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The Ladies of Managua

The Ladies of Managua
  • Author(s): Eleni Gage
  • Location(s): Managua, New Orleans, Nicaragua
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern looking back

When Maria returns to Nicaragua for her beloved grandfather’s funeral, she brings with her a mysterious package from her grandmother’s past. And she also carries the burden of her tense relationship with her mother inaction, once a storied revolutionary,...

The Lagos Wife

The Lagos Wife
  • Author(s): Vanessa Walters
  • Location(s): Lagos
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

NOTE: This is the same as The Nigerwife Nicole Oruwari has the perfect life: a handsome husband, a palatial house in the heart of Lagos and a glamorous group of friends. She left London and a troubled family past...

The Lantern’s Dance

The Lantern’s Dance
  • Author(s): Laurie R King
  • Location(s): Kolkata (Calcutta), Nimes, Paris, The Midlands
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery, Historical
  • Era(s): 1920s

‘Deftly interlacing present and past, King offers further fascinating insights into Holmes’s family while also delivering an intriguing mystery’- Washington Post September, 1925. After their recent adventures in Transylvania, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes look forward to spending time...

The Larnachs

The Larnachs
  • Author(s): Owen Marshall
  • Location(s): Dunedin
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Late 19th Century

William Larnach, New Zealand politician, married his much younger third wife, Constance de Bathe Brandon, in 1891. With the backdrop of Larnach Castle, on Otago Peninsula, there is increasing attraction between Conny and Dougie, Larnach’s son from his first...

The Last Letters from Villa Clara

The Last Letters from Villa Clara
  • Author(s): Sarah Steele
  • Location(s): London, Tuscany
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1939 onwards

1939. Europe is on the brink of change and in the fear and chaos of pre-war Italy, a painting disappears and is never seen again. 1963. London is on the cusp of change in the swinging 60s. Nightclubs and...

The Last of the Wine

The Last of the Wine
  • Author(s): Mary Renault
  • Location(s): Greece
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 5th Century BC

Alexias, a young Athenian of good family, grows up just as the Peloponnesian War is drawing to a close. The adult world he enters is one in which the power and influence of his class have been undermined by...

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
  • Author(s): Dominic Smith
  • Location(s): Amsterdam, Brooklyn, Sydney
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1630s - 2000s

Amsterdam, 1631: Sara de Vos becomes the first woman to be admitted as a master painter to the city s Guild of St. Luke. Though women do not paint landscapes (they are generally restricted to indoor subjects), a wintry...

The Last Queen Of India

The Last Queen Of India
  • Author(s): Michelle Moran
  • Location(s): Jhansi
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Mid 19th Century

At nineteen years old, Sita is the shining star of Queen Lakshmi of India’s imperial guard, having pledged herself to a life of celibacy in the name of protecting the young ruler. When Sita agrees to train Lakshmi in...

The Last Visitor

The Last Visitor
  • Author(s): Martin Griffin
  • Location(s): Ilhas Desertas, The Atlantic Ocean
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): contemporary

Five-hundred kilometres from land in the middle of Atlantic Ocean lies Navigaceo, a tiny island hastily deserted fifty years ago and uninhabited ever since. Until now. Tess Macfarlane is part of the very first return expedition and, as a...

The Law of the Heart

The Law of the Heart
  • Author(s): Boris Starling
  • Location(s): North Korea, Pyongyang
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Their love is against the laws of a merciless state―but the heart has its own power. For rollercoaster designer Theo, living on the edge is just part of the job. He’s used to wandering the world perfecting thrills, his...

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