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…


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…