Fiction
Milady
Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre
For too long, Milady has been vilified as a ruthless power player, master manipulator, notorious liar, and dangerously beautiful femme fatale. But what if this infamous portrayal was merely the produc…
Florida Palms
Joe Pan
The Outsiders meet Sons of Anarchy in this gripping debut about a group of young men dragged into a drug-running operation. It’s 2009, the height of the Great Recession. Best friends Eddy, Cueball, an…
The Blue Place (Aud Torvingen)
Nicola Griffith
The first of Nicola Griffith’s beloved Aud Torvingen crime series. It would be so easy—a step, a smile, swift whirl and grab, and snap: done. I even knew how she would fall, what a tiny sound her last…
The Other Dashwood
Christine Pillainayagam
“There were three Dashwood sisters, but most people could only remember two. Maggie felt this keenly. Being the least exceptional member of an annoyingly exceptional family.” Elinor and Marianne Dashw…
The Specimen: Rafael Costa
Pauline Claviere
“Today’s paedophile bears little resemblance to the cliché of the clammy-handed old man in a trench coat loitering outside the school gates. In just two decades, the number of minors charged with rape…
Pig
Matilde Pratesi
Pigs are Valentina’s safe space. When she’s feeling overwhelmed, she lists the breeds from A-Z until her mind becomes quiet again. Valentina struggles to live life without order. Every morning, she re…
Greta and Marguerite
Kalindi Ramphul
Passion, betrayal, friendships and family secrets… A perfect escape… When turbulence on a flight from Bombay to Paris brings middle-aged Romuald and flight attendant Greta together, it’s love at first…
Blast
Claire Deya
Grand Prix RTL – Lire An unforgettable portrait of suffering, hope, and love in post–World War II France, this cinematic debut novel uncovers the secrets of a little-known era. In spring of 1945, the…
A Lie Will Suffice
Christopher Bouix
One man, Ethan Chanseuil. One android, Milo-128. One hundred and twenty minutes of interrogation. With one outcome, a public vote. And one simple question: who is telling the truth? A satirical pastic…
The Invention of Tristan
Adrien Bosc
“Once upon a time, a penniless American writer, whose manuscript has been rejected by every publisher in New York, finds himself living in a tiny attic room in Paris. One Sunday, on the Pont des Arts,…