Fiction
The Haunting
Alex Bell
Some curses grow stronger with time… People say that all Cornish inns are haunted, but the Waterwitch’s history is particularly chilling. Built from the salvaged timber of a cursed ship, the guest hou…
Your Second Life Begins When You Realize that You Only Have One
Raphaëlle Giordano
At thirty-eight and a quarter years old, Camille has everything she needs to be happy, or so it seems. Why then does she feel as if happiness has slipped through her fingers? All she wants is to find…
The Village
Raphael Montes
Colorful illustrations with elements of gothic horror and suspense bring this collection of short stories to life. In 1589, priest and demonologist Peter Binsfeld assigned each of the Seven Deadly Sin…
The Kindness of Enemies
Leila Aboulela
From present day Scotland to the court of the Tsar, The Kindness of Enemies follows the sword and legacy of a legendary warrior. It’s 2010 and Natasha, a half Russian, half Sudanese professor of histo…
Speak
Louisa Hall
In a narrative that spans centuries and continents, from the Atlantic Ocean in the seventeenth century, to a correctional institute in Texas in the near future, and told from the perspectives of five…
Change We Can Believe In
Antoine Audouard
May, 1981. A young Parisian ghostwriter, André first made his mark writing some convincing sex scenes (in direct contrast with his own comedic encounters). Now, as the French are celebrating Mitterran…
Wipe Out
Danielle Thiéry
A child’s body is discovered on a beach in northern France, opening a case that leaves the police and the medical examiner at loss. Even Commissioner Marion, who now runs an important team on the Pari…
Notes from the Monsoon
Fanny Saintenoy
Set in warm and colorful Pondicherry, Notes from the Monsoon tells the story of Kanou, a little boy who has grown up in a sheltered and loving world. . . That is until one day, Galta, his mother, dis…
The Orange Blossoms
Zakia & Célia Heron
The Orange Blossoms is the story of a young girl coming of age during the tumultuous end of colonial rule in Algeria. From sharing pastries at Christmas and Eïd, to dreaded laundry days and the retell…
All the Old Knives
Olen Steinhauer
Six years ago in Vienna, terrorists took over a hundred hostages, and the rescue attempt went terribly wrong. The CIA’s Vienna station gathered intel during those tense hours, assimilating facts from…