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Lunenberg

Lunenberg
  • Author(s): Keith Baker
  • Location(s): Nova Scotia
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

Near the town of Lunenberg, Novia Scotia, a young boy witnesses an horrific crime. Years later, Scottish journalist John Taggart is headed for Canada to cover one of the biggest stories of his career, haunted by the mystery of...

Luxembourg and the Jenisch Connection

Luxembourg and the Jenisch Connection
  • Author(s): David Robinson
  • Location(s): Luxembourg
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

Why does a blonde commit suicide off a bridge in Luxembourg? Whose telephone number is on a pink piece of crumpled paper? Who is the girl in the porn film? Jason Evans seeks the solution whilst on holiday visiting...

Man and Other Natural Disasters

Man and Other Natural Disasters
  • Author(s): Nerys Parry
  • Location(s): Calgary
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Second half of the 20th Century

Simon restores books. Minerva arrives to streamline the process, and bares a striking resemblance to his sister (who died through fire). Simon is coming to terms with tremendous loss within his family – he finally snaps arriving home one...

Manhattan Noir 2 (the Classics)

Manhattan Noir 2 (the Classics)
  • Author(s): Lawrence Block
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Crime, Short Stories
  • Era(s): Late 1800s to 2008

The collection is divided into three sections. covering the periods 1891 to 2008, short stories under the editorship of Lawrence Block

Manila Boy

Manila Boy
  • Author(s): Patrick Everard
  • Location(s): Manila
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Twenty-something and gay, Blue has sold up his London flat and gone to live in Manila, vibrant capital of the Philippines – home to hustlers, ladyboys, and a notorious criminal underworld. Blue desires sex and adventure, and very quickly...

Marching Powder

Marching Powder
  • Author(s): Rusty Young
  • Location(s): La Paz
  • Genre(s): Biography

Thomas McFadden was a minor drugs dealer in Bolivia who was summarily arrested and thrown into jail, the notorious San Pedro Prison. Within the grim walls of the corrupt institution, he discovered a world which mirrored many of the...

Me and You

Me and You
  • Author(s): Niccolò Ammaniti
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Novella
  • Era(s): Modern

Me and You refers to the story of Lorenzo Cuni, a 14-year-old boy from Rome, and his older half-sister. Lorenzo is a bright boy with a “perfect” life. He lives in a beautiful palazzo in the wealthiest area of...

Meet Me At The Cupcake Café

Meet Me At The Cupcake Café
  • Author(s): Jenny Colgan
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Issy Randall has baked all her life, taught by her Grandfather. It is a hobby she keeps up, trying out recipes with flatmate Helena. After being made redundant she takes the plunge and with a group of people around,...

Mexican Gothic

Mexican Gothic
  • Author(s): Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • Location(s): Baja California
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

When glamorous socialite Noemí Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging to be rescued from a mysterious doom, it’s clear something is desperately amiss. Catalina has always had a flair for the dramatic, but her claims...

Micro

Micro
  • Author(s): Michael Crichton and Richard Preston
  • Location(s): Hawai'i
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction/Future, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

An instant classic in the vein of Jurassic Park, this boundary-pushing novel has all the hallmarks of Michael Crichton’s greatest adventures with its combination of pulse-pounding thrills, cutting-edge technology, and extraordinary research Three men are found dead in a...

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