Dead Men's Dust introduces Joe Hunter, an all action hero with a strong moral code. Like the gunslingers of the Wild West, Hunter is not afraid to use his weapons and his fists - but only to save the victims from the bad guys.
It's the summer of 1968, the year of love and hate, of Prague Spring and Cold War winter. Two English students, Ellie and James, set off to hitch-hike across Europe with no particular aim in mind but a continent, and themselves, to discover. Somewhere in southern Germany they decide, on a whim, to visit Czechoslovakia where Alexander Dubcek's "socialism with a human face" is smiling on the world.Meanwhile Sam Wareham, a first secretary at the British embassy in Prague, is observing developments in the country with a mixture of diplomatic cynicism and a young man's passion. In the company of Czech student, Lenka Konecková, he finds a way into the world of Czechoslovak youth, its hopes and its ideas. It seems that, for the first time, nothing is off limits behind the Iron Curtain.Yet the wheels of politics are grinding in the background. The Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev is making demands of Dubcek and the Red Army is massed on the borders. How will the looming disaster affect those fragile lives caught up in the invasion?
The novel follows a young, naive aspiring actress named Jonni Kendal who moves to London to escape her parents' plans for her life. There she meets the dangerously attractive Jean-Baptiste St. Michel, a talented and ambitious man haunted by his past. As Jonni is drawn into Michel's world, they must both confront their histories before they can build a future together
The novel tells the story of Anthony Peardew, a short-story writer who has spent half his life collecting lost objects in an effort to atone for a broken promise. Nearing the end of his life, he bequeaths his house and his vast collection of lost items to his assistant, Laura, tasking her with reuniting the objects with their owners.
'A wonderfully compelling portrait of a family haunted by secrets and lies ... pitch perfect on the chilling, devastating consequences of guilt ' - Sally Brampton
Dr. Jeremy Cramer is a young doctor on the verge of a cutting-edge medical discovery. But his research is derailed when Cramer's son is infected with a rare fatal disease. Now as he races against time to save his child's life, Cramer will make a decision that could shatter his career.Informed Consent is a pulse-pounding medical thriller that complements the current popularity of hospital dramas. With non-stop suspense, snappy dialogue, and witty humor, author Sandra Glahn takes a look at some of today's hot-button issues through this provocative story.
The Haj is a historical saga that follows a Palestinian Arab boy named Ishmael through the birth of Israel and the subsequent displacement and turmoil.
The novel takes readers from Cambridge to the desolate Suffolk coast, where Penrose uncovers a connection between the victims that dates back twenty-five years. As the body count rises and the stakes get higher, both Penrose and Tey must race to stop the killer before another person is attacked.
Golden Soak is a 1973 adventure and thriller novel by British author Hammond Innes, known for his well-researched adventure stories set in hostile and remote locations. The book follows a disgraced mining engineer to the arid expanses of Western Australia, where he becomes entangled in a dangerous web of greed, family secrets, and a long-lost mineral strike
 When two new murders occur in Halifax, the investigation draws Taggart and Welles to Lunenburg. They discover a connection to a brutal, unsolved murder that took place 30 years prior and uncover a dark secret within the seemingly picturesque town.Â
The story is set in contemporary Mumbai and explores the complex relationship between two women from different social classes: Sera Dubash, a Parsi housewife, and Bhima, her domestic servant
The story follows seven-year-old Luke Chandler in rural Arkansas in 1952, as he and his family hire migrant workers to help with the cotton harvest. The book, inspired by Grisham's own childhood, chronicles Luke's journey from innocence to experience as he witnesses events that threaten his family and change their lives forever.Â
It all starts with a body in the library. When Lord Montford is discovered shot, sprawled on the floor of his newly completed library, his faithful hound dead at his feet, a mystery is uncovered, the answer to which has its origins thirty years in the past. Nathaniel Hopson, journeyman for Thomas Chippendale, the famous English furniture designer, and the man who built Montford's sumptuous library, is the first on the scene. Within hours another body is discovered, that of Nathaniel's closest friend John Partridge, his hands badly mutilated. How is it that a Lord of the realm and a cabinetmaker's assistant should both be found dead on the same night, both in suspicious circumstances? Nathaniel is set on a course as the reluctant detective, driven to discover the truth of his friend's mysterious death and his connection with the murder of Lord Montford. In The Grenadillo Box Janet Gleeson has produced a detective story as intricately crafted as a Chippendale cabinet, a gripping story which brings to dramatic life the world of the Eighteenth century.
This Book tells the story of Maurice Hannigan, an 84-year-old Irish man who sits in a hotel bar and, over the course of one evening, raises five toasts to the five people who have meant the most to him in his lifetime. Through his stories, which reveal unspoken joy, regret, and tragedy, the life of this one man is powerfully revealed
After her husband's death, Leonora Galloway and her daughter, Penelope, travel to France. Their journey leads them to the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, where they uncover a family secret that spans three generations
Looking down from the Eiffel Tower, Alan Greenmor stands on the edge, determined to end it all. As he prepare to jump, his thoughts are interrupted by a cough. To his right is a mysterious stranger in a dark suit, smoking a cigar. This is Yves Dubreuil. The person who will change Alan's life.
A happily married photographer named Callie Perry has her life turned upside down when a new, mysterious family moves in across the street. As Callie grows close to her new neighbor, the sophisticated and seemingly perfect Liddy, she is drawn into a world of wealth and secrets. But as she gets deeper into Liddy's life, Callie discovers that the glamorous exterior hides a darker truth.
A party of gilded youth of both sexes meet at a London railway station to travel by boat-train to the south of France, where a house party awaits them, the whole thing to be paid for by the wealthy and much courted Max...
Wonderful ... his bent for historical accuracy is unmatched in commercial fiction ... Jakes makes the reader care about his characters - San Francisco Chronicle
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world by becoming the first lone pilot to cross the Atlantic. Soon after he landed, however, the flight log was stolen from the cockpit of the Spirit of St Louis. It was never recovered. That much is fact ...When the flight log becomes available on the Black Market, Hella and her son Ari travel to the home of a shady millionaire in Depression-torn Key West to make their bid. But Hella soon discovers that she is not the only person willing to go to great, even murderous, lengths to obtain it ...
In this emotionally charged, heart-pounding thriller Lisa Scottoline has broken new ground. Look Again examines the very essence of parenthood and raises a question that will haunt readers long after they have finished the last page: 'What would I do?'
'Gordimer has the range and concerns of a mature and brilliant artist. Her writing has the tough precision of poetry and the closely observed naturalness of everyday life' - Diane Johnson, Washington Post Book World
Fleeing crushing poverty and ceaseless pogroms, many Lithuanian Jews left Europe in the early 1900's and set off to find refuge in a mysterious, faraway land - South Africa.On a dark continent, virtually devoid of the light of Torah, these Jews faced enormous challenges to maintain their faith. This important but relatively unknown slice of history forms the backdrop of this breathtaking novel by highly acclaimed author Gita Gordon. Spanning four generations and traversing the globe, South African Journeys brings the story of the Jews of South Africa to life.
