A secret scroll remains hidden deep in an ancient sanctuary. It is guarded by a sacred order who await to unleash its true powers and bring doomsday upon mankind. Only one man – Dr Thomas Lourds, the worlds foremost scholar of ancient languages – can safely bring this secret scroll to its rightful place in […]
Mightier than the Sword opens with an IRA bomb exploding during the M. V. Buckinghams maiden voyage across the Atlantic-but how many passengers lose their lives? When Harry Clifton visits his publisher in New York, he learns that he has been elected as the new president of English PEN and immediately launches a campaign for […]
For almost a quarter of a century, John Grishams A Time to Kill has captivated readers with its raw exploration of race, retribution and justice. Now, its hero, Jake Brigance, returns to the courtroom in a dramatic showdown as Ford County again confronts its tortured history. Filled with the intrigue, suspense and plot twists that […]
This comprehensive anthology of modern Indian writing, covering about a hundred and fifty years, shatters many illusions about the literature of this continent. Translations from Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, and the south sit alongside writing in English, bringing to light the greatest and most engaging writers from India??s recent history. With insightful introductions to the writers […]
A Gentleman of Leisure is a comic novel dedicated to Douglas Fairbanks–who starred in the film version; in “Hot Water, J. Wellington Gedge is the man who has everything–but finds himself caught in a series of international events. “Summer Moonshine involves a complicated love quadrangle and what is probably the ugliest home in England; and […]
In his forty-six short years, Mr. Mohun Biswas has been fighting against destiny to achieve some semblance of independence, only to face a lifetime of calamity. Shuttled from one residence to another after the drowning death of his father, for which he is inadvertently responsible, Mr. Biswas yearns for a place he can call home. […]
As his nation descends into chaos, an Iraqi boy loots an ancient clay tablet from a long-forgotten vault in the Baghdad Museum of Antiquities–unaware that his actions could ignite the war to end all wars. Years later, on the eve of a historic Israeli-Palestinian peace accord, bodyguards for Israels prime minister gun down a possible […]
Will Cam Monroe get what he wants now that he is rich and powerful? He will soon find out when he returns to England. If the Stanhope family refuses to meet his demands, he can ruin them. His demands are simple. All he wants is Amanda, their daughter and the woman he loves. The question […]
Greg Iless novels have been praised for their unusual depth of characterization and complexity of plot, and The Quiet Game was no exception. Reviewers called it “beautifully crafted” (The Providence Sunday Journal), “heartbreakingly honest” (Cleveland Plain Dealer), and simply “a grand thriller with a wonderful Southern seasoning” (The Orange County Register). In 24 Hours, Iles […]
Now in a handsome and newly revised hardcover edition: the extraordinary travelogue that has enthralled readers for more than seven centuries. Marco Polo??s vivid descriptions of the splendid cities and people he encountered on his journey along the Silk Road through the Middle East, South Asia, and China opened a window for his Western readers […]
Timeless stories for girls, and those who remain girls at heart. Pick up a dainty blue umbrella, skip around a secret garden; spend a day in the mountains, playing amongst the goats and birds; save a little pig from a dreadful fate. All this and more in these stories of magic, whimsy and humour. Read […]
Freelance flyer Jack Nelson makes a living peddling his talents to the highest bidder…and now he has a chance to pull off the heist of a lifetime. There are millions in sunken treasure for the taking in a go-for-broke caper tailor-made for Nelson??and all he has to do to collect the loot is live through […]
Notorious Nikos Katrakis was looking for a new woman to bed when, out of the blue, heiress Tristanne Barbery offered herself to him. Could satisfaction “and” revenge really be that easy to obtain? Tristanne knew better than to play games with a man of such devastatingly lethal charisma as Nikos. But, though she had a […]