HNR Issue 59 (February 2012)
The Villa of Death
The third in a series of mysteries which feature author Daphne du Maurier as the heroine, The Villa of Death…
Broken Music
Broughton Underhill, England. The death of young Marianne Wentworth, found in the lake on the Oaklands Park estate, haunts this…
A Death in Summer
This latest offering in the Quirke series opens with the shotgun killing of newspaper proprietor Richard Jewell, aka Diamond Dick.…
Cross My Heart
Venice, 1585. Confined to a convent for the six years since her mother’s death, 16-year-old Laura lives for her memories…
Spitfire Girl
This is the third of Lily Baxter’s Second World War novels, and it follows the fortunes of 18-year-old orphan Susan…
The Time In Between
Editors' choice
From Gone with the Wind to The Thorn Birds, the romantic epic is a tried-and-true favorite, invariably set during a…
R My Name is Rachel
Rachel has lived in the city her whole life and loves her neighborhood: Charlie the butcher, Clarence the stray cat,…
The Day Before Happiness
De Luca’s tale of an orphan boy in Naples after World War II is short but powerful. Our unnamed narrator…
Getorix: Games of the Underworld
The second book in Judith Geary’s popular Getorix series finds the young Celt in Rome, treading the line between slave…
Julia
The book starts in the 1980s when Chris Dudok is found dead in his study by his driver. He has…
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