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Heartstone
By C. J. Sansom.
Panmacmillan.
Pages 721. Rs 299.

Summer 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII’s invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel ...

Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. Asked to investigate claims of ‘monstrous wrongs’ committed against his young ward, Hugh Curteys, by Sir Nocholas Hobbey, Shardlake and his assistant Barak journey to Portsmouth. There, Shardlake also intends to investigate the mysterious past of Ellen Fettiplace, a young woman incarcerated in the Bedlam.

Once in Portsmouth, Shardlake and Barak find themselves in a city preparing for war. The mysteries surrounding the Hobbey family and the events that destroyed Ellen’s family 19 years before, involve Shardlake in reunions, both with an old friend and an old enemy close to the throne. Soon events will converge on board of one of the King’s great warships in Portsmouth harbour, waiting to sail out and confront the approaching French fleet ...

Tanzeem
By Mukul Deva.
Harper Collins.
Pages 315. Rs 225.

Deep in Waziristan, the Ameer-ul-Momineem, a powerful warlord, embarks on a deadly mission. To carry out his plan, he puts together the Tanzeem, a group of men with the arsenal and the ability to redraw the map of the world as we know it today. With the backing of the director of Pakistan’s ISI, the Ameer is poised to unleash mayhem on a scale unimaginable.

Across the border in India, a young man named Iqbal, devastated by the death of his wife at the hands of the Ameer’s henchmen, sets out with a singular focus, to find the Ameer and take him down. Supporting him is the spirited Force 22, India’s strike action team.

Will Iqbal be able to stop the jehadi terror machine in time?

Sugar and Spice
By Lauren Conrad.
Harper Collins.
Pages 279. Rs 250.

Fresh from being betrayed from one of her closest friends, new reality-television celebrity Jane Roberts has learnt a few lessons. Most important: know who to trust. And in Hollywood, that list is short.

Although the Press is intent on creating a tabloid war between her and ex-friend/current co-star Madison parker, Jane just wants to take control of her life. She’s started by swearing off guys and the drama that comes with them. But when her high school sweetheart Caleb and her unrequited LA crush Braden show up, both acting sweeter than ever, Jane has a hard time remembering her no-boys rule`85

Just when everything feels out of control, Jane makes a shocking discovery — one that changes everyone’s definition of ‘reality’ forever.

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