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Ruth Rendell's last novel published during her lifetime combines crime fiction with a profound psychological study of aging. Set between the end of World War II and the present day in Loughton, Essex.
In the novel "The Trap," detective Kalagan is caught in a web of intrigue, lies, and danger. A mysterious case, seductive women, gangster gangs, and unexpected twists lead him through a tense noir world of murder and betrayal.
Desperate Defiance (1936) is a romance novel in which Cartland masterfully combines romance with adventure, criticizing the social norms of the 1930s: the pressure on women to choose between tradition and freedom.
"The Impressionist" by Hari Kunzru, a debut novel published in 2002, tells the story of Pran Nath Razdan, a boy of hybrid descent – the son of an English father and an Indian mother, raised as the heir of a wealthy Kashmiri Brahmin near the Taj Mahal.
J. B. S. Haldane (1892–1964), a British geneticist, evolutionary biologist, and science popularizer, wrote "My Friend Mr. Leakey" in 1937 – a collection of five humorous, fantastic stories for children (and adults).
English teacher Alfie Budd in Hong Kong found the perfect woman, married her, and decided to spend the rest of his life with her. Then he lost her and continued to live in the belief that life doesn't give you two chances for that kind of love.