- Location(s): Camden Town, Berlin, Ireland, Scotland
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): WW2
1940. A woman lands on the Scottish coast from a German flying boat and goes to ground, hunted by British Intelligence. Suspended from the Irish police for reasons he won’t explain, Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie is working on his...
- Location(s): County Donegal
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1994
It’s 1994 in County Donegal, Ireland, and everyone is talking about Colette Crowley – the writer, the bohemian, the woman who left her husband and sons to pursue a relationship with a married man in Dublin. But now Colette...
The Coconut Wireless: A Travel Adventure in Search of the Queen of Tonga
- Location(s): Tonga
- Genre(s): Travelogue, Humour
- Era(s): 1996
When Simon and Fiona embark on a quest to track down the Queen of Tonga, they have no idea they’ll end up marooned on a desert island. No idea they’ll encounter an undiscovered tribe, rescue a drowning actress, learn...
- Location(s): Dubrovnik
- Genre(s): Romance
- Era(s): 1944 and 2010
In 1944 in war-torn Dubrovnik Branko Milisic holds his newborn daughter Safranka and wishes her a better future. But while the Nazis are finally retreating, the arrival of the partisans brings new dangers for Branko, his wife Dragica and...
- Location(s): Birmingham
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1885
To believe in her future, she must uncover her past… Birmingham, 1885. Born in a gaol and raised in a workhouse, Cora Burns has always struggled to control the violence inside her. Haunted by memories of a terrible crime,...
- Location(s): The Gaspé Peninsula, Québec
- Genre(s): Fiction, Crime, In Translation
- Era(s): Contemporary
When an abandoned lobster trawler is found adrift off the coast of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, DS Joaquin Moralès begins a straightforward search for the boat’s missing captain, Angel Roberts – a rare female in a male-dominated world. But Moralès...
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Biography
- Era(s): Contemporary
Azzedine Downes moves between cultures, places, and time in this wryly comedic, at times mysterious, and always curious memoir of a lifelong nomad. The best strategy was to drink tea, smile, and enjoy the frustration of not knowing where...
- Location(s): Kerala, South India
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1900-1977
‘One of the best books I’ve read in my entire life. It’s epic. It’s transportive . . . It was unputdownable!’ Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily.com Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water follows a family in southern...
- Location(s): Adriatic Sea, Croatia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Where books are borrowed, friendships are forged and secrets uncovered… As a beautiful summer unfolds in the Croatian islands, Ana Meštrović embarks on a new venture – transforming her beloved catamaran into a floating library. Joined by crew members...
- Location(s): The Midlands
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): Current
Midlands police chase a serial killer who inflicts death by the new urban weapon of choice. Given the targets seem enveloped in love affairs and deceitful liaisons, Chief Inspector Gavin Roscoe suspects a motive of jealousy and revenge. But...
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