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The Last Resort

The Last Resort
  • Author(s): T J Emerson
  • Location(s): Cyprus
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The unputdownable new thriller from the bestselling author of The Perfect Holiday, which will have fans of Lucy Clarke and T M Logan gripped. As soon as you first see the house, a former hotel in a picturesque enclave...

Damascus Station

Damascus Station
  • Author(s): David McCloskey
  • Location(s): Damascus, Syria
  • Genre(s): Spy, Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in Damascus to hunt for a killer CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges...

Only Here, Only Now

Only Here, Only Now
  • Author(s): Tom Newlands
  • Location(s): Fife
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Coming of Age
  • Era(s): 1990s

Fife, in the blazing hot summer of 1994. Cora Mowat’s mates don’t understand her, but then Cora Mowat doesn’t understand herself. She’s stuck on a seaside council estate full of dafties, old folk and seagulls, with a million dreams...

The Motherless Land

The Motherless Land
  • Author(s): Nikki May
  • Location(s): England, Nigeria
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When Funke’s mother dies in a tragic accident in Lagos, she’s sent to live with her maternal family in England. Traumatised by grief and against a backdrop of condescension and mild neglect, conformist Funke strives to fit in, determined...

Alchemy

Alchemy
  • Author(s): S J Parris
  • Location(s): Prague
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1580s

Prague, 1588. A COURT IN TURMOIL The court of the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, is a haven for scientists, astrologers and alchemists. The dream – to discover the philosopher’s stone and attain immortality. But now there are rumours...

Death at the Sanatorium

Death at the Sanatorium
  • Author(s): Ragnar Jonasson
  • Location(s): North Iceland
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

An old sanatorium. A terrifying murder. Six suspects and a case that never closed . . . Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, The Akureyri Sanatorium now sits haunted by the ghosts of its past. But a single...

The Princess of Las Vegas

The Princess of Las Vegas
  • Author(s): Chris Bohjalian
  • Location(s): Las Vegas
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

THE PRINCESS IS FAKE. THE MURDERS ARE REAL – From the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and The Lioness, a Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of...

Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds
  • Author(s): Olivier Norek, Nick Caistor (translator)
  • Location(s): Calais
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Adam Sirkis needs to flee Syria. A captain in Assad’s military police, he’s about to be exposed as a covert member of the Free Syrian Army, and he knows exactly what fate awaits him. His first move is to...

The Honeymoon

The Honeymoon
  • Author(s): Rona Halsall
  • Location(s): Menorca
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘I’m your husband, Chloe. We’re a partnership now and we do what’s best for us as a couple.’ Chloe finally feels like she’s got her life together. After a difficult childhood and losing both parents, she worked hard for...

The Honeymoon

The Honeymoon
  • Author(s): Shalini Boland
  • Location(s): Venice
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

It was the perfect romantic honeymoon. Until her husband disappeared. It was supposed to be the happiest time of their lives. But for newlywed Stella, the dream honeymoon has turned into a nightmare overnight. Her perfect husband, Austin, has...

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