This debut thriller by the award-winning author of A Small Death in Lisbon is "a witty, fast-moving and picaresque tale" set in West Africa (Nelson DeMille).A British expat, Bruce Medway gets by as a fixer and troubleshooter in the West African country of Benin. He's been in tough spots before, but never faced anything life-threatening until he did business with the mighty Madame Severnou. While she's dangerously unhappy with him, it's just as well that hi...

A poignant, "top rank" espionage thriller spanning from WWII to the Cold War from the award-winning author of A Small Death in Lisbon ( The Guardian).Portugal, 1944. Recruited by British intelligence to help uncover Nazi secrets of atomic warfare, math prodigy Andrea Aspinall soon disappears into the crowds of Lisbon, hiding behind a new identity. Karl Voss, an attaché for German intelligence, arrives in the city under the purported agen...

A Spanish detective investigates a series of grisly killings in a crime thriller that maintains "an almost unbearable pitch of excitement" ( Booklist).Called to a gruesome crime scene, Inspector Javier Falcón is shocked and sickened by what he finds there. Strewn like flower petals on the victim's shirt are the man's own eyelids, evidence of a heinous crime with no obvious motive.When the investigation leads Falcón to read his late father's journals,...

Nazi wartime deals and the modern-day murder of a Portuguese teen are linked with originality and suspense in this award–winning crime novel.1941. Klaus Felsen, forced out of his Berlin factory into the SS, arrives in a luminous Lisbon, where Nazis and Allies, refugees and entrepreneurs, dance to the strains of opportunism and despair. Felsen's assignment takes him to the bleak mountains of the north where a devious and brutal battle is being fought for an element v...

The Life and Times of Queen Victoria (Vol. 1–4) is a capacious Victorian-era chronicle that interweaves royal biography with the political, imperial, social, and cultural history of nineteenth-century Britain. Written in an expansive documentary style, it follows Victoria from childhood and accession through the formative decades of her reign, treating court life, constitutional change, public crises, and national achievement as mutually illuminating. Its tone reflects the late-Victorian t...

Inspector Jefe Javier Falcón investigates a series of suspicious suicides in the "intricate [and] chilling" follow up to The Blind Man of Seville ( Publishers Weekly).In an exclusive suburb of Seville, Spain, a wealthy couple is found dead in their home, the tragic conclusion to an apparent suicide pact. Lucia Vega has been suffocated in her own bed, while her husband, construction magnate Rafael Vega, has succumbed to poison, a bizarre note clutc...

The "crackerjack" first thriller in the London-set series featuring kidnap consultant Charles Boxer ( The Wall Street Journal).When the twenty-five-year-old daughter of Indian billionaire Frank D'Cruz is kidnapped, former cop turned private security professional Charles Boxer is charged with getting her back alive.Boxer knows all-too-well how the dark forces in London can reach out and ensnare an innocent victim. He also knows that D'Cruz'...

The novel is set in a futuristic or space-faring setting where humanity has expanded its reach beyond Earth. The story centers on a group of characters who become embroiled in a conflict with a group of spacefaring marauders or "vandals" who threaten the stability of the cosmos.The "vandals" in the title refer to these antagonistic forces that disrupt the peace and order of space, possibly engaging in acts of piracy, sabotage, or other forms of cosmic terrorism. The protagonists, who are o...

A near-future society, AI-driven robots called COMPANIONS have become the ultimate partners: perfect and loving unconditionally, yet unable to reproduce. These emotionally adaptive Companions replace traditional human relationships. Men, in particular, find that these “robots” meet all their physical needs without the emotional baggage of human partners, representing the future of human relationships. Journalist ELLIOT MARNER has always been skeptical of the growing reliance on Artificial ...

Step into the world of "Children Day Celebration" and konw why this day is so special for children all over the world. In this book, we explore what Children's Day means and how different people celebrate it.From parades to picnics, you'll learn about the fun things communities do to show kids how much they are loved. But this book is more than just about parties. It's also full of stories and ideas to help children grow and feel good about themselves.With ...

"Shadows of Deception: Love in a World of Disinformation" is a captivating spy thriller and romance novel set in Washington, D.C. The story follows the life of Emily Harper, an ambitious investigative journalist, and James Bennett, a skilled CIA operative.

In "The Life of Queen Victoria," Robert Wilson intricately chronicles the personal and political life of one of Britain's most iconic monarchs. Wilson's literary style is characterized by a rich, descriptive narrative that expertly weaves historical facts with intimate details, providing a holistic portrait of Victoria not only as a ruler but also as a mother, wife, and woman. Set against the backdrop of the British Empire's expansive growth in the 19th century, the book explores the multi...