Taiwan Travelogue: A Novel
臺灣文學第一本 2026國際布克獎得主 2024美國國家圖書獎翻譯文學大獎 昭和臺灣縱貫鐵道美食之旅 楊双子《臺灣漫遊錄》 WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She's been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Instead, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste as much of its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appetite can bear. Soon a Taiwanese woman--who is younger even than she is, and who shares the characters of her name--is hired as her interpreter and makes her dreams come true. The charming, erudite, meticulous Chizuru arranges Chizuko's travels all over the Land of the South and also proves to be an exceptional cook. Over scenic train rides and braised pork rice, lively banter and winter melon tea, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on drawing her closer. But something causes Chizuru to keep her distance. It's only after a heartbreaking separation that Chizuko begins to grasp what the &something& is. Disguised as a translation of a rediscovered text by a Japanese writer, this novel was a sensation on its first publication in Mandarin Chinese in 2020 and won Taiwan's highest literary honor, the Golden Tripod Award. Taiwan Travelogue unburies lost colonial histories and deftly reveals how power dynamics inflect our most intimate relationships.
Bloodborne Slipcase Set 4-6
Dare you revisit the terrifying secrets of Old Yharnam in this second deluxe box-set of the beloved comic series! Fans of Fromsoftware/Hidetaka Miyazaki's critically-acclaimed Bloodborne videogame and eldritch horror will need to get their hands on this! Includes three stunning exclusive art cards! This incredible boxset collects the next three instalments in the highly successful graphic novel series of adaptations of Fromsoftware's Bloodborne videogame. In the plagued city of Yharnam, under the blood moon, a scourge of beasts stalk the streets, and a new threat lurks around every corner. Hunters must venture into the terror of the night, but malignant and ancient horrors await them. The incredible team of acclaimed horror writer Cullen Bunn and fan-favorite artist Piotr Kowalski return to continue the plight of the night of the hunt. Based on the world of the critically acclaimed Bloodborne videogame, this stunning graphic novel features delightfully horrific artwork of recognizable places and monsters. Fans of the game and other horror video games such as Dark Souls and Resident Evil will love this! Collects Bloodborne: The Veil, Torn Asunder/The Lady of the Lanterns/The Bleak Dominion Includes three stunning exclusive art cards!
One of Us Is Lying
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - BUZZFEED - POPCRUSH"Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club" (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Pay close attention and you might solve this.On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them. All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock! And don't miss the #1 New York Times bestselling sequel, One of Us is Next!
The Silent Patient
**THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "An unforgettable--and Hollywood-bound--new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy."--Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband--and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia's refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations--a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....
Thirteen
In Thirteen, the third novel in international bestselling author Steve Cavanagh's Eddie Flynn series, a juror sows reasonable doubt to ensure an innocent man is found guilty. If you can't beat the system, be the system. "A knockout."--Booklist (starred review) It's the murder trial of the century--and Joshua Kane has killed to get the best seat in the house. He has done everything in his power to make sure the wrong man goes down for the crime. Because this time, the killer isn't on trial. He's on the jury. "A terrific hook...more twists than a tornado... A genuine, read-in-one-sitting page-turner." --The Guardian But there's someone on his tail. Defense lawyer and former conman Eddie Flynn doesn't believe that his movie-star client killed two people. He suspects that the real killer is closer than they think--but who would guess just how close? "BOOKS THESE INGENIOUS DON'T COME ALONG VERY OFTEN."--Michael Connelly
The Girl on the Train
The #1 New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Book of the Year, now a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives, from the author of Into the Water. "Nothing is more addicting than The Girl on the Train."--Vanity Fair "The Girl on the Train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since Gone Girl. . . . [It] is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership."--The New York Times "Marries movie noir with novelistic trickery. . . hang on tight. You'll be surprised by what horrors lurk around the bend."--USA Today "Like its train, the story blasts through the stagnation of these lives in suburban London and the reader cannot help but turn pages."--The Boston Globe "Gone Girl fans will devour this psychological thriller."--People EVERY DAY THE SAMERachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life--as she sees it--is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. UNTIL TODAYAnd then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel goes to the police. But is she really as unreliable as they say? Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?
And the Mountains Echoed
An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else. Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe--from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos--the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.
