Bob Dollar, an aimless young man from Denver takes a job as a "hog site scout" for a corporation called Global Pork Rind. He is tasked with finding large tracts of land in the Texas Panhandle to convert into industrial hog farms, an assignment that pits him against the eccentric and resilient inhabitants of the small town of Woolybucket.
The story is about three long-term friends—Tess, Maddy, and Rita—who first met while working in the Dublin civil service. Now in their fifties and living comfortable lives, their annual group holiday to the picturesque village of Collioure in Southern France serves as the catalyst for their lives to unravel.Â
An evocative and dramatic novel told in the voices of two narrators: Violet, who in 1944 is imprisoned in the tower of a rambling country house by her family; and Claudine, a modern-day property negotiator who becomes involved in handling the sale of the derelict Whitecliff in 2004. Violet's story is of young innocent love for a local lad taking an unfortunate twist, while Claudine is a thoroughly twenty-first-century character: daughter of a loving father with a less loving stepmother, she marries in haste after her father's death, and is at a turning point in her life when she starts to find out the true story of Violet. Is happiness a possibility for these women in their separate and very different worlds?
The novel explores the lives of three sisters and their partners as they navigate the complexities of pregnancy, love, and what it truly means to be a family.
Set in mid-1980s Istanbul, the novel follows a master well-digger and his young apprentice as they search for water on a barren plain. The story explores themes of fathers and sons, individual freedom, and the clash between Western and Eastern myths (specifically Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Ferdowsi's Rostam and Sohrab).
Set in mid-1980s Istanbul, the novel follows a young apprentice who works with a master well-digger on a barren plain outside the city. A father/son bond develops between them, but the boy becomes infatuated with a mysterious red-haired woman in the nearby town. The story is a literary work that explores themes of fathers and sons, the state versus individual freedom, and compares the fundamental Western myth of Sophocles's Oedipus Rex (patricide) with the Eastern tale of Rostam and Sohrab (filicide).
The novel is a coming-of-age story set on a cattle station in the Australian outback, exploring themes of family, loss, and prejudice, as experienced by the protagonist Danny and an English backpacker named Liz.
From a gifted new writer, these sad and funny stories eclipse almost everything yet written about the Bushmen and their despairing search for a place in the modern world.
In this noir techno-thriller, the criminal Avery Cates finds himself to be the richest man in New York City, but soon discovers everyone around him is dying mysteriously in a gruesome way. He must assume the role of both executioner and savior as the human race faces extinction
The story follows Nadine Lavoie, a psychiatrist who works in a psychiatric hospital's lockdown ward and helps people deal with trauma. Her world is upended when a new patient's story triggers a horrific memory from Nadine's own past, forcing her to confront a past she had tried to forget.
The book is described as a "taut and compelling suspense novel" where a detective persuades his girlfriend, who can lie convincingly, to lie in court about her assailant after she is a victim of an attack.
The novel is a moving story about a father (Alex) who uses the game Minecraft to reconnect and communicate with his eight-year-old autistic son (Sam), inspired by the author's own family experiences.
The book is part of a series by Sparrow that explores famous and infamous criminal cases from history, mixing historical accounts with cases he encountered personally during his long legal career, which included serving as a judge on the International Court in Bangkok, Thailand, for over 20 years.
The narrative, spanning the 1850s to the 1870s, begins in Philadelphia in 1860, where Lew Crandall, often called "The Golden Prince," has a promising future and is married to Elizabeth Butterfield. His life is shattered after he unwisely exposes a powerful politician using incriminating evidence found in his deceased father's letters.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Lew leaves for Washington, where he again encounters the unscrupulous figures he had previously angered, leading to his downfall. The story then evolves into a sprawling saga of "murder, rape, revenge, betrayal" as Lew loses his family, fortune, and freedom, surviving solely for the purpose of exacting revenge against the man responsible for orchestrating his ruin. The book is noted for incorporating the events of the Civil War and how national events influenced the characters' lives.
Unconventional Detective Miller investigates a contract killing involving severed hands, a villainous fast-food kingpin, and a psychotic hitman. Miller suspects the local criminal Wayne Cutler, a man he also believes is responsible for his wife's death. With newfound leverage, Miller finds himself in a dangerous mess as he tries to navigate a world of unusual characters and unpredictable events.
The story follows Detective Inspector Tom Thorne as he investigates the disappearance of the sixteen-year-old son of a former high-ranking police officer. Thorne must find the boy while dealing with a kidnapper who sends disturbing videos and a difficult father who may be hiding secrets. The central theme explores how "secrets are as easily buried as bodies".
This book is part of his multi-generational Courtney Novels series, that focuses on a story of love, betrayal, and political turmoil in war-torn Africa.Â
The novel is a swashbuckling maritime adventure set in 1667 during the naval war between the Dutch and the English. It features the characters Sir Francis Courtney and his son Hal, who are on patrol off the Southern African coast, seeking a Dutch East India Company galleon laden with treasure. The story is rich in historical detail and explores themes of honor, loyalty, betrayal, and the quest for justice and vengeance.Â
The fifth book in his popular Ancient Egypt series. The story continues the adventures of the multi-talented eunuch and advisor Taita as he devises a bold plan to crush Egypt's enemies, the Hyksos.Â
