Offers a glimpse into the world of Asperger Syndrome, providing portraits of persons having the psychiatriatic condition characterized by deficiencies in social development, obsessional behaviors, and
From the novelist the New York Times compares to Paul Bowles, Evelyn Waugh and Ian McEwan, an evocative new work of literary suspenseAdrift in Cambodia, Robert Grieve – pushing thirty and eager to sid
A riveting tale of risk and obsession set in the alluring world of Macau’s casinos, by the author of the critically acclaimed The Forgiven. As night falls on Macau and the neon signs that line the rai
In this stylish, haunting novel, journalist and novelist Lawrence Osborne explores the reverberations of a random accident on the lives of Moroccan Muslims and Western visitors who converge on a luxur
A celebrated travel writer presents a series of literary meditations on the role of alcohol in world cultures, exploring disparate societal views about alcohol to consider its manifestations in prohib
The new Philip Marlowe novel, from Lawrence Osborne, a master of the psychological thrillerIn this brilliant new novel, commissioned by the Raymond Chandler estate, the acclaimed author Lawrence Osbor
What is taste? Is it individual or imposed on us from the outside? Why are so many of us so intimidated when presented with the wine list at a restaurant? In The Accidental Connoisseur, journalist
Sick of producing the picturesque bromides of the professional travel writer, Lawrence Osborne decided to explore the psychological underpinnings of tourism itself by taking a six-month journey down t
The next novel from Lawrence Osborne, critically acclaimed author of Hunters in the Dark On a hike during a white-hot summer break on the Greek island of Hydra, Naomi and Samantha make a startling dis
The Poisoned Embrace is a provocative investigation into the history of sexual pessimism as it has evolved in Western theology throughout the ages. Since the days of the Early Fathers, sex and deat
* A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK 2018 * * A NPR Best Book of 2018*Lawrence Osborne brings one of literature's most enduring detectives back to life – as Private Investigator Philip Marlowe return
CHOOSE YOUR HOLIDAY READ AS CAREFULLY AS YOU CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS... 'An heir to Graham Greene' New York Times Book Review During a white-hot summer on the idyllic Greek island of Hydra, two girls fa
A tense, stunningly well-observed heist novel following an American woman on the run in the blazing heat of Bangkok, from 'a modern Graham Greene' (Sunday Times) Sarah Talbot Jennings, a young America
Adrift in Cambodia, Robert Grieve – pushing thirty and eager to side-step a life of quiet desperation as a small-town teacher – decides to go missing. As he crosses the border from Thailand, he tests
Adrift in Cambodia, Robert Grieve - pushing thirty and eager to side-step a life of quiet desperation as a small-town teacher - decides to go missing. As he crosses the border from Thailand, he tests
‘I waited patiently for the next hand to be played out, and I had a feeling it was going to be a Natural, a perfect nine.’ His name is Lord Doyle. His plan: to gamble away his last days in the dark a
Wealthy dead American. Beautiful young widow. This case has PI Philip Marlowe’s name written all over it. Is it enough to bring him back for one last adventure? The year is 1988. The place, Baja Calif
