Political Historical Fiction

In 1942, Jewish courier Ester is betrayed, narrowly avoiding arrest by the Gestapo. In a great haste, she escapes to Sweden, saving herself. Her family in Oslo, however, is deported to Auschwitz. In Stockholm, Ester meets the resistance hero Gerhard Falkum, who has left his little daughter and fled both the Germans and allegations that he murdered his wife, Åse, who helped Ester get to Sweden. Their burgeoning relationship ends abruptly when Falkum dies in a fire. And yet, 25 years later, Falkum shows up in Oslo. He wants to reconnect with his daughter.

Twenty-nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln has spent his entire adult life running from his past - from the poverty of the dirt-floor log cabin where he was raised, from the dominion of his uneducated father, and from a failed early courtship. But now, Lincoln's past is racing back to haunt him. It is the summer of 1838, and Springfield is embroiled in a tumultuous, violent political season. All of Springfield's elite have gathered at a grand party to celebrate the Fourth of July. Spirits are high - until a prominent local politician is assassinated in the midst of fireworks.

Winston Churchill receives startling news from a German aristocrat in early 1933 after Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. The aristocrat has learned of a plot to stage a fake assassination attempt on the new German leader that the Nazis will use as a pretext to declare martial law and liquidate their political opponents. Unknown to Hitler, however, his enemies within the Nazi party - the Black Front - are conspiring with renegade elements of his own SS to turn the fake assassination attempt into a real one.

After defecting from Cuba's Special Forces and making a harrowing escape from his homeland, Frank faces new challenges in America. With five dollars in his pocket and a boatload of determination, he rejects an offer to join the CIA and takes his chances on achieving the American dream. Frank and his sweetheart Magda want nothing more than marriage, children, and a nice life for themselves. Frank dreams of celebrating milestone anniversaries with Magda, but his dreams are dashed.

Peter Carey has won the Booker prize twice for his ventures into historical fiction, True History of the Kelly Gang and Oscar and Lucinda. Now the acclaimed Australian author is set to address a rather more contemporary situation. Amnesia is a thrilling and witty journey to the place where the cyber underworld of radicals and hackers collides with international power politics.

James Jesus Angleton was the master, a legend in the time of spies. Founder of U.S. counterintelligence at the end of World War II, ruthless hunter of moles and enemies of America, his name is synonymous with skullduggery and intellectual subterfuge. Now, best-selling author William F. Buckley, Jr., presents a subtle and thrilling fictional account of the spymaster's life.

In 1951, at the age of six, John McConkey meets his great-uncle Jack, whose stories about his own life fascinate the boy's imagination. As John comes of age in the 60's and 70's, Uncle Jack's socialist, working-class views challenge John's understanding of power, politics, and the "official" versions of history.

General Armistead Mason and John “Jack” Mason McCarty are brothers-in-law, second cousins, and descendants of founding father George Mason IV. Ambitious and headstrong, together they set out to find love, acceptance and honor on their own merit. Armistead - by nature a politician - demands respect and strives for perfection. Jack - by inclination a rover - looks to forge his own path. When Armistead is challenged by corruption in the political machine and is denied a seat in the US Congress, the two become embroiled in a bitter dispute....

Questo racconto, scritto nel periodo 1896-1904, e pubblicato postumo, racconta vicende in parte autobiografiche ed è ambientato nella guerra del Caucaso del 1852. Sklovskij scrisse che "Hadži-Murat è il racconto sui contadini che Tolstoj per tutta la vita desiderò scrivere"... E' stato anche ritenuto un capolavoro sconosciuto, un racconto polifonico niente affatto inferiore ai grandi romanzi da lui scritti, e la descrizione di una società cecena è quanto mai attuale e interessante.

Told in stark, unsparing detail, Haffner's story delves into the illicit underworld of Berlin on the eve of Hitler's rise to power, describing how these blood brothers move from one petty crime to the next, spending their nights in underground bars and makeshift hostels, struggling together to survive the harsh realities of gang life and finding in one another the legitimacy denied them by society.

