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Irene

Irene
  • Author(s): Pierre Lemaitre
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Early 2000s

For Commandant Verhoeven life is beautiful: he is happily married, expecting his first child with the lovely Irène. But his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. Worse still, the press seem to have it in...

Istanbul Noir

Istanbul Noir
  • Author(s): Mustafa Ziyalan, Amy Spangler (Editors)
  • Location(s): Istanbul (Constantinople)
  • Genre(s): Noir
  • Era(s): Various

A city at once ancient and modern, Istanbul is the quintessential postcard-perfect metropolis. But the alluring vistas can be deceiving, for beneath this veneer as a meeting place of cultures, religions and ethnicities lies a heart of cold-blooded darkness,...

Life after Life

Life after Life
  • Author(s): Kate Atkinson
  • Location(s): Berlin, England, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1910 onwards

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2013 What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and...

Light of the Moon

Light of the Moon
  • Author(s): Luanne Rice
  • Location(s): Camargue
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Various

Against a backdrop of stunning natural beauty, and in the shadow of a mysterious family legend, one woman is about to discover that to find your way home, sometimes you must travel far away…. An accomplished anthropologist, Susannah Connolly...

Love Byte

Love Byte
  • Author(s): David Atkinson
  • Location(s): Edinburgh
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

If your dead wife emailed offering to find you a new girlfriend, what would you do? Andy Hunter is a single father trying to balance the demands of a 2-year-old daughter, an interfering but well-meaning mother-in-law and a job...

Maine

Maine
  • Author(s): Courtney Sullivan
  • Location(s): Maine
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

The Kelleher clan’s beachfront holiday house creaks under a weight of secrets. It’s a place where cocktails follow morning mass, children eavesdrop, and ancient grudges fester. One summer, three generations of Kelleher women descend on the shore. Kathleen, finally...

Memory’s Hostage

Memory’s Hostage
  • Author(s): Margaret Pinard
  • Location(s): England, Scotland
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): 1880s onwards

In the England of 1883, the MacFarlane family has earned a reputation for being titans of the rail, coal, and textile industries. Elder brother Henry toes the line in all respects but younger brother Horace has allowed a shadow to...

Monarch Beach

Monarch Beach
  • Author(s): Anita Hughes
  • Location(s): California, Monarch Beach, San Francisco
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Also known as The Beach Holiday. Amanda and Andre are married, but she catches him with his arm around his sous-chef and Amanda is now confronted with what her future might look like. She takes off for the beach...

Mrs March

Mrs March
  • Author(s): Virginia Feito
  • Location(s): Upper East Side
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller, Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern with a 1950s vibe

George March’s latest novel is a smash hit. None could be prouder than Mrs. March, his dutiful wife, who revels in his accolades and relishes the lifestyle and status his success brings. A creature of routine and decorum, Mrs....

Nine Perfect Strangers

Nine Perfect Strangers
  • Author(s): Liane Moriarty
  • Location(s): Australia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Nine perfect strangers, each hiding an imperfect life. A luxury retreat cut off from the outside world. Ten days that promise to change your life. But some promises – like some lives – are perfect lies . . .

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