Revenge Wears Prada
BY THE AUTHOR WHO BROUGHT YOU THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA AND THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2! The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller The Devil Wears Prada includes brand-new scenes featuring the iconic Miranda Priestly. Almost a decade has passed since Andy Sachs quit the job "a million girls would die for" working for Miranda Priestly at Runway magazine--a dream that turned out to be a nightmare. Andy and Emily, her former nemesis and co-assistant, have since joined forces to start a high end bridal magazine, The Plunge, which has quickly become required reading for the young and stylish. Now they get to call all the shots: Andy writes and travels to her heart's content; Emily plans parties and secures advertising like a seasoned pro. Even better, Andy has met the love of her life. Max Harrison, scion of a storied media family, is confident, successful, and drop-dead gorgeous. Their wedding will be splashed across all the society pages as their friends and family gather to toast the glowing couple. Andy Sachs is on top of the world. But karma's a bitch. The morning of her wedding, Andy can't shake the past. And when she discovers a secret letter with crushing implications, her wedding-day jitters turn to cold dread. Andy realizes that nothing--not her husband, nor her beloved career--is as it seems. She never suspected that her efforts to build a bright new life would lead her back to the darkness she barely escaped ten years ago--and directly into the path of the devil herself...Featuring all new scenes with the villainess we love to hate (hate to love?), Miranda Priestly.
Batman No Man's Land 1
After suffering a cataclysmic earthquake, the U.S. government has deemed Gotham City as uninhabitable and ordered all citizens to leave. It is now months later and those that have refused to vacate 'No Man's Land' live amidst a citywide turf war inwhich the strongest prey on the weak. As gangs terrorize the ravaged populace, the Scarecrow uses a church relief project as a real life lab to test his experiments in fear. But with the return of the vigilante, Batman, and the appearance of anenigmatic new Batgirl, justice returns to Gotham. BATMAN: NO MAN'S LAND VOL. 1 is the first chapter in the monumental crossover event that changed Gotham City and the Dark Knight forever. Collects BATMAN: NO MAN'S LAND #1, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #83-86, BATMAN #563-566, DETECTIVE COMICS #730-733, AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #51-55, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #117-118 and BATMAN CHRONICLES #16.
The Mabinogion
Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history--these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse and hunting a magical boar. Dragons, witches, and giants live alongside kings and heroes, and quests of honour, revenge, and love are set against the backdrop of a country struggling to retain its independence. This new translation, the first for thirty years, recreates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and re-invests the tales with the power of performance. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Getting There
In the aftermath of COVID, a man who has lost everything takes to the road. An environmental protestor resists relocation. A grandmother shares the secrets of plants, and a loyalty card customer takes a stand. There is satire on the weight loss industry, retirement villages and a celebrity chef with a passion.
Yellow Car Paradox A quiet, unsettling story about the memories that shape us, and the things we notice only too late.
'Every morning, a yellow car waits outside Josiah's apartment.It never moves too soon.It never leaves too late.No matter where he goes, it is always there.At first, it is ordinary. Then, it becomes impossible to ignore.A car that watches. A pattern that doesn't belong.A young man named Josiah is a twenty-year-old student at the University of Santo Tomas, ambitious and courageous. Political Science isn't just a course, it is the foundation for good governance. He dreams of leadership, not for applause, but for redemption. Yet, even as he working hard toward his dreams, the yellow car remains there.It appears at the same time and place as if part of his morning routine. No one else notices it, and its stillness is mysterious. Is it a coincidence, or is there something dangerous?Yellow Car Paradox is a thoughtful, suspenseful exploration of destiny, leadership, and the unseen forces that follow us. It asks whether we notice the patterns around us, whether we act when opportunities appear, and how much the quiet moments of observation-by ourselves or by others-can influence the trajectory of a life. Through Josiah's journey, readers are drawn into a story that is as much about ambition and service as it is about the subtle mysteries that surround us every day."Some things follow you... and some things wait for you."This is a work of fiction. Names of places and institutions are used for narrative purposes. Any resemblance to real persons or events is coincidental.
The Promise
It was always the little things that Father knew gentiles could get away with but Jews, like him, couldn't. He was under no illusions that the family's end was near, and sure enough, it came. But his eldest child was determined to cling on to the one thing that held his family tightly together. He would keep the promise.
Miner's Lad
With the grinding sounds of the pitheads ringing in his ears, the boy climbed and climbed the mountain, batting the ferns away with his hands, marvelling at the tiny purple foxglove heads. When he was far above the lines of dreary grey houses, he stopped and sat on the big rock that jutted out of the mountainside. Squinting out across the valley, he breathed in and closed his eyes. For many of the mining communities in South Wales, life sped by under the heaviness of swinging picks and grinding gears. Through snapshots of life, we see how young men are influenced, how they grow, how they feel and how they watch those they love delve deep into the earth day after day. We stand beside our boy as he navigates his early life under the shadow of the greying mountains, between the lines and rows of terraced houses in the valley. Step by step through his life, his valley roots have followed him and remain ingrained within him.
