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The Crab with the Golden Claws
by Hergé
A thrilling adventure following Captain Haddock and his friends on a search for a hidden treasure.
The Black Island
by Hergé
Tintin and Snowy investigate a mysterious island off the coast of Scotland, uncovering a criminal plot involving counterfeit money.
Investigating a mysterious plane crash, Tintin discovers he's onto something big! The case leads Tintin to Scotland, where he learns of a monster that stalks a lonely island. ... (Goodreads)
Prisoners of the Sun
by Hergé
A thrilling adventure to uncover the secret of an ancient Incan treasure.
Asterix and Cleopatra
by René Goscinny
Gaulish warriors Asterix and Obelix take on Julius Caesar in a battle of wits and strength.
How can lovely Queen Cleopatra show Julius Caesar that ancient Egypt is still a great nation? Her architect Edifis recruits his Gaulish friends to help him build a magnificent palace within three ... (Goodreads)
Scion of Ikshvaku
by Amish Tripathi
A retelling of the Ramayana, following the journey of Ram from his birth to his exile and quest to rescue his wife Sita.
Ram Rajya. The Perfect Land. But perfection has a price. He paid that price. 3400 BCE. INDIA Ayodhya is weakened by divisions. A terrible war has taken its toll. The damage runs deep. The demon King ... (Goodreads)
Curtain
by Agatha Christie
An amateur detective investigates a murder at a country estate, uncovering a mysterious plot.
A specific person is unsuspected of involvement in five murders by both the police and family of the victims. In all cases, there was a clear suspect. Four of these suspects have since died (one of ... (Wikipedia)
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
An epic journey of adventure and exploration, pushing the boundaries of the known world.
The story starts in London on Wednesday, 2 October 1872. Phileas Fogg is a rich British gentleman living a solitary life. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with ... (Wikipedia)
Asterix the Gaul
by René Goscinny
A group of ancient Gauls use wit, strength, and cunning to resist Roman invasion.
All of the Gaul area is under Roman control, except for one small village in Armorica (present-day Brittany ), whose inhabitants are made invincible by a magic potion created periodically by the ... (Wikipedia)
Musashi
by Eiji Yoshikawa
Epic journey of a legendary samurai, seeking to perfect his martial arts skills.
The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Musashi is a novel in the best tradition of Japanese story telling. It is a living story, subtle and imaginative, ... (Goodreads)
The Krishna Key
by Ashwin Sanghi
A fast-paced thriller that follows a history professor on a quest to uncover the truth behind a 5,000-year-old secret society and its connection to Lord Krishna.
The Krishna Key centers around Professor Ravi Mohan Saini, the protagonist and a historian who has been accused of the murder of his childhood friend Anil Varshney, a famous archaeologist who has ... (Wikipedia)
Chanakya's Chant
by Ashwin Sanghi
A political thriller that weaves together the stories of Chanakya, an ancient Indian strategist, and a modern-day politician.
The year is 340 B.C . A hunted, haunted Brahmin youth vows revenge for the gruesome murder of his beloved father by the Emperor of Magadh, Dhana Nanda. Cold, calculating, cruel and armed with ... (Wikipedia)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A collection of adventures of the world's most famous detective, solving mysterious cases.
'If I were assured of your eventual destruction I would, in the interests of the public, cheerfully accept my own.' In The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes , the consulting detective's notoriety as the ... (Goodreads)
One Day at Horrorland
by R.L. Stine
A family gets lost and ends up at a horror-themed amusement park where the rides are deadly and the monsters are real.
Werewolf Village. The Doom Slide. The Coffin Cruise. These are just a few of the famous attractions awaiting Luke and Lizzy Morris at HorrorLand, the amusement park where terror comes free with every ... (Goodreads)
The Sands of Time
by Sidney Sheldon
A thrilling quest to save the world from an ancient curse.
In Pamplona , Spain in 1976, the Basque people are fighting against the Spanish government for their rights to autonomy. ETA leader Jaime Miro, along with friends Ricardo Mellado and Felix Carpio, ... (Wikipedia)
Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures
by Walter Moers
Rumo, a Wolperting, embarks on a journey to save his love and discovers a world of magic and danger.
The first book chronicles Rumo's childhood, beginning with his puppyhood raised by Hackonian Dwarves, his capture and lengthy detainment by fearsome Demonocles on a floating island known as Roaming ... (Wikipedia)
2 States: The Story of My Marriage
by Chetan Bhagat
A romantic comedy about two people from different cultural backgrounds who must overcome family opposition to be together.
