The Qur’an

“Timely and provocative. . . . Laurence’s history of the Qur’an [is] highly instructive. . . . The history of the book is a map of the world we live…

The Last Secret of the Temple

“What could possibly bring together an Egyptian detective, an Israeli cop, and a Palestinian journalist? This international bestseller, dubbed ‘an intelligent reader’s answer to The Da Vinci Code.’” —Library Journal…

Cobra

“Meyer . . . vividly depicts the story of South Africa in his novels . . . The ones featuring Captain Griessel in particular have a pleasing relentlessness.” —Los Angeles…

Black Widow

A brilliant surgeon stands trial for the murder of her newlywed husband in Scottish crime master Christopher Brookmyre’s latest thriller, a heart-pounding novel that dissects the darkest impulses of life…

Serve the People!

Banned in China, Serve the People! is the sexy, satirical sensation chronicling a love affair between the wife of a powerful Communist army commander and her household’s servant—a remarkable, profound,…

The Forger’s Daughter

Threats, promises, and the allure of Edgar Allan Poe’s Tamerlane—the rarest book in American literature—pull readers back into the dangerous world of literary forgery in this heart-stopping sequel to The…

In France Profound

From the National Book Award-longlisted author of Finding Florida, a sparkling, sweeping chronicle of the author’s life and discoveries in a town in “Deep France,” from nearby prehistoric caves to…

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