'Artsy, swoon-worthy and kinky."New York Magazine"I loved this book. The writer does a great job."Junot Diaz, author of The Brief And Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao"F Scott Fitzgerald for the iPod generation."Richard Nash, Editor Soft Skull Publishing"I don't know whether to be flattered or outragedbut as I read these pages I felt gratitude. It's hard to find work so drenched in honesty and I was glad for the chance to read it. I think the author is a decent unafraid writer, and that's rare. And as an editor I think the writing demonstrates a raw honesty and humour."Molly Stern, Senior Editor, Random House"Terrific and genuinely spooky."Caroline Marshall, Editor of Campaign London"First he steals the oxygen from you, then he spits it back in your face. One of the most interesting and controversial encounters I've made through a book."Lorenzo DeRita, Editor of COLORS Rome"A great. finely tuned, funny, unique, and... Views: 54
• Award-winning author with an international profile: Cărtărescu is a major European literary voice. He participated in the 2011 PEN World Voices Festival and has won the Romanian Writers' Union Prize, Romanian Academy's Prize, ASPRO Prize, Vilenica Prize; and was nominated for the Prix Medicis • Connected and energetic translator. Sean Cotter's essays, articles, and translations have appeared, among other placed in Conjunctions, Two Lines, The Comparatist, Translation Review, 22, and Romania literara, and he has lived in Romania as both a Fulbright-Hays scholar and a Peace Corps volunteer. He is a great promoter of his work and will promote it at speaking engagements and academic conferences. • Package. All Archipelago Books are printed on high quality, acid-free paper, feature signature sewn binding, and each is uniquely designed with eye-catching art More praise: "[Mircea Cărtărescu is] a writer who has always had a place reserved for him in a constellation that includes the Brothers Grimm, Franz Kafka, Jorge Luis Borges, Bruno Schulz, Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, Milan Kundera, and Milorad Pavic, to mention just a few." --Andrei Codrescu "A wonderful labyrinth of language and color." --Peter Constantine, PEN Translation Prize-winning translator of Thomas Mann, Sophocles, and Dostoevsky "Cartarescu is taking Europe by storm, garnering prize after prize in France, Italy, Germany..." --American Review "Unbridled imagination pairs with a richly atmospheric use of language, blending precision and poetry. Rarely has such dazzling beauty emerged from the crumbling edifice of communism." --Der Stern "His novel is nothing less than a cathedral of imagination and erudition ... This masterwork of mannerism is guaranteed to catapult Mircea Cartarescu to the highest echelons of European literature." --Neue Zürcher Zeitung "Cartarescu has the imagination of a prodigious child and the narrative virtuosity of an old master." --Der Spiegel "The apocalypse of a sepulchral, long-lost world is described in exuberant language. The author's metaphors and symbolism never once strike the wrong chord, and he shows commendable assurance in navigating the complexities of what at times amount to a dozen narrative strands - the reader is kept spellbound from the first page to the last. This writing sings like literature long unsung." --Falter Views: 54
Fleeing a disastrous love affair, university librarian Amy Webber moves in with her aunt in a quiet, historic mountain town in Virginia. She quickly busies herself with managing a charming public library that requires all her attention with its severe lack of funds and overabundance of eccentric patrons. The last thing she needs is a new, available neighbor whose charm lures her into trouble.Dancer-turned-teacher and choreographer Richard Muir inherited the farmhouse next door from his great-uncle, Paul Dassin. But town folklore claims the house's original owner was poisoned by his wife, who was an outsider. It quickly became water under the bridge, until she vanished after her sensational 1925 murder trial. Determined to clear the name of the woman his great-uncle loved, Richard implores Amy to help him investigate the case. Amy is skeptical until their research raises questions about the culpability of the town's leading families... including her own.When inexplicable... Views: 54