35 Kilos
In any matter of the case, she would be needing an extra 8000 if renting a house. If the circumstances showed that she would have to move, she would have a serious money problem. So later, maybe within an hour, Patrizia would bend down and try to steal a telephone from the bag placed on the floor on the side of her just to get by the next month. The airplane pilots did not look that much out of the window in ordinary airplanes, and the luggage was normally not stored at the front of the airplane as in this story. Nor did the company stewardesses wear dots on their neckerchiefs. "35 KILOS" is Aaness' second book after the highly priced "Happy Belated Birthday." Aaness is pushing her love for Paul Auster in this strangely composed short story that takes place in an airport, asking, "How are the passengers connected, what stories do they carry, and what actions and relations impact and protect them?" This book is a thoughtful meditation on how the past shapes us without defining us. For readers seeking a deeply personal story that resonates on a human level, Happy Belated Birthday is a must-read. Goodreads
On The Ropes
Blow after blow, she hides her face and fights for her life. Doctor Ruth Burnette has everything she has ever dreamed possible: the perfect job, a twin sister who is her best friend, and a fianc矇 who is retiring from professional boxing as the middleweight champion of the world. Then came that fateful night when she witnessed a mafia execution. When her sister is murdered she knows she'll battle to the last round and never, ever throw in the towel. Now she's down for the count, in witness protection, anxious, alone except for the faithful company of her German Shepherd at her side. As the time draws near to when she has to leave her safe little corner she stays on her toes. She has to testify against one of the darkest criminals in New York, she shores up the courage to face the accused from the witness stand. Unexpectedly, he's not the one who worries her. She wonders what coming face-to-face with his son, VICTOR KOVALEV - her former fianc矇 - will bring. Will Ruth have a fighting chance against the Kovalev family, or will Victor keep her pinned ON THE ROPES?
Echoes of a Silent Cradle
"Echoes of a Silent Cradle" is a well narrated story that has interesting and varied layers that add to the story's subtleties. The story is interesting for its depiction of unconventional themes of gender equality and of twists of love and life's ardours set against an orthodox and conventional backdrop. There are visual qualities in the narration that attract and sustain the reader's interest. Human relationships that seem to appear by chance, are controlled by an unknown destiny. The references to the Hindu gods, the philosophies of religious justice, and the fate of the characters written in the stars are well-etched. The characters put on flesh and blood and are easily recognizable and identifiable as people living amongst us.
Parvon Zin's Universe
Poltox... The very mention of the name conjures up fear in most species. This warrior society has a deserved reputation. The Belatan Banking Guild use Andrend Poltox exclusively in their Debt Recovery Branch. The Anunnaki use them as security guards. Poltox mercenary units are used by the Boldonian Trading Guilds during and after hostile takeover conflicts. The galaxy as a whole sees them as mindless savage thugs. The Poltox don't correct that assumption. They are happy to let anyone think what they like. In reality the Poltox have a wide and varied culture. Not all can be warriors. The non-warrior castes keep the society running, providing weapons, engineering, agriculture, scientific research, and medical expertise. Every Poltox believes totally in the afterlife, a place called Loplen. A great feasting hall where worthy warriors are taken up by the fabled winged Jenpen. Beautiful female warriors to dine at Crangg's table. Feasting and fighting throughout eternity. The non-warrior Poltox clans have their own feasting halls where they live out eternity conducting whatever wondrous things they did before. Disaster struck the Poltox in the form of a planet-wide famine. An ultra-fast-growing small carnivore called Limies was found on a nearby planet. They are harvested by the hundreds of thousands. These little creatures at first seemed like a blessing. Then they started attacking the Poltox in such numbers that no matter how good the warrior was, they were overwhelmed and eaten. Eighty percent of the Poltox population were killed. Only two clans remained. The Nool and the Andrend. The two clans were so close they had thought of forming one powerful unit. The Andrend had volunteered to be enhanced, strength- and reflexes-wise, to help deal with the tiny terrors. The drugs affect the Andrend's minds. Making them aggressive and arrogantly dismissive of their now, in their mind, 'lesser cousins'. Brutalised after their blood-filled grim two-year battle with the Limies, they cannot relate to the Nool. Fights start. The enhanced Andrend kills without remorse. They start to treat the weaker Nool like slaves. Hatred builds and becomes entrenched. War breaks out between the two clans. The only way it will end is with the total eradication of the loser. Their mindset can see no other way. It will take an outsider's view to find a solution.
Forgotten... Poetry & Prose
'SiredYou read to me tales about lost love, I sing to you poetry that sighs of hate. You caress my skin with tender abundance While purgatory loss sets my heart aflame. Yet ashes don't burn, do they now? An embodiment of carmine words you crave- Inked upon my skin, torn pages of a book; Lethal, vermin, beautiful and bitter- One letter for another, We are sired to each other.
