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Dogs and Wolves

Herve Le Corre

A gripping noir about the blossoming of poisonous passions.

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The Triumph of the Lions

Stefania Auci

The basis for the upcoming Disney-produced series on Hulu The Lions of Sicily

"A blazing epic of countless twists and turns, detailing one of the most influential Sicilian dynasties of…

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The Strangers in the House

Georges Simenon

Hector Loursat, a lawyer, has lived as a drunken recluse since his wife left him 18 years before. Estranged even from his own daughter, his mind is numbed by bottles…

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Maigret and the Tramp: Inspector Maigret #60

Georges Simenon

When a tramp is recovered from the Seine after being badly beaten, Maigret must delve into the man’s personal circumstances to figure out just who wanted to kill him.

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The Snow Was Dirty

Georges Simenon

Nineteen-year-old Frank Friedmaier lives in France under German occupation, and he works as a pimp in his mother’s whorehouse when he murders a German soldier.

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Maigret and the Headless Corpse: Inspector Maigret #47

Georges Simenon

Translation of: Maigret et le corps sans taete.

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Maigret and the Lazy Burglar: Inspector Maigret #57

Georges Simenon

When his superiors dismiss the death of a burglar as part of Paris’s gang wars, Inspector Maigret defies their orders and tries to discover what really happened to the quiet…

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Maigret Defends Himself: Inspector Maigret #63

Georges Simenon

Maigret is shocked to find himself accused of a crime, and must fight to prove his innocence and save his reputation. –Back cover.

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Maigret Hesitates: Inspector Maigret #67

Georges Simenon

Originally published: France: Presses de la Citae, 1968.

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The Man from London

Georges Simenon

A captivating new translation of the gripping detective novel from the celebrated author of the Maigret series

On a foggy winter’s evening in Dieppe, after the arrival of the daily…

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Maigret and the Headless Corpse

Georges Simenon

One of Inspector Maigret's strangest and most compelling cases

The discovery of a dismembered body in the Canal Saint Martin leads Maigret into a tangled, baffling case involving a taciturn…

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Foul Deeds and Fine Dying

Marco Malvaldi

A deliciously thrilling locked-room mystery for fans of Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.

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Dogs and Wolves

Herve Le Corre

From the master of French noir and winner of the French Voices Prize, a gripping mystery about the blossoming of poisonous passions set in the brooding landscapes of Gironde, France

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The New Investigations of Inspector Maigret

Georges Simenon

A gripping new translation of the iconic short story collection featuring Simenon's celebrated literary detective

'The truth was, Maigret knew nothing! Maigret felt. Maigret was sure he was right, would…

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Fall of the Florios

Stefania Auci

Originally published as chapters 5 through 8 of the original Italian edition L'inverno dei leoni in Italy in 2021 by Nord.

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Military Aircraft Markings

Howard Curtis

This popular annual guide to RAF aircraft, Royal Navy, the Army Air Corps, the USAF in Britain and Europe, and the Irish Air Corps, plus Western European air forces is…

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Nothing is Lost

Cloe Mehdi, Howard Curtis (trans.)

An urban thriller full of rage and raw emotion.

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The Hatter’s Ghosts

Georges Simenon, Howard Curtis (trans.)

A masterful tale of murder and intrigue in a small French town, from the celebrated author of the Maigret series

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Military Aircraft Markings

Howard J. Curtis

First published in the 1970s, Military Aircraft Markings has become an indispensable annual publication for any aircraft enthusiast, historian or student of military aviation.

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Military Aircraft Markings

Howard J. Curtis

First published in the 1970s, Military Aircraft Markings has become an indispensable annual publication for any aircraft enthusiast, historian or student of military aviation.

