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Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang
Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang is a wickedly funny thriller that delves into the world of literary heists, friendship, and identity. The novel revolves around Athena Liu, a celebrated novelist, and her envious frenemy, Juniper Hayward. When Athena tragically chokes on a pancake, Juniper seizes the opportunity to publish Athena’s secret manuscript under her own name. Rebranded as June Song, Juniper enjoys success until a plagiarism scandal erupts. Kuang masterfully explores themes of cultural appropriation, deception, and the slippery nature…
Read moreUnderground by E.S. Thomas
A plague is coming to London. Dreaded more than the Devil himself, cholera - the 'blue death' - spares no one. As fear grows across the city, Jem Flockhart and Will Quartermain are called to the bedside of a dead man, murdered, and with his throat torn out, in the back room of a brothel. When an innocent man is taken to Newgate, Jem and Will have until execution day to save him.
This is a meticulously researched historical crime fiction…