HNR Issue 62 (November 2012)
The Shadow of Treason
This is a brisk little thriller set in the last months of WW2, during the V2 (rocket) attack on London…
Hunter’s Rage
1643: This is year three of the English Civil War, and the third book in Michael Arnold’s ‘Stryker’ series. It…
The Return of Moriarty
Considering the current popularity in historical fiction of revisiting classic stories and characters, the decision to reprint John Gardner’s 1974…
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
If you think you know all about Thomas Jefferson, read Jon Meacham’s brilliant 2012 biography, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of…
After Clare
In 1922, widowed Lady Emily Fitzallen returns home for the first time since her marriage many years ago. Her sister…
The Malice of Fortune
Editors' choice
In the midst of an upsurge in interest in the Borgias, Ennis’s new historical thriller is, at the very least,…
Bride of the High Country
Irish immigrant Margaret Hamilton lost her family at a young age and was the victim of devastating abuse at the…
The Quilt Walk
In 1863, with the Civil War raging, ten-year-old Emmy Blue and her parents start across the plains toward a new…
The Secret Keeper
It’s 1961, and 16-year-old Laurel Nicolson is hiding in a tree house during a family celebration, wanting only a few…
The Unfaithful Queen
Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Catherine Howard, tells her story in this whimsical reimagining, beginning with her early adolescence in the…
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