Fiction
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Aislinge Meic Con Glinne edited by K Hurlstone Jackson
Aislinge Meic Con Glinne ( The vision of Mac Conglinne) is a Middle Irish tale of anonymous authorship. It is generally believed to have been written in the late 11th or 12th century. The book is a … [Read more...] about Aislinge Meic Con Glinne edited by K Hurlstone Jackson
The Fencing Master by Arturo Pérez Reverte
In Madrid in 1868, fencing master and man of honor Don Jaime is approached by a mysterious woman who seeks to learn the unstoppable thrust, a technique known only to him. All too soon he finds … [Read more...] about The Fencing Master by Arturo Pérez Reverte
The Ultimate Dream Company J G Ballard
When a light aircraft crashes into the Thames at Shepperton, the young pilot who struggles to the surface minutes later seems to have come back from the dead. Within hours everything in the dormitory … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Dream Company J G Ballard
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep was the first book in the Philip Marlowe series. It introduced one of literature's finest characters to the world. This work established Chandler as the master of the 'hard-boiled' … [Read more...] about The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
Veteran reporter Jack McEvoy has taken down killers before, but when an acquaintance is murdered in a particularly brutal way. McEvoy realizes he might be facing a criminal mind unlike any he's ever … [Read more...] about Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson
Brilliant young naval officer Robert FitzRoy is given the captaincy of HMS Beagle, surveying the wilds of Tierra del Fuego. He is aged just twenty-three. He takes a passenger: a young trainee cleric … [Read more...] about This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
The City Watch needs MEN! And they need all the help they can get, because someone in Ankh-Morpork has been getting dangerous ideas - about crowns and legendary swords, and destiny. And the problem … [Read more...] about Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders by J Mortimer
This is the sensational full-length Rumpole novel that at last relates the oft-mentioned but never revealed story of Rumpole’s first case, the Penge Bungalow affair. Looking back half a century … [Read more...] about Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders by J Mortimer