Peter(Narrator) Noble

"Occupied Paris, 1942. Just before he dies, a man chased by the Gestapo hands off a strange-looking document to the unsuspecting novelist Paul Ricard. It looks like a blueprint of a part for a military weapon, one that might have important information for the Allied forces. Ricard realizes he must try to get it into the hands of members of the resistance network. As Ricard finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into anti-Natzi efforts, and into increasingly...

"A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a “chestnut man”-a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts-which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery-a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister's daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago. A tragic coincidence-or something more twisted? To save innocent lives, a pair of detectives...

On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two and a half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawai'i, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. How did Cook, who was unique among captains for his respect for Indigenous peoples and cultures, come to that fatal moment? Hampton Sides’ bravura account of Cook’s last journey both wrestles with Cook’s legacy and provides a thrilling...

North of Johannesburg, five companies share the Kitchenerville fields, furiously blasting and digging deep into the earth. For some men, gold mining is a way of life and death. For some it is just a business. For one man, it is the most dangerous game of all. Rod Ironsides drives his miners faster and harder than anyone has ever dared. A few weeks ago, Ironsides had a passion for golf and one night stands. Now, he has been handed a prize and a curse,...

Something's not quite right at Chloe Flynn's school reunion. When secrets of the past emerge, the reunion takes a sinister turn, and it's clear nothing is what it seems.

Tamsin recently married renowned composer Robin Featherstone. Robin is much older, but Tamsin doesn't care-she's in love. And she knows Robin loves her too, even if he is very close to another young woman-his assistant, Mia. Meanwhile, Robin's ex-wife and grown children aren't happy-they're sure Tamsin is a gold-digger and Mia is an opportunist. Then, when Robin suddenly dies, the family's worst fears are realized: Tamsin stands to inherit everything....