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Fatal isles

Adolfsson, Maria2021
Books, Manuscripts
In the middle of the North Sea, between the UK and Denmark, lies the beautiful and rugged island nation of Doggerland. DI Karen Eiken Hornby has returned to the main island, Heimö, after many years in London and has worked hard to become one of the few female police officers in Doggerland. So, w...
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The final nail

Ahnhem, Stefan, 1966-2022
Books, Manuscripts
He has extorted. He has abused. He has raped. He has sacrificed souls as a means to reach the very top. In every way, he is a despicable man. His name is Kim Sleizner and he works as a police chief in Copenhagen. Dunja Hougaard has gone underground to covertly investigate her former boss, Sleizne...
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X ways to die

Ahnhem, Stefan, 1966-2020
Books, Manuscripts
'X Ways to Die' continues the tense, multi-stranded story which begun with 'Motive X'. It is at once an explosive, high-voltage thriller and a fearless exploration of the darkest side of human nature. To enter Stefan Ahnhem's world, with its interwoven plotlines and sprawling cast of characters, ...
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Turkish gambit

Akunin, B. (Boris)2005
Books, Manuscripts
The Russo-Turkish war is at a critical juncture, and Erast Fandorin, broken-hearted and disillusioned has gone to the front in an attempt to forget his sorrows. But he will need to resurrect all of his dormant powers of detection if he is to unmask a traitor in the Russian camp.
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Bitter orange tree

Alharthi, Jokha2023
Books, Manuscripts
Zuhur, an Omani student at a British university, is caught between the past and the present. As she attempts to form friendships and assimilate in Britain, she can't help but ruminate on the relationships that have been central to her life. Most prominent is her strong emotional bond with Bint Am...
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Celestial bodies : a novel

Alharthi, Jokha2024
Books, Manuscripts
'Celestial Bodies' is set in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, where we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries Abdallah after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla who rejects all offers while waiting for her beloved, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women a...
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The house of the spirits

Allende, Isabel2011
Books, Manuscripts
Spanning four generations, Isabel Allende's family saga is populated by a memorable, often eccentric, cast of characters. Together, men and women, spirits, the forces of nature and of history, converge in a brlliantly realised novel.
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A long petal of the sea

Allende, Isabel2021
Books, Manuscripts
That September 3, 1939, the day of the Spanish exiles' splendid arrival in Chile, the Second World War broke out in Europe. Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life - and the fate of his country - forever changed. Together with ...
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Violeta

Allende, Isabel2023
Books, Manuscripts
Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first daughter in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life is marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American home...
[3 copies, 1 reserve]
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The wind knows my name

Allende, Isabel2024
Books, Manuscripts
Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler is five years old when his father disappears during Kristallnacht - the night their family loses everything. As her child's safety seems ever-harder to guarantee, Samuel's mother secures a spot for him on the last Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to En...
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