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Night Prayers

Santiago Gamboa

A Colombian philosophy student is arrested in Bangkok and accused of drug traf cking. He risks the death penalty, but what weighs most heavily on him, is a tender longing…

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Memoirs from Elsinore

Franz Hellens

This is the first English publication of a major work by one of Belgium’s greatest writers - Franz Hellens. As a prime example of his fantastic realism, this novel takes…

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Game For Five

Marco Malvaldi

The first installment in the Bar Lume Series.At the Bar Lume, in a small coastal resort near Livorno, between shots of espresso and hands of cards, four old-timers and Massimo…

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Three-Card Monte: A Bar Lume Mistery

Marco Malvaldi

A comedy, a beguiling mystery, and a vivacious portrait of small-town Italy all wrapped into one.

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Ten

Andrej Longo

The Mafia and the Ten Commandments meet in these interlinked short stories about the undebelly of Naples. This title uncovers the raw heart of a city, telling the stories of…

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The Cold Summer

Gianrico Carofiglio

The summer of 1992 had been exceptionally cold in southern Italy. That summer ushered in a spate of killings by the Mafia of judges and police officers, most of them…

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Lilah: A Heroine of the Old Testament

Marek Halter

In 397 BC, in Susa, the opulent capital of the Persian empire, where the Jews are living in exile, young Lilah is destined for a happy life: she is due…

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Sarah: A Heroine of the Old Testament

Marek Halter

People may know that Abraham, the great Patriarch of the Old Testament, was the first man to spread God’s word. But how many know of his wife, Sarah? How she…

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Night in the Afternoon and Other Erotica

Caroline Lamarche,Howard Curtis

This breathless, lyrical, starkly erotic novella tells of a young woman caught between two lovers. While in a loving relationship with her boyfriend, she begins an intense love affair with…

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Blackout

Gianluca Morozzi

Claudia, a young student, Tomas, a young man and Aldo, a husband and father have an urgent need to be somewhere else. Instead, the three are trapped in a lift…

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Everybody’s Right

Paolo Sorrentino

I’m riding across a terrain of buried curiosity, the adrenaline is starting to flow again, and the old obsessions are coming back: I want to start doing cocaine every day…

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The Measure of a Man: A Novel About Leonardo Da Vinci

Marco Malvaldi

A compelling and impeccably researched Renaissance thriller, with Leonardo da Vinci in the sleuthing role.

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Nothing Is Lost

Cloe Medhi

An urban thriller full of rage and raw emotion. Poignant, disturbing, sensitive, chilling , a novel Edvard Munch could have written had he not been a painter. -Le Rayon Polar

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The Penalty Area

Alain Gillot

Originally published as: Le surface de raeparation. Paris: Flammarion, 2015.

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Last Summer in the City

Gianfranco Calligarich

This cult classic of Italian literature is witty, romantic, tragic and endlessly quotable. It is the first novel by this award-winning author to be published in English. With a foreword…

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Soul of the Border

Matteo Righetto

An epic story of suspense and revenge set on the mountainous frontier of 19th-century Italy

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A Private Affair

Beppe Fenoglio

After the fateful day of 8th September 1943, university student Milton joins the anti-German partisan militia in the mountainous areas of Piedmont. It is a hard life, but Milton seems…

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Soul of the Border

Matteo Righetto

An epic story of suspense and revenge set on the mountainous frontier of 19th-century Italy

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The Cellars of the Majestic: Inspector Maigret #21

Georges Simenon

Below stairs at a glamorous hotel on the Champs-Elysees, the workers lives are worlds away from the luxury enjoyed by the wealthy guests. When their worlds meet, Maigret discovers a…

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Maigret Travels: Inspector Maigret #51

Georges Simenon

First published in French as Maigret voyage by Presses de la Citae in 1957.

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Maigret’s Memoirs: Inspector Maigret #35

Georges Simenon

First published in French as Les maemoires de Maigret by Presses de la Citae 1951. –Title page cerso.

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Last Summer in the City

Gianfranco Calligarich

This cult classic of Italian literature is witty, romantic, tragic and endlessly quotable. It is the first novel by this award-winning author to be published in English. With a foreword…

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