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Human history holds many small marvels and curiosities for those willing to plunge below the surface, and Marie Benedict displays one of them to us in her biographical book The Only Woman in the Room.
It traces the story of Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American Hollywood superstar whose invention revolutionized not only the field of modern communication, but also challenged the entire world’s perspective on what women are capable of accomplishing.
Many are the people eager and willing to forget the history of yesteryear, but thankfully there remain authors such as Larry Loftis who believe in the importance of knowing about our past and the heroes in it.
In Code Name: Lise, Loftis returns once again to the Second World War to tell the story of Odette Sansom, a mother of three daughters who became an invaluable Allied intelligence officer and perhaps one of the most celebrated members of the British Special Operations Executive. Sabotaging, spying, and surviving torturous imprisonment, she became the first woman to be awarded both the George Cross and appointed as a Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur.
Ted Dekker introduced us to a world of countless unimaginable wonders in his Beyond the Circle series, and with Rise of the Mystics he brings the grand adventure to a close.
With three of five seals in her possession, Rachelle Matthews, the dreamer who turned out to be the prophesied 49th mystic, forges onwards to find the remaining two and hopefully prevent both worlds from plunging into total darkness.
Andrew Turpin never runs short of adventures for his beloved ex-CIA war crimes investigator Joe Johnson, and in Bandit Country the action takes us to Northern Ireland.
Social and political tensions are skyrocketing as a mysterious sniper leaves a bloody trail of high-profile victims, leading to a series of top secret documents from some thirty years ago, with information never meant to see the light of day.
With terrorists to his left and assassins to his right, Joe Johnson is once again in his natural element, ready to find the key to unlock the motivation behind the assassinations.
Brian O’Sullivan has a real knack for writing thrilling stories which not only entertain, but also educate and push us to think about various aspects of modern life, namely politics.
In The Patsy O’Sullivan returns to the helm to tell the tale of a dying self-made billionaire who concocts a scheme to murder two prominent politicians he deeply despises.
However, he gets in a bit over his head when the titular patsy of his plan, a young and extremely skilled shooter by the name of Aidan Gentry starts to come up with some plans of his own.
