Synopsis The tourist town of South Cove, California, is a lovely place to spend the holidays. But this year, shop owner Jill Gardner discovers there’s no place like home for homicide. . . As owner of Coffee, Books, and More, Jill Gardner looks forward to the hustle and […]
“What would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce.” Synopsis Investigators in New York City link a series of gruesome murders to a serial killer targeting men. Piecing together the clues, they enter into a cat-and-mouse game of survival with […]
“What Creature was it, that, masked in an ordinary woman’s face and shape, uttered the voice, now of a mocking demon, and anon of a carrion-seeking bird of prey?” Synopsis Kit Kat was born in Athens, Greece. Her mother was a prostitute, and their protector was a pimp. […]
Synopsis In this honest and stunning novel, now a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old woman, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who […]
“All for ourselves, and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of the masters of mankind.” – Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations Synopsis A string of patricides rocks 1916 Dublin and a washed-up Scottish doctor receives a mysterious […]
Synopsis Attempted murder, that’s how sixteen-year-old Princess Charlotte’s engagement starts. It seems like the only thing she has in common with Prince Young of Vires is their mutual discontent. When her kingdom’s attacked, Charlotte’s parents renegotiate her hand in marriage to a handsome stranger with a sinister plan. […]
“Eu non creo nas meigas, mais habelas, hainas.” I don’t believe in witches, but they do exist. – an old Galician proverb Synopsis In the race to save one of their own, Sigma Force must wrestle with the deepest spiritual mysteries of mankind in this mind-expanding adventure from […]
Goodreads Synopsis Hong Kong. Idyllic beaches. Glitzy cityscapes. What can possibly go wrong? Jasmine Spitfire, Hong Kong’s social counsellor extraordinaire, thought her world would forever consist of the disillusioned, the disgruntled and the mildly depressed. She’s wrong. The moment a gruesome murder darkens her doorstep, Spitfire’s world teeters […]
Quote from the book “The Universe is full of Magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” – Eden Phillpots Synopsis Deep within the abandoned darkness of London sits the hub of a clandestine community – the ‘Office’. For decades, secluded in an underground base of […]
Synopsis Dev shook his head, spitting out dust and rock chips. The last rays of the setting sun stained the ground crimson. “Betrayer,” he murmured, ears still ringing from the terrific explosion, “we have a problem.” The cryptic message from Olympus changes everything… One moment Devcalion and Betrayer […]