Random House: Lies, Spies, and Surprise
From riveting stories of real-life spies to tightly plotted, suspenseful fiction, these books are sure to thrill.
The “master storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) behind the NYT bestseller The Spy and the Traitor uncovers the true story behind the Cold War’s most intrepid female spy.
This true-life spy story is a masterpiece about the woman code-named “Sonya.” Over the course of her career, she was hunted by the Chinese, the Japanese, the Nazis, MI5, MI6, and the FBI—and she evaded them all. Her story reflects the great ideological clash of the twentieth century—between Communism, Fascism, and Western democracy—and casts new light on the spy battles and shifting allegiances of our own times. READ MORE »
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“A brilliant historical novel; part Cormac McCarthy and part Raymond Chandler.”—Philipp Meyer, author of The SonAn Irishman in nineteenth-century England is forced to take sides when his nephew joins the bloody underground movement for independence in this propulsive novel from the acclaimed author of The North Water.
In this darkly compelling tale of the underground war for Irish independence, Ian McGuire once again transports readers to a time when blood begot blood. Moving from the dirt and uproar of industrial Manchester to the quiet hills of rural Pennsylvania, The Abstainer is a searing novel in which two men, haunted by their pasts and driven forward by the need for justice and retribution, must fight for life and legacy. READ MORE »
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Chapter 1Manchester, November 22, 1867Midnight. There are field guns on Stanley Street, and timber barricades at every bridge and junction. Bright flames from a dozen watch fires glint orange off the black and boatless Irwell. Inside the Town Hall on King Street, James O’Connor knocks the rain from his bowler, unbuttons his top coat, and hangs them both on the iron hooks by the recreation room door. Sanders and Malone, and four or five others, are sleeping on palliasses in one corner. The rest are sitting about at tables playing whist, gabbing, or reading the Courier. The place has the homely barracks-tang of stewed tea and Navy Cut; there is a rack of Indian clubs and medicine balls gathering dust by the left-hand wall, and a billiard table covered over with planking in the center. Fazackerley, the duty sergeant, notices him and nods.“Anything?”O’Connor shakes his head. CONTINUE READING
Discover the debut novel that “announces the arrival of a literary supernova” (The NYT Book Review),“a drama of childhood that is as wild as it is intimate” (Chigozie Obioma).In a sprawling Indian city, three friends venture into the most dangerous corners to find their missing classmate. . . . READ MORE »Order Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Penguin Random House ▸
PEOPLE PICKThe discovery of a girl abandoned by the side of the road threatens to unearth the long-buried secrets of a Texas town’s legendary cold case in this superb, atmospheric novel from the internationally bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans.
“If you only read one thriller this year, let it be this one. Psychologically absorbing, original, and atmospheric. I could not turn the pages fast enough.”—Elin Hilderbrand, #1 NYT bestselling author of 28 Summers READ MORE »Order We Are All the Same in the Dark Penguin Random House ▸
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In the start of an all-new mystery series set in pre–World War II Europe, an intrepid young photographer carries her dead lover’s final, world-shattering message into the heart of Berlin as Hitler ascends to power.
New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry merges family secrets with suspense on the world stage, as darkness bubbles under the surface of a Europe on the brink of change. In these complicated times, Elena emerges as a strong new heroine who learns quickly that when nothing is certain, she can rely only on herself.READ MORE »Order Death in Focus Penguin Random House ▸ 
He wants to remember. She needs to forget. . . . Memento meets Sharp Objects in a gripping psychological thriller from the NYT bestselling author of Something in the Water.“Twisty . . . highly imaginative . . . deliciously provocative.”—The Washington Post ho is Mr. Nobody? READ MORE »
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