1. Title: The Last Man
Author: Vince Flynn
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Synopsis: Joe Rickman, a CIA agent known for his clandestine operations in Afghanistan has gone missing and his absence has created a stir in the team. Rickman was part of many life-threatening operations in the war-torn state of Afghanistan pervaded by the Taliban, Iranians, Russians and Pakistanis- all fighting to claim their land. Director of CIA sends Mitch Rapp on a mission to find Rickman before he is brought to wrong hands. Rapp heads to Afghanistan in search of his friend and while navigating the conflict-ridden state of Afghanistan he feels something dreadful is awaiting Rickman. In the meanwhile, the FBI too has started hunting for the missing CIA agent and there are enemies all around. Will Rapp get to the truth and solve the case of his kidnapped friend?
2. Title: Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Synopsis: Nineteenth in James Patterson's bestselling 'Alex Cross' series, Merry Christmas, Alex Cross is a poignant tale of a man who is on a mission to save a family from a terrible hostage situation but at the same time misses being home on Christmas eve. Alex left a mission behind him when he decided to come back home and decorate the Christmas tree with his kids and wife. However, he could not stay for long. A phone call informs him about an out-of-control situation learning which he rushes to the site. Separated from his own family to save another, will Alex Cross return alive on this festive day? For readers, this can be a holiday classic read this Christmas.
3. Title: The Racketeer
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing
Synopsis: Malcolm Bannister, an ex-lawyer currently serving jail sentence at the Federal Prison Camp, Maryland, knows why Judge Raymond Fawcett was murdered and by whom. From the site of murder, the FBI couldn't deduce much for there was no forced entry, no sign of struggle, only two dead bodies, one of the Judge and the other of his young secretary's, and an opened and emptied extremely secure safe. Malcolm would like to give out every last detail, but there is one tiny hitch. He wants his freedom in exchange.
4. Title: The Perfect Hope
Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Penguin Group
Synopsis: Book 3 in The Inn Trilogy, Nora Roberts takes us through the lives of three Montgomery brothers- Beckett, Ryder, and Owen. Hope Beaumont, the innkeeper is particularly put off by the infuriating brother of them all, Ryder Montgomery. Hope is someone who delights in the joys of small-town living but is also used to appreciating glamour and adventure in life. Then, there comes the New Year's eve when Hope and Ryder share a kiss and the tough and stern Ryder begins discovering his emotional side toward Hope. There's however a past that threatens to appear like an uninvited guest in Hope's present. Will she be able to ward off the darkness of the past or will Ryder come to the rescue?
5. Title: Gone Girl
Author: Gillian Flynn
Publisher: Crown Publishing
Synopsis: On her fifth wedding anniversary Amy Dunne suddenly goes missing without a trace from her rented home in North Carthage, Missouri. Under pressure from the police, media and Amy's doting parents, Husband-of-the Year, Nick grapples with a never-ending chain of lies, deceits, and his own oddly evasive behaviour. As events get murkier, the needle of suspicion points at Nick as the killer of his beautiful wife. With his sister Margo by his side, Nick pleads innocence. Then what was in that silver gift box in the back of Amy's bedroom closet?
6. Title: Fifty Shades of Grey
Author: E.L. James
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing
Synopsis: E.L James, a former TV journalist and mom of two in West London, fulfills her childhood dream of writing a book with Fifty Shades of Grey, the first of the trilogy, and turns into a bestselling author. Serving erotica to the audience with a plot that revolves around a drop-dead-gorgeous billionaire Christian Grey and his dangerous liaison with literature student Anastasia Steele who goes to interview the young tycoon, and ends up falling for him. They embark on a passionate physical affair while Ana unravels Grey's dark desires including her own.
7. Title: All In
Author: Raine Miller
Publisher: Raine Miller Romance
Synopsis: 'All In' is Raine Miller's second book from the 'The Blackstone Affair' series. In this, her dashing protagonist, Ethan Blackstone finds himself all alone after an explosive love affair with Brynne. He lied to her and broke her trust, and is now determined to win her back. But things are not as rosy as he had expected. Besides their share of dark secrets, Brynne is the cynosure of frightening political threats that can take her away from him forever. Feeling all the more protective about her, Ethan now takes the onus upon himself to keep her away from any danger that might cause him lose her.
8. Title: Sweet Tooth
Author: Ian McEwan
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing
Synopsis: From the author who gave us 'Atonement', now comes a sweet, funny and entertaining story set during the Cold War of 1972. Serena Frome studies in Cambridge. She is beautiful, intelligent, loves reading fiction and therefore, an ideal candidate for MI5. Their aim is to ascertain writers whose politics align with those of the government. Serena begins to work for them under an operation with code name 'Sweet Tooth' where her job is to infiltrate the literary circle of a young writer named Tom Haley. At first, she loves reading his stories and slowly, she begins to fall in love with him. Will she ever be able to escape the tricks of the espionage and come to terms with her feelings?
