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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.
The Quiet American (1955) is set in Vietnam in the 1950s, during the French colonial struggle against the insurgents. Through the atmosphere of Saigon, Greene creates a tense story of love and political intrigue, with a strong critique of the Vietnam War
The former, Andrea Semple's debut novel, satirically depicts the rituals of love in the big city through the eyes of the smart and witty Martha Seymour, a London columnist who advises readers on trapped hearts.
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.
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).
In the novel At the White Horse (1961), Christie combines the supernatural and the rational in a story of mysterious deaths and an organization that offers "services" of elimination, inspired by Dennis Wheatley, with a focus on inheritance and the ethics