HNR Issue 48 (May 2009)
Shaman Winter
In the late 1990s Albuquerque resident and private investigator Sonny Baca is recovering from his latest run-in with his nemesis,…
Land of Marvels
Somerville, a British archaeologist, is spending his third season working on Tell Erdek in Mesopotamia just months before the start…
Nambe Year One
Out of print for many years since its publication in 1976, Romero’s luminous and mystical novel is once again available…
The Inheritance
In 1877, hoping to make a new start, McKenna Ashford accepts her cousin’s invitation and migrates with her rebellious younger…
The Tomb of Zeus
The Tomb of Zeus introduces Laetitia Talbot, an aspiring archaeologist with a passion for adventure. The story opens in Crete…
Palace Circle
Editors' choice
It’s been a long time since I was as caught up in a novel as I was in Palace Circle.…
London Belongs to Me
It is Christmas 1938 with the prospect of war ever present, but daily life must go on. The setting is…
Among the Mad
I first encountered Maisie Dobbs in her first outing in the book of that title, the premise of which –…
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