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Before the Feast

Before the Feast

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It’s the night before the feast in the village of Fürstenfelde (population: declining). The...

The Book of Chameleons

The Book of Chameleons

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"Humorous and quizzical, with a light touch on weighty themes, the narrative darts about with...

The Terracotta Dog

The Terracotta Dog

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In his second case, Montalbano discovers a secret grotto in a mountain cave where two young...

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

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From the writer of The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum. Yambo, a rare book dealer, has...

Disoriental

Disoriental

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Spanning five generations, this novel blends family and historical drama to absolute perfection....

Burning Cities

Burning Cities

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Kai Aareleid's lyrical novel is set in the southern Estonian city of Tartu. Destroyed during the...

Reasonable Doubts

Reasonable Doubts

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The third novel in the Guido Guerrieri series of legal thrillers by retired anti-Mafia prosecutor...

A Walk in the Dark

A Walk in the Dark

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"An immensely appealing flawed hero and the portrayal of a slice of Italian society not normally...

Involuntary Witness

Involuntary Witness

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The first of six novels in the Guido Guerrieri series by retired Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor...

Bruges-la-Morte

Bruges-la-Morte

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"One of the greatest novels ever written about grief, loneliness and isolation...Richly, almost...

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Tokyo Express

Author: Seichō Matsumoto

In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Sta

Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

Author: Pascal Mercier

Night Train to Lisbon follows Raimund Gregorius, a 57-year-old Classics scholar, on a journey that t

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I'm Not Scared

Author: Niccolò Ammaniti

One relentlessly hot summer, six children explore the scorched wheat fields that enclose their tiny

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