A wonderful blend of history and romance with drama Even Tamar's mother believed that the child had been forced on her by the Devil when, against her judgement, she was persuaded to attend a midsummer sabbat of witches. In a world of superstition and intolerance, the wild and beautiful Tamar seemed doomed to a violent death. Intelligent though untutored, she attracts the wanted attentions of two gentleman, one passionate, the other pious. But all thoughts of romance are suspended when the terrifying witch-pricker comes to town... Daughter of Satan is a moving and exciting novel of fanaticism and persecution, of witches and puritan, pirates and savages. From Old Plymouth to New Plymouth in search of a new life, came Tamar, the passionate pilgrim, the woman whom many believed to be the daughter of Satan. Views: 72
The first in a brand new series from the international bestseller Chris Kuzneski - "If you seek, they will find". The Hunters: a team of renegades - an ex-military leader, a historian, a computer whiz, a weapons expert and a thief - financed by a billionaire philanthropist are tasked with finding the world's most legendary treasures. The Mission: recover a vast Romanian treasure that was stolen by the Russians nearly a century ago. Fearing a Germany victory in World War 1, the Romanian government signed a deal to guarantee the safety of the country's most valuable artifacts until after the war. In 1916 two treasure trains full of gold and the most precious objects of the Romanian state - paintings, jewellery from the Royal family, ancient Dacien artifacts - were sent to the underground vaults in the Kremlin only to be lost to the Romanian people forever as Russia severed all diplomatic relations with the country and scattered the treasure to its outlying regions. With a haul valued at over $3.5 billion dollars, everyone wants to claim the vast treasure but its location has remained a mystery, until now. Can the Hunters succeed where all others have failed? Views: 72
A collection of short fiction that's "fearless, fun, and sometimes filthy" (Alice Sebold, bestselling author of The Lovely Bones). Called "wildly inventive, profane, and hilarious" by Bret Easton Ellis, these short stories from the author of the cult classic Dear Dead Person head in countess surprising directions—from a skiing Hitler on the bunny slope, to a man dealing with dubbing porn tapes and cleaning up an overflowing toilet, to the sex lives of bears. "Surprising, rollicking and clever, but not for the faint of heart . . . Truly original stories." —Publishers Weekly "[A] playful mélange of erotic black comedy and domestic pathos, dysfunctional families and all-too-functional men, dictators and lumberjacks. Weissman is an expert juggler of tone." —Los Angeles Times Views: 72
As a fighter pilot, Max Kanova became a hero – and then a prince. He accepted his royal status...until it was suggested he should marry. Kayla was brought in to “tame” the new prince, but she didn’t expect it to be Max, the man whose baby she had after an unforgettable night of passion. How can she face him again – and tell him the truth about their child? Views: 72
A TV reality show host helps to restore an East End music hall and uncovers the dreadful secret of Mrs Midnight and her Animal Comedians. . . . A historian travels to Switzerland to ghost the autobiography of an exiled Balkan king and encounters a sinister cult. . . . The Master of an Oxford college tries to introduce a dubious piece of modern sculpture into his college chapel with dire consequences. . . . A strange meeting takes place on a playing field between an officer on leave from the trenches and his former headmaster. . .The settings and characters in Reggie Oliver’s fifth collection of ‘strange’ stories are as varied and unusual as ever, though, as in previous volumes, the theatre forms the milieu of a number of his tales. But the theatres are not just English ones, in the provinces and the West End: one is on the Black Sea; another in post-colonial Kenya. Themes are equally varied, but underlying all is a deep sense of the spiritual under-currents just below the surface of everyday existence, and the precariousness of ‘normality’.‘...by miles, the best living exponent of the spooky yarn,’ Barry Humphries. Views: 72
First published under the original Danish title Mordet pa Halland by Tiderne Skrifter, 2009.Review" Bess sticks in the mind as a brilliantly drawn character." TLS "There is more than a touch of Sarah Lund about Bess. She is attractive but abrupt to the point of rudeness." Front Row, BBC Radio 4 "Anything but a standard crime novel. The mystery at its heart is the mystery we are to each other; it is written in succinct, sometimes surreal prose." The Economist "The novel leaves you with a lingering sense of strangeness." Independent on Sunday "A disturbing and painful account of a woman whose world has been knocked off its axis." The Guardian "A masterclass in literary sleight of hand. Juul reaches far beyond our expectations by asking not 'whodunit ,' but do we need to know who did it. Which is more important, she demands, cause or effect?" Lancashire Evening Post About the AuthorPia Juul, born 1962, claims her place as one of Denmark's foremost literary authors. She has published five books of poetry, two short story collections and two novels. The Murder of Halland was published in Danish in 2009 and has won Denmark's most important literary prize, Den Danske Banks litteraturpris. Views: 72
