An Honorable Man
(George Mueller)

'Cold War spy fiction in the grand tradition, neatly plotted betrayals in that shadow world where no one can be trusted and agents are haunted by their own moral compromises' - Joseph Kanon, New York Times bestselling author of Istanbul Passage and The Good German

Washington D. C., 1953. The Cold War is heating up: McCarthyism, with all its fear and demagoguery, is raging in the nation's capital, and Joseph Stalin's death has left a dangerous power vacuum in the Soviet...

Wide as the Wind

When Vaitéa is ravaged by war and hunger, it falls upon Miru, the fifteen-year-old son of a tribal warrior, to sail to a distant island to reforest their homeland. He must leave behind Kenetéa, a young woman from an enemy tribe with whom he has fallen deeply in love. And if Miru's crew survives the perilous journey, a greater mission awaits: they must show their people that devotion to the earth and sea can be as strong as war and hatred.

The Elephant Keeper's Daughter

Ceylon, 1803. In the royal city of Kandy, a daughter is born to the king's elephant keeper—an esteemed position in the court reserved only for males. To ensure the line of succession, Phera's parents raise her as a boy.As she bonds with her elephant companion, Siddhi, Phera grows into a confident, fiercely independent woman torn between the expectations of her family and her desire to live life on her own terms. Only when British colonists invade is she allowed to live her true...

About the Night

On a hot summer day in 1947, on a grandstand overlooking Jerusalem, Elias and Lila fall deeply, irrevocably in love.Tragically, they come from two different worlds. Elias is a Christian Arab living on the eastern side of the newly divided city, and Lila is a Jew living on the western side. A growing conflict between their cultures casts a heavy shadow over the region and their burgeoning relationship. Between them lie not only a wall of stone and barbed wire but also the bitter enmity of...

The Angel Monument

A ruined chapel in the grounds of a prosperous manor house must have a story to tell.

It is 1824 and Emily and Laura, the two young daughters of Sir John and Lady Oxborough, are pleased to meet a new gentleman in the neighbourhood. He is handsome, charming and attentive. Soon even their mother and their maid are in thrall to him. But what defines a gentleman?

As Emily’s life falls in ruins around her, everything closes in...

The Chateau on the Lake

1792. As a teacher at her parents' Academy for Young Ladies in the heart of London, Madeleine Moreau has lived her life sheltered from the outside world. But on the night of a dazzling Masquerade, tragedy strikes and she is left alone in the world. Desperate to find the family she never knew, Madeleine impulsively travels to France in search of them. But with war around the corner, and fearing for Madeleine's safety, the enigmatic Comte Etienne d'Aubery offers her protection at his...

The House by the River

The first novel by acclaimed Greek writer Lena Manta to appear in English translation, The House by the River is an intimate, emotionally powerful saga following five young women as they realize that no matter the men they choose, the careers they pursue, or the children they raise, the only constant is home.

Theodora knows she can't keep her five beautiful daughters at home forever—they're too curious, too free spirited...