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WolfeBlade by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAndreas de Wolfe is the second-eldest de Wolfe grandchild. Son of Troy, he has inherited his father’s comely looks, his aggression, and his talent with a sword. The man is born for battle. But he is picky when it comes to women, the reason he’s not yet married. Unfortunately, when he does fall for a woman, Andreas sets himself up for a hell of a situation... and it could cost him everything... -
![Reunion by C.J. Petit]()
Reunion by C.J. Petit
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe days of unrelenting rain had kept the wagon train from moving for almost a week and the folks were getting frustrated and angry. So, rather than try to cross the swollen Platte River, the wagon master had them rolling southwest hoping to cross when its level dropped.As Joe and Faith led their tent-cart ahead of the lead wagon, they didn’t allow the foul weather to affect their good mood... -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 9 by Miya Kazuki, 香月 美夜]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 9 by Miya Kazuki, 香月 美夜
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Battle of Gerlach begins at last. Together with Matthias, Rozemyne must defeat the cold-blooded giebe Grausam—but an unexpected development makes that easier said than done. Body doubles, collateral damage, even more dark plots transpiring in the shadows.. -
![Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty, 1485-1917 by Richard Curtis, Ben Elton]()
Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty, 1485-1917 by Richard Curtis, Ben Elton
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThen look no further. Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty is the book for you. Here, at last, for the first time, are the full scripts of one of British television's funniest comedies... -
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![Hide Her Name: The Four Streets Trilogy by Nadine Dorries]()
Hide Her Name: The Four Streets Trilogy by Nadine Dorries
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis gripping follow on from The Four Streets finds the community alive with rumours and gossip after the murder which rocked it to the core... -
![Gin & Murder by Beth Byers]()
Gin & Murder by Beth Byers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeptember 1924. When Violet and Victor are called home to account for their actions, only one course of action is possible. They pack a liberal amount of alcohol and call on their friends to rally round... -
![Murder in the Shallows by Beth Byers]()
Murder in the Shallows by Beth Byers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJuly 1924. Violet and Jack go for a simple day on the water. They little expect their day of sun and fun to end with finding a body in the water. The mystery of what happened to the girl in the shallows posses them both, and they unite in their desire to find out more... -
![Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale, Brad Sanders]()
Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale, Brad Sanders
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA rollicking novel about Nat Love, an African-American cowboy with a famous nickname: Deadwood Dick.Audio run time: 14 hours, 8 minutesYoung Willie is on the run, having fled his small Texas farm when an infamous local landowner murdered his father. A man named Loving takes him in and trains him in the fine arts of shooting, riding, reading, and gardening... -
![Today I Wrote Nothing: The Selected Writings by Daniil Kharms, Matvei Yankelevich]()
Today I Wrote Nothing: The Selected Writings by Daniil Kharms, Matvei Yankelevich
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDaniil Kharms has long been heralded as one of the most iconoclastic writers of the Soviet era, but the full breadth of his achievement is only in recent years, following the opening of Kharms' archives, being recognized internationally... -
![A Rudnay-gyilkosságok by Gyula Böszörményi]()
A Rudnay-gyilkosságok by Gyula Böszörményi
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1900 ősze. Budapest székesfőváros a perzsa sah látogatására készül. A titokzatos keleti uralkodó teljes udvarházával egyetemben járja be Európát, mindenhol rendkívüli érdeklődést, sőt rajongást váltva ki. Rudnay Béla rendőrfőkapitányt azonban egészen más nyomasztja: kereken hét olyan gyilkossági ügy aktája hever az asztalán, amit a legkiválóbb detektívjei sem voltak képesek felderíteni... -
![Brother, Can You Spare a Crime? by Sheri Cobb South]()
Brother, Can You Spare a Crime? by Sheri Cobb South
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen one of his colleagues witnesses a robbery in which one of the participants, a child, bears a striking resemblance to a certain Bow Street Runner, John Pickett realizes he has a young half-brother who has been “apprenticed” to a criminal gang... -
![Ye Give Love A Plaid Name by Caroline Lee]()
