The Alexandria Affair

The Alexandria Affair
Author: Ashley Gardner
Publisher: Jennifer Ashley
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2016-05-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1941229263

Captain Gabriel Lacey accompanies famous dandy Lucius Grenville to Egypt, a land that Lacey has long anticipated visiting. Lacey travels there for more than a simple holiday, however—James Denis has tasked him with finding an "object" from ancient Alexandria and procuring it, whatever the cost. The task does not turn out to be so simple. Locating what Denis wants proves difficult, sending Lacey and Grenville exploring tombs along the Nile. Lacey must deal with treasure hunters, a shadow following him and his friends, murder, and missing his new family as he explores the exotic country he has so longed to see. Book 11 in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series.

The Alexandria Affair

The Alexandria Affair
Author: Oheta Sophia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-05-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9789611916788

In "The Alexandria Affair," Elena, a bookstore owner in the vibrant city of Alexandria, is thrust into a whirlwind of mystery and romance when she encounters the enigmatic Gabriel. As she delves into their shared past, Elena unearths dark secrets and dangerous alliances, leading her on a perilous journey through the city's underworld. With betrayals and revelations at every turn, Elena must navigate a treacherous landscape of love and intrigue, confronting her own demons and forging unlikely alliances along the way. As tensions escalate and loyalties are tested, Elena and Gabriel's love is put to the ultimate test, forcing them to confront the truth of their feelings and the sacrifices they're willing to make. Filled with suspense, passion, and unexpected twists, "The Alexandria Affair" is a gripping tale of love, redemption, and the enduring power of the human heart.

The Alexandria Affair

The Alexandria Affair
Author: Ashley Gardner
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016
Genre: Alexandria (Egypt)
ISBN: 9781536560893

Captain Gabriel Lacey accompanies famous dandy Lucius Grenville to Egypt, a land that Lacey has long anticipated visiting. Lacey travels there for more than a simple holiday, however--James Denis has tasked him with finding an "object" from ancient Alexandria and procuring it, whatever the cost. The task does not turn out to be so simple. Locating what Denis wants proves difficult, sending Lacey and Grenville exploring tombs along the Nile. Lacey must deal with treasure hunters, a shadow following him and his friends, murder, and missing his new family as he explores the exotic country he has so longed to see.

The Cairo Affair

The Cairo Affair
Author: Olen Steinhauer
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2014-03-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250036135

"As [four characters] converge on the city of Cairo ... a portrait [develops] of a marriage, a jigsaw puzzle of loyalty and betrayal against a dangerous world of political games, where allegiances are never clear and outcomes are never guaranteed"--Dust jacket flap.

The Alexandria Link

The Alexandria Link
Author: Steve Berry
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2007-12-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1848943083

From the New York Times bestselling author, an ambitious and explosive international thriller with an unexpected historical twist A hidden treasure. A forgotten truth. Cotton Malone is in trouble. His son has been kidnapped and his bookshop in Copenhagen attacked, all because he is the only man alive who knows the whereabouts of the Alexandria link - the means of locating the most important cache of ancient knowledge ever assembled: the legendary Library of Alexandria, which vanished without trace fifteen hundred years ago. Now, Malone is forced to join the search for a forgotten truth hidden within that vast literary treasure - a truth that, if revealed, will have grave consequences, not only for Malone, but for the balance of world power . . .

The Eyre Affair

The Eyre Affair
Author: Jasper Fforde
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2003-02-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101158514

Meet Thursday Next, literary detective without equal, fear or boyfriend Jasper Fforde’s beloved New York Times bestselling novel introduces literary detective Thursday Next and her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England—from the author of The Constant Rabbit Fans of Douglas Adams and P. G. Wodehouse will love visiting Jasper Fforde's Great Britain, circa 1985, when time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very seriously: it’s a bibliophile’s dream. England is a virtual police state where an aunt can get lost (literally) in a Wordsworth poem and forging Byronic verse is a punishable offense. All this is business as usual for Thursday Next, renowned Special Operative in literary detection. But when someone begins kidnapping characters from works of literature and plucks Jane Eyre from the pages of Brontë's novel, Thursday is faced with the challenge of her career. Fforde's ingenious fantasy—enhanced by a Web site that re-creates the world of the novel—unites intrigue with English literature in a delightfully witty mix.

Justine

Justine
Author: Lawrence Durrell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2011-05-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0143119249

"Demands comparison with the very best books of our century . . . A truly important writer . . . His people, his places are masterly."― New York Times Book Review Durrell's masterpiece is onne of the world's greatest romances, rich in political and sexual intrigue. This seductive tale of four tangled lovers in wartime Egypt is set in the city of Alexandria once home to the world's greatest library, attracting scholars dedicated solely to the pursuit of knowledge. But on the eve of World War II, the obsessed characters in this mesmerizing novel find that their pursuits lead only to bedrooms in which each seeks to know-and possess-the other.

The Hanover Square Affair

The Hanover Square Affair
Author: Ashley Gardner
Publisher: Jennifer Ashley
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2011-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0989867706

London 1816 Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars, burned out, fighting melancholia, his career ended. His interest is piqued when he learns of a missing girl, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament. Lacey's search for the girl leads to the discovery of murder, corruption, and dealings with a leader of the underworld. At the same time, he struggles with his own transition from a soldier's life to the civilian world, redefining his role with his former commanding officer, and making new friends--from the top of society to the street girls of Covent Garden.

Half-Blood

Half-Blood
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher: Bloom Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN: 9781464220661

After her mother's murder, seventeen-year-old Alex returns to the Covenant, a school for pure and half-mortal descendants of gods, and begins intense training to combat daimons, but her training becomes complicated by a forbidden attraction to her pure-blood trainer Aiden and a revelation about her past.