A history of the Renaissance mathematics that birthed imaginary numbers, probability, and the new physics of the universe. The Quantum Astrologer’s Handbook Synopsis A book of science like no other, about a scientist like no other. This is a landmark in…
Look for Her is the fourth title in Emily Winslow‘s Cambridge-set novels of psychological suspense starring detectives Morris Keene and Chloe Frohmann. Look for Her Synopsis: The memory of Annalise Wood has haunted the town of Lilling near Cambridge for decades. She…
THE CONTAGION IS IN YOUR MIND. In this science fiction thriller, brothers are pitted against each other as a pandemic threatens to destabilize world governments by exerting a subtle mind control over survivors. The Genius Plague Synopsis Neil Johns has just started…
The fifth Hiro Hattori Novel in Susan Spann’s Shinobi Mystery Series. Betrayal at Iga Synopsis : Autumn, 1565: After fleeing Kyoto, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo take refuge with Hiro’s ninja clan in the mountains of Iga province….
Rich People Problems is Book 3 in Kevin Kwan’s international bestselling Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy. Rich People Problems Synopsis When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside—but he’s not…
Impossible Views of the World is Lucy Ives’ witty, urbane, and sometimes shocking debut novel, set in a hallowed New York museum, in which a co-worker’s disappearance and a mysterious map change a life forever. Read our full review. Impossible…
Today we welcome author Lisa Hartley to Booklover Book Reviews to celebrate the release of her new novel Ask No Questions and to share a day in her writing life. But first a little more about this novel Ask No Questions,…
A Reluctant Warrior is a gripping novel that gives readers a rare glimpse into Colombia’s notorious drug wars, told by someone who knows the landscape intimately. A Reluctant Warrior Synopsis When Luzma’s brother Jair unwittingly uncovers the plan by Colombia’s most notorious…
Please Do Not Disturb is a funny, disturbing, and deeply affecting novel of power, corruption, and innocence in colonial Africa, by Robert Glancy, the author of Terms & Conditions. Please Do Not Disturb Synopsis As the African nation of Bwalo prepares…
Familiar Things by Hwang Sok-yong… A new novel from one of South Korea’s most celebrated contemporary writers. Familiar Things Synopsis: Seoul. On the outskirts of South Korea’s glittering metropolis is a place few people know about: a vast landfill site called…
An Ideal Husband in audiobook… a classic play by Oscar Wilde performed by LA Theatre Works An Ideal Husband Synopsis: A tender love story, a serpentine villainess, a glittering setting in London society, and a showering of Wildean witticism are only…
Greg Pyer’s The Unfortunate Victim is based on a true story. Otto Berliner Investigates… The Unfortunate Victim: At midnight on 28 December 1864, in the Australian gold-mining town of Daylesford, young newly-wed Maggie Stuart lies dead in her own blood. Rumour…
An epic novel of corruption, murder and the true nature of justice, Stephen Greenall’s Winter Traffic announces the arrival of a compelling new voice in literary crime. Winter Traffic Synopsis: Sutton doesn’t like the three a.m. phone calls. He should change his number—that…
Kayla Rae Whitaker’s debut novel The Animators was named ‘One of The Best Books of 2017’ by NPR, Kirkus Reviews and BookPage. The Animators Synopsis She was the first person to see me as I had always wanted to be seen. It…
On the hunt for Japanese literature of a similar style to the works of Hiromi Kawakami, I found these delightful short stories (Kindle Singles) from the award-winning Mitsuyo Kakuta (English translation by Wayne P Lammers). Good Luck Bag Synopsis : From one…
The Nakano Thrift Shop is a beguiling story of love found amid odds and ends, an utterly charming novel from one of Japan’s most celebrated contemporary novelists. The Nakano Thrift Shop Synopsis : When Hitomi takes a job on the cash register of…
