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The Diary of Murder

The Diary of  Murder
  • Author(s): Lee Jackson
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Crime, Historical, Thriller
  • Era(s): Late 1800s

Jacob Jones is a respectable clerk at the Crystal Palace Company, with a pretty young bride and a delightful new home in Islington. When his wife is murdered, everything points to his guilt, even a handwritten confession. But the...

The Family Divided #4

The Family Divided #4
  • Author(s): Anne Allen
  • Location(s): Guernsey
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern looking back

One family, divided by death – and money Andy Batiste, at loggerheads with his degenerate cousin, seeks to discover the truth of his family history. Why was his pregnant grandmother forced to flee to France? What really happened to...

The Girl of His Dreams

The Girl of His Dreams
  • Author(s): Donna Leon
  • Location(s): Venice
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

One rainy morning Commissario Brunetti and Ispettore Vianello respond to an emergency call reporting a body floating near some steps on the Grand Canal. Reaching down to pull it out, Brunetti’s wrist is caught by the silkiness of golden...

The Gypsy Goddess

The Gypsy Goddess
  • Author(s): Meena Kandasamy
  • Location(s): Tamil Nadu
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s

Tamil Nadu, 1968. Village landlords rule over a feudal system that forces peasants to break their backs in the fields or suffer beatings as punishment. In the misery of their daily lives it is little wonder that the Communist...

The Heart Whisperer

The Heart Whisperer
  • Author(s): Ella Griffin
  • Location(s): Dublin
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Claire Dillon still lives in the shadow of the past. On her thirty-third birthday, she gives herself a present. One year to change her future. Claire Dillon’s mother had everything to live for. A husband, two children, a successful...

The Humans

The Humans
  • Author(s): Matt Haig
  • Location(s): Cambridge
  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

From the back of the book: One wet Friday evening, Professor Andrew Martin of Cambridge University solves the world’s greatest mathematical riddle. Then he disappears. When he is found walking naked along the motorway, Professor Martin seems different. Besides...

The Lies You Told

The Lies You Told
  • Author(s): Harriet Tyce
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Sadie has moved back to London so her daughter can attend the exclusive school her domineering father has secured her a place at. It’s highly sought-after and highly competitive – just like the other mothers, Sadie soon discovers. While...

The Lullaby of Polish Girls

The Lullaby of Polish Girls
  • Author(s): Dagmara Dominczyk
  • Location(s): Kielce, United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Anna lives in Brooklyn. But she didn’t always. She grew up in Kielce, Poland, where the summers were long and the politics communist. When her parents were indicted for their alliance with anti-government forces, Anna had to flee her...

The Marrying of Chani Kaufman

The Marrying of Chani Kaufman
  • Author(s): Eve Harris
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Set in Golders Green/Hendon. Chani is a 19 year old young woman, who lives in the ultra-orthodox Jewish community of North West London. She has never had physical contact with a man, and is bound to marry a stranger....

The Martian

The Martian
  • Author(s): Andy Weir
  • Location(s): Houston
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction/Future
  • Era(s): Future

I’m stranded on Mars. I have no way to communicate with Earth. If the Oxygenator breaks down, I’ll suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer breaks down, I’ll die of thirst. If the Habitat breaches, I’ll just kind of explode. If...

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