20th Century
Why Shoot a Butler?
When barrister Frank Amberley, who happens to dabble in amateur detection, comes upon a dead body in an abandoned car,…
House of Meetings
Editors' choice
Written as a confession, House of Meetings is the story of two brothers—the unnamed narrator and Lev—and the beautiful, free-spirited…
The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish
Hurricane Katrina’s bearing down on New Orleans and the apartment of 90-year-old Louis Proby. The authorities are saying it’s going…
The Unfinished Clue
The scene is 1933: a weekend country house party at The Grange, courtesy of General Sir Arthur Billington-Smith and his…
Consequences
If you like your multi-generational family sagas breezy and easy to read, and with if not a happy ending, then…
The Sound of Butterflies
Set in 1903 the book follows the adventures of Thomas Edgar, collector of butterflies, during an expedition to the Amazon,…
Lipstick and Lies
Pucci Lewis, a young Women’s Airforce Service Pilot doing home front service during World War II, needs Amelia Earhart’s saddle…
Wintering
In the late 1950s, bankrupt Jaguar salesman Jim Parker must start his life over again in a village near Glastonbury.…
The Kommandant’s Girl
Emma Bau has been married only a few weeks when the Germans smash into Poland. In a short time, her…
My Mother’s Lovers
In a recent talk at the University of East Anglia, Christopher Hope described Africa as “a great comic opera” which…
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