Ye Give Love A Plaid Name by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Wynda Oliphant is certain her father’s latest scheme to get her married won’t work, because it’s complete nonsense. And if Wynda knows anything, it’s how to be logical when dealing with her family, her inventions, or even those annoying ghosts who keep pestering her. But there’s one thing that just isn’t logical: the breathless, aching way Pherson Ross makes her feel... -
![A Loving Scoundrel by Johanna Lindsey]()
A Loving Scoundrel by Johanna Lindsey
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTHE MALORYS ARE BACK!Johanna Lindsey brings to glorious life her beloved aristocratic family of adventurous rogues and spirited ladies as the Malorys confront the shocking news that Jeremy, the rakehell son of gentleman pirate James Malory, has fallen in love... -
![Assassins by Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman]()
Assassins by Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvoking a fraternity of political assassins and would-be assassins across a hundred years of our history, Sondheim and Weidman daringly examine success, failure and the questionable drive for power and celebrity in American society. "Dark, demented humor, as horrifying as it is hilarious... -
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![My Warrior (Knights of de Ware) by Glynnis Campbell]()
My Warrior (Knights of de Ware) by Glynnis Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWealthy and powerful, the de Wares are one of the most respected noble families in England. The heirs to the de Ware legacy—Duncan, Holden, and Garth—are true warriors...and reckless lovers.. -
![Cherry Tree Lane by Anna Jacobs]()
Cherry Tree Lane by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1910 and Mattie Willitt is faced with an agonizing choice: marry the man her stepfather has chosen, or flee from Swindon. She and her sisters all choose to leave and go their own ways. But Mattie gets lost in a thunderstorm, collapsing from exhaustion, sure she’s about to die... -
![Sunset Swing by Ray Celestin]()
Sunset Swing by Ray Celestin
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLos Angeles. Christmas, 1967. A devil is loose in the City of Angels . . .A young nurse, Kerry Gaudet, travels to the City of Angels desperate to find her missing brother, fearing that something terrible has happened to him: a serial killer is terrorising the city, picking victims at random, and Kerry has precious few leads... -
![The Damned Utd by David Peace]()
The Damned Utd by David Peace
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOverachieving and eccentric football manager Brian Clough was on his way to take over at the country's most successful, and most reviled football club: Leeds United, home to a generation of fiercely competitive but ageing players. The battle he'd face there would make or break the club - or him... -
![The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton]()
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFatty, Larry, Daisy, Pep, Bets and Buster the dog turn detectives when a mysterious fire destroys a thatched cottage in Mr Hick's garden in their village.Calling themselves the 'Five Find-Outers and Dog' they set out to solve the mystery and discover the culprit. The final solution, however, surprises the Five Find-Outers almost as much as it surprises Mr Goon the village policeman... -
![Thraxas and the Sorcerers by Martin Scott]()
Thraxas and the Sorcerers by Martin Scott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThraxas would rather be anywhere than at the Assemblage of the Sorcerers Guild, but the perpetually indigent private eye badly needs the fee. The Guild is meeting to elect a new head sorcerer and Cicerius, the city's Deputy Consul, is determined that the new head of the Guild will be Lisutaris of Turai... -
![The Errant Flock by Jana Petken, Elisa Pardini]()
The Errant Flock by Jana Petken, Elisa Pardini
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsValencia, Spain, 1491 The ambitions of four men merge and collide in a deadly game of intrigue. David Sanz, a young militiaman, is forced to carry out a heinous crime, and he becomes an unwitting pawn in a tense battle for power. Luis Peráto, the duke of Sagrat, sacrifices his own people to cover up dark secrets that could see him burnt at the stake for treason... -
![London's Glory by Christopher Fowler]()
London's Glory by Christopher Fowler
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn every detective’s life there are cases that can’t be discussed, and throughout the Bryant & May novels there have been mentions of some of these such as the Deptford Demon or the Little Italy Whelk Smuggling Scandal... -
![The Seven That Were Hanged by Leonid Andreyev]()
The Seven That Were Hanged by Leonid Andreyev
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSergey did not know that the colonel, having locked himself all the previous night in his little study, had deliberated upon this ritual with all his power. "We must not aggravate, but ease the last moments of our son," resolved the colonel firmly, and he carefully weighed every possible phase of the conversation, every act and movement that might take place on the following day... -
![The Golovlyov Family by Mikhail E. Saltykov-Shchedrin]()
The Golovlyov Family by Mikhail E. Saltykov-Shchedrin
