HNR Issue 36 (May 2006)
For What It’s Worth
Chas works as a cabbie so as to be near his widowed mother. He’s shy and always willing to help…
Victory
In 1805, Sam Robbins, an eleven-year-old farm boy, is press-ganged into the Navy and finds himself on board Nelson’s flagship,…
Richard Temple
The novel opens with the protagonist, Richard Temple, enduring repeated sessions of torture at the hands of Nazi interrogators. It…
Suite Française
Editors' choice
Suite Française, an unfinished five-part epic that boldly illustrates the effect of the WWII German occupation on the ordinary people…
Days of Rage
This latest entry in the Smokey Dalton series concerns the racial politics of Chicago in 1969. In the background of…
Geronimo
Geronimo is described as “suitable for ages 12 and up.” As I fit into the “and up” part, I find…
The Deadly Embrace
This exciting thriller is set in the months leading up to D-Day. Second Lieutenant Liza Marantz, who was studying forensic…
The Buried Cross
Glastonbury 1190. Fire has destroyed Glastonbury’s famous cathedral. Among those affected are Hereward and Gwyneth Mason, aged 12 and 13.…
The High Calling, 1940
Gilbert Morris is a prolific writer of Christian fiction, and this latest volume in the House of Winslow series is…
Young Zorro: The Iron Brand
Set in early 19th-century Spanish California, Diego de la Vega (the young Zorro) and his “brother,” Bernardo, are the central…
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