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The Plot
f you were in a position of authority and these five came to you at the summit Conference in Paris with the details of THE PLOT, would you believe any one of them? MATT BRENNAN, once a trusted member of the state Department until his wife was shattered by accusation of treason... MEDORA HART, young, ravishing, beautiful whose involvement in a Profuma like scandal had all but toppled an English government... JAY THOMAS DOYLE, once a renowned and respected columnist, now struggling desperately to recapture his lost fame by a most dangerous expose...HAZEL SMITH, an embittered American foreign correspondent and the mistress of a man high in the inner circles of the kremlin...EMMETT A. EARNSHAW, an ex-President of the United states, fighting an all but hopeless battle against a ruthless German munitions tycoon to retain an honorable place in history...
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Want to Play?
'Outrageously suspenseful ... the thriller debut of the year' Harlan Coben In this electrifying debut, the slaying of an old couple in small town America looks like one-off act of brutal retribution. But at the same time, in Minneapolis, teams of detectives scramble to stop a sickeningly inventive serial killer striking again in a city paralysed by fear. When the two separate investigations converge on an isolated catholic boarding school, decades old secrets begin to fall away. It seems an old killer has resurfaced. Yet still the killer's real identity remains dangerously out of reach...
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Cut Like Wound
Introducing Inspector Borei Gowda... It is the first night of Ramadan. At Shivaji Nagar in the heart of Bangalore, a young male prostitute is killed and burnt alive. It would have stayed as yet another unsolved murder, but for Inspector Borei Gowda, the investigating officer. As bodies begin to pile up one after the other, and it becomes clear that a serial killer is on the prowl, Gowda recognizes a pattern in the killings which no one else does. Even as he negotiates serious mid-life blues, problems with his wife and son, an affair with an ex-girlfriend, and official apathy and ridicule, the killer moves in for the next victim... Steeped in the lanes and atmosphere of the city of Bangalore, Cut Like Wound introduces to the reader a host of unforgettable characters and is a brutal psychological thriller unlike any in Indian fiction.
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The Secret Diary of a Sports Star
The Secret Diary of a Sports Star, is the story of Ashish Sharma, a regular guy who went on to fulfill his dream to not only play for the Indian Cricket team, but become a World Champion as well. As his relationships wither away, he finds himself alone at his pinnacle of success. His world turns around when he is diagnosed with germ cell cancer and he finds himself staring at the end of his career and possibly, much worse things. Will it be the end of a promising career? Will he muster up enough courage to defeat what threatens something he is most admired for his indomitable passion? Out of nowhere, comes his childhood love, Garima, someone he had left behind years ago, to lend a helping hand to sail through this debacle. The Secret Diary of a Sports Star traces the life and times of Ashish Sharma, a man touted to lead India to world domination in the sport which had come to define his life. It's a story of triumph against all odds, a story of unparalleled success borne out of hardship and turmoil.
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The Edge of the Machete
Goal: To eliminate Aamir Sherzai, the new whiz-kid in the Pakistan-wing of the Taliban. Means: A CIA operative Ed Gomez, on a mission to get even with Aamir Sherzai, responsible for the execution of his best buddy and fellow agent, Jason. Location: The Beast, somewhere in the Khyber, Pakistan. To eliminate Jasons killer, Gomez has to infiltrate a conglomeration of the most ferocious terror outfits in The Beast as Sarfaraz Khan. But as the boundaries between Gomez and Sarfaraz blur, the CIA agent must not only plunge headlong into the battle in the Khyber, but also wage a war within. Simultaneously, Indian journalist Rahul Sharma, kidnapped and held hostage within The Beast, must find a way back to the woman he loves. And British white Muslim, Shaun Marsh aka Shahid Khan, sucked into the gathering at the Khyber, must learn to exorcise the ghosts of the past. Most of all, all three must try to escape the edge of Aamir Sherzais machete. Will they get away unscathed? Or meet a fate similar to Jasons? Find out in this captivating thriller!
