Charles Palliser

• Dec-1990
• / General Fiction
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An extraordinary modern novel in the Victorian tradition, Charles Palliser has created something extraordinary -- a plot within a plot within a plot of family secrets, mysterious clues, low-born birth, high-reaching immorality, and, always, always th...

• May-1991
• / General Fiction
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Beginning a tormented search for anonymous sensual pleasure, David, a man obsessed with women, pursues a trail of aimless conquest and the intimacy of strangers. By the author of The Quincunx. Reprint....

• Feb-1995
• / General Fiction
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At once a hypnotic murder mystery, scathing literary parody, soap opera, and brilliant pastiche, Betrayals is an astonishing virtuouso performance by a modern master of literary gamesmanship in the tradition of Vladimir Nabokov and John Barth.
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• Nov-1999
• / Historical Mystery
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In Victorian England, Dr. Courtine is invited to spend the days before Christmas with Austin, a friend from his youth, in the Cathedral Close of Thurchester. Courtine hopes to research an unsolved mystery at the cathedral library, but when Austin cap...

• Nov-2013
• / General Fiction
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Charles Palliser's work has been hailed as "so compulsively absorbing that reality disappears" (New York Times). Since his extraordinary debut, The Quincunx, his works have sold over one million copies worldwide. With his novel, Rustication, he retur...

• Jul-2018
• / Historical
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Thieves, mansions and murders… no one can be trusted in this classic historical mysteryThe tangled threads of family conspiracy and dark intentions will not let John Mellamphy rest. Seeking help from Henry Bellringer, a relation of a school friend,...

• Jul-2018
• / Historical Mystery
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An unnamed menace, an ancient document… five families torn apart. An unputdownable and bestselling historical mysteryJohn Mellamphy’s life is under threat. In the remote countryside, his mother, Mary, has been burgled in mysterious circumstances....

• Jul-2018
• / Historical
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The final gripping part of this classic historical mysteryWith the will finally in his grasp, John may be able to prove his inheritance, and put an end to the deadly plots and endless machinations that have plagued his life. But betrayal hides around...

• Jul-2018
• / Historical
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Desperate times and darker mysteries abound in this extraordinary historical thrillerWith their savings rapidly running out, and the world turning against them, John and his mother are pursued by bailiffs and forced to move. Taking refuge with the Is...

• Jul-2018
• / Historical
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A classic Victorian mystery full of intrigue, deadly plots and devastating twists and turnsFalsely imprisoned in an asylum, John escapes from their clutches with the help of the kindly Digweed family. Starting a new life in hiding with them may feel ...

• Jun-2020
• / General Fiction
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In the final decade of the 17th century in England, the Dutch trade wars are coming to a close, and the struggles with the French for naval supremacy are just starting. Meanwhile, young Matthew Loftus has no intention of spending his life underground...

• May-2024
• / General Fiction
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From the author of the international bestseller The Quincunx Set in Eastern Europe during the Second World War. When his nation is invaded and occupied by a brutal enemy, a well-intentioned man persuades his wife that they should give temporary shelt...