Middle Eastern Mystery

Darya has discovered the perfect gift for her daughter's twenty-fifth birthday: an ideal husband. Mina, however, is fed up with her mother's endless matchmaking and grading of available Iranian American bachelors. After Darya's last ill-fated attempt to find Mina a husband, mother and daughter...

Unlock the secrets of one of the world’s most enigmatic cities with “Mysteries of Jerusalem: 33 Hidden Stories from a Sacred City.” In this mesmerizing collection, author David G. Petault unveils the lesser-known, intriguing tales that make Jerusalem a place of perpetual wonder and fascination. Journey through the ages and discover the profound and often surprising narratives that have shaped Jerusalem’s rich history. From the touching story of two brothers whose acts of kindness became the foundation of the city, to the mysterious handprint in an ancient moat, each chapter brings ...

They say you can never go back. Maile Spencer did. Part of a diplomatic mission, Maile Spencer reluctantly returns to the tiny Middle Eastern nation where she found so much trouble in a past civil war. When their plane lands on a dusty runway, threats arrive with it. Coming from every direction are untrustworthy characters trying to invade their lives, and dark figures lurking in shadows. Then things take a turn for the worse. When Maile and her friends flee for the safety of a remote oasis hidden in the desert dunes, an unexpected traveler accompanies them. In many ways, this new friend is...

When her sense of safety is shattered, a young girl realizes she must become something untamable—even otherworldly—to find freedom, in this visceral coming-of-age horror debut. A man’s body is found viciously murdered behind a neighborhood corner store, sending shockwaves through the...

It is the most sacred and hunted relic in history. Revered by kings. Feared by enemies. Thousands have been slain to obtain it, and many stricken for beholding it. For nine-hundred years the fate of Israel was bound up in their treatment of the Ark of God’s Covenant. But what was the true purpose and meaning of the Ark of His Might? Follow its trail through a bloody and miraculous nine centuries and discover astonishing truths surrounding this golden chest: from its creation by Bezalel, to its bond with Samuel, its savage journey through Philistine territory, and its history-making ...

Dr. David Garrison trusts only what he can measure. Since losing his wife, numbers have been the only thing in his life that do not lie. But some truths were buried for a reason. Armed with state-of-the-art Ground Penetrating Radar, geologist David Garrison is on the verge of a career-defining discovery deep in the Rub' al Khali—the Empty Quarter. Still haunted by the loss of his wife, Garrison uses empirical data as a shield against the unpredictable chaos of the world. But when an impossible, violent sandstorm forces him and his Bedouin guides to take shelter in an uncharted, pre-...

Maddie Steel was convinced she’d lost her grip on reality. After a year filled with grief-fueled nightmares and the relocation to a small town in northern Michigan, she wasn’t equipped for the whirlwind that awaited her when a mysterious spell book arrived at the door. She didn’t believe in magic, not since she visited the supposed witch shops for love potions and magic spells as a teen. Yet, the same juvenile hope sparked in her wary heart with every word she recited from the spell used to reunite soul mates. Then the naughty dreams began . . . She was convinced her subconscious ...

Set in the ancient city of Smyrna, this powerful novel follows the intertwining fates of four families as their peaceful city is ripped apart by the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. On an orange-tinted evening in September 1905, Scheherazade is born to an opium-dazed mother in the ancient city...

A story of political ambition, greed, love and revenge, The Reluctant Trader is a fast-paced thriller following fictional events in just one week at the end of January 2016, the start of what, by any yardstick, was an extraordinary year in British politics. When disgraced former soldier, Adam Fraser, goes to work for well-connected tax-exile and billionaire, Ricky Al-Shawabi, as an oil trader, he finds himself at the centre of a British operation trying to expose Al-Shawabi as a criminal tax evader. However, the tentacles of Al-Shawabi’s operation reach high into the British political ...

Bloomsbury presents Golgotha by Lavie Tidhar, read by Andrew Wincott. Two men, decades apart, are ensnared in the deadly search for a fabled treasure in the conclusion to Lavie Tidhar's epic and audacious Maror Trilogy. 1882, Jerusalem The foreigner. A man with no name, twin guns at his hips, a...

"Wars, an embargo, and forbidden love in this once peaceful city..." With the drums of war just weeks away, Omar invites all those closest to his heart for lunch at his lavish villa overlooking the Tigris River of Baghdad. He can't help but smile at the faces that have graced his eventful life that spans from an interesting childhood, the two Gulf Wars, and the inhumane embargo that crippled the nation. Loved ones come together, probably for the last time, in the city their ancestors called Baghdad or Baghdadu, "God’s Gift." Memories upon memories linger in Omar's head. He has survived ...

Sarah Groben’s an LAPD Homicide Detective and a Pastor’s wife. But she’s got six murders she hopes to solve by Sunday. A fledgling group of transplants from 10-40 window countries are being killed because of their Christianity. A Muslim charity interested in better relations with Americans seems to be connected by the death of a former financial manager. Family members of the victims might also end up in the crosshairs if Sarah is right about a "Persecutor for Hire." Sarah's partner is down with the flu and her husband Don seems like a tailor-made substitute with his knowledge of ...

Every egg holds a surprise. One held a doorway to another world. At the very end of a narrow alley, hidden between ordinary buildings, sits a chocolate shop unlike any other. The shop's owner is famous for creating magical chocolate eggs—each one unique, each one filled with a surprise no customer can predict. Some contain tiny treasures. Some reveal impossible wonders. And some hold secrets that seem almost alive. Then, after a fierce storm rattles the town one night, something unexpected arrives. A small creature from another world slips through a mysterious doorway that appears inside ...