HNR Issue 54 (November 2010)
Nero: A Novel
This novel is written in the form of a memoir by Mela, the younger brother of Lucius Seneca, who is…
The Sleepwalkers
In 1932, during the final weeks of the Weimar Republic, Jewish Detective Willi Kraus pursues the evildoers responsible for luring…
Butterfly’s Shadow
This novel is a rich, engrossing blend of love, deceit and two diverse countries and cultures. Although woven around two…
The Postmistress
In 1940 the American radio reporter, Frankie Bard, is in London broadcasting to America on the devastation caused by bombing…
The Life and Times of Homer Sincere, Whose Amazing Adventures Are Documented by his True and Trusted Friend Rigby Canfield
This picturesque novel set in the 1950s and 60s tells the story of the friendship between two boys of the…
Hunting Evil
Guy Walters in Hunting Evil deals with the Nazi war criminals who escaped, and the hunt to bring them to…
Phantoms of Breslau
This is the third of Krajewski’s Eberhard Mock crime novels to be translated into English by Danusia Stok. It is…
Egyptian Dawn
The author is well known for his television documentaries which challenge various widely accepted views on early Egyptian history. Here,…
The Time Team Guide to the History of Britain
Now this is a history book. Well written, without being too abstruse or talking down to the reader, it is…
Sisters of Fortune
Three rich and beautiful sisters from Maryland descend on Regency London, while sister Emily stays at home, marries and has…
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