Historical

One of the most desolate stretches of railroad in the West. Travelling along it is a crowded troop train, bound for the cholera-stricken garrison at Fort Humboldt. On board are the Governor of Nevada, the daughter of the fort’s commander and a US marshal escorting a notorious outlaw. Between them and safety are the hostile Paiute Indians – and a man who will stop at nothing, not even murder…

Lebanon, 2006. The Israel–Hezbollah war is tearing Beirut apart and the country is on the brink of chaos. The CIA and Mossad are targeting a reclusive Hezbollah terrorist. They turn to young Lebanese-American CIA agent, Analise, who has the perfect plan. However, Analise begins to suspect that Mossad has a motive of its own. She alerts the agency but their response is for her to drop it. Analise is now the target and there is no one she can trust.

It’s Mallory Atkinson’s first Christmas in Scotland. Victorian Scotland, that is. Also, as the twenty-first-century detective learns, Christmas really isn’t a thing in Victorian Scotland. It’s all about Hogmanay. But her boss, Dr. Duncan Gray, treats her to an early gift of tickets to the event of the season: a Charles Dickens reading. There, they bump into Lady Inglis—the lovely widow who has sent Gray sexy letters trying to entice him back to her bed.

Londra, estate 1914. Mentre l'Europa si avvicina inesorabilmente alla Prima guerra mondiale, Venetia Stanley, un'affascinante giovane donna dell'alta società londinese, intrattiene un fitto carteggio con il primo ministro Herbert Asquith, un uomo sposato con più del doppio dei suoi anni. Venetia è la sua amante clandestina, la sua unica confidente sulle questioni di Stato e, nelle appassionate lettere che i due innamorati si scambiano quasi quotidianamente, Asquith la mette al corrente di informazioni confidenziali sul futuro dell'Europa e di telegrammi diplomatici di estrema riservatezza.

October, 1650 - Traumatised Parliamentarian spy James Archer returns north seeking his sister Meg, missing in the aftermath of Newcastle’s recent witch trials. Aloof, enigmatic Elizabeth Thompson draws him to investigate the ongoing killing of women who had worked to free the accused. But when Elizabeth herself becomes hunted, the only chance of escape lies in Archer setting himself as bait. Set against the backdrop of the greed and brutality of Interregnum England, The Wicked of the Earth is an historical thriller perfect for readers of Andrew Taylor, S J Parris, or C J Sansom.

Napoli, 19 settembre 2000. Il custode della Cappella Sansevero scopre il cadavere di un uomo al posto del Cristo Velato: la scultura marmorea, capolavoro di Giuseppe Sanmartino, è scomparsa. Il corpo mostra una ferita al cuore e reca al collo un cartello con la scritta: Per aspera ad veritatem. Paolo Manfrè e Sandra Bianco, consulenti scientifici del SISDE, vengono chiamati a Napoli per risolvere il caso insieme al Capitano Monti. Il dirigente della Squadra mobile, Rocco Siani, è convinto che il crimine possa ricondursi a una tipologia rituale di tipo massonico.

Get ready for an exhilarating ride with "Honor Amongst Tides: Snakes in the Garden". Set in the chaotic aftermath of the American Revolution, this book is filled with unpredictable plot twists, spies, sword duels, ancient treasures, and a forbidden love affair that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The main character, a former teenage medical orderly turned spy during the war, is entrusted with a demanding mission to dismantle a surging pirate menace that endangers the fragile new country.

Cosa nasconde il sottosuolo di Castel del Monte, l'enigmatico maniero di Federico II, da otto secoli abbarbicato su una collina solitaria nel cuore delle Murge? La notte del 17 luglio 1994 tutto il mondo è davanti al televisore per seguire la finale del campionato mondiale di calcio tra Italia e Brasile, quando Paolo Manfrè, giovane geologo dell'Università di Bari, l'amico fraterno Mauro Petruzzelli, il geofisico americano Robert Trimble e l'archeologa salentina Alessandra Bianco, decidono di esplorare il sottosuolo del castello. Ciò che troveranno sconvolgerà per sempre le loro vite.

From the shadowy corners of the dark web to the historic halls of MIT, Paul Knox, a cyber forensics expert and former Air Force officer, is thrust into a high-stakes battle against a ruthless enemy. As he races to uncover a plot that threatens to plunge America into chaos, Paul must protect his brilliant daughter, Emma, whose cutting-edge research holds the key to the nation's survival.

May 1940: In the months since the war in Europe began, nineteen-year-old Aafke Cruyssen and her family have tried to carry on as normal—running their modest grocery store in Eindhoven, hoping that Germany will leave Holland alone as it did during the Great War. But this time, Holland will not be spared. The invasion comes, swift and merciless, and Dutch forces are easily overpowered. Aafke's one glimpse of humanity comes from a young German corporal who intervenes when a gang of looters tries to rob her family's shop.