Tag: fiction
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Watermelon
Marian Keyes Meet Claire Walsh. On the day she gives birth to her first child, Claire’s husband James tells her he’s been having an affair, and that now’s the right time to leave her. Right for who exactly? Exhausted, tearful and a tiny bit furious, Claire doesn’t know what to do. So she decides to go back…
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Kiss Her Goodbye
Lisa Gardner Frankie Elkin usually prefers her cases cold. Until she finds herself in the broiling streets of Tucson, Arizona, where an Afghan refugee has been missing for three weeks. The woman she is looking for, Sabera Ahmadi, is a wife and young mother, haunted by war, scarred by her past. The police and Sabera’s…
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The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every…
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The Predicament
By William Boyd Gabriel Dax, travel writer and accidental spy, is back in the shadows. Unable to resist the allure of his MI6 handler, Faith Green, he has returned to a life of secrets and subterfuge. Dax is sent to Guatemala under the guise of covering a tinderbox presidential election, where the ruthless decisions of…
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The Rest of Our Lives
by Ben Markovits When Tom’s wife had an affair, he resolved to leave her once their children had grown up. Twelve years later, after driving his daughter to university, he remembers his pact and keeps driving West to visit friends, family and an old girlfriend. But he also has secrets of his own – trouble…
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The Fuhrer’s Prophecy
by Brain Klein January, 1939Adolf Hitler makes an infamous speech at the Reichstag threatening ‘the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe’. This vile public proclamation is seized upon by his fanatical supporters who christen it ‘The Führer’s Prophecy’. November, 1943A sinister plot hatched inside Block 10 of the notorious Auschwitz deathcamp is known only…
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The Counterfeit Candidate
by Brian Klein Berlin, 30 April, 1945As the Russian Army closes in on the war-torn City, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun take their own lives. Their bodies are burned and buried in the Reich Chancellery garden, above the Führer’s bunker. Buenos Aires, 9 January, 2012Three audacious thieves carry out the biggest safe depository heist in…
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White King
by Juan Gomez-Jurado Antonia Scott has an unusually gifted forensic mind. She’s the lynchpin of a top-secret project, Red Queen, created to work across borders to solve the most devious and dangerous crimes, those that are beyond the skills of the regular police. But the Red Queen project is under attack on all fronts. Across…
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The Knight’s Pledge
by Scott Mariani THE THRILLING NEW INSTALMENT IN THE WILL BOWMAN SERIES, FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 1191. Will Bowman, now fully entangled in Richard Lionheart’s crusade, has reached the Holy Land. However, just as he and his crew are about to touch down in Acre, they are drawn into an intense battle at sea,…
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The Present
by Joseph Estevez ‘Do you ever wonder if the best days are behind you?’ Daniel Adelman had it all – friends, sports and holidays with family. Now everyone seems to be busy with marriage, work or have moved abroad, leaving him feeling lonely and ruminating on a better past. As he takes steps to spice…