Call Me Spud
In Call Me Spud, Stephen Rowley examines the influence of the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles and its inevitable repercussions on the human psyche. The novel traces the dramatic consequences of the common brutality which was witnessed during the province's bloodiest years, and more specifically, the exceptional savagery of West Belfast's infamous gang of serial killers. This work of fiction follows the daily routine of a police constable engaged in the arduous task of pursuing and eventually capturing the killers. The impact of their violence results in both individual and collective trauma as the novel moves beyond the immediate geographical boundaries of Northern Ireland to the south of England. The shift in location points to the universality of violence and its aftermath.
Sunset & Vine
"Love, Lust, Glamour, Greed, Money, Power = Hollywood" Explosive intrigue is found only in the movies for most of the world, but in Hollywood, it's real life. Dotty Henderson seemed to be nothing more than a charming waitress at Schwabs, a restaurant at the legendary corner of Sunset & Vine. She never dreamed she'd become the envy of the world, brought about by a stunning revelation that would shock even jaded Hollywood. Dotty had a secret ambition ... and it was not to make management. But things took a deadly turn. Hollywood screenwriter, Michael Deeves, joins forces with detective Rocco Goldman and his ex-partner-turned-PI, Elsa Wagoner, in solving the gruesome, cold-blooded murder of their friend and confidant: the beloved waitress, Dotty. Their investigation releases a torrent of fury that reveals Hollywood at its finest. Nothing is as it appears in this town, and Dotty knew that better than anyone. Schwab's had become the wicked nest of blackmail, lust, and murder that unhinged the lives of Hollywood's rich and famous. Now rocked by lurid scandal and exposed secrets, the lives of the rich and famous are turned upside down. Destruction stalks them from Hollywood to Monte Carlo. And the face you step on while clawing your way out of an ordinary life may be the last one you see in the end.
Nothing the Fists Can't Fix and Other Stories
In these thirteen remarkable stories, Paul Maxton delves deep into the human condition, exploring both its tenderness and brutality while exposing the fragility of the mind. Set against the backdrop of Scotland's islands and cities, misfits and miscreants have a tenuous grip on reality, resorting to strange, often extreme, behaviour to express their hopes and desires. A man grapples with his anger management, leading to destructive consequences. A burnt-out soldier takes revenge on a friend during a goose-hunting trip. An alcoholic nurse, on her final warning, is consumed by news of an earthquake. A workaholic manager finds a Triumph Bonneville irresistible during a drug-fueled binge. A boy's fierce imagination draws him toward a mother he both loathes and longs for. Bursting with originality and dark humour, Maxton's stories are unnerving, inventive, and sharply attuned to the nuances of speech. This powerful, uncompromising debut collection delivers punch after punch, creating a world of love, loss, and longing that irresistibly draws the reader in.
The NightWriter Review
The NightWriter Review is the literary journal of San Luis Obispo NightWriters ("SLO NightWriters"), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission of nurturing the Central Coast writing community and providing writing education, opportunities, resources, workshops, and scholarships. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this book go to SLO NightWriters, a support group for writers and poets based in San Luis Obispo, California.The NightWriter Review, Volume 2, Issue 1, Winter 2025/2026, is a literary journal showcasing a diverse range of voices and styles from members and non-members of the SLO NightWriters, a writing organization based in San Luis Obispo, California. This inaugural issue memorializes the winning entries from the annual Golden Quill Writing Contest in print for the first time, alongside other works of merit and general submissions. The journal aims to provide readers with memorable, thought-provoking, and entertaining examples of the writing craft, while also inspiring writers at all levels.FICTION: First Place: "The Amateur's Guide to Renovating Your Haunted House" by Molly PowersSecond Place: "Eating in Darkness" by Bobby SorensenThird Place: "Give Me Liberty . . . Or, At Least, Plan C" by Zaslow CraneNONFICTION: First Place: "Mardi Gras" by Rob RogersSecond Place: "Navigating Mauritania" by Dawn SmithThird Place (tie): "The Risky Rewards" by Dean Thompson"Moth to a Flame" by Katy BonelloPOETRY: First Place: "To Vulnerability" by Carolyn Chilton CasasSecond Place: "Through the Desert" by Emily NiebuhrThird Place: "Is This His Way of Counting Coup?" by Andr矇a Ferrell GannonThe journal also includes an editor's note from Harvey Ardman, the Editor-in-Chief, who expresses the hope that the pieces will be entertaining, instructive, and encouraging.
Ocean City Sea Glass (Ocean City Tides Book 6)
This summer, the tides are revealing more than anyone in Ocean City expected...Lauren and Matt discover a hidden cove while kayaking and stumble upon something extraordinary.Meanwhile, Claire has thrown herself into the dating game, and it's quickly becoming a comedy of disasters.Nancy and Joe launch a podcast to capture local stories, and some of the tales are shocking.Maddie is befriended by a wealthy art collector and pulled into a glittering world she's not sure she belongs in.Brenna races to explain a mysterious jellyfish bloom plaguing the coastline, while finally making time for a long-awaited date.From secret beaches to buried histories, the past is surfacing all over this shore town.This is Book 6 in the Ocean City Tides Series. It's recommended to start with Book 1, A Summer in Ocean City.
