HNR Issue 56 (May 2011)
Father of Lies
Fourteen-year-old Lidda has spent much of her life feeling different from others around her in Salem village. Then, she starts…
Anthem for Doomed Youth
In 1926, Scotland Yard’s DCI Alec Fletcher investigates three murders near London. The corpses are shot through the heart and…
The House of the Mosque
Editors' choice
Like a lovely dream turned nightmare, The House of the Mosque shakes us awake. The author, Kader Abdollah, a pseudonym,…
Field Gray
Editors' choice
This latest installment in the Bernie Gunther series finds the former Berlin detective doing well in 1950s Cuba, that is,…
Selling Hope
Editors' choice
Thirteen-year-old Hope McDaniels is tired of playing vaudeville houses. Her magician father has been dragging her around the country since…
Bleakly Hall
Editors' choice
After reviewing and very much enjoying Ms di Rollo’s first novel, A Proper Education for Girls, I eagerly awaited this,…
Corsets & Clockwork
Corsets & Clockwork is a short-story anthology of steampunk romances. This was my first foray into the world of steampunk,…
The Matchmaker of Kenmare
World War II, or “The Emergency,” as it’s referred to in neutral Ireland, is in its fourth year, and researcher…
The Quest for Anna Klein
I have to admit, I found this book slow-going at first. But knowing the author and his credentials, I trusted…
Purple Daze
It’s strange to consider that a story that took place in 1965 can be termed historical fiction – but only…
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