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  The House of the Vampire

  George Sylvester Viereck

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  The House of the Vampire is a 1907 novella that is a very unusual vampire story. A young writer comes under the powerful influence of a mysterious older master, who seems to have left a trail of ruined proteges in his wake. The story is as much about the nature of artistic creation as it is a chilling vampire tale. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

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  Idiot The - Audiolbook

  Fyodor Dostoevsky, Classic...

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  The Idiot is one of Fyodor Dostoevsky's most profound and philosophical novels, exploring the nature of goodness in a world driven by selfishness and ambition. The story follows Prince Lev Myshkin, a man of extraordinary kindness and sincerity, who returns to Russia after years of medical treatment abroad. His innocence and honesty set him apart from the manipulative society he encounters, where people view his goodness as either weakness or foolishness.As Myshkin navigates the complexities of high society, he becomes entangled in a web of relationships, each testing his ideals and moral strength. Dostoevsky uses his protagonist to pose fundamental questions about human nature, love, and the struggle between purity and corruption. The Idiot is a moving and thought-provoking novel that challenges readers to consider whether true goodness can survive in a world filled with deception and cruelty.

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  Renegade Apache - A Classic Western

  E.C. Herbert

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  It is said that ten Indians with a good leader is a force to be dealt with, so when word got out that a small band of mixed breed Indians, led by a young warrior who was given the name of Many Lives, had attacked the Cooper homestead and savagely slaughtered its occupants, US Marshal Harry Finch was assigned the job to track him and his band of redskins down and bring them to justice. 
  Remembering an earlier associate who he had teamed up with was from Nebraska, Harry contacted the now, US Marshal Conrad Johnson who was delighted to have the chance to work with Harry once again.

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  In the Metropolis - The strange...

  Benjamin Rosenblatt

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is the talented but obscure author Benjamin Rosenblatt.

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  Silent Music

  Kate Lord Brown

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  Three marriages, two weddings, one affair which threatens them all. Is it ever too late for happily ever after? 
   
  A woman in 1960s New York struggles to place duty before passion, when her son's wedding plans throw the limitation of her marriage and apparently perfect life into the spotlight. 
   
  1939 HONG KONG. Ballet dancer Tess is seventeen. She is unsure about marrying naval officer Kit, but she is pregnant and feels she has no choice but to go ahead with the marriage. 
   
  1961 MANHATTAN. Ballet teacher Tess leads a seemingly idyllic, gilded Upper East life with her husband in their penthouse overlooking Central Park. But Kit asks for a divorce the night before their son announces his marriage. Just as her son's life is beginning, it feels like her youthful dreams and potential have come to nothing. Kit tells Tess they must pretend everything is normal until after Bobby's wedding. But can Tess play the part of a lifetime - that of a good wife?

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  Woman of Mystery - Arsène Lupin:...

  Maurice Leblanc

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  'It is as though, during my delirium, all the mysterious powers of my brain had collaborated to assimilate entirely those hateful memories.'
  
  Although famed for his tales featuring Arsène Lupin, the iconic gentleman thief, Maurice Leblanc also wrote gripping standalone tales of crime, history and adventure, of which The Woman of Mystery is no exception.
  
  Set in 1914, The Woman of Mystery centres around the world of Paul Delroze. On the evening before the Second World War, a painful memory rears its ugly head: his father, a decorated veteran who served in the Franco-Prussian War, being brutally murdered at the hands of an unidentified German woman, as Paul and his father were taking an innocent stroll through the French countryside when he was a child. At his core, Paul always knew the day when the two nations – Germany and France – would fight again, and once he heard the call for battle, he was determined to take revenge once and for all. A profound insight into the realities of war and the poignancy of vengeance, The Woman of Mystery is a lost classic of French writing. This audiobook edition is wonderfully narrated by Rupert Degas.
  Maurice Leblanc (1864 – 1941) was a French journalist, novelist and short story writer. He was primarily known for inventing the fictional thief Arsène Lupin, often considered the French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes.

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