Posts Tagged ‘fiction’
Under the Eagle
When Quintus Licinius Cato, a formerly pampered imperial slave, is forced to join the army, the other members of the Second Legion doubt he will be able to adapt to their harsh lifestyle. Cato earns his freedom when he proves himself to Centurion Lucius Cornelius Macro in battle. Landing in Britain as part of an…
Read MoreIn a Dark, Dark Wood MM
A weekend away deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in this suspenseful and compulsive debut psychological thriller. Sometimes the only thing to fear…is yourself. Leonora (Lee to some, Nora to others) is a reclusive writer, but when an old friend unexpectedly invites her to a weekend away in an eerie glass house,…
Read MoreThe Italian Teacher
A masterful, original examination of love, duty, art, and fame set in Rome, 1955. After Bear Bavinsky abandons his family, his son Pinch will still worship him, striving to live up to the Bavinsky name, trying to burn brightly in his father’s shadow, Pinch’s attempts flicker and die. Yet by the end of a career…
Read MoreUndone
As Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents Faith Mitchell and Will Trent try to connect two murders to a hit-and-run victim, Atlanta physician Sara Linton becomes more involved in the investigation–an investigation which soon culminates in the hunt for a sadistic serial killer.
Read MoreI Let You Go MM
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Crime Novels of 2016! The blockbuster thriller for those who loved The Girl on the Train and The Widow…”[A] finely crafted novel with a killer twist.”–#1 New York Times bestselling author Paula Hawkins On a rainy afternoon, a mother’s life…
Read MoreLet Me Lie
In the newest psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You, Clare Mackintosh brings us a gripping story about how those who love us never really leave us… Two years ago, Tom and Caroline Johnson committed suicide, one seemingly unable to live without the other.…
Read MoreHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
When artifacts from Japanese families sent to internment camps during World War II are uncovered in Seattle, Henry Lee embarks on a quest that leads to memories of growing up Chinese in a city rife with anti-Japanese sentiment.
Read MoreLeaving Time
Now in paperback–the gripping story of a daughter searching for her missing mother–and one of her most powerful and affecting novels yet, now a #1 national bestseller and #1 international bestseller. Alice Metcalf was a devoted mother, loving wife and accomplished scientist who studied grief among elephants. Yet it’s been a decade since she disappeared…
Read MoreOn the proper use of stars
A sparkling, inventive debut novel inspired by Sir John Franklin’s grand — but ultimately failed — quest to discover the Northwest Passage and by his extraordinary wife, Lady Jane. Originally published in Quebec as Du bon usage des etoiles, Dominique Fortier’s debut On the Proper Use of Stars is as fresh and imaginative as anything…
Read MoreAutumn
Daniel is a century old. Elisabeth, born in 1984, has her eye on the future. The United Kingdom is in pieces, divided by a historic once-in-a-generation summer. Love is won, love is lost. Hope is hand in hand with hopelessness. The seasons roll round, as ever…
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