The historicity of Maltese seafaring knows its origins from the earliest of times; whether exploring, pirateering or indeed migrating in search of brighter days. The great migratory waves however...

For most adults, dealing with the world of teenagers feels like gazing at an abstract work of art of which they cannot make sense. A kind of mystery that retains its cryptic nature, even though it is...

Horizons Communications has published another book written by Salv Sammut, Xbihat fuq it-Tila (Figures in a Landscape). The title instantly implies an element of symbolism and metaphor of imagined...

Dick Wolf, a producer whose credits include the "Law & Order" TV franchise, is also a terrific novelist. His latest book, "The Ultimatum," is the third thriller to feature New York police...

After surviving the Holocaust and a year in a notorious Nazi concentration camp, Tibor Rubin fought as a U.S. Army infantryman in Korea, displaying the kind of raw courage associated with Hollywood...

The challenge of belonging to a high-profile and dysfunctional family, yet establishing your own identity, continues to be the theme of Ingrid Thoft's exciting series about Boston private investigator...

The desire for a child - an occasion that should be joyful - turns into a deadly obsession in the highly stylized "A Necessary End." In the "Gone Girl" mode, author Holly Brown fashions her second...

Jake Cassar's adventures created a new phenomenon in Maltese children's literature: the excitement of awaiting the next instalment, the serialisation of a story. An entire generation of children has...

Ambrogio and Selene appear to be a stable, well-adjusted couple. Out of the goodness of their heart they adopt a boy.  Eliodoro - a transsexual. Beneath the well-to-do, comfortable veneer of...

The power of books over readers is a frequent theme in the work of Stephen King. Who can forget Annie Wilkes in "Misery," chopping off novelist Paul Sheldon's foot with an ax? "Finders...