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Nelson Mandela: A Biography
is quest for racial justice for black South Africans as a leader of the African National Congress led to 27 years of imprisonment. Following intense international pressure on the Apartheid government, he was finally freed in 1990. Everyone should know the life story of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest leaders of all time, the first black president of South Africa and a major world statesman. His inspiring life receives a fresh retelling in this new biography written especially for general readers and students. This volume is an authoritative and enjoyable way not only to understand a great man, but also to understand a critical time in world history and race relations. Through the landmark presidency of South Africa and post Nobel Peace Prize years, up until today, he has continued as a peacemaker and agent for change. A timeline, photo essay and selected bibliography complement the narrative.
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Mother Teresa: A Biography
Mother Teresa transcended her ordinariness with a belief that she was called to her life’s work. And she used the unsought fame it brought her, to further her causes. In this new biography, students will follow Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu from her humble Albanian birth to worldwide celebrity as Mother Teresa. The nun who attended to the dying and diseased in Calcutta, India, and established her Missionaries of Charity around the world had to prove to the hierarchy in the patriarchal Catholic system, even in the Vatican, that she was capable of handling each project she proposed. With her vision to live and work among the ‘poorest of the poor’ was founded a new order that tended to society’s outcasts. This narrative chronicles the expansion and success of Mother Teresa’s order and the eventual recognition that was showered on her efforts. This increasing attention led to scrutiny and criticism of her ideology, methods of care, and financing. The accusations of hypocrisy, among others, are discussed, as is her controversial beatification. Readers will be challenged to consider for themselves whether Mother Teresa deserves to be sainted.
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The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the
Written by the acclaimed Silicon Valley journalist who co-founded "Wired" and founded "The Industry Standard", this book explains how the search industry is changing the way we live in profound and unpredictable ways. It contains interviews with some of the biggest names at the top companies including Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
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Snapshots
As the wine and conversion begin to flow at a reunion between six women who were friends at school, memories start to surface – some happy others bitter – sweet and a few that are downright poisonous. Forced to confront dark secrets that they thought lay buried deep in the past, the women began to turn against one another and the mood of the party turns nightmarish... Death, infidelity, incest, rape, lies and the evil that lurks beneath everyday lives of people from the substance of Snapshots, Shobhaa De's explosive best-seller.
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Strange Obsession
Strange Obsession is the story of the gorgeous young super-model Amrita Aggarwal. Within months of her arrival in Bombay, she is the envy of its beautiful people. Then, one day, she attracts the attentions of a mysterious woman called Minx. As the months pass and the demands of her unwelcome suitor grow, Amrita's life turns nightmarish... An unforgettable novel of sexual obsession and its calamitous consequences.
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Ripples: Short Stories By Indian Women Writers
When you bring together 48 stories from 26 exceptionally talented Indian women writers, you can expect imaginations, passions, and emotions to set pages aflame. Ripples is the result of one such effort. It is an anthology of short fiction stories that showcases superior creative writing and is a great representative of contemporary Indian women’s writing. Though the stories vary greatly in genre, style of presentation, and length, the issues and choices faced by the protagonists of the stories are exemplary in their portrayal of the duality and contradictions of the contemporary world. Written with great dexterity, eloquence, and sensitivity, these stories are sure to leave their lasting ripples on your mind and heart. With stories by first-timers as well as by national and international award-winning writers, this book is a must-read for one and all!
