Revisits the circumstances surrounding the death of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjoeld in 1961, who was found dead in the smoking wreckage of his plane on the way to Leopoldville in the ... read more
First published in 1950, with hints - not surprisingly - of LB's delightful 'Madeline'. A music school, a music teacher, her dastardly landlord and a lot of umbrellas... A charming book for ... read more
An American academic in Tuscany discovers an intriguing wartime story. The family says she can write about it, but they may regret that when the story turns out to be murkier than they think... read more
The French master of noir... Business is thin for raddled old Tarpon, Parisian private eye, when a beautiful women bursts into his office, her hands covered in blood. How could he - or we - ... read more
An electrifying, Gothic thriller from the youngest ever Booker-shortlisted author ('Everything Under', 2018). Sibling love, and sibling envy, in a house full of unexplained noises and flicke... read more
An exploration of the art, personalities and politics of Baroque Rome seen through the lens of Bernini's elephant carrying an obelisk. Lively, anecdotal and well illustrated.
Part memoir of the author's relationship with his father and part natural and cultural history of the world's most mysterious fish. No human has ever seen eels reproduce and we don't underst... read more
SM has long seemed just on the edge of breaking into the literary big time. Her last novel (Ghost Wall, pbk £8.99) was a slim masterpiece in 2018, and this builds on the same eerie atmosphe... read more
More Nordic extravagance, a worthy successor to Faviken (anybody remember the recipe for vinegar flavoured in a burnt spruce log?). This time you need to have a huge fire pit and a lot of bi... read more