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The Map of Time

The Map of Time
  • Author(s): Felix J Palma
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Science Fiction/Future
  • Era(s): Late 19th Century

London, 1896. Andrew Harrington is young, wealthy and heartbroken. His lover Marie Kelly was murdered by Jack the Ripper and he longs to turn back the clock and save her. Meanwhile, Claire Haggerty rails against the position of women...

The Marbella Project

The Marbella Project
  • Author(s): Nigel James
  • Location(s): Marbella
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

When former Sas soldier Dan Green’s son is brutally murdered by the Russian Mafia in Puerto Banus on the Costa del Sol and the Spanish police seem powerless to act, he decides to take the law into his own...

The Marco Effect

The Marco Effect
  • Author(s): Jussi Adler-Olsen
  • Location(s): Copenhagen
  • Genre(s): Crime

The fifth novel in the Department Q series. Detective Carl Morck and his two unconventional assistants operate out of a basement office and work on cold cases.  Naturally he has his quirks being a European detective, and this time...

The Marriage Counselor

The Marriage Counselor
  • Author(s): Dea Poirier
  • Location(s): Florida
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

As a marriage counselor, couples trust me with their darkest secrets. But as I come to terms with what my husband has done, I realise that the darkest secret was always right here in front of me… Piecing through...

The Mary Smokes Boys

The Mary Smokes Boys
  • Author(s): Patrick Holland
  • Location(s): Brisbane, Queensland
  • Genre(s): Fiction

With themes of love, abandonment one’s responsibility in life towards others, this is set in the small town of ‘Mary Smokes’.

The Maze of Cadiz

The Maze of Cadiz
  • Author(s): Aly Monroe
  • Location(s): Cadiz
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): 1944

MAZE OF CADIZ is the first in the critically acclaimed Peter Cotton series following the fortunes of British spy Peter Cotton. For all fans of John le Carre, Robert Harris, Eric Ambler and Graham Greene. ‘Confirms Aly Monroe’s genius...

The Measure of Life

The Measure of Life
  • Author(s): Judith Works
  • Location(s): Rome, Vashon Island
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1994 -2014

A story of love and loss, lies and truth, begins in Rome as Nicole shares a cappuccino and cornetto with her Italian tutor. The meeting sets off a chain of events that upends the course of her life. While...

The Midnight Palace

The Midnight Palace
  • Author(s): Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
  • Location(s): Kolkata (Calcutta)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): First half 20th Century

1916, Calcutta. A man pauses for breath outside the ruins of Jheeter’s Gate station knowing he has only hours to live. Pursued by assassins, he must ensure the safety of two newborn twins, before disappearing into the night to...

The Midwife

The Midwife
  • Author(s): Tricia Cresswell
  • Location(s): London, Northumberland
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Mid 19th Century

A haunting and moving debut, The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell is perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Binding. 1830. After a violent storm, a woman is found alone, naked, near death on the Northumberland moors. She has...

The Midwife of Venice

The Midwife of Venice
  • Author(s): Roberta Rich
  • Location(s): Malta, Venice
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1575

A novel set in the ghetto of Venice and Malta in 1575. Hannah Levi is a Jewish midwife whose husband, Isaac, is being held as a slave by the Knights of Jerusalem in Malta. Hannah needs to raise money...

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