Neal Stephenson In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves—including one Jack Shaftoe, a.k.a. King of the Vagabonds, a.k.a. Half-Cocked Jack, lately and miraculously cured of the pox—devises...

Michael Malone In small towns between the North Carolina Piedmont and the coast the best scenery is often in the sky. On flat sweeps of red clay and scrub pine...

Diana L Paxon This haunting retelling of the tale of Tristan and Iseult (here called Drustan and Esseilte in accordance with Celtic legend and language) goes back to early versions,...

Imogen Hermes Gowar One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstep. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears...

Laura Joh Rowland When beautiful, wealthy Yukiko and low-born artist Noriyoshi are found drowned together in a shinju, or ritual double suicide, everyone believes the culprit was forbidden love. Everyone...

Author: Richard North Patterson On a cold day in January President Kerry Kilcannon takes the oath of office-- and within days makes his first, most important appointing a new Chief...

Mark Lawrence "I was born for killing - the gods made me to ruin"At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the...

Wendy I Zierler Pointing to an early instance in Hebrew literary history, And Rachel Stole the Idols takes its title from a biblical episode in which a daughter seizes control...

David Samuel Levinson Why is tonight different from all other nights? Tonight we kill dad. In 2022, American Jews face an increasingly unsafe and anti-Semitic landscape at home. Against this backdrop, the...

Eyewitness Books Your journey starts here. Featuring DK's much-loved maps and illustrations, walks and information, plus all new, full-colour photography, this 100% updated guide to Spain brings you the best...

Javier Sierra Milan, 1497: Leonardo da Vinci is completing his masterpiece, The Last Supper .Pope Alexander VI is determined to execute him after realizing that the painting contains clues to...

Hannah Tinti Hero. Villain. Father...After years spent living on the run, Samuel Hawley and his daughter Loo finally settle in Olympus, Massachusetts. Hawley takes up fishing, while Loo struggles with...