Greed
When a fluke incident causes Nick and Nate to lose every dime they have, they both go into more than panic mode. With the help of their girlfriends, they conceive a master sinister plan to get back everything they've lost and then some. But, not without a few complications. Realizing that these things could possibly hinder the fulfillment of their plans, they know it's vital that they come up with a Plan B. With thousands in money at stake, and their very lives on the line, friendships and characters become compromised, to say the least. Will they be able to stay on point, or will one slip up and someone else's greed take them out of the game?
All the Darkness Holds
Clessie Bonaparte, a young biracial woman living on her father's farm in the Midwest in 1916, knows only a life of suffering. After her Ojibwe Native American mother dies under mysterious circumstances, Clessie is forced to live through the abuse meted out by her white father. When she discovers she's pregnant, she makes the fateful decision to flee her father's farm so that she and her child can have a better life.Clessie travels west to northern Arizona where she has her baby. Then, overcome again by the terrors she herself has had to survive, she makes the only choice she believes will ensure the baby won't suffer the same. Afterwards she flees into the forest with one intention: to disappear. Months pass until she's discovered by Isaac, the foreman of a cattle ranch.Despite her resolution to erase herself, Clessie finds Isaac's kindness and protective nature healing. As she continues to struggle to live beyond the brutality she's endured, Clessie opens her heart to make a new life with this man and to reckon once more with her father and her past.
Human First
'Human First: From Boy to Healer- A raw, heartfelt journey of a small-town boy who dreamed of cricket glory but ended up with a stethoscope around his neck.From the terrified first-year facing ragging and dissection halls to the battle-hardened resident surviving Gujarat's devastating earthquake and brutal communal riots, Dr. Yogesh's story is medicine stripped bare - the sleepless nights, the impossible choices, the laughter in duty rooms, and the quiet tears after lost patients.Through chaos, pandemics, quirky juniors, and the unforgiving world of private practice, one truth holds him together: in the end, it's not the degree or the expertise that matters most - it's staying human.Funny, unflinching, and deeply moving, Human First is a love letter to the doctors who heal others while learning, one crisis at a time, how to heal themselves.Perfect for anyone who's ever wondered what it really takes to wear the white coat - and still keep a heart inside it.
A World Free of Politicians
When we cannot exist without our devices, who truly holds the power?In the not-so-distant future, Technodemocracy promises flawless justice and progress, having replaced corrupt politicians with a seemingly perfect algorithmic System. But beneath its polished surface, that perfection is beginning to fracture.Abigail, a System analyst, uncovers a critical flaw that could bring the entire structure crashing down. After moving to the city, her daughter, Aga, begins her own journey of self-discovery-one that forces her to confront the darker truths of the society her mother is sworn to protect.Meanwhile, thousands of kilometers away in Antarctica, Clarens leads an expedition seeking freedom from the System's reach, aided by a mysterious community led by "angels". When their stories collide, a desperate struggle for truth and liberty erupts, threatening their lives and the future of every citizen living under the watchful eye of Technodemocracy.A World Free of Politicians is a gripping science-fiction thriller that blends action and suspense with a sharp meditation on free will. In a world governed by algorithms, the most revolutionary act is......to think for yourself.
Flying Solo
Birth, death, mortality, bereavement, falling in love, new emotions, fractured relationships, hopes and aspirations, personal growth, change and friendship are all part of the human condition. The Warrington family experience all these, and more, facing that eternal question "Now what?!" The reader is invited to join them on this journey. Flying Solo is the sequel to Luck's Wood.Reader note: Explicit content.
A Tasmanian Odyssey
If readers with an interest in the medical and social sciences are prepared to clear the mind of 21st-century advancement, they are welcomed deep into the fictional adult and child minds of the period 1914-1947, existing without it! Adults survive economic depression and the First and Second World Wars with spirited humour and tolerance-if at times sparse-as a buffer to social and religious prejudice. Their children's world view of 'seen not heard, spare the rod and spoil the child' is met with curiosity and vivid imaginings reserved only for child minds. The setting: suburbs of the city of Hobart, capital of Tasmania (once Van Diemen's Land, the 19th-century British colonial settlement of choice for recalcitrant British criminals, adult and child alike, during the transportation period ending in 1858). The written art: narrative style is predominantly sub-plots and flashback techniques, now mirrored in 21st-century filmmakers' images and captions in the creation of film narratives. Reader perseverance with this written art style may well be worth the journey!
