Alan Barrington, who has evaded capture for ten years, is the suspect in an appalling murder during Black Ascot, the famous 1910 royal horserace honoring the late King Edward VII. Now it appears...
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Author: Todd, CharlesSummary: -
Author: Johnson, PaulSummary:Johnson explores the complex and fascinating character of Winston Churchill--the soldier, orator, and statesman who shined brightest during Britain's darkest hours.
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Author: Weir, AlisonSummary:
Weir sheds light on the scheming, backstabbing and brutality that plagued 16th-century England.
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Author: Quinn, JuliaSummary:
Michael Stirling and his cousin John, the Earl of Kilmartin, are as close as brothers. However, Michael is secretly in love with John's wife Francesca Bridgerton. When John suddenly dies,...
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Author: Hawking, S. W.Summary:Stephen Hawking brings us to the cutting edge of theoretical physics, where truth is often stranger than fiction, to explain in laymen's terms the principles that control our universe.
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Author: Robinson, PeterSummary:In Eastvale, a young Middle Eastern boy is found dead, his body stuffed in a wheelbarrow on the East Side Estate. Detective Superintendent Banks and his team know they must tread carefully to...
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Author: Kuhn, WilliamSummary:An absolute delight of a debut novel by William Kuhn - author of Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books - Mrs Queen Takes the Train wittily imagines the kerfuffle that transpires when a bored...
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Author: Lansing, AlfredSummary:
This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the...
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Author: Horowitz, AnthonySummary:
Recently recruited and trained as a special agent by MI6, the British secret service, 14-year-old West Londoner Alex Rider is sent to infiltrate an ultra-private school where the rich and powerful...
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Author: Davis, LindseySummary:
Ancient Rome's favorite son and sometimes palace spy, Marcus Didius Falco, is called upon by the Emperor Vespasian to investigate an act of treason. Disguised as an idle vacationer, Falco travels...
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Author: Davis, LindseySummary:
Rome, AD 71. Marcus Didius Falco is hired by a group of nouveau riche ex-slaves to outwit a fortune-hunting redhead, whose husbands have a habit of dying accidentally, leaving him up against a...
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Author: Davis, LindseySummary:
When Germanic troops in the service of the empire begin to rebel, and a Roman general disappears, Emperor Vespasian turns to the one man he can trust: Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer. But...
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Author: McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary:
Life at Corduroy Mansions, nestled in London's hip Pimlico neighborhood, is as lively as ever. While Berthea Snark scribbles a scathing biography of a Parliament member--her son!--William French...
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Author: Laurens, StephanieSummary:
Lady Alathea Morwellan is desperate to save the lives and fortunes of the siblings left in her care by her late father. Disguised all in black, she approaches the dashing Gabriel Cynster and is...
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Author: Laurens, StephanieSummary:
Wealthy and roguish, Demon Cynster is perfectly content without love. Having witnessed his Cynster brethren driven to their knees by women, he knows all too well what the power of love can do to a...
Genre: Romance fiction