2 States: The Story of My Marriage is autobiographical with only names changed. The story is about a couple Krish and Ananya, who hail from two different states of India, Punjab and Tamil Nadu , ... (Wikipedia)
The Fourth Protocol
by Frederick Forsyth
A thrilling espionage story set in the Cold War, and a race against time to prevent a nuclear disaster.
On New Year's Eve 1986, professional thief James Rawlings breaks into the apartment of a senior civil servant and inadvertently discovers stolen top secret documents. Despite being a notorious and ... (Wikipedia)
Swami and Friends
by R.K. Narayan
A group of friends living in a small Indian town experience adventures and growth.
The story revolves around a ten year old school boy named Swaminathan and his friends. Throughout the novel he is called as Swami . All the events take place in Malgudi , A fictional town. Swami ... (Wikipedia)
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
by Agatha Christie
A murder mystery involving a beloved actress who is killed after drinking a poisoned cocktail.
While recovering from an illness, Jane Marple goes out for a walk in St. Mary Mead and takes a fall. She encounters Heather Badcock, who brings her to her home and relates a story of meeting American ... (Wikipedia)
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
Collection of comic strips featuring a boy and his imaginary tiger, exploring life's big questions.
They're back: Calvin, the six-year-old dirty tricksmeister and master of indignation and his warm, cuddly philosopher sidekick, Hobbes. A tiger whose idea of adventure is to lie on his back by the ... (Goodreads)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera
A story of love and loss in a politically turbulent Czechoslovakia.
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being , Milan Kundera tells the story of a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing and one of his mistresses and ... (Goodreads)
The Moving Finger
by Agatha Christie
A small village is plagued by anonymous letters that lead to murder. Miss Marple must solve the case before it's too late.
Jerry and Joanna Burton, a brother and sister from London, take residence in a house owned by Miss Barton near the quiet town of Lymstock, for the last phase of Jerry's recovery from injuries ... (Wikipedia)
Five on a Treasure Island
by Enid Blyton
Exciting adventure of five siblings looking for buried treasure on a mysterious island.
When siblings Julian, Dick and Anne cannot go for their usual summer holiday to Polseath , they are invited to spend the summer with their Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin at their home Kirrin Cottage, ... (Wikipedia)
The Immortals of Meluha
by Amish Tripathi
Epic adventure of an ancient warrior, seeking to protect a kingdom from evil forces.
Meluha is a near perfect empire, created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram , one of the greatest Hindu kings that ever lived. However, the once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe ... (Wikipedia)
Hannibal
by Thomas Harris
A psychological thriller about a renowned FBI agent and his pursuit of a dangerous serial killer.
Years after his escape, posing as scholarly Dr. Fell, curator of a grand family's palazzo, Hannibal lives the good life in Florence, playing lovely tunes by serial killer/composer Henry VIII and ... (Goodreads)
The Pilgrimage
by Paulo Coelho
A spiritual journey of a man in search of himself, his purpose, and God.
The story begins in 1986 when Coelho undertakes his initiation into the order Regnus Agnus Mundi (RAM), which he subsequently fails. He is then told that he must embark on a pilgrimage along the ... (Wikipedia)
The Call of the Wild / White Fang
by Jack London
Two classic tales of survival and adventure in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon and Alaska.
Five Go to Smuggler's Top
by Enid Blyton
Five children embark on an adventurous holiday, uncovering secrets of an old house.
Siblings Julian, Dick and Anne are spending the Easter school holidays with their cousin George at her parents’ house, Kirrin Cottage. After a tree falls on the house, the four children are sent to ... (Wikipedia)
Five Point Someone: What Not to Do at IIT
by Chetan Bhagat
Three friends at IIT navigate their way through college, learning life lessons along the way.
The book is narrated by Hari, with some small passages by his friends Ryan and Alok, as well as a letter by Hari's girlfriend Neha Cherian. It deals with the lives of the 3 friends, whose elation on ... (Wikipedia)
Address Unknown
by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
A powerful story of friendship and betrayal, set against the backdrop of the rise of Nazism.
Martin, a gentile, returns with his family to Germany, exhilarated by the advances in the old country since the humiliation of the Great War. His business partner, Max, a Jew, remains in the States ... (Wikipedia)
