20th Century
The Secret Keeper
It’s 1961, and 16-year-old Laurel Nicolson is hiding in a tree house during a family celebration, wanting only a few…
Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures
Elsa Emerson is the youngest of three sisters growing up in the wings of the popular Cherry County Playhouse in…
Icelight
This book is a cracking political thriller. Set in 1946 blitzed London, Icelight has fast action, resilient characters and sparkling…
The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Swedish noir may be a hot literary commodity, but apparently Swedish writers are also capable of producing humor on a…
Young Philby
Bestselling suspense novelist Robert Littell follows the career of Kim Philby, a notorious Cold War secret agent—or double agent? triple…
Band of Sisters
I started Band of Sisters with preconceived notions that it would be a typical Christian romance but was soon surprised…
Christmas at Eagle Pond
In 1940, Donnie Hall is twelve years old. His mother has undergone surgery and needs peace and quiet at home…
Shadows in the Sky
Verity and Clemency are sisters, daughters of a senior naval officer, who are respectively 17 and 18 at the outbreak…
Button Down
In 1929 Iowa, Ned Button is thrilled when local football hero Lester Ward is tapped to attend the University of…
Hullo Russia, Goodbye England
“You’ve got to be demented to want to fly,” Flight Lieutenant Silk of 409 Squadron Royal Air Force tells Air…
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