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Princeton University librarians Simon Penn and Frederika Vanderveen steal the ancient Scrolls of Ahriman that are sought by both the…
vampire world and the Vatican. Pursued by vampires, they try to unravel the scrolls' prophecy before time runs out. Sequel to "The book of common dread" (DC12675). Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 1995.
Barrister-sleuth Anthony Maitland is in serious trouble. His choleric, longtime enemy, Chief Superintendent Briggs, is determined to nail Maitland once…
and for all. He gets his chance when the barrister defends smooth, womanizing journalist Gilchrist, accused of robbery. 1984.
Marigold is driven by a sense of repentance and adventure to join an Anglican mission in Korea. As an English…
teacher to one of the ladies of the Korean court, she becomes involved in the intrigues of the court and infatuated with an American spy. c1988.
To be 29 and unmarried is the ultimate in shame and misery in the small Canadian town where Valancy has…
grown up, and for years she has taken refuge in her imaginary 'blue castle'. Now she must face reality; a letter has turned her life upside down. It's time to leave home and seek freedom. 1980.
Hawthorne’s novel is based on his experiences living on Brook Farm, the experimental transcendentalist community in Massachusetts. The novel tells…
of Zenobia’s love for Hollingsworth, an egotistic reformer who does not return her affection. 1983.
The story of an author for whom, at 58, everything - writing, friendship, marriage and love - has turned sour,…
and of the increasingly complex relationships in which he has become enmeshed. 1975.
Art restorer, assassin, and spy Gabriel Allon finds himself poised to become the chief of Israel's secret intelligence service, but…
not before answering the French government's request to eliminate the person responsible for detonating a massive bomb in Paris. Sequel to "The English spy", followed by "House of spies". Bestseller. 2016.
Israel. After an earthquake kills tourists and reveals a tomb hidden beneath Masada, an archaeologist, a soldier, and a Catholic…
priest work together to investigate the religious relics within. But what they discover draws unwanted attention. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Followed by “Innocent blood”. 2013.
Having used his mastery of disguise and surveillance to nab some of France's most notorious criminals, early nineteenth-century detective Vidocq…
teams up with obscure medical student Hector to track down the most challenging adversary of his career, a case with ties to the missing son of Marie Antoinette. 2008.
Nathaniel Starbuck is plunged into the most desperate battle of America's Civil War, the fight at Antietam. He has been…
given a unit of failures and cowards, and must lead his ramshackle unit through a crossfire of hate, envy, murder and ambition. Sequel to "Battle flag" (DC30891). 1996. (Starbuck chronicles ; 4)
When tragedy struck Commonwood and the household was disbanded, Uncle Toby took Carmel on a voyage to Australia, where she…
found contentment, although she was always haunted by the mysterious happenings at Commonwood before she left and years later felt an irresistible impulse to go back. Renewing her acquaintance with her childhood friend, Lucian Crompton, she learned of the outcome of the events of years ago, but could not rest until she had unlocked the secrets of her childhood. 1993.
A story of the hidden world of fraud and piracy. New Year's Eve and the "Petros Jupiter", an oil tanker,…
founders off Land's End. One woman challenges the apathy of authority and the search for truth leads to the Gulf, sinister dhows and, back home, to the secrets of underwriting at Lloyds. 1982.
Continues the saga of Ross and Demelza Poldark, George and Elizabeth Warleggan, and the enmity between the two households. Sequel…
to "Warleggan" (DC05367). Followed by "Four swans". 1973. (The Poldark series ; 5)
Some of the most remarkable journeys ever made have been undertaken by women. These include Alexandra David-Neel and her explorations…
of Tibet, and Naomi James and her solo voyage around the world. A gallery of female adventurers is presented, as well as insights into their motives for leaving the traditional women's roles behind.
It ebbed away as mysteriously as it had arrived, but how great was the destruction that it left behind? The…
author states the established facts, and considers the questions which are still disputed by experts. 1969.
Jeune paysanne innocente placée dans une famille, Tess est séduite puis abandonnée par Alec d'Urberville, un de ses jeunes maîtres.…
L'enfant qu'elle met au monde meurt en naissant. Dans la puritaine société anglaise de la fin du XIXe siècle, c'est là une faute irrémissible, que la jeune fille aura le tort de ne pas vouloir dissimuler. Dès lors, son destin est une descente aux enfers de la honte et de la déchéance. 1981, c1891.