Fiction Genres

tevenson published this collection of his early fiction in 1882, after the pieces had appeared in various magazines. The first half features two popular detective-story cycles, The Suicide Club and The Rajah's Diamonds, which deal with a macabre secret society and the intrigues and escapades involving exotic jewels. The second half brings together unrelated pieces, including the seminal 'The Pavilion on the Links' – described by Conan Doyle as the first short story in the world – which is set in a cottage surrounded by quicksand and tells the story of two old friends who become rivals for the affection of a woman.

An eclectic, entertaining compilation, New Arabian Nights represented a milestone in Stevenson's creative development and confirmed his reputation as one of the finest storytellers in the English language.

The dynamic new thriller in the Jason Bourne series from the world of Robert Ludlum. A lover from Bourne's past seeks his help when assassins threaten her husband, but only treachery burns hotter than true love. Two years ago, and with assassins after his head, Bourne knew he had to let Abbey Laurent walk away from his dangerous world. Now Abbey is back - and she's married to a top government official. But she's convinced someone is trying to kill her husband, and she wants Bourne's help. Bourne follows the plot into a deadly web of conspiracy that puts them all at risk. But the deeper he descends into the violence and duplicity, the more he believes that Abbey may not know who her husband really is... 'This guy can tell a story.' Michael Connelly

When his lover is murdered, Jason Bourne plunges into a maelstrom of violence and deceit. The thrilling new instalment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from the world of Robert Ludlum. One moment Jason Bourne is on a boat in the Mediterranean moonlight with his lover, Johanna. The next, he finds himself alone, floating on wreckage as fire and smoke choke the sky.With his memory fragmented once more, Bourne must piece together the truth behind the attack even as Johanna's killers try to complete their mission.A deadly game is being played from Moscow to Washington. Bourne's surrogate father, a long-missing spy chief, is revealed to be alive. Bourne's controller, Shadow, has answers... but she also has hidden agendas of her own.Bourne must track down his father figure before his enemies do, and avenge Johanna at the same time. But in a game destined to have no winners, the only certainty is that the body count will continue to rise.'This guy can tell a story' Michael Connelly

When secrets from Jason Bourne's past come to light, he may be the next thing that's buried. The latest thrilling instalment in the legendary New York Times bestselling series from the world of Robert Ludlum.

It's been over a decade since Nash Rollins recruited a brilliant, talented, but disaffected young man named David Webb to join Treadstone. Webb became the agent known as Cain - and later took on the identity of Jason Bourne.

That violent winter - which included Cain's first mission for Treadstone - was also a story of betrayal in ways that David never knew. So after the injury that erased Bourne's whole life, Nash lied about the circumstances of David's recruitment to Treadstone. He was afraid that learning the truth might drive Bourne out of the agency forever.

But now, when Bourne meets a woman who recognises him as David Webb, the secrets of those days begin to come out - and Bourne is forced to confront the dangerous ghosts of a past he doesn't even remember.

Can Joe Pickett stop an old friend throwing his life away for revenge? The gripping NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL from multi-award-winning author C.J. Box.

The campaign of hate and vengeance that a pair of violent criminals wreaked on Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett and his friend, falconer Nate Romanowski, left both men in tatters, but it was Nate who came closest to losing everything.

Facing his lowest ebb, Nate decided his only option was to drop out of society. Taking his birds, he went off-grid to rediscover his true self… and prepare his revenge.

When Joe is called on to help the governor, whose son-in-law is missing in the Sierra Madre mountains, the investigation takes a darker turn when Joe and Nate's very different journeys unexpectedly converge.

All will come to a head at Battle Mountain, but in a struggle neither of them would ever have seen coming, can both Joe and Nate survive?

A thrilling read from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box. Joe Pickett's friend, military veteran Nate Romanowski, faces the battle of his life: one he may very likely lose.

Nate knows too much about Special Forces Black Ops' activities in Afghanistan, and his former comrades know the time has come to end the threat he poses once and for all.

Their plan incorporates a key tactic that served their secret unit so well overseas: recruiting locals. Nate can trust no one except Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett, who is constrained by his oath and duty to the law and the state.

But Nate must involve Joe because he knows his enemy will strike at his friends in order to draw him out. The entire Pickett family will be a target. Nate can only fight back outside the law, and Joe must make a choice: help his friend or keep the peace?

A death in the family spells tragedy and trouble for Joe Pickett. A thrilling read from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box, award-winning author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series.

A body hangs from a wind turbine, a bullet hole in his chest: Earl Alden, millionaire property developer. His wife, Missy, is the prime suspect. The case seems open and shut. None of this would be a problem for Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett... if Missy wasn't his mother-in-law.

Missy claims she's innocent, and for his wife's sake, Joe would like to believe her, but all the early signs point to her being as guilty as sin.

Could the real killer still be out there somewhere? With his wife on one side and the law on the other, Joe needs to get to the truth before his family is ripped apart.

هل بقيت هناك مناطق في العالم لم تكتشف بعد؟ وهل هناك أرض تحت السماء لا تصلها أشعة الشمس؟ لماذا كان البروفيسور أشرف صافي واثقا من وجود الجزيرة المفقودة، وكيف أمضى خمسة عشر عاما من عمره يبحث عنها؟ “تراءت أمام عينيه قلادة روان المصنوعة من الحجارة المميّزة والتي تلمع ببريق غريب غير مألوف لديه، تساءل في عجب” – وهل يعرف سكّان الجزيرة الشّمس حتّى يطلقوا اسمها على حجرهم؟ – للشّمس الخفيّة فوق الظلة دلالة بليغة فهي مصدر الطّاقة الأساسيّ لمخلوقات العالم الخارجيّ لكن تلك الحجارة الفريدة -بشكل ما- هي شمسهم الخاصّة، لعلّها تسدّ حاجتهم إلى الشّمس بالفعل، ولذلك اختاروا لها هذا الاسم الغريب! إنّها كنز الجزيرة الذي يحرصون عليه أكثر من حياتهم. لكنّنا نحتاج إليها، ولن نغادر حتّى نحصل عليها!”

ظنّت روبي أنّ اللقاء به من جديد سيكون بداية جديدة، وأنّ الحب وحده يكفي لتحقيق المستحيل، لكنها كانت مخطئة، فمارسيل ما يزال الشخص ذاته، الرّجل الذي يأبى أن يتغير، بعاداته التي تنهش قلبها، وهدوئه الذي يربكها أكثر ممّا يطمئنها. كلّما سعت إليه، وجدت نفسها تصطدم بجدرانه المنيعة، تحاول اختراقها بلا جدوى، لتعود لنقطة البداية وكأنّها تدور في حلقة مفرغة…بقلم شهد قربان.

يقولون أن كل القصص الرائعة تبدأ في المكسيك..وهذا ما تأمله روبي سميث بعدما شهدت الموت عدة مرات...فماذا سيحدث يا ترى؟