Summer Books
Whether it is a hot day in the park or evenings chilling in the back garden or a way to pass those hours on the way to and from work, a book is always the perfect companion. Now that London has been blessed with long hot summer days, we decided to give you a taste of some of the great titles you can get lost in. Mystery, drama, romance, or autobiography, whatever your interest, here are our picks.
Title: Be Careful What You Pray For
Author: Kimberla Lawson Roby
Hardcover: 288 pages
In this sequel to The Best of Everything, Kimberla Lawson Roby returns with the story of Alicia, the beautiful daughter of the infamous Reverend Curtis Black. She is all grown and headed for troubles of her own. Alicia is now married to her second husband, Pastor JT Valentine, a handsome charming minister who is the answer to all of her prayers. But blinded by love she is unaware of how much like her father her new husband is. JT can not be trusted and Rev Black sees right through his charming facade.
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Title: The Long Fall
Author: Walter Mosley
Paperback: 368 pages
The Long Fall is acclaimed author Walter Mosley’s new detective series. After his success with the Easy Rawlins chronicles, Mosley introduces us to Leonid McGill, an old-school P.I. working in New York City. An ex-boxer and a hard drinker, Leonid is looking to clean up his act but cannot resist the allure of a well paid job. This new case has Leonid trying to resolve the murder of a group of old school friends. McGill’s commitment to the straight and narrow is tested to the limit in Mosley’s riveting crime story.
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Title: Wife of the Gods
Author: Kwei Quartey
Hardcover: 336 pages
A mystery story set in streets of Ghana, Kwei Quartey’s debut novel has been described as both lyrical and captivating. In the small town of Ketanu, a young woman has been found dead under suspicious circumstances. The local police arrest a teenage boy and charge him with the murder. Unsatisfied with the result Detective Inspector Darko Dawson, fluent in Ketanu’s indigenous language, is sent from the city to investigate the case. He is a dedicated family man, reluctant to return to a place that holds numerous ‘emotional mine fields’. His big city ways clash with the age old customs of the small town creating a unique, exotic story.
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Title: Wifey 4 Life
Author: Kiki Swinson
Paperback: 248 pages
In part 5 of the Wifey series readers find Kira living a quiet life in the islands. When her cousin Nikki dies she takes a short trip back to her home town Virginia for the funeral. News of her return spread quickly attracting enemies ready to ‘cash in’. Kira battles to stay alive and outwit death once again. The question is, can she survive on borrowed time?
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Title: On The Line
Author: Serena Williams and Daniel Paisner
Hardcover: 272 pages
Serena Williams in this mid career autobiography gives the world an insight into her upbringing with two determined parents, four sisters and her love for the game. On the Line recaps her important matches, her sportswear line, her work in third world countries and her travels around the world. Serena lets the reader see how her strength and determination took her through the death of her sister in 2003. She also lets us in on her love life as well as the dynamics within the Williams family, including the special bond with her sister Venus.
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Title: Anna In-Between
Author: Elizabeth Nunez
Hardcover: 352 pages
Anna, the daughter of an upper middle class family has a successful publishing career in America. When she returns to the island of her birth she discovers that her mother Beatrice has breast cancer. Anna and her father try to convince Beatrice to travel to the Unites States for treatment but she refuses, though this might be her only chance for survival. Elizabeth Nunez weaves a story of a family facing illness and struggling to save a life, finding it difficult to respect Beatrice’s wishes.
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Title: Resurrecting Midnight
Author: Eric Jerome Dickey
Hardcover: 464 pages
Gideon thinks he can retire and leave his hit man profession behind as he settles in the Cayman Islands to lead a life of leisure. But the past never truly sleeps and a simple stop in a public restroom soon turns into a bloodbath. One that spirals Gideon back into action.
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