In every case, the modus operandi is the same, and the only clue available is a cryptic message scrawled on the wall bearing the signature "Ronin" - the Japanese name for a masterless samurai. Connor Burke, a part-time college teacher with a passion for the martial arts, is called in to help out with the investigation by his brother, an NYPD detective. With the help of his teacher, the master warrior Yamashita Sensei, Burke begins to follow the trail of clues that stretches across time and place, ultimately confronting his own fears, his sense of honor, and the ruthless killer who calls himself "Ronin". Combining the exotic world of the Japanese martial arts with the gritty nuts-and-bolts aspects of a murder investigation, Sensei is a fast-paced, riveting thriller that explores the links between people as they struggle for mastery, identity, and a sense of belonging. Views: 54
Flora drinks herbal tea, meditates and believes in the abundance of the universe. Georgie drinks black coffee, drives a car called Flat Eric and believes in hard work. But they agree about a lot of things. They're getting married, they know all men are victims of their own biology, but they're not choosing Hillary Clinton for a role model. Which means they've got the whole biology thing sorted. So when their old boss bets them they can't seduce each other's fiancés, they're up for it. Will it all go horribly wrong? Are men really all the same? Biology is destiny – true or false? To get the answers, read Celia Brayfield's delightful comedy, set in millennial London and inspired by Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte. 'Delicious . . . the perfect antidote to most of its genre. A laugh-out-loud book' Ireland Evening Herald Views: 54
Now the Cold War is over, Alan Trosper, though no longer with the Company, is persuaded to act as the contact for a potential Russian defector…
Now freelancing for himself, defector Sinon has offered to sell evidence of the activities of a crucially-placed spy: information which promises to aid significantly in the unveiling of a Russian mole…
But ex-spy Alan must first verify Sinon’s information.
Trosper’s investigation has him confronting the compromised officials pointed at by Sinon, and, in an effort to reel in the defector, journeying to Prague, where he runs up against an unpredictable chief inspector…
The Sunday Spy provides an intriguing puzzle, as Russian and American spies navigate a greatly changed world.
Praise for William Hood
‘If you ever wondered what intelligence officers do, read William Hood and find out’ – Tom Clancy
‘A skillful spy novel’ – The Wall Street Journal
‘A gripping espionage thriller’ – Thomas Waugh
William Hood (1920-2013), was a retired senior officer in the Central Intelligence Agency and a writer. During World War II, having just transferred from the Army into military intelligence, he volunteered for the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the C.I.A. After the war, he remained in Europe. His hobbies included photography, marksmanship, sailing, jazz, and collecting first editions.
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James Collard and his son Nick are flying from Frankfurt to New York for Christmas in 1988. Collard (in part because of a last-minute work meeting, in part because a strange old man told him not to get on the plane) gets off in London. Later that night he learns that the plane has exploded over Lockerbie. Initially concerned to discover whether his son made the flight, Collard gets dragged into the mystery of who put the bomb on the plane, and whether a legendary old spook called James Jesus Angleton - who died three years before - was somehow involved.... Views: 54
Sometimes having to do things on a tight budget just might have an advantage or two. Views: 54
When a hardened detective falls for his mysterious target, he finds their both in more danger than they realize. Drug lords are after his lover. Her husband is after the detective. They can find their happy ever after if they can make it out alive. Views: 54
Tom Trewella, the smuggling kingpin of 1804 Cornwall, catches a net full of trouble when he turns operatic singer Konstanze into the fabled Mermaid of Penperro, in hopes of distracting the men of the Preventive Water Guard. First published in 2001 by Dorchester Publishing. Views: 54
Britain, 1045: The Normans are circling, waiting their turn to pounce on the English throne and wrest it away from the Anglo-Saxon barons. King Edward the Confessor, the childless, half-Norman "Virgin King" does his Machiavellian best to aid them. Everything centres on the succession. Earl Lovric of Mercia and his powerful wife, Godiva - two of the most powerful of his Anglo-Saxon vassals - are inevitably drawn into the machinations at Court. When Edward manipulates their son into a treasonable act and makes him a pawn in his power play, Godiva's maternal instincts rise to the fore. Intrigue and powerplay undermine her own trust in her husband... and the stage is set for one of the most powerful mythological stories of British history. Views: 54
