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The Case of the Wandering Corpse

The Case of the Wandering Corpse
  • Author(s): David Cairns of Finavon
  • Location(s): Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): 1800s

From the conflict in 1830’s Zululand to a staged robbery in the Gold Fields of Australia in 1859, a developing mystery requires the wit and intellect of Victorian private detectives Findo Gask and Erroll Rait. When Major Gask is...

You Can’t See Me

You Can’t See Me
  • Author(s): Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
  • Location(s): Snæfellsnes Peninsula
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The twisty, breathtaking prequel to the international bestselling Forbidden Iceland series… The wealthy, powerful Snæberg clan has gathered for a family reunion at a futuristic hotel set amongst the dark lava flows of Iceland’s remote Snæfellsnes peninsula. Petra Snæberg,...

The Coast Road

The Coast Road
  • Author(s): Alan Murrin
  • 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...

D H Lawrence in Italy

D H Lawrence in Italy
  • Author(s): Richard Owen
  • Location(s): Italy
  • Genre(s): Biography
  • Era(s): Earlier 20th Century

November 1925: In search of health and sun, the writer D. H. Lawrence arrives on the Italian Riviera with his wife, Frieda, and is exhilarated by the view of the sparkling Mediterranean from his rented villa, set amid olives...

No Lemons in Moscow

No Lemons in Moscow
  • Author(s): Helen Whitten
  • Location(s): Moscow, Russia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): 1990

Will Kate risk everything for love and a good cause? It’s Moscow, 1990. Gorbachev is initiating dramatic change in Russia. On a literary tour, London-based Kate Chisholm meets the young and passionate investigative journalist Valentin Kotov. Over the next...

The New Life

The New Life
  • Author(s): Tom Crewe
  • Location(s): London
  • Era(s): Later 19th Century

London, 1894. John and Henry have a vision for a new way of life. But as the Oscar Wilde trial ignites public outcry, everything they long for could be under threat. After a lifetime navigating his desires, John, married...

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
  • Author(s): Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
  • Location(s): Nigeria
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Based on interviews with young women who were kidnapped by Boko Haram, this poignant novel by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani tells the timely story of one girl who was taken from her home in Nigeria and her harrowing fight for...

The Snow Angel

The Snow Angel
  • Author(s): Anki Edvinsson
  • Location(s): Sweden
  • Genre(s): Thriller

A teenage suicide. A murdered pharmacist. A missing girl. Is the obvious connection the right one? When a boy leaps to his death from a bridge in the northern town of Umeå, Sweden, police discover drugs scattered in the...

Our Cursed Love

Our Cursed Love
  • Author(s): Julie Abe
  • Location(s): Japan
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance

‘A celebration of all things Japan, magic, and romance, readers will swoon at this charming, big-hearted friends-to-lovers story’ – Emiko Jean, author of Tokyo Ever After Destiny, magic, true love . . . Remy is in love with her...

Every Time You Go Away

Every Time You Go Away
  • Author(s): Abigail Johnson
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Fiction

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven, Abigail Johnson draws a searing and lyrical portrait of grief, forgiveness, and the kind of love that blooms in the aftermath. Eight years ago, Ethan and Rebecca met, two troublemaking kids sharing secrets...

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