9. Title: Life of Pi
Author: Yann Martel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers
Synopsis: Yann Martel's Booker Prize-winning novel is back in news, this time for its adaptation into a film by director Ang Lee. Pondicherry-based Piscine Molitor Patel, known as Pi, is a bookish fellow. His family runs the local zoo and he spends most of his time among goats, bears, hippos and swans. He is sixteen when his parents decide to move to Canada along with their animals. Tragedy strikes and their ship sinks, leaving behind Pi as the lone human survivor on the lifeboat, along with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena, and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. An epic story begins spread over 227 days spent castaway, teaching Pi the lessons - adventure, survival and companionship.
10. Title: Fifty Shades Freed
Author: E.L James
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing
Synopsis: Since their first encounter, the third of the trilogy, and driven by their searing sexual desire for each other, Anastasia and Grey's lives have changed irrevocably. Initially repelled by Grey's need to control in bed, and his erotic tastes, Ana subsequently comes to terms with it, and demands from him a greater commitment. Grey agrees, and now they have everything going for them, from love, wealth, passion, to intimacy. But deep down Ana fears they'll never be able to stay together without her sacrificing her own identity.
11. Title: Fifty Shades Darker
Author: E.L James
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing
Synopsis: The second of the trilogy, Fifty Shades Darker explores the dilemma of Anastasia after her separation from Grey. She has moved on in her career, yet desires to go back to him, for the memories of their torrid physical affair still dominate her mind, and eventually she lands up with him in a new arrangement. Grey's inner demons grow darker, and as Ana delves deeper into his harrowing past, she is faced with the anger and jealousy of the women who came in his life before her.
12. Title: Reflected in You
Author: Sylvia Day
Publisher: Penguin Group
Synopsis: The emotional, turbulent and sensual saga of Eva Tramell and Gideon Cross in Sylvia Day's Bared to You continues in her latest novel. Reflected in You. In this novel, we get an insight into the characters in more depth and intensity that Bared to You did not reveal. We are informed about Gideon's not-so-pleasant past, Eva's bisexual friend and roommate Cary whose strategic interventions in the novel provide the readers with a dose of humour and of course our protagonist Eva who continues her struggle with her insecurities in love life. This is definitely not a fantasy romance but can be called a 'paranormal' (as described by a critic) one that's interspersed with suspense, psychological turmoil, dark sensuality and jealous rage.
13. Title: Poseidon's Arrow
Author: Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
Publisher: Penguin Group
Synopsis: The latest from the Dirk Pitt adventure series, Clive Cussler with Poseidon's Arrow establishes he is second to none when it comes to suspense and adventure writing. In this one, American defense technology builds an enviable attack submarine that travels at lightening speed underwater, and is perhaps the best naval arsenal any country has ever built. But all of a sudden an important element of the prototype goes missing, and its creator is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Does it have any connection with the disappearing of ships mid-ocean? Dirk Pitt and his team realise they have trouble on their hands as they try to unravel this murky plot.
14. Title: The Secret of Ella and Micha
Author: Jessica Sorensen
Publisher: Jessica Sorensen
Synopsis: Ella and Micha have been best friends forever and like all best friends, they're completely opposite of each in character. While Ella is a fiery rule-breaker, Micha is solemn and confident. Tragedy strikes one night, their friendship comes to a bitter end and Ella decides to go away to college. There she undergoes a complete change and becomes a more stable, secure person. Summer break arrives and now she has no option but to go home. With fear in her heart that she might want to go back to being her old, careless self, Ella reluctantly prepares herself to face her best friend once again, who knows all her darkest secrets.
15. Title: Naked
Author: Raine Miller
Publisher: Raine Miller Romance
Synopsis: Book 1 of the Blackstone Affair trilogy, Naked tells the story of Brynne Bennett, an American art student at the University of London who also works as a part-time photographic model, as she tries to escape the demons of her past by immersing herself in school and other work. Her brush with successful London businessman, Ethan Blackstone turns out to be life changing. Ethan is not an ordinary guy, he is someone who fell for Brynne after buying her nude portrait. He captivates her, and makes it clear that he is interested only to bed her. Brynne resists, but still finds herself drawn to this enigmatic man. Will she be able to overcome her ghastly past and give her relationship with Ethan a fair chance?
(Compiled by Anwesha Mittra, Arunima Mazumdar and Ipshita Mitra)
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