The story takes place over a single rainy day in Sydney. It follows Ester, a family therapist whose own family life is fractured, and her relationships with her sister April, ex-husband Lawrence, and mother Hilary.The title is a translation of the French expression l'heure entre chien et loup ("the hour between dog and wolf"), referring to the twilight hour when a dog might be mistaken for a wolf.
This collection features 19 dark, short stories set in various neighbourhoods of Dublin, exploring the grit beneath the city's "Celtic Tiger" economic boom
Set on a crumbling space station called "Outer Earth" that houses the last million survivors of humanity. The story follows Riley Hale, a "tracer" (high-speed courier), who becomes entangled in a deadly conspiracy after witnessing a horrific secret inside one of her packages.
The novel follows two main characters whose lives are connected by a shared family history and a mythical land called Isidora, where nothing is ever forgotten.Â
Seth Waller: A 15-year-old "science nerd" from Austin, Texas, who begins investigating his mother’s early-onset Alzheimer’s. His quest leads him to uncover surprising truths about his family's past.
Abel Haggard: An elderly, reclusive hunchback living on a family farm outside Dallas. He reflects on his lost love, Mae, and holds the key to the family's secrets.
The story follows the four lifelong friends during their fourth summer apart, as the "Traveling Pants" begin to show signs of wear with unraveled embroidery and fraying hems.
According to World of Books, the novel follows private investigator Philip Marlowe as he is hired by a "dried-up husk of a woman" to recover a rare gold coin known as the Brasher Doubloon. Marlowe soon discovers that anyone who handles the coin ends up dead, leading him through a trail of corpses in Los Angeles.
The story follows brothers Damian and Anthony, who find a bag of money after a train robbery. They must spend it within a few days before Britain switches to the Euro and the currency becomes worthless. The brothers are torn between spending it on trivial luxuries like pizza or using it for virtuous causes like ending world poverty.
This book follows agent Mila Vasquez of the elite Missing Persons bureau as she investigates the mysterious return of hundreds of long-lost individuals who begin committing a horrifying pattern of murders. These "sleepers" were people who chose to disappear from their former lives, often due to terrible choices or dark circumstances. As Mila delves deeper, she uncovers clues and realizes her colleagues might be hiding something from her, which could jeopardize the entire investigation. The novel is a thriller/mystery translated from Italian.
The book is set during the 1979 Iranian Revolution, where a British helicopter company faces potential bankruptcy and its foreign pilots must attempt a bold escape across the Gulf amidst the nation's turmoil. The story specifically focuses on the experiences of a Finnish pilot, Erikki Yokkonen, and his Iranian wife, Azadeh, as they struggle to save their love and escape the chaos.
The novel is set in post-apartheid South Africa and follows David Lurie, a middle-aged English professor at the Technical University of Cape Town. After an impulsive affair with a student, he refuses to repent publicly before a university committee and resigns his post in disgrace, retreating to his daughter Lucy's isolated farm in the Eastern Cape. The balance of power in the country is shifting, and both father and daughter become victims of a violent attack, which forces them to confront their strained relationship and the complex racial dynamics of the new South Africa.
