Thriller
New York Station
Roy Hawkins is an Anglo-American working for MI6 in Paris as the city is overrun by the Nazis. Desperate to…
The Girl from Oto
This novel has a complicated, interconnecting dual timeline. One is contemporary in which Zari Durrell, an American art historian, secures…
The Glass Forest
Married to Cary-Grant-handsome Paul and with a new baby boy, Angie Glass lives her dream in a small town by…
Harbor of Spies
In January 1863, a storm forces American captain Everett Townsend to sail his ship reluctantly into the Port of Havana.…
A Darker State
A sequel to Stasi Child and Stasi Wolf, but one that can stand alone, this novel, set in East Berlin…
Tangerine
Editors' choice
Christine Mangan’s debut novel, Tangerine, takes us into the twisting and menacing streets and alleyways of 1950s Tangier, Morocco. Beginning…
The Bookworm
For the novelist, history is full of “what if?” What if Anne Boleyn had a son who lived? What if…
The Silent Companions
Ghost stories are having a revival at present, and Laura Purcell’s The Silent Companions, set in the 19th century, is a worthy newcomer to…
The Last Hours
June 1348: When Lady Anne of Develish loses her husband to the Black Death, she takes charge of his demesne…
The Wicked Cometh
This is a beautiful book, inside and out. For once you can judge a book by its cover, in this…
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