“Chasing the Monk´s Shadow”
A Jouney in the Footsteps of Xuanzang “An Indian woman with a China craze, a Chinese monk with an Indian obsession; we had the same schizophrenia, the monk and I. It seemed logical to take the same road.” In the seventh century AD, the Chinese monk Xuanzang (earlier spelt as Hiuen Tsang or Hsuan Tsang) […]
“City of Stairs: The Divine Cities Book 1”
You´ve got to be careful when you´re chasing a murderer through Bulikov, for the world is not as it should be in that city. When the gods were destroyed and all worship of them banned by the Polis, reality folded; now stairs lead to nowhere, alleyways have become portals to the past and criminals disappear […]
“Coronado”
Though best known for his hugely successful novels, Dennis Lehane is also a master of the short story. This collection, his first to be published in the UK, includes the story “Running out of Dog” which was featured in the best American mystery stories 2005 and the best American mystery stories of the century. It […]
“Dear Life”
Winner of the International Man Booker Prize IN STORY AFTER STORY IN THIS BRILLIANT NEW COLLECTION Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: their stories draw us in with their quiet […]
“Dear Teacher”
It’s 1979: Dallas is enthralling the nation on TV, Mrs Thatcher has just become prime minister, Abba is top of the pops, and in the small Yorkshire village of Ragley-on-the-Forest, Jack Sheffield returns for his third year as headmaster of the village school. Jack and his staff struggle to keep a semblance of normality throughout […]
“Death by Prophecy”
A Novel. A Connor Hawthorne Mystery While traveling the California coast visiting historical missions, Connor Hawthorne and her partner, Laura Nez, are thrust into the middle of an age-old conflict as they investigate what may be terrorist threats against nuclear power stations. But is Rick Bell a terrorist? Or a religious zealot who interprets Biblical […]
“Death in the East”
1905, London. When Bessie Drummond, an old flame of Sam Wyndham’s, is attacked in the street, he is determined to get to the bottom of it. But the next day, Bessie is found dead in her room and Wyndham soon finds himself caught up in her murder investigation. The case will cost the young constable […]
“Death´s end”
Hugo Award-Winning Author Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of the Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge and, with the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, some hope that the two civilizations will be able to co-exist without the […]
“Deaths of Jocasta”
The second Micky Knight mystery New Orleans private detective Micky Knight has been hired to provide security for an exclusive party on the bucolic side of Lake Ponchartrain. Hand picked guests, a beautiful spring weekend and women everywhere – the ideal job. But murder crashes this perfect party when the body of a young woman […]
“Deception”
The universe is under siege. Every fifty-thousand years, a race of sentient machines invades our galaxy to harvest all organic life-forms. They are the Reapers. Two people who know the truth are desperately searching for a way to stop the cycle: Navy admiral David Anderson and his partner, Kahlee Sanders. The have uncovered grisly evidence […]
“Deep Cover”
A Novel. CIA analyst Shelby Carson is tasked with uncovering a “traitor” within the organization, responsible for a disturbing series of assassinations. Top CIA Operative Kristina Bartley, codenamed “Blue” is pulled from the field to assist Carson, much to her reluctance. As both women delve deeper and more dangerously into the case, an attraction soon […]
“Destiny and Desire”
Carlos Fuentes, one of the world’s most acclaimed authors, is at the height of his powers in this stunning new novel—a magnificent epic of passion, magic, and desire in modern Mexico, a rich and remarkable tapestry set in a world where free will fights with the wishes of the gods. Josué Nadal has lost more […]
“Digital Fortress”
Digital Fortress is a techno-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published in 1998 by St. Martin’s Press. The book explores the theme of government surveillance of electronically stored information on the private lives of citizens, and the possible civil liberties and ethical implications of using such technology.
“Don’t Tell Mummy. A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal”
This heart-wrenching memoir from Toni Maguire tells the deeply moving story of an idyllic childhood that masked a terrible truth. Underneath her mother’s gentility and her father’s roguish charm lay horrifying secrets, which eventually led to their only child’s near destruction. The first time her father made an improper advance on Toni, she was six […]
“Eleven Minutes”
Eleven Minutes tells the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that “love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer.” A chance meeting in Rio […]
“Entangled”
The Eater of Souls is Upon Us … As mankind faces its deadliest battle, two young women must unite to prevent the forces of evil from destroying the world as we know it. But theirs is no ordinary alliance, for these two women live at opposite ends of history, until fate brings them together and […]
“Fine Things”
Smart, likable, Bernie Fine was the wonder boy of Wolff’s, New York’s most glamorous department store. A senior VP moving up, he arrives in San Francisco to open a West Coast store. His career is skyrocketing, but his life is lacking a center. When he looks into the wide, innocent eyes of five-year-old Jane O’Reilly, […]
“Foundation and Earth”
The Foundation novels The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are among the great masterworks of science fiction. An ingenious blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women determined to shield enlightened humanity from a ceaseless threat of darkness and ultimate annihilation. Foundation […]
“Friends, Lovers, Chocolate”
Isabel Dalhousie Novels Isabel Dalhousie thinks often of friends, sometimes of lovers, and on occasion of chocolate. As an Edinburgh philosopher she is certain of where she stands. She can review a book called In Praise of Sin with panache and conviction, but real life is… well, perhaps a bit more challenging – particularly when […]
“Garnethill”
Maureen ODonnell wasnt born lucky. A psychiatric patient and a survivor of sexual abuse, she is stuck in a dead-end job and a secretive relationship with Douglas, a shady therapist. Her few comforts are making up stories to tell her psychiatrist, the company of her friends, and the sweet balm of whisky. She is about […]
