brochure slipped through the letterbox...

The Other Side of Trust

The Other Side of Trust
  • Author(s): Neil Robinson
  • Location(s): Cambridge, Tehran
  • Genre(s): Political, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When the world is turned upside down, who can you trust? Cambridge, England – a professor with links to Iran’s nuclear programme is found dead on a park bench, a victim of poisoning by persons unknown. At the same...

The Other Side of Truth

The Other Side of Truth
  • Author(s): Beverley Naidoo
  • Location(s): Nigeria, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): late 20th century

After the murder of their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and her younger brother are smuggled out of Nigeria by their journalist father to escape the corrupt military government and growing violence. They are sent to their uncle in London, but...

The Other Times of Caroline Tangent

The Other Times of Caroline Tangent
  • Author(s): Ivan D Wainewright
  • Location(s): London, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Time Slip
  • Era(s): Contemporary

If you could travel back in time to see any concert, who would you go to see? 2021, North London. The home of Caroline and Jon Tangent. But it’s no ordinary suburban life. Jon has invented a time machine...

The Outrage

The Outrage
  • Author(s): William Hussey
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Young Adult

“You know, when you live in a time of progress, it seems that progress is the only possible way. The idea that everything we’d gained, all of those hard-won rights, could be taken away from us, and that open...

The Pact

The Pact
  • Author(s): Lisa Walker
  • Location(s): England, North West Spain
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Tess enters the prestigious and exclusive Ravensthorpe Writing College with dreams of literary greatness, but soon discovers that ambition comes at a cost. Drawn into a tight-knit group with fellow writers Ethan, Theo, and Jaz, Tess’s world is upended...

The Pact

The Pact
  • Author(s): Sharon Bolton
  • Location(s): Oxford
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern and looking back 20 years

A golden summer, and six talented friends are looking forward to the brightest of futures – until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, and a woman and two children are killed. 18-year-old Megan takes the blame, leaving the others...

The Pact

The Pact
  • Author(s): Lisa Darcy
  • Location(s): Melbourne, Wimbledon, World
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Sisters are for life, aren’t they? The Pact is a gripping narrative about winning and losing, and pushing through when you have nothing left to give. Samantha and Annie Callahan are successful doubles champions–the toast of the Olympics, Wimbledon...

The Painted Dragon (The Sinclair’s Mysteries)

The Painted Dragon (The Sinclair’s Mysteries)
  • Author(s): Katherine Woodfine, Júlia Sardà (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Edwardian era

A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9+ years, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell’s Goth Girl series, Enid Blyton and Robin Stevens’s Murder Most Unladylike series. When a priceless painting is stolen,...

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