COOL READS

coolreads# Retro Books# The Emperor’s Tomb

The Emperor’s Tomb
Author: Steve Berry
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781444709360

Year Published: 2002

Visitors to China will want to visit and see the wondrous Terracotta army, and the Great Wall. These two archaeological remnants are culturally and historically significant in China’s history. They were built by Qin Shi Huang (260-210BC), the first emperor of China. Furthermore, the Terracotta army has attracted enormous interests from around the world, making the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang a famous tourist attraction.

The Stranger in the Lifeboat

Author: Mitch Albom

Publisher: Sphere

ISBN: 9780751584530

For fans of mysteries, thrillers and crime fiction, this book may not be their cup of tea, but there is mention of a mystery at the heart of this novel which might appeal to them. And Mitch Albom’s writing has that particular appeal that will keep them reading.

coolreads# The Nameless Ones

The Nameless Ones

Author: John Connolly

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

ISBN: 9781529398359

The Nameless Ones, the 19th novel in the Charlie Parker series barely features John Connolly’s troubled detective. Instead, it features his associates Louis and Angel. Both are lovers, as well as partners in crime, and they are a study in contrasts. Louis is black, always immaculately dressed, and is a cold-blooded assassin while Angel is white, shabbily dressed, and a thief who will fight if he has too, but would rather not. Angel is also recovering from cancer. They are drawn into the story by the murder of Louis’ friend and fixer, De Jaager, in Amsterdam.

coolreads# Rainmaker

Rainmaker

- Making brands and people famous

and furious for three decades

Author: Harmandar Singh

Publisher: Sledgerhammer Communications (M) Sdn Bhd

ISBN: 9789672595304

Billed as an advertising creative director gone rogue, Harmandar Singh, who is better known as Ham, has a string of achievements and years of experience in the advertising industry under his belt. He has worked in some of the top ad agencies in London, New York,Tokyo, Singapore, Manila, and is also Malaysia’s representative for the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.

Judas Horse

Author: Lynda La Plante

Publisher: Zaffre

ISBN:9781785769825

Judas Horse starts with DS Jack Warr of the Metropolitan Police being seconded to the Wimbledon Police to help them apprehend ‘The Wimbledon Prowler‘, a burglar who has been plaguing the area for the past five years.

coolreads# The Secret Life of Writers

The Secret Life of Writers

Author: Guillaume Musso

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

ISBN: 978147461913

Known as the ‘French suspense king’, Guillaume Musso lives up to this claim with The Secret Life of Writers that reads like a book within a book. This novel is a masterclass in storytelling.

coolreads# The Bourne Treachery

The Bourne Treachery

Author: Brian Freeman

Publisher: Head of Zeus

ISBN: 9781789546590

The thrilling saga of Jason Bourne continues in the Robert Ludlum series, now continued by Brian Freeman. In this latest adventure, nothing is what it seems when deadly enemies confront each other.

coolreads# Nemesis

Nemesis

Author: Anthony Riches

Publisher: Head of Zeus

ISBN: 9781801100106

Mickey Bale is a man on a mission. And that mission is to take down Joe Castagna, the gang boss who, Bale thinks, is responsible for his sister’s death. Aided by a mysterious person known only as Nemesis who passes insider information about the crime lord and his extensive operation, Bale hopes to cause as many problems as possible for Castagna and his people.

Private Rogue

Authors: James Patterson & Adam Hamdy

Publisher: Century

ISBN: 9781529125887

Jack Morgan is the head of Private, the world’s largest investigation agency. When a wealthy businessman approaches him with a desperate plea to find his daughter and grandchildren who have all disappeared without a trace, Jack is coerced into accepting the assignment by his co-worker and lover, Justine.

coolreads# Fast Track

Fast Track

Author: Stephen Leather

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

ISBN: 9781473672048

Fast Track begins with the jihadists crossing the English Channel, passing themselves off as asylum seekers. And due to the slack checking at the borders, many managed to get through into Britain. MI5 have been keeping some of them under surveillance. In fact, the agency has even recruited one jihadist agent called Abdul Abbas placed under M16 handler Mo Uthman, also an Asian. Abbas is planted into the jihadists’ cell in London to get information on the terrorists who are planning an attack in the city.