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSearingly hot in the summer, bitterly cold in the winter, the ancestral estate of the Golovlyov family is the end of the road. There Anna Petrovna rules with an iron hand over her servants and family-until she loses power to the relentless scheming of her hypocritical son Porphyry... -
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![The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam]()
The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern literature. A lyrical novel that recalls his fully lived life, Old Filth has been acclaimed as Jane Gardam's masterpiece, a book where life and art merge. And now that beautiful, haunting novel has been joined by a companion that also bursts with humor and wisdom: The Man in the Wooden Hat... -
![The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart]()
The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Man Who Came to Dinner...and stayed and stayed and stayed! Sheridan Whiteside, the man who came to dinner, throws out insults with a voluminous precision volley. Maggie Cutler, his secretary, is described by Whiteside as an aging debutante supporting her two-headed brother... -
![Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov]()
Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"Once upon a time there lived in Berlin, Germany, a man called Albinus. He was rich, respectable, happy; one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress; he loved; was not loved; and his life ended in disaster... -
![تذكرة وحيدة للقاهرة by أشرف العشماوي]()
تذكرة وحيدة للقاهرة by أشرف العشماوي
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsماذا لو تعرض انسان لصراعات تفوق قدراته ،وعاش حيوات تتخطى طموحاته؟ رحلة ملحمية يسافر فيها البطل وحيدًا، تعكس ما حوله من هزات المجتمع المصري منذ مشارف الأربعينات ، من أطراف جنوب الوادي إلى نادي الجزيرة بقلب القاهرة ومن حي الزمالك العريق إلى حواري عابدين العتيقة، ثم محطات متلاحقة بالاسكندرية وسويسرا وأسوان ، مسافر وحيد عبر تغيرات سريعة الإيقاع ببساطة لا يدركها حتى هو، لتصبح قصته "عجيبة" بالفعل... -
![American Beauty: The Shooting Script by Alan Ball, Sam Mendes]()
American Beauty: The Shooting Script by Alan Ball, Sam Mendes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn a typical suburban street in a typical suburban town, there is an ordinary family living the American dream. But look closer. Lester Burnham's wife, Carolyn, regards him with contempt, his daughter, Jane, thinks he's a loser, and his boss is positioning him for the ax... -
![The Tea Gardens by Fiona McIntosh]()
The Tea Gardens by Fiona McIntosh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSpirited Doctor Isla Fenwick is determined to work at the coalface of medicine in India before committing to life as a dutiful wife. With hopes of making a difference in the world, she sails to Calcutta to set up a midwifery clinic. There she will be forced to question her beliefs, her professionalism and her romantic loyalties... -
![Barfly by Charles Bukowski, Barbet Schroeder]()
Barfly by Charles Bukowski, Barbet Schroeder
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe screenplay of the 1987 movie, as written by Charles Bukowski... -
![The Macropulos Secret - A Comedy by Karel Čapek]()
The Macropulos Secret - A Comedy by Karel Čapek
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork... -
![The Lady's Not for Burning by Christopher Fry]()
The Lady's Not for Burning by Christopher Fry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"A romantic comedy in three acts, set in verse, it is set in the Middle Ages, it reflects the world's 'exhaustion and despair' following World War II, with a war-weary soldier who wants to die, and an accused witch who wants to live."Please note line breaks are hard-coded to preserve the original flow of the blank verse and may appear inconsistent on large text sizes... -
![12 Hours by Rohit Sharma, Mahi Singla]()
12 Hours by Rohit Sharma, Mahi Singla
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Sensitive, Realistic and Well-written ... 12 HOURS is a perfect blend of Love, Pain and Laughter" - Sanjay Chauhan (Script Writer of Paan Singh Tomar) Every hour of our life scripts a new story... -
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![The Will of the Tribe by Arthur W. Upfield]()
The Will of the Tribe by Arthur W. Upfield
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFeatures Bony and a body found in a meteor crater... -
![The Marriage by Witold Gombrowicz, Jan Kott]()
The Marriage by Witold Gombrowicz, Jan Kott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a play about the shifting relationship between reality and imagination. Henry, a soldier stationed in northern France during World War II, has a dream about his father, mother, sweetheart, and best friend; the dream constitutes the action of the play... -
![The Widow of Jerusalem by Alan Gordon]()
The Widow of Jerusalem by Alan Gordon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1204 A.D. The Fools’ Guild is on the run from an increasingly intolerant Church. Arriving too late at the Guildhall to join them, the jester couple Theophilos and Claudia and their newborn daughter Portia must now flee the Papal army, having first risked their lives to steal, of all things, a tavern sign... -