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Unravelled
Plagued by demons. Condemned by fate. Now Aden's fighting back! "Once I started reading this book, I couldn't stop. Amazing!" —Kristin Cast, Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling co-author of the House of Night series Aden Stone is not happy to find himself in the middle of a demonic war. The three human souls that live in Aden's head warn him of a bleak future…a battle that ends with a knife through his heart. Yet for the first time Aden's got a reason live and something to lose… So Aden's not giving up without a fight. His pack of werewolf friends are prepared to stand by him and vampire princess Victoria is ready to sacrifice
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The Pregnant King
‘I am not sure that I am a man,’ said Yuvanashva. ‘I have created life outside me as men do. But I have also created life inside me, as women do. What does that make me? Will a body such as mine fetter or free me?’ Among the many hundreds of characters who inhabit the Mahabharata, perhaps the world’s greatest epic and certainly one of the oldest, is Yuvanashva, a childless king, who accidentally drinks a magic potion meant to make his queens pregnant and gives birth to a son. This extraordinary novel is his story. It is also the story of his mother Shilavati, who cannot be king because she is a woman; of young Somvat, who surrenders his genitals to become a wife; of Shikhandi, a daughter brought up as a son, who fathers a child with a borrowed penis; of Arjuna, the great warrior with many wives, who is forced to masquerade as a woman after being castrated by a nymph; of Ileshwara, a god on full-moon days and a goddess on new-moon nights; and of Adi-natha, the teacher of teachers, worshipped as a hermit by some and as an enchantress by others. Building on Hinduism’s rich and complex mythology—but driven by a very contemporary sensibility—Devdutt Pattanaik creates a lush and fecund work of fiction in which the lines are continually blurred between men and women, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers. Confronted with such fluidity the reader is drawn into Yuvanashva’s struggle to be fair to all—those here, those there and all those in between.
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Ramayana 1:Prince Of Ayodhya
Full of adventure and magic, this epic fantasy is based on the classic Indian tale "The Ramayana" and brings to life a world of gods, shape-shifting mages, and bloodthirsty demons. "A ripping good yarn."--"Publishers Weekly." The original "Ramayana"--a classic tale of war between absolute Good and Evil--was written 3,000 years ago by Valmiki, a reformed thief-turned-sage. Now, with breathtaking imagination, Indian novelist Ashok K. Banker has recreated this epic tale for modern readers everywhere. Ayodhya the Unconquerable is the legendary capital of warriors and seers, and the greatest fortress of the civilized world. Soon it will be a wasteland of ashes and blood. For Ayodhya lies in the shadow of a demon's wrath--a demon that is sending all its dreadful power to ravage the world of mortals. And only Rama, Prince of Ayodhya, can hope to prevent the onslaught of darkness.
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Mystereous Affair Style
Agatha Christie’s first ever murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
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Shoot the Falcon
Thrilling, action-packed and thoroughly entertaining, this is one book you will find hard to put down until you reach the final spine-chilling end! Forget what they said about revenge. It was delicious served hot or cold. There’s blood in the sand as Raj, Nagi and Madhuri fight to keep a dangerous weapons cache out of the hands of home-grown terrorists. When the IB and private eye Rekha Dixit cross paths on the trail of an underworld kingpin in Rajasthan, sparks fly, threatening war across the borders. Its yet another dynamite packed thriller for the Bollywood Knights until a beautiful starlet gets caught in the crossfire. Shoot the Falcon, the third book featuring the teen detectives from Mumbai’s dazzling film world, the Bollywood Knights, is a roller coaster ride through the romantic and treacherous dunes of remote Rajasthan.
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Night of the Vampires
Beneath evil and destruction lies truth... and eternal passion Soldier Cole Granger fights to restore peace to a world divided by war and evil. Enlisted for his extraordinary talents, nothing will stop him from preventing a horrific premonition from becoming reality...especially not a mysterious young woman claiming to be his comrades sister. Unsure if shes enemy or ally, Cole knows only one thing for certain he must keep her close. Very close. Megans quest to uncover a family secret leads her to the centre of vampire riots. She must join forces with Cole to find the answers, but they cant disguise the potent attraction drawing them together. Yet trust doesnt come easily for Cole and when Megan unearths the grim, dark truth, can she trust him to believe her?
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The Casual Vacancy
When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults.