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Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members' Clubs by Seth Alexander Thevoz
$35.00 AUD
Category: British | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
With a keen eye for the juicy anecdote, Thevoz tells the fascinating and entertaining story of the rise, decline and resurgence of London's private members' clubs, from the late-eighteenth century to the present day. In doing so he looks at cultural and political developments beyond the clubs, revealin ...Show more
Chaise Longue by Baxter Dury
$23.00 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
Methods of parenting and education have progressed in recent years, especially compared to some of the more casually experimental routes inflicted on children of artistic professionals in the 70s and 80s. One experience that would take some beating is that endured by Baxter Dury.When punk rock star Ian ...Show more
Friends and Enemies: A Memoir by Barbara Amiel
$25.00 AUD
Category: General | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
Included in The Times and Daily Telegraph Book of the Year round-ups 'Friends and Enemies is an extraordinary read showing unflinching candour from a truly remarkable woman' Elton John 'Blistering . . . shockingly candid . . . stiletto-sharp memoir of the year' Daily Mail 'Magnetic and magnificent . ...Show more
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
$25.00 AUD
Category: American | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THE YEARA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION'A beautifully readable reminder of how much of our urgent, collective history resounds in places all around us that have been hidden in plain sight.' Afua Hirsch, ...Show more
Past Lying (Karen Pirie Mystery #7) by Val McDermid
$25.00 AUD
Category: Crime | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn't be surprised when an author's manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime.Karen can't ignore the plot's chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University ...Show more
Past Lying: The twisty new Karen Pirie thriller, now a major ITV series by Val McDermid
$33.00 AUD
Category: Crime | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn't be surprised when an author's manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime. Karen can't ignore the plot's chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh Universit ...Show more
The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Centre of WWII's Greatest Battle by Iain MacGregor
$33.00 AUD
Category: War | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
'Stunning. History at its very best.' James Holland The sacrifices that enabled the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45 are sacrosanct. The foundation of their eventual victory was laid during the battle for the city of Stalingrad, resting on the banks of the river Vo ...Show more
The Skeleton Road: A chilling, nail-biting psychological thriller that will have you hooked by Val McDermid
$19.99 AUD
Category: Crime | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
When a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a crumbling, gothic building in Edinburgh, Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is faced with the unenviable task of identifying the bones. As Karen's investigation gathers momentum, she is drawn deeper into a dark world of intrigue and betrayal. Meanw ...Show more
The Sorcerer of Pyongyang by Marcel Theroux
$33.00 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
In the most isolated country on earth, a chance discovery shapes a young man's destiny. Growing up amid the starvation and oppression of 1990s North Korea, 10-year-old Cho Jun-su stumbles upon a mysterious game, left behind in a hotel room by a rare foreign visitor. As Jun-su painstakingly deciphers the ...Show more
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
$33.00 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
'Sometimes you just step into a book and let it wash over you, like you're swimming under a big, sparkling night sky' Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere'A formidable, necessary voice in fiction' Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Malibu RisingThere is one every generation, a seer who keeps the st ...Show more
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