Steve West
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Michael Irwin's The Skull and the Nightingale is a chilling and deliciously dark, literary novel of manipulation and sex, intrigue and seduction, set in 18th-century England.
When Richard Fenwick returns to London, his wealthy godfather, James Gilbert, has an unexpected proposition. Gilbert has led a sedate life in Worcestershire, but feels the urge to experience, even vicariously, the extremes of human feeling: love, passion, and something much...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in seventeenth-century Holland, this historical novel imagines the complex story behind one of Rembrandt's most famous paintings. Commissioned by a prominent Amsterdam medical guild, The Anatomical Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp was one of Rembrandt's first paintings to gain public notice; the novel opens on the morning of the medical dissection, and, as they prepare for that evening's big event, follows several characters, including Rembrandt himself....
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Why We Sleep is an important and fascinating book...Walker taught me a lot about this basic activity that every person on Earth needs. I suspect his book will do the same for you." —Bill Gates
A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this "stimulating and important book" (Financial Times) is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber.
With two appearances on CBS...
A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this "stimulating and important book" (Financial Times) is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber.
With two appearances on CBS...
104) The Tudor secret
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The era of the Tudors was one of danger, intrigue, conspiracy, and, above all, spies.
Summer 1553 was a time of danger and deceit. Brendan Prescott, an orphan, has been reared in the household of the powerful Dudley family. Brought to court, Prescott finds himself sent on an illicit mission to the king's brilliant but enigmatic sister, Princess Elizabeth. But Brendan is soon compelled to work as a double agent by Elizabeth's protector, William
...105) The Tudor conspiracy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Mary Tudor's unpopular betrothal to the Catholic prince of Spain sparks rumors that her half-sister, Princess Elizabeth, is plotting to depose her, Brendan Prescott is thrust into a deadly cat-and-mouse game in London's treacherous underworld.
Author
Series
Illuminae files volume 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
"When the space station Heimdall is invaded, Hannah and Nik must work together to defeat the enemy"--
107) And yet: essays
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"This collection of essays brings together some of the finest pieces Hitchens published over the last two decades for the first time in one book, addressing with characteristic wit and erudition the subjects he is best known for, including: the case against God, faith and religious observance; the case for intervention in Iraq; indictments of towering political figures like Bill and Hillary Clinton, Tony Blair, and Henry Kissinger; and celebrations...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this mesmerizing debut, a young American discovers he may be heir to the unclaimed estate of an English World War I officer, which launches him on a quest across Europe to uncover the elusive truth. Just after graduating college, Tristan Campbell receives a letter delivered by special courier to his apartment in San Francisco. It contains the phone number of a Mr. J.F. Prichard of Twyning & Hooper, Solicitors, in London -- and news that could...
109) The Anodyne necklace
Author
Series
Richard Jury mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
[1983]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The third in the bestselling Richard Jury mystery series by Martha Grimes. A spinster whose passion was bird-watching, a dotty peer who pinched pennies, and a baffling murder made the tiny village of Littlebourne a most extraordinary place. And a severed finger made a ghastly clue in the killing that led local constables from a corpse to a boggy footpath to a beautiful lady's mansion. But Richard Jury refused preferring to take the less traveled route...
110) Valiant dust
Author
Series
Breaker of empires volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Commonwealth starship CSS Hector. As the ship's new gunnery officer and only Kashmiri, he must constantly prove himself better than his Aquilan crewmates, even if he has to use his fists. When the Hector is called to help with a planetary uprising, he'll have to earn his unit's respect, find who's arming the rebels, and deal with the headstrong daughter of the colonial ruler - all while dodging bullets ...
111) Shadowscent
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In the Aramtesh Empire scent is all important, and Rakel has a way with perfumes which she hopes to use to delay her father's inevitable death. Ash is a member of the imperial bodyguard, assigned to the crown prince Nisai's bodyguard. They are brought together on a caravan to an outer province, seeking a rare flower that can cure the poisoned emperor. When Nisai himself is poisoned, Rakel and Ash smell like the chief suspects. They must search out...
112) The Tudor Vendetta
Author
Series
Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
"London, 1558. Queen Mary is dead, and 25-year old Elizabeth ascends the throne. Summoned to court from exile abroad, Elizabeth's intimate spy, Brendan Prescott, is reunited with the young queen, as well as his beloved Kate, scheming William Cecil, and arch-rival, Robert Dudley. A poison attempt on Elizabeth soon overshadows her coronation, but before Brendan can investigate, Elizabeth summons him in private to dispatch him on a far more confidential...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
A revelatory and redemptive memoir from the lead guitarist of the legendary band Def Leppard-the first book ever written by one of its members-chronicling the band's extraordinary rise to superstardom and how they've maintained it for three decades. Meet Phil Collen. You may know him as the lead guitarist in Def Leppard, whose signature song "Pour Some Sugar on Me" is still as widely enjoyed as when it debuted in 1988. Maybe you've heard of him as...
114) The art of deception
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Language
English
Description
"In the west end of London, an apparently crazed individual is on the loose, breaking into art galleries and private homes to slash valuable paintings of women. Despite Scotland Yard's best efforts, the criminal remains at large and continues on his destructive path. When Joanna and the Watsons are called in to solve the mystery, they soon discover that although the canvases have been slashed, their backings remain pristine, with no cuts or scratches....
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