The Girl Julie
Julie Hawkins' father obtained a job in Angola, and his wife insisted she and their daughter, Julie, go with him. So too did the fates, with Julie being their target. Her father was killed in the raid on their house by a rebellion gang who had hoped to detain them as hostages but regarded Julie and her mother as still valuable. Over the months their group was attacked by other rebel groups and Julie and her mother had new masters several times, with Julie's first aid knowledge being of use to them. Julia's mother died, leaving her on her own. While trying to move to a safer area, the group was trapped by the Zaire troops. Fearing an international incident, the Zaire government placed her on a British cargo ship to return her home and she was put under the ship's steward's care, Sam Robinson. Slowly he began to find out what she had been through and her real fear was only revealed when they reached Southampton. She had killed one of the rebels to save her mother and thought she would be hanged for murder. He tried to convince her she was safe, but she was stabbed in Sam's house and nearly died. When she comes out of hospital, they move to a small Suffolk village where Sam spent holidays with his grandfather. It seems the fates had given up on Julie and turned their attention to Sam...
House of Meetings
A haunting, gothic love triangle set in postwar Moscow and an Arctic gulag, where forbidden passion and betrayal shape destinies and echo across decades. House of Meetings is a gothic love story steeped in violence. In 1946 Moscow, amid the palpable threat of pogroms, two brothers and a Jewish girl are drawn together in a fateful, tangled dance of desire and rivalry. Their destinies entwine further in the hellish Norlag labor camp above the Arctic Circle, where an enigmatic encounter in the House of Meetings will leave indelible marks on all three. What begins as a brief, forbidden tryst lingers long after the brothers' release, haunting their every step. For the narrator, the triangle's sole survivor, echoes of that night continue to reverberate into the new century. As he writes to his American stepdaughter, his tale becomes a confession of love and betrayal. Harrowing and unforgettable, Martin Amis's House of Meetings is a work of staggering intimacy and far-reaching consequence.
Ashes Of The Olive Tree
In the land where olive trees once stood as symbols of peace, only ashes remain - and thememories of what was lost.'Ashes of the Olive Tree' is a moving story of love, hope, and survival of people of Gaza tornapart by war and fate. It sails through the story of a 16-year-old boy, Yusuf, who recounts thetales of those who are forced to choose between homeland and safety, between silence andtruth. Yet among shattered homes and scattered families, hearts still search for hope, belonging, and the courage to heal.This book is a tribute to resilience - to the people who continue to dream even whenEverything around them has burned, and the olive tree is rising from the ashes.
This Bird is Free
Missing out on a lucrative career in glamour and fashion modelling via a sinister incident, young Lorna Karlin marries early, and her dream passes her by. Then, years later, aged forty-two, after a dull marriage, a new incredible chapter in her life story begins. Her husband, Thomas Pell, a construction engineer, goes missing in France, having been involved in a criminal conspiracy, it seems. Lorna has proof he had a lover too and knew she had to change her own life around. Surprisingly, she accepts work as a mature escort, and a client, a new contact, Carmine Sapelli, passes her on to a high-flying producer in the movie business. Is she brave enough to answer the challenge which professional acting will demand? Only Lorna can make such active choices. Will love feature in this unpredictable future? She hopes sex will, and can she conquer self-doubt? Again, only Lorna must be the one to address these questions in her fluid mind and with her actions.
In the Path of Leonardo
In the heart of Paris, 1978, young Billy finds himself in a chilling dance with Madam Terminator, an artist notorious for painting young men at the moment of their death. When his friend Tom is ensnared by her sinister web, Billy embarks on a harrowing journey to save him. But the enigmatic artist, with her hypnotic allure and seductive charms, proves a formidable adversary. Enter Madelyn Allard, an investigative journalist who knows from bitter personal experience just what Madam Terminator is capable of. As the French police shy away from involvement due to Madam Terminator's fearsome reputation, a powerful trio emerges: Billy, Madelyn, and the artist's housekeeper Charlotte, who seeks vengeance for the sabotaging of her own artistic career. Together, they devise a daring plan to save Tom and bring down the artist, apart from Charlotte, unaware that they are being manipulated by the cunning Police Commissioner. With millions of Francs at stake and lives hanging in the balance, can they outsmart an enemy who will stop at nothing to preserve her dark legacy? As our heroes race against time to save Tom and expose the truth behind Madam Terminator's chilling art, they must navigate treacherous waters where art meets horror.
