From the Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee, the haunting sequel to The Childhood of Jesus, continuing the journey of Davíd, Simón, and Inés. Learn More
The shadowy story of a nineteenth-century English gentleman who went to India and dramatically cut all ties to home, forming a relationship with a local Muslim man. Learn More
With danger lurking at every turn, the potent combination of Wrexford's analytical mind and Sloane's exacting intuition begins to unravel the twisted motivations behind the inventor's death. But they are up against a cunning and deadly foe—a killer ready to strike again before they can recover the inventor's priceless designs . . . Learn More
by Bernard MacLaverty; read by James Cameron Stewart
Saltire Literary Awards Shortlist Kirkus Best Book
A retired couple, Gerry and Stella, travel to Amsterdam for a holiday to refresh the senses, do some sightseeing, and generally take stock of their lives. Their relationship seems easy, familiar—but over its course we discover the deep uncertainties between them. Learn More
Based on a decade of research, including in-depth interviews with many leading figures in the story, Making the Arab World is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the roots of the turmoil engulfing the Middle East, from civil wars to the rise of Al-Qaeda and ISIS. Learn More
Dense with romance and intrigue, and of startling relevance for the great power games of our own day, Deborah Baker's The Last Englishmen is an engrossing story that traces the end of empire and the stirring of a new world order. Learn More
In The Smart Neanderthal, Clive Finlayson overturns classic narratives of human origins, and raises important questions about who we really are. Learn More
In Being Evil: A Philosophical Perspective, the author discusses why some philosophers think that evil is a myth or a fantasy, while others think that evil is real. Along the way he asks whether evil is always horrific and incomprehensible, or if it can be banal. The book also engages with ongoing discussions over psychopathy and empathy, analyzing the psychology behind evildoing. Learn More
by John Harvey, Laura Lippman, Peter Lovesey, Peter Lovesey, Ian Rankin; read by Hillary Huber, James Cameron Stewart, Joel Richards
Crime and literature make strange and sinister bedfellows in this winning anthology of book-themed whodunits by five acclaimed masters of mystery and suspense. Learn More
A swashbuckling British agent goes behind enemy lines to search for a religious text that might hold the key to ending the second World War. Learn More
This richly imagined novel by a talented new writer is a riveting portrait of an era and an exuberant, erotic tale of intrigue, betrayal, and envy. Learn More
