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What’s Left Unsaid

What’s Left Unsaid
  • Author(s): Deborah Stone
  • Location(s): United Kingdom
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1930s to present day

Deborah Stone explores the impact of trauma and hidden identities within the family unit, and considers the devastating effects of the lies and deceit which result when a family is determined to avoid facing the truth. Sasha is just...

When a Toy Dog Became a Wolf and the Moon Broke Curfew

When a Toy Dog Became a Wolf and the Moon Broke Curfew
  • Author(s): Hendrika de Vries
  • Location(s): Amsterdam
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): WW2 onwards

Born in the Netherlands at a time when girls are to be housewives and mothers and nothing else, Hendrika de Vries is a “daddy’s girl” until her father is deported from Nazi-occupied Amsterdam to a POW camp in Germany...

When The Germans Come

When The Germans Come
  • Author(s): David Hewson
  • Location(s): Dover
  • Genre(s): Historical, Espionage, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1940

1940: Dover waits for the Nazi invasion… but what if Hitler’s agents are already here, among them? Canadian journalist Jessica Marshall is reporting from Dover as the town is on the brink of a German invasion. But her story...

Where Ravens Roost

Where Ravens Roost
  • Author(s): Karin Nordin
  • Location(s): Sweden
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contmporary

The raven cawed at him, craning its neck unnaturally. As it dug its hooked beak into the mess of dried grass and twigs that made up its nest, a shiny glimmer reflected off a low-hanging bulb. Kjeld edged closer...

Why Did You Lie?

Why Did You Lie?
  • Author(s): Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
  • Location(s): Reykjavik, Skerjafjördur, Stóridrangur
  • Genre(s): Crime, Suspense
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide. An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing. Four strangers struggle to find shelter...

Wickerby: An Urban Pastoral

Wickerby: An Urban Pastoral
  • Author(s): Charles Siebert
  • Location(s): Brooklyn, Québec
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

“Outside my window, the city lights are taking hold now, the breeze-brushed, gently pulsating grid. Why is a cemented aggregate of homes arranged in a tall, tight cluster any further from nature than one wood home within the woods?...

Widow’s Island

Widow’s Island
  • Author(s): L A Larkin
  • Location(s): Seattle, Washington State
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Suspense
  • Era(s): current

Her heart beats fast in her chest as she cautiously opens the front door and takes in the smashed plates on the kitchen floor and upended furniture. She follows the trail of red droplets on the floor, knowing what...

Wild Houses

Wild Houses
  • Author(s): Colin Barrett
  • Location(s): Ballina
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

As Ballina prepares for its biggest weekend of the year, the simmering feud between small-time dealer, Cillian English, and County Mayo’s fraternal enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum. When the reclusive Dev...

Wildflower Graves

Wildflower Graves
  • Author(s): Rita Herron
  • Location(s): Georgia, Appalachian Mountains
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Detective Ellie Reeves heads into the wilds of the Appalachian Mountains when she wants to get lost––to forget the whispers chasing her and the past that keeps her up at night. She’s sick of having to prove herself to...

Winterkill

Winterkill
  • Author(s): Ragnar Jonasson
  • Location(s): Siglufjörður, Iceland
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Noir
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When the body of a nineteen-year-old girl is found on the main street of Siglufjörður, Police Inspector Ari Thór battles a violent Icelandic storm in an increasingly dangerous hunt for her killer … The chilling, claustrophobic finale to the international bestselling...

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