- Location(s): Barcelona, Illinois, Vietnam
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1960s onwards
There are two main settings for this book, Barcelona and Illinois – and deals with experiences from the Vietnam War. An anonymous narrator guides us along, with Rodney Falk, a Vietnam War Veteran. They meet in the late 80s...
The St. Tropez Lonely Hearts Club
- Location(s): St Tropez (Saint-Tropez)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Modern
Contessa Carlotta di Ponti, stunningly beautiful and filthy rich, has finally escaped her abusive marriage and is looking to find true love in St. Tropez. The party season kicks off with a spectacular bash at billionaire Harry Silver’s palatial...
- Location(s): Martha's Vineyard
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
“Who the hell are you?” A.J. asks the baby. For no apparent reason, she stops crying and smiles at him. “Maya,” she answers. That was easy, A.J. thinks. “How old are you?” he asks. Maya holds up two fingers....
- Location(s): Sussex
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): contemporary
A gripping contemporary Gothic thriller from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway mysteries: Susan Hill meets Gone Girl and Disclaimer. Clare Cassidy is no stranger to tales of murder. As a literature teacher specialising in the Gothic...
- Location(s): Aberdeen
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Taking the premise that the work of a deceased artist tends to increase demand, Peter Burnett s latest novel, The Studio Game questions the fashionable demand for conceptual art. Tracing the brushstrokes of Duchamp and Dali, is it all...
- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
A jury gathers in Manhattan to select a memorial for the victims of a devastating terrorist attack. Their fraught deliberations complete, the jurors open the envelope containing the anonymous winner’s name – and discover he is an American Muslim....
- Location(s): Barbados, West Indies
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1600s onwards
In the early 1600s, the West Indies was a place of extraordinary danger and opportunity. Parer’s often gripping history charts the growth of this venal, violent society over 200 years, and the effect of the islands on British, European...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Historical
- Era(s): Mid 20th Century
Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle’s East End Factories ‘On an autumn day in 1944, Ethel Alleyne walked the short distance from her house to Tate & Lyle’s refinery on the shining curve of the...
- Location(s): Portsmouth
- Genre(s): Thriller, Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
It’s the event of the year – the company summer party. Mel can’t wait to let her hair down with her colleagues. Sun, sea, and her sights set on her work crush. One big happy family. But as the...
- Location(s): The Hamptons
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Modern
Rowena Tipton isn’t looking for a new life, just a new adventure, something to while away the months as her long-term boyfriend presses pause on their relationship before they become engaged. But when a chance encounter at a New...
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