In March 1808, as Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establish a permanent naval force there. Setting aside his bitter memories and the anguish of a friendship betrayed, Bolitho takes passage in the ill-fated Golden Plover. With him sail others commanded by duty and lured by danger - and those who wish only to escape. But when shipwreck and disaster overtake the Golden Plover off the desolate coast of Africa, neither the innocent nor the damned are spared. Beyond the tortured hell of the reef, Bolitho's battle begins - to summon the survivors' last reserves of courage and of hope.Review“One of our foremost writers of naval fiction.”–Sunday TimesAbout the AuthorDouglas Reeman (Alexander Kent) did convoy duty in the Atlantic, the Arctic and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty bestselling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. Views: 13
David Turner is homeless. Jacob Barnes and Davey Bennett are hungry. Desperation leads all three to a ground floor flat at Whitmore House, known as The Farm, a depressing tower block in North London. What they discover will haunt them for the rest of their lives. Meet the families struggling to survive on a staple diet of austerity and despair. Visit Austerity Street. Views: 13
From CWA Diamond Dagger Award winner Ann Cleeves comes The Glass Room, the fifth book in the Vera Stanhope series. Published for the first time in the US."I do love Vera!" —Val McDermid"Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers! I relish learning more about Vera with each book."—Louise Penney, New York Times Bestselling author of the Inspector Gamache seriesDI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her hippy neighbors keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation, and somehow bonds have formed. When one of them goes missing, Vera tracks the young woman down to the Writer's House, a country retreat where aspiring authors work on their stories. Things get complicated when a body is discovered, and Vera's neighbor is found with a knife in her hand.Calling in the team, Vera knows that she should hand the case over. She's too close to the main suspect. But the investigation is too... Views: 12
After saving New York from a demonic
usurping, Alysia Knight wakes up in Yalem, a vicious and unforgiving
demon world. As tensions between the Turevila and V'Kosha come to a
head, the Lord of the V'kosha, Chaos, is ready for battle. Building an
unstoppable army from the souls of the damned, Chaos will stop at
nothing until he takes over.Feeling compelled to help, Alysia
learns that the key to conquering the Lord of Chaos is to return to
Earth and close his portal. But first, she must learn how to travel
between the two worlds—without being caught—or worse. Views: 12
