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John the Eunuch mysteries volume 8
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As a political riot breaks out in Constantinople, John, now chamberlain to the emperor Justinian, is tasked with finding two escaped prisoners, each belonging to a different racing faction at the heart of the riots.
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Angelo DiNoto is the most powerful crime lord in New Jersey, his empire sustained by pure heroin from the poppies of an old Turkish farmer. That is, until a five million dollar shipment goes missing. A shady developer and his daughter, a postal clerk dying of cancer, a private investigator, two of DiNoto's enforcers, and a collections agent all have designs on finding the shipment, which leads to an unforgettable showdown over the old Turk's load....
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In this epic thriller by popular British journalist and author Tom Knox, a secret lurks beneath blazing sands, triggering ritualistic slaughter and threatening the foundations of modern thought. When an archaeological dig in Kurdistan unearths a structure far older than Stonehenge or the Great Pyramids, British reporter Rob Lutrell rushes to the scene. But this intriguing assignment takes a turn for the worse when sabotage and murder cast a frightening...
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"Fanis is at the center of a dwindling yet stubbornly proud community of Rum, Greek Orthodox Christians, who have lived in Istanbul for centuries. When Daphne, the American-born niece of an old friend, arrives in the city in search of her roots, she is met with a hearty welcome. Fanis is smitten by the aloof outsider, who, despite the age difference, reminds him of the fiancée he lost in the 1955 pogrom. Kosmas, a master pastry chef on the lookout...
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It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbul. Kemal, scion of one of the city's wealthiest families, is about to become engaged to Sibel, daughter of another prominent family, when he encounters Fusun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation. Thus begins an obsessive but tragic love affair that will transform itself into a compulsive collection of objects--a museum of one man's broken heart--that chronicle Kemal's lovelorn progress and his afflicted...
66) The war at Troy
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PART TWO OF THE TROY QUARTET
Bringing ancient myth to life with passion, humour, and humanity, Lindsay Clarke vividly retells the story of Troy and of the heroes who fought there.
Enraged by the betrayal of Helen and Paris, Menelaus and his brother, the High King Agamemnon, gather their allies and set out to conquer the city of Troy.
Aboard their ships and behind the city's walls are figures whose names and deeds echo through history - the wily...
67) Ararat
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Ben Walker novels volume 1
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"When a newly engaged couple climbs Mount Ararat in Turkey, an avalanche forces them to seek shelter inside a massive cave uncovered by the snow fall. The cave is actually an ancient, buried ship that many quickly come to believe is really Noah's Ark. But when a team of scholars, archaeologists, and filmmakers make it inside the ark for the first time, they discover an elaborate coffin in its recesses...and when they break it open, they find that...
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This timely, bestselling novel about a military coup in Turkey told through the eyes of two children. It's the summer of 1980. Two children, one from a family living in misery and one well-off, form an alliance amid the turmoil. Through their senses, the cityscape unfolds its wonders, its rich smells and colours, as they try to make sense of the events swirling around them.
71) Sea of spies
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Richard Prince volume 2
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"A nest of espionage. A break for the border. A race to survive. The Allies are desperate to stop neutral Turkey supplying vital materials to the Nazis - materials which could help them win the war. But then a British agent makes a fatal mistake, and disappears in Istanbul. In England, detective turned spy Richard Prince - back from a clandestine mission in Nazi-occupied Europe - is hunting for his lost son. Before long he is drawn into a dangerous...
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The Company volume 9
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Recently returned from war, young Edward Anton Bell-Fairfax is grateful to be taken under the wing of the Gentleman's Speculative Society. At the Society, Edward soon learns that a secret world flourishes beneath the surface of London's society, a world of wondrous and terrible inventions and devices used to tip the balance of power in a long-running game of high-stakes intrigue. Through his intensive training Edward Anton Bell-Fairfax, unwanted and...
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Delilah Dirk volume 1
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"Lovable ne'er-do-well Delilah Dirk is an Indiana Jones for the 19th century. She has traveled to Japan, Indonesia, France, and even the New World. Using the skills she's picked up on the way, Delilah's adventures continue as she plots to rob a rich and corrupt Sultan in Constantinople. With the aid of her flying boat and her newfound friend, Selim, she evades the Sultan's guards, leaves angry pirates in the dust, and fights her way through the countryside....
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Enjoy this second chance to get your hands on a classic tale of revenge and passion by Lynne Graham!
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Two years ago, Lily Harris basked in the light of Rauf Kasabian's considerable charm and attention. She also hid in the shadows of his disbelief and absence. But now Rauf's accused Lily of stealing money from his company, and he's lured her to Turkey where he's threatening to throw her to the police!
...to bride!
Now that he...
75) I know my name
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Appearing on the shores of a small Greek island with no memory of who she is or how she became shipwrecked, a woman discovers from her caregivers that she is the object of a dark mystery, while in a London suburb, a frantic husband searches for his missing wife.
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Islands of Silence is the story of the young Alec Marquand, who in the summer of 1914 has just graduated from college with a degree in archaeology. He has been hired by the lord of a remote country estate in the Scottish Highlands to survey the ancient Stone Age brochs that lie on his property.
Once there Alec comes upon a small island which is called Eilean Tosdach-the Island of Silence. What Alec discovers on that island changes him forever....
77) Lojman
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"Abandoned by her husband, marooned by an epic snowstorm, a mother gives birth to her third child. Her sense of entrapment turns into a desperate rage in this unblinking portrait of a woman whose powerlessness becomes lethal"--
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The idea for this novel was born in the year 2000. The actual manuscript was started on August 13, 2001, almost a month to the day before 9/11/2001. This book is prophetic. Recently, when the Gainesville, Florida, pastor Terry Jones burned a Koran, it was as if Pastor Clayton Harris, Daniel's father in the novel, had come alive. In the ten years since this book was published, despite several wars and the deaths of tens of thousands of people, almost...
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In an hilarious novel set on an overland journey across Turkey, the narrator encounters sorcerers, cops, and southern evangelists as she and her companion travel from Istanbul to Trebizond on a tourist adventure that quickly runs afoul of an ancient and sometimes unbendable culture.
80) Four for a boy
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John the Eunuch mysteries volume 4
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Barnes & Noble pick for "20 Favorite Indie Books of 2018"
"Casey expertly nails the extended Tucker family-some 20 people-and combines these convincing characters, a superb sense of time and place, and a solid plot in this marvelously atmospheric historical." -Publishers Weekly STARRED review
Some people who have experienced a shocking, dangerous, or terrifying event develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is recognized today as a debilitating...
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