Hutchinson
The Spy
Why was an adventuress, who rose to notoriety as an exotic dancer in pre-World War I Paris, executed by firing…
Birdcage Walk
Bristol in the latter decade of the 18th century. Elizabeth (or Lizzie as she is mostly known), narrates the story…
Caught in the Revolution: Petrograd, Russia, 1917 – A World on the Edge
Rappaport tells the story of the Russian Revolution through a different perspective: that of the foreigners residing in or visiting…
A Gentleman in Moscow
Editors' choice
The “gentleman” of the title is Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, a charming Russian aristocrat who lives in a posh suite…
Ancient Worlds: An Epic History of East and West
Scott’s thesis is that, in order to understand the past, we must examine the global interconnectedness of history. He examines…
The Accidental Agent: A Jimmy Nessheim Novel
Jimmy Nessheim (Fear Itself, The Little Tokyo Informant) is back for a third adventure, and up to his chin in troubles…
The House at the Edge of Night
Editors' choice
An island can be a secluded place of refuge. For those who spend their lives there, islands can also turn…
The Accidental Agent: A Jimmy Nessheim Novel
In 1942 the USA is in a race against Nazi Germany to harness the colossal death-dealing potential of the atom…
Where My Heart Used to Beat
A retired doctor flees London for the south of France but can’t escape his own buried trauma. That is the…
Exposure
Editors' choice
London 1960. Simon Callington is a relatively junior civil servant, working in naval intelligence. He has a German-born Jewish wife,…
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