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  Cotton Malone: Book 6

  The Emperor's Tomb

  by Steve Berry

  Steve Berry is the New York Times bestselling author of The Balkan Escape, The Paris Vendetta, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Venetian Betrayal, The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Romanov Prophecy , and The Amber Room . His books have been translated into 37 languages and sold in 50 countries. He lives in the historic city of St. Augustine, Florida and is at work on his next... (more)
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  Cry to Heaven

  by Anne Rice

  In this mesmerizing novel, the acclaimed author of THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES and the LIVES OF THE MAYFAIR WITCHES makes real for us the exquisite and otherworldly society of the eighteenth-century castrati, the delicate and alluring male sopranos whose graceful bodies and glorious voices brought them the adulation of the royal courts and grand opera houses of Europe, men who lived as idols, concealing their pain as... (more)
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  The Sheen on the Silk

  by Anne Perry

  New York Times bestselling novelist Anne Perry, the undisputed Queen of Victorian mysteries and the author of an acclaimed series set during World War I, now broadens her canvas with her first major stand-alone book—an epic historical novel set in thirteenth-century Constantinople, where a woman must live a lie in her quest to uncover the truth.     Arriving in the ancient Byzantine city in the year 1273, Anna... (more)
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  Taita: Book 3

  Warlock

  by Wilbur Smith

  One of the world's most acclaimed adventure writers returns to the world of ancient Egypt with the stunning sequel to the New York Times bestselling River God . In the wake of a sixty-year war over the reign of the kingdoms of Egypt, two young pharaohs have risen to claim power, but only one can succeed, deciding the fate of his empire forever... The mission of Prince Nefer, rightful heir to the throne, is to... (more)
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  Yashim, Ottoman Investigator: Book 2

  The Snake Stone

  by Jason Goodwin

  The captivating return of Yashim, the eunuch investigator from the intelligent, elliptical and beguilingly written" (The Times, London) bestseller The Janissary Tree When a French archaeologist arrives in 1830s Istanbul determined to track down a lost Byzantine treasure, the local Greek communities are uncertain how to react; the man seems dangerously well informed. Yashim Togalu, who so brilliantly solved the... (more)
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  Secrets of the Chinese Palace

  by Tian Hengyu

  Unveil the secrets of the Chinese palace. Learn about behind-the-scenes-and-screens intrigues of the various dynasties of China in the great halls and buildings of the palace complex. Meet the occupants of the palace: the emperors, empresses, imperial concubines and siblings, eunuchs and many others, and find out how the notable ones altered the course of history.
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  Yashim, Ottoman Investigator: Book 1

  The Janissary Tree

  by Jason Goodwin

  It is 1836. Europe is modernizing, and the Ottoman Empire must follow suit. But just before the Sultan announces sweeping changes, a wave of murders threatens the fragile balance of power in his court. Who is behind them? Only one intelligence agent can be trusted to find out: Yashim Lastname, a man both brilliant and near-invisible in this world. You see, Yashim is a eunuch. He leads us into the palace’s... (more)
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  The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone Series #6) by Steve Berry

  A great way to learn historical facts, Steve Berry does lot of research. This is a story about Cotton Malone and Casseopeia Vitt. They go to China to try and save the son of a Russian geologist who has discovered how to identify infinite oil as opposed to fossil fuel and the value it will have to China industrial resurgence. Along the way people (but they don't know who) are trying to kill them. One of the... (more)
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  Beautiful Thing: Portrait of a Bombay Bar Dancer

  by Sonia Faleiro