Conspiracy to Spy
In the glittering city of sin, a former Delta Force operative turned lawyer confronts a deadly conspiracy that threatens the very soul of America.Adam Drake arrives in Las Vegas to investigate threats against a young staffer preparing a sensitive intelligence report. As he navigates a treacherous web of deception involving a seductive escort, corrupt officials and powerful figures with a sinister agenda, he uncovers a plot that strikes at the heart of American democracy.With time running out and enemies closing in, Drake must risk everything to expose the truth and protect those he holds dear.Can he expose the truth, or will he become another casualty in a battle for the soul of the nation?Set against the dazzling backdrop of a Las Vegas Grand Prix, Conspiracy to Spy combines pulse-pounding action, startling twists and a harrowing glimpse into the dark heart of power.Praise for the Adam Drake series ★★★★★ Nonstop action!★★★★★ Just what I needed this week.★★★★★ This will make you think about the future of America.★★★★★ A Chilling and realistic story★★★★★ Excellent political/terrorist thriller★★★★★ A series born to be read
Hawkmoon: The Battle of Kamarg
Hawkmoon returns in this transformative graphic novel of Moorcock's epic dystopian series. Experience the post-apocalyptic future where Dorian Hawkmoon strives to fight against his Granbretan captors. Moorcock's Battle of Kamarg sets the stage for an iconic war! Hawkmoon: The Battle of Kamarg adapts Moorcock's novel with stunning artwork that highlights the amazing worldbuilding in this epic series. Set in a post-apocalyptic age of primitive technology and strange magic, Europe has been conquered by the tyrannical Granbretan empire led by King-Emperor Huon. When the city of K繹ln falls under the empire's iron ire and its Duke, Dorian Hawkmoon is captured, it's up to one of the last strongholds of civilization to rescue him and end the Granbretan's evil rule. Under the thumb of Baron Meliadus and the King Emperor due to the black jewel entombed in his forehead, Dorian Hawkmoon infiltrates the land of Kamarg in order to steal away the Lady Yisselda. But the only man standing between him and his mission is his former ally and leader of Kamarg, Count Brass. From writer J矇r繫me Le Gris and artists Beno簾t Dellac and Didier Poli, Hawkmoon: The Battle of Kamarg is the second in a four-volume epic.
Cold, Black & Infinite
TOUCH THE ABYSS. IT'S WAITING. The sixteen stories found within Cold, Black, & Infinite serve as a harrowing glimpse into the nightmarish imagination of Todd Keisling, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Devil's Creek and Scanlines. Visit a town where the residents are slowly being replaced by mannequins in "We've All Gone to the Magic Show." Go for a drive and discover your favorite radio host is still transmitting from beyond the grave in "Midnight in the Southland." Laugh at Karen's misfortune when she learns necromancy isn't the best way to raise a child in "Afterbirth." And uncover the true motivation behind one man's historical betrayal in "Gethsemane." Featuring three previously unpublished stories and an introduction by Bram Stoker Award winner John Langan, Cold, Black, & Infinite establishes Keisling as a leading voice in contemporary horror. Cast your doubts aside. Take the plunge.
For Each a Road
Follow the lives of JP, Jamie, Anto, and Deco, four young friends growing up in the working-class neighbourhood of Tallaght, Dublin. This coming-of-age story traces their journey from the age of twelve into their twenties, navigating a world where life is far from easy. For Jamie, childhood was marked by tragedy. When he was just four years old, his father was murdered on a cold winter's night while walking home from the pub. The trauma lingered, but having JP by his side gave him a sense of safety and belonging that helped soften the harshness of life. As the boys grow up, they face the weight of a world that demands too much, too soon. Drink and drugs become part of their daily lives as they try to cope with the chaos around them. Along the way, they experience the pain of losing loved ones, the intensity of first sexual encounters, and the violent realities that shape the roads they walk.
