HNR Issue 44 (May 2008)
The Konkans
Lawrence D’Sai is the firstborn son of a firstborn son, part of a line that stretches back generations. He’s…
Shadow Waltz
This is the third in a series featuring mystery writer and amateur sleuth Marjorie McClelland. It’s 1935 in Ridgebury,…
Death on the Holy Mountain
The seventh Lord Francis Powerscourt murder mystery begins in 1905 with the detective peer returning to his native Ireland…
The White King
Set in an East European communist totalitarian country in the 1970-1980s, this novel is narrated by an 11-year-old boy…
The Moon in the Mango Tree
Editors' choice
Barbara Perkins adores opera. She is a talented singer. When her chance finally comes to work with the Chicago Opera,…
Scottsboro
In Alabama in 1931, young people hitching rides on a freight train have a brawl. A group of white…
After Omdurman
It is 1935 and backbench Tory MP, Colonel Evelyn Winters is fighting a campaign in the House of Commons…
Sunshine and Shadows
When her impoverished family is forced from their home, young Daisy Kildare is sent from Ireland to Liverpool to…
The Russian Concubine
As one of the characters remarks early in this novel, Russian and Chinese history is of little interest to…
King Henry
1915. America is debating its response to the war in Europe. Enter Henry Ford, self-made billionaire and owner of…
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