The Game of Lies - format ePub

This story is a gripping crime thriller that begins with cryptic puzzles containing chilling words like "Murder," "Organs," and "Trafficking," which draw two seemingly unconnected men named Dane into...

'How I love a story of sisters, and Michelle Kenney has conjured up four sparky modern-minded Fairfax girls. The dialogue is quick-fire, plot complex and satisfying, the men heroic and rich'...

Welcome to Harmony City, where days stretch peacefully under the sun and neighbors know each other by their first names. A perfect place for **Cannys Endless**, an ex-FBI profiler seeking refuge after...

A contemporary Native American amateur sleuth murder mystery series.On the brink of their wedding, Dela Alvaro and Heath Seaver's plans shatter when a ten-year-old boy appears, claiming to be Heath's...

A broken father and desperate husband... a conflicted reporter... a vengeful intergalactic assassin.  All bound together in a singular grief.===Talisman: Nexus opens in the bleak, icy expanse of Svalbard,...

What if gods became corporations—and your soul was their currency?In Dominick Rabrun's debut Afrofuturist short story collection:Behold Fabienne, whose singing births spots of madness on her audience's...

This humorous diagnosis of the Victorian social psyche identifies and classifies the "snob" in all their various forms. Originally serialized in Punch, these sketches relentlessly mock the British obsession...

Set on a single June day in 1923, this novel creates a complex mosaic of consciousness as it moves between the minds of various Londoners. The parallel lives of a society hostess and a shell-shocked veteran...

This volume of short fiction serves as a testing ground for the stream-of-consciousness techniques that would come to define modernism. The stories break free from linear narrative, focusing instead on...

This collection of weird fiction centers on a fictional play that drives its readers to madness and despair. The stories in the first half establish a terrifying mythology involving the King in Yellow...

Thomas Carnacki is not a typical detective; he investigates the "ab-human" using a combination of ancient folklore and electrical gadgetry. These stories introduce the "electric pentacle" as a defense...

The darker side of the author's humor is on full display in this collection featuring the recurring anti-hero Clovis Sangrail. Clovis is a master of social manipulation, often orchestrating chaotic situations...

A prophecy on a Scottish heath plants the seed of kingship in a loyal general's mind, leading to a bloody usurpation. Macbeth and his wife are consumed by the psychological consequences of their crime,...

Survivors of a shipwreck find themselves trapped in a desolate Sargasso Sea, a world of slime, silence, and monstrous evolution. The crew must fortify their vessel against the attacks of "weed men" and...

Step into the "Fair" where everyone is striving for what is not worth having in this panoramic satire of English society. The novel traces the parallel lives of the passive Amelia Sedley and the ruthless,...

The villainous Iago orchestrates the destruction of the noble Moor Othello, using nothing but insinuation and a misplaced handkerchief. The play is a claustrophobic study of jealousy, revealing how easily...

Step into a Technicolor vision of the Middle Ages where the tension between Saxon and Norman shapes the destiny of England. The novel weaves a complex tale of tournaments, sieges, and witch trials, centering...

This collection gathers the final writings of a master satirist, published after his death on the battlefields of World War I. The stories within reflect a maturity in style while retaining the author's...

Redmond Barry recounts his own rise from a penniless Irish boy to a man of fashion and fortune in this masterful example of the unreliable narrator. While he portrays himself as a victim of circumstance...

In a London caught between the rigidity of the Victorian era and the new freedoms of the 20th century, two young people struggle to define love on their own terms. The novel centers on the daughter of...

A transatlantic voyage becomes a journey into the unknown for a young woman leaving her sheltered English life for the wilds of South America. As the ship moves further from civilization, the protagonist's...

An aging king's decision to divide his kingdom based on a test of flattery leads to the disintegration of his family and the state. Cast out into a raging storm, Lear undergoes a painful education in...

In a future so distant that the sun has died, the last millions of humanity live within a colossal metal pyramid powered by the "Earth Current." Outside, in the eternal night, the Watchers wait for the...

A haunted ship story that dispenses with traditional ghosts in favor of a creeping, dimensional dread. As the vessel travels through a mysterious fog, the crew realizes they are slowly slipping into a...

By refusing to directly depict its protagonist, this novel revolutionized the art of characterization in the 20th century. The narrative follows the life of Jacob Flanders through the eyes of the women...

The political stability of Rome is shattered when a group of senators, fearing tyranny, conspire to assassinate Julius Caesar. The drama shifts the focus to Brutus, the noble idealist whose devotion to...

In Messina, a "merry war" of insults hides the true affection between Beatrice and Benedick, two of the sharpest wits in Shakespeare’s canon. While their friends conspire to trick them into love, a more...

A recluse discovers that his remote Irish home sits upon a threshold to a pit of ancient evil, leading to a siege by swine-like monstrosities. The narrative then expands into a visionary journey through...

Brick lives by one rule. Protect the club at all costs.As Devil's Crown MC's silent, iron-willed Sergeant-at-Arms, loyalty is his armor and violence is his language. He doesn't fall in love. He doesn't...

Sierra Park has two weeks to prove her small-town hospital is profitable, or Peninsula Healthcare shuts it down.She doesn't have time for Luca Vale.The voiceless superstar arrived with a shattered reputation...

Love. Secrets. Second chances.Nivashni Nair Sukdhev is back with another enchanting story set in the little town of Rally in KwaZulu-Natal.After walking away from the big city and an international modelling...