Deep Orange Cover
A weapons shipment is hijacked, the driver executed in a way that sends a message. A rolling gun battle between rival motorcycle gangs ensues, leaving carnage strewn across Interstate 35. When Allegiance MC President Sonny Baumer is sentenced, he gets more than he bargained for. Vengeance is sworn. ATF undercover legend David Ward is pulled into the darkness, to a place far worse than he could have imagined. Critical Acclaim for Deep Orange Cover: "Tightly spun, dark, bloody and realistic. Just what I'd want in a great read." -John R. Clark, author of Dark Maine "Barrows delivers, again, with his sixth book in the Deep Cover series. Barrows plunges the reader into the dark, dangerous world of outlaw motorcycle gangs with authenticity and action. As Special Agent David Ward infiltrates The Allegiance, we witness both the adrenaline of undercover work and its personal costs. With pulse-pounding tension, moral complexity, and characters that leap off the page, this novel showcases Barrows' talent as a writer and his first-hand knowledge of the legal system as a former federal prosecutor." -JD Trafford, bestselling author of Little Boy Lost and the Dark River series "Even the ATF admits the assignment is 'above and beyond' what any agent should be asked-to infiltrate The Allegiance, a white supremacist biker gang. But undercover legend David Ward is all-in. Barrows keeps the tension piano wire taut, with prose that runs as smooth as the Harley Davidson Road King that Ward rides!" -Jonathan J. Brown, 2024 Shamus Award Finalist for Drugs, Guns N Money, a Lou Crasher Thriller "Deep Orange Cover reads like a Harley motoring at full throttle. If you like your beer cold and your prose over the speed limit, Joel Barrows is your kinda guy." -Tim O'Mara, author of the Raymond Donne series and the Aggie Trilogy "Crime fiction at its rawest-a violent power struggle where hate, loyalty, and vengeance collide. Fast, ruthless, and unforgettable, Barrows delivers hard-hitting action and characters so real, you'll swear you've met them-or tried to run from them." -A.C. Frieden, author of the Jonathan Brooks thriller series "Undercover cop stories have become common, but Joel Barrow's dark thriller, Deep Orange Cover, stands above the crowd for one big reason. This tale of an ATF agent embedded in a motorcycle gang drips with authenticity! Not only do the law enforcement people and biker gang members feel real, but the procedures and situations are all so authentic this could be 'ripped from the headlines.' Only the nail-biting suspense reminds you that it's fiction. After this one you'll need a minute to catch your breath." -Austin S. Camacho, author of the Hannibal Jones mystery series
Web of Lies
The awakening of a young child's distrust in her beloved father and the turmoil of a wife betrayed. This story of suspicion, intrigue and deception takes place in a quiet suburb of North London in 1948, when the world still seemed young, even with a second world war just behind them. Max behaves as a single man without thought of the effects of his actions on his wife, Eleanor, or his daughter, Frances. Always a man of action, from his army service in bomb disposal in India through to raids in France during the war, Max's actions now take place in liaisons with other women. His life is woven through the shadier parts of London, where deals are done and silence is preferred.
Frost Patterns
The Colley family is riven by secrets and lies. On the surface, there is tremendous support and love, but below that surface lie truths which the family members need to keep hidden - but truths have a nasty habit of surfacing. Moorton Tops is a village of colliers and their families. Every dangerous shift takes the men 2000 feet below the ground and their wives await their safe return, but it leaves some wives and one in particular, with time on their hands. However, the community of Moorton Tops is profoundly close-knit and an unguarded word or a late-night view from a window can cause repercussions; for Doreen Colley, potentially deadly ones.
Torpedo Run
World War II has ended, but governments in Western capitals remain on high alert, acutely aware of the threats posed by Soviet ambitions. The anxiety surrounding alleged secret plans from Moscow is palpable, as Communist influence surges into Central Europe. At the same time, Soviet secret agents have infiltrated the UK, focused on military advancements and seeking to acquire the latest Western innovations in the arms race. Their mission is clear: to ensure their superiors are fully informed about Britain's successful defensive military developments and to obtain the results of the nation's latest scientific experiments in advanced underwater weaponry. One such team has breached the perimeter of one of Britain's most sensitive underwater facilities at Bay Island, located off the remote tip of North Wales. Amid this chaos are lovers Evan Bart and Megan, a Welsh Nationalist activist and the daughter of Bay Island Police Detective Inspector Jimmy McCord. In response to this infiltration, British intelligence acts swiftly, dispatching an espionage team led by Terry Finnigan and his colleagues Mike and Rod to identify and neutralise the threat. As the enemy spies face significant obstacles in achieving their goals, the Soviets escalate the situation by deploying a submarine to acquire crucial top-secret blueprints. This sets the stage for a thrilling and deadly confrontation.
The Gospel of T.F. Bundy
DARK AS HELL. BRUTALLY FUNNY. SWEET AS LOVE. THE CRIMINALLY INSANE STORY YOU'LL ABSOLUTELY LOVE. Cape Town's advertising guru, Jake Cameron, is on top of his game. Nothing can stop 'The Snake' becoming richer than God, divorcing his gorgeous wife Jennifer, and living the narcissist's dream in the penthouse his lawyer calls 'Jake's Fornicatorium'. But Jake's joyride hits the wall when a dusty spectre appears at his penthouse picture window, spitting ancient curses. A massive stroke shuts Jake's circuits, erases his memory, and prepares him for the SUPER SAVANT cognitive upgrade he's been selected for. Why? Jennifer Cameron's worst nightmare comes true when 'The Camputer' wakes up, claiming he's under orders from a blind-eyed angel named Fornax. Jake has to resurrect a derelict bookstore in a dying shopping centre and set the tenants free. The future of millions hangs upon him meeting his seven-day deadline from hell. To beat the odds, Jake has to contend with three scumbags who are hell-bent on killing him, and deal with the man he was, the lies he lived...and Jennifer. 'Phone your corrupt lawyer, ' Fornax rasps, and so the reluctant hero, hesitant wife, sceptical bookstore owner, and peculiar angels must trust the nefarious skills of a wildly ADHD Jewish lawyer to evade death, rebirth love and beat what's coming at them.