![Lilies by Michel Marc Bouchard]()
Lilies by Michel Marc Bouchard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA revival of a romantic drama, Simon Doucet re-enacts for Jean Bilodeau, now a Catholic bishop, their past as lovers while rehearsing The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastien... -
![Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin]()
Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt’s October, 1904 in Paris, France. Young Albert Einstein and young Pablo Picasso meet at a bar to discuss philosophy, politics and women... -
![The House of the Hanged Woman by Kate Ellis]()
The House of the Hanged Woman by Kate Ellis
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDerbyshire, 1921. When an MP goes missing in a Derbyshire village, Scotland Yard detective Albert Lincoln is sent to investigate. A grim discovery has been made in a cave next to an ancient stone circle: the naked body of a middle-aged man mutilated beyond recognition. The local police assume it is the missing politician but when Albert arrives in Wenfield he begins to have doubts... -
![The Maids / Deathwatch by Jean Genet]()
The Maids / Deathwatch by Jean Genet
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe two plays featured in this volume represent Genet's first attempts to analyze the mores of a bourgeois society he had previously been content simply to vilify. In The Maids, two domestic workers, deeply resentful of their inferior social position, try to revenge themselves against society by destroying their employer... -
![The Affair of the Mutilated Mink by James Anderson]()
The Affair of the Mutilated Mink by James Anderson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Earl of Burford hosts another slightly batty, thoroughly baffling house party....George Henry Alwyn Saunders, 12th in his line, has taken a fancy to films. He's nearly killed with delight when a movie mogul wants Alderly, the Burfords' 17th century country estate, for the set of a new Rex Ransom epic... -
![Cassidy's Girl by David Goodis]()
Cassidy's Girl by David Goodis
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCassidy's Girl , first published in 1951, is a noir thriller by acknowledged master-of-the-genre David Goodis. The story, set in post-WWII Philadelphia, revolves around Jim Cassidy, who suffers setback after setback in his life, losing his job as an airline pilot and taking a job as a bus driver. His wife begins an affair with another man, while Cassidy takes up with a heavy-drinking femme-fatale... -
![Pearl in a Cage by Joy Dettman]()
Pearl in a Cage by Joy Dettman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a young woman foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek. The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her, but the baby lives... -
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![Dreamscapes by Tamara McKinley]()
Dreamscapes by Tamara McKinley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCatriona Summers' debut in show business came early. Her father, the leader of a travelling music hall troupe that toured the small towns of the Outback, carried her on stage when she was barely minutes old in order to introduce her to her first audience. From such humble beginnings Catriona had grown up to emerge as a rare talent, her voice garnering her praise from the public and critics alike... -
![Creatures That Once Were Men by Maxim Gorky]()
Creatures That Once Were Men by Maxim Gorky
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collection of short stories by the popular and influential Russian author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and arguably the greatest Russian literary figure of the 20th century... -
![The Angel of Longbourn by Jann Rowland]()
The Angel of Longbourn by Jann Rowland
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDelayed on his way to Netherfield where his friend, Charles Bingley, awaits his arrival, Fitzwilliam Darcy decides to continue on horseback, only to be caught in a rainstorm. Later that day, Elizabeth Bennet finds him unconscious and suffering from a serious illness... -
![The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]()
The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Black Dog Opera Library is the best, easiest and most informative and budget-friendly way to enjoy four of the greatest operas of all time... -
![The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni]()
The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes... -
![The Making of a Gentleman by Shana Galen]()
The Making of a Gentleman by Shana Galen
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwelve years in prison has stripped him of his humanity…Armand, Comte de Valère has lost the ability to interact with polite society, until his family hires him a beautiful tutor, and he starts to come alive again…Saving him is her only chance to escape a terrible fate…Felicity Bennett vows she'll do whatever it takes to help Armand fight back the demons that have held him captive for so...
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