- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Location(s): London, Los Angeles
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
First class is about to get dangerous . . . Pure Air’s new LuxeLiner is flying from London to LA – its inaugural journey – with a first-class cabin packed with A List celebrities. As the feuding crew compete...
Mistaken Modernity: India between Worlds
- Location(s): India
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Various
From Hindu notions of dirt, South Asia’s preference for women leaders to patronage in democratic politics, the author resolves many of the paradoxes of contemporary India in this book.
- Location(s): Spain
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1980s
Monsignor Quixote is the village priest, elevated to the rank of monsignor through a clerical error, who travels to Madrid in a Seat 600, together with his best friend Sancho, the Communist ex-mayor of the village. Set in La...
- Location(s): Monte Carlo, England
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Late 1960s
It is the Monaco Grand Prix in May 1968. Jack Preston, a mechanic for Team Sutton, is making the final checks on his car as the beau monde mingles with the drivers under the eyes of the world’s press...
Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore
- Location(s): New York City (NYC), San Francisco
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
A New York Times bestseller, Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore is an entirely charming and lovable first novel of mysterious books and dusty bookshops: it is a witty and delightful love-letter to both the old book world and the new....
- Location(s): England
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Rob MacGregor, hired to recapture the declining audience for a daytime gardening programme, quickly becomes Britain’s latest heartthrob. The only trouble is, Rob’s co-presenter is not at all pleased to see his thunder stolen. Nor is Rob’s longterm girlfriend,...
- Location(s): Paris
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
The City of Light is anything but light when a killer stalks the cobblestone streets… For a woman who loves fashion, there is no place on earth more exciting than Paris where the clothes are to die for and...
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