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The Hummingbird’s Daughter

The Hummingbird’s Daughter
  • Author(s): Luis Alberto Urrea
  • Location(s): Mexico
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Late 1800s

an epic mystical drama of a young woman’s sudden sainthood in late-19th century Mexico. It is 1889 and civil war is brewing in Mexico. A 16 year old girl, Teresita, illegitimate but beloved daughter of the wealthy and powerful...

The Hunted (P R Black)

The Hunted (P R Black)
  • Author(s): P R Black
  • Location(s): Scotland
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Present Day

It’s been twenty years since they were all at school together. So when a group of female friends gather at a beautiful but isolated Scottish island lodge for a weekend away, they’re looking forward to relaxing, sharing updates on...

The Hunter

The Hunter
  • Author(s): Julia Leigh
  • Location(s): Tasmania
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

The hunter arrives in an isolated community in the Tasmanian wilderness with a single purpose in mind: to find the last thylacine, the tiger of fable, fear and legend. The man is in the employ of the mysterious ‘Company’,...

The Huntingfield Paintress

The Huntingfield Paintress
  • Author(s): Pamela Holmes
  • Location(s): Huntingfield
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Mid 19th Century

Plucky and headstrong Mildred Holland revelled in the eight years she and her husband, the vicar William Holland, spent travelling 1840s Europe, finding inspiration in recording beautiful artistic treasures and collecting exotic artifacts. But William’s new posting in a...

The Information Officer

The Information Officer
  • Author(s): Mark Mills
  • Location(s): Malta
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): 1940s

Summer, 1942. For the people of Malta, suffering daily bombing raids, the British are the last line of defence against the Nazis. And it is Max Chadwick’s job as the information officer to ensure the news the islanders receive...

The Ingredients of Love

The Ingredients of Love
  • Author(s): Nicolas Barreau
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Food and Drink, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

The day begins like any other Saturday for beautiful Parisian restaurateur Aurélie Bredin, until she wakes up to find her apartment empty – her boyfriend gone off with another woman. Heartbroken, Aurélie walks the streets of Paris in the...

The Inmate

The Inmate
  • Author(s): Sebastian Fitzek
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A missing child. A desperate father. A terrible secret. Guido T has already confessed to two horrific child murders and led Berlin police to the bodies. The police are sure he is also the kidnapper and murderer of six-year-old...

The Inn at Rose Harbor

The Inn at Rose Harbor
  • Author(s): Debbie Macomber
  • Location(s): Washington State
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

From the minute she sees the Rose Harbour Inn, Jo Marie Barlow knows that this is the place that will help her find the peace she craves. And if the inn can comfort her, surely it can offer the...

The Innocents Abroad

The Innocents Abroad
  • Author(s): Mark Twain
  • Location(s): Europe, Israel, Palestine
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): 1860s

The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims’ Progress is a travel book by American author Mark Twain published in 1869 which humorously chronicles what Twain called his “Great Pleasure Excursion” on board the chartered vessel Quaker City (formerly USS...

The Institution

The Institution
  • Author(s): Helen Fields
  • Location(s): Somewhere isolated
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘Brilliant! The Institution is a harrowing, nonstop story that will grab you from the first page and not let go. Helen Fields is a master of suspense. You’ll consume it in one sitting.’ – International bestselling sensation JEFFERY DEAVER...

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