Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world...

An epic yet personal look at several decades of life, love, and death in the imaginary city of Ambergris. Narrated by ex-society figure Janice Shriek, this afterword presents a vivid gallery of characters and events, emphasizing the...

Rewrite, an intellectual mystery, follows Bruno Leblon, a history lecturer at a Paris university, during a six week long winter break as he tries to do research at the Public Library for his new book—a history of his family, one of the...

Drawing on deep archival research, childhood memories, and conversations with relatives, friends, and fellow hostages, a noted historian, a passenger on an airliner hijacked by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of...

The bestselling author of "Devil in the White City" turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler's rise to power. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador...

Undaunted by his lack of college degree, John sets out from his meager New York apartment on a journey to Tennessee where he hopes to track down the secret papers of 17th President Andrew Johnson--documents that may or may not actually...

Professor Tomas Noronha, hired to finish another scholar's research, finds a document with an encrypted message that leads him on a search for the true identity of Columbus.

In 1999 Phoenix, it’s the sweet season. Christmas and the new millennium are only weeks away. But history professor David Mapstone, just hired by the Sheriff’s Office, still finds trouble, chasing a robber into an abandoned warehouse...