Olas sumerge al lector en un mundo de dominó, ron, puros habanos, sexo, drogas y boleros, a la vez que traza un paralelismo entre tres episodios de éxodo cubano a Estados Unidos. Un libro sobre Cuba que no toma partido con izquierdas ni derechas, sino con gente de a pie, sofocada por las circunstancias. Un homenaje al emigrante, sus esperanzas y sacrificios.

It is November, 1929. The stock market has crashed. The Roaring Twenties are about to end. But Cyrus Skeen, private detective, is not too concerned. He never bought on margin or gambled on "sure things" to make a quick buck; his wealth is secure. But many businessmen and investors made that mistake and have been bankrupted. Ruined, some have committed suicide. But not all have jumped from their office windows to end it all. Lucian Maxey, president of Maxey Motors in San Francisco, seems to have committed suicide by putting a gun to his head.

Daniel Mercier dîne seul dans une fameuse brasserie parisienne quand - il n'en croit pas ses yeux - un illustre convive s'installe à la table voisine : François Mitterrand. Son repas achevé, le Président oublie son chapeau, que Daniel décide de s'approprier en souvenir. Tel un talisman, le feutre noir ne tarde pas à transformer sa vie. Daniel aurait-il percé le mystère du pouvoir suprême ?

England, 1865. President Abraham Lincoln is dead and the trail leads all the way across the Atlantic to Liverpool. Pressed back into action by the kidnap of her child, Harriet Farrell must hunt down the only Lincoln conspirator to flee America and escape the noose.

1987 stirbt Adolf Hitlers rechte Hand im Berliner Gefängnis Spandau. Doch mit dem Tod von Rudolf Heß beginnt das größte Rätsel der Nachkriegszeit: Wurde Heß ermordet? Und wenn ja, von wem? Durch Zufall gerät der deutsche Polizist Hannes Apfel an den Schlüssel zu diesem Geheimnis: das Tagebuch von Heß! Und plötzlich verwandelt sich Westberlin in einen Hexenkessel, in dem nichts so ist, wie es scheint. Secret Service, KGB und CIA versuchen verzweifelt, die Spandauer Papiere in die Finger zu bekommen, um eine Katastrophe zu verhindern.

It is the year 1307 and the ancient Order of the Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon is in grave danger. The King of France and Pope Clement V are plotting its destruction and scheming to appropriate the Order's most sacred and dangerous secret. This is taken away by Etienne de Congost, a battle-weary but incorruptible man who flees through a world in ruin, dodging plots and papal spies in a life-and-death struggle. Will he keep the secret from the evil hands of king and pope?

Jamaica, 1980. A general election is in the offing. The left-of-centre People's National Party stands a chance of winning a third term of radical social reform. Ties with Russia and Cuba will likely be strengthened. The IMF will be shown the door. The powers that be in London or Washington are not prepared to countenance any of that. Not at all. Unfortunately, the only person available to address the situation is someone the Brits would rather not acknowledge. At just 25, Ruby Parker and MI6 have a fractious shared history.

Martin Erikssons arbete i Kaptensgruvan i Malmberget är hårt, till och med livsfarligt. Detta blir han varse om när en kropp påträffas i gruvan, fastklämd mellan två malmblock. Kroppen tillhör Manfred Wallin, gruvarbetare och fackligt engagerad. Initialt tror man att Wallin dött till följd av en olycka, men polisöverkonstapel Allan Strömberg och lokaljournalisten Britta Lindh förstår snart att det rör sig om ett mord.

24 de Octubre de 2019. Ramón Santolaya, en calidad de secretario de Estado, asiste como testigo al acto de exhumación de Francisco Franco en El Valle de los Caídos. Posteriormente, desde el coche oficial, observa el vuelo que porta el féretro hasta Mingorrubio. Sin embargo, los restos del dictador nunca llegan a su destino. El helicóptero que los traslada se estrella pocos minutos después del despegue. ¿Atentado? ¿Accidente?

Teheran, 1978: Noch regiert der Schah, aber die islamischen Revolutionäre um Khomeini gewinnen immer mehr Einfluß. In dieser gespannten Situation werden zwei amerikanische Manager ohne Angabe von Gründen verhaftet. Ihr Leben schwebt in höchster Gefahr. Um die beiden Gefangenen aus ihrer bedrohlichen Situation zu befreien, schickt ein texanischer Multimillionär seine "Adler" in den Iran.