20th Century
Haunting Bombay
Bombay, India, in the summer of 1960 is a city crowded with color, politics, and ritual; it’s hot and humid,…
The Dead of Winter
This is the final book in the murder mystery trilogy featuring Inspector Madden. In wartime London, a young Polish girl…
Strange Business
Strange Business is a collection of short stories written about the people of Cedar, Oklahoma, focusing on specific events between…
Evil for Evil
In this fourth installment of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries, the intrepid lieutenant from South Boston is sent…
The Carpenter’s Children
As a writer/reader I find sagas irritating. I want to delve more deeply into the main character’s personality and motives,…
The Secrets of the Cave
In the rural village of Oakey Vale, teenage Betty Barnes dreams of becoming a glamorous movie star. Her sister, now…
Hypersonic Thunder
This is the third book in Boyne’s trilogy about the Shannons, a family of test pilots whose careers span the…
The Palace of Strange Girls
Editors' choice
This engaging novel takes place during the summer of 1959 in the resort of Blackpool, England. Seven-year-old Beth is there…
Man on the Move
This slim novella translated from the Dutch is the author’s second book. It begins with the protagonist Rob being waved…
The Invisible Mountain
The Invisible Mountain is Carolina De Robertis’s accomplished generational saga describing the fates of three women intertwined with those of…
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