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The Malice of Fortune
Editors' choice
In the midst of an upsurge in interest in the Borgias, Ennis’s new historical thriller is, at the very least,…
The Reckoning
The second book of The Taker Trilogy, this novel promises to be a supernatural thriller, the kind of story in…
The Taker
When Lanny arrives in police custody at the St. Andrew ER, she meets Luke, the physician on duty, a man…
In the King’s Name
In the King’s Name is the latest in a long naval series, set during the Napoleonic wars, ‘starring’ first Richard…
Egyptian Dawn
The author is well known for his television documentaries which challenge various widely accepted views on early Egyptian history. Here,…
Conflict of Empires
This novel, third in the Empire series, is set in the early Bronze Age. Akkad, on the banks of the…
Conflict of Empires
This novel, third in the Empire series, is set in the early Bronze Age. Akkad, on the banks of the…
Blood’s a Rover
This concludes the Underworld USA Trilogy, which began with American Tabloid and continued through The Cold Six Thousand. Flashbacks and…
Deadly Communion
This is the fifth book in Frank Tallis’ detective series, set at the beginning of the 20th century. Someone is…
New York: The Novel
Editors' choice
Edward Rutherfurd says that “New York’s magnificent gift to the storyteller is a four-century history as exciting as that of…
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