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“leonardo sciascia”

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  • The Council of Egypt

    by Leonardo Sciascia ...
    The Benedictine whisked a brush of multicoloured feathers over the top of the book, puffed out his plump cheeks like the god of winds in an old nautical map, blew black dust from the leather cover, and, with a shiver of what in the circumstances seemed delicate trepidation, laid the volume open on the table.Palermo, 1783: The barons pursue feuds and petty plotting. Their wives indulge in forbidden ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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    by Hideo Yokoyama ...
    Translated by Jonathan Lloyd-Davies ...
    'This novel is a real, out-of-the-blue original. I've never read anything like it'New York Times Book ReviewTHE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE ITV SERIES STARRING KEVIN McKIDD AND VINETTE ROBINSON.THE MILLION-SELLING JAPANESE CRIME PHENOMENON, NOW A UK BESTSELLER.SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER.NAMED IN NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2017.SIX FOUR.THE NIGHTMARE NO P... ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Seventeen

    the new novel from the bestselling Japanese sensation

    by Hideo Yokoyama ...
    Translated by Louise Heal Kawai ...
    FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SIX FOUR: A TENSE INVESTIGATION IN THE AFTERMATH OF AN AIR DISASTER.'He's a master' New York Times Book Review'Very different . . . to almost anything out there' ObserverKazumasa Yuuki, a seasoned reporter at the North Kanto Times, runs a daily gauntlet against the power struggles and office politics that p... ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • The Final Curtain

    A Mystery

    by Keigo Higashino ...
    Translated by Giles Murray ...
    Series Book 4 - The Kyoichiro Kaga Series
    From the acclaimed author of Malice and Newcomer, a confounding murder in Tokyo is connected to the mystery of the disappearance and death of Detective Kaga's own mother.A decade ago, Tokyo Police Detective Kyoichiro Kaga went to collect the ashes of his recently deceased mother. Years before, she ran away from her husband and son without explanation or any further contact, only to die alone in an ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Inner Circle

    A Mystery

    by Mari Jungstedt ...
    Series Book 3 - Anders Knutas
    The Inner Circle opens with an international group of young archeology students sweating on a dig on the island of Gotland, uncovering a Viking fortification dating back over a millennium. They are a fun-loving lot, partying together every night, but the good vibe turns to horror when one of them, twenty-one-year-old Martina Flochten, disappears. Her body is found a short while later, naked, bled ... Read more

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  • Prefecture D

    by Hideo Yokoyama ...
    Translated by Jonathan Lloyd-Davies ...
    A collection of four novellas: each taking place in 1998, each set in the world of Six Four, and each centring around a mystery and the unfortunate officer tasked with solving it.SEASON OF SHADOWS"The force could lose face . . . I want you to fix this." Personnel's Futawatari receives a horrifying memo forcing him to investigate the behaviour of a legendary detective with unfinished business.CRY ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • The North Light

    by Hideo Yokoyama ...
    Translated by Louise Heal Kawai ...
    A Financial Times Translated Fiction Book of the YearWinner of the Lindsley and Masao Miyoshi Translation PrizeTranslated from the Japanese by Louise Heal KawaiMinoru Aose is an architect whose greatest achievement is to have designed the Yoshino house, a prizewinning and much discussed private residence built in the shadow of Mount Asama. Aose has never been able to replicate this triumph and his ... Read more

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  • The Devil’s Flute Murders

    by Seishi Yokomizo ...
    Translated by Jim Rion ...
    Series series Detective Kindaichi Mysteries
    **“Yokomizo at his absolute best... From the ominous opening through the brilliant final reveal, [he] ably blends suspense and fair-play detection... A classic of the genre.” —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewAn ingenious classic locked-room murder mystery about the feuding family of a composer that’s perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, and Anthony HorowitzThis standalone novel features the ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

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  • A Bird in Winter

    'Nail-bitingly tense and compelling' Paula Hawkins

    by Louise Doughty ...
    OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES OF APPLE TREE YARD SOLD'Psychologically acute. Terrific.' Daily Mail'A page-turning read. Kept me reading well past bedtime!' VAL McDERMID'Pacey and propulsive.' Guardian'A rare combination of elegance and unbelievable tension . . . Utterly brilliant.' Joanna Cannon'Gripping.' Marie ClaireThe latest from the Number One Sunday Times Be... ... Read more

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  • Murder at Holly House

    The dazzling ‘Waterstones Thriller of the Month’, a No.1 New York Times bestselling cosy Christmas murder mystery

    by Denzil Meyrick ...
    Series Book 1 - A Frank Grasby Mystery
    ***AN INSTANT NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**A WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH PICK*Discover the book everyone is talking about - this fun and festive murder mystery is the perfect Christmas read.**'The feel-good factor is off the scale' The Times‘Your new festive fave’ My Weekly‘A crime Christmas stocking must!’ Yorkshire LifeA village of secrets.<... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • The Inugami Curse

    by Seishi Yokomizo ...
    Translated by Yumiko Yamakazi ...
    Series series Detective Kindaichi Mysteries
    A wealthy family is cursed with a string of bizarre murders in this classic murder mystery from “Japan’s Agatha Christie,” starring the country’s best-loved detective (Sunday Times).“The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch.” —New York Times Book ReviewIn 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. But no sooner are its ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • The Honjin Murders

    by Seishi Yokomizo ...
    Translated by Louise Heal Kawai ...
    Series series Detective Kindaichi Mysteries
    A Town & Country “Best Classic Murder Mystery Books of All Time”Japan’s Agatha Christie introduces the beloved Detective Kindaichi in this 1930s classic locked room mystery—now translated into English for the first time!In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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