20th Century
The Seeker
The Seeker is the story of the unusual relationship between Madeleine Slade, a British woman, and Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi believes…
Beating the Devil
In the 1930s near the Texas town of El Paso, young Carlos has grown to become a tough-minded fighter. He…
Something Wicked
This is the ninth book in the Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne Golden Age of Detection murder mystery series.…
The Measure of Days
In this, the 30th book in the Morland family saga, the euphoria of the early war years is evaporating. There…
Death Was the Other Woman
Reading a good noir detective novel is like watching an old movie on a sleepless, rainy night. One is actually…
Color of the Sea
This is a novel everyone should read, not just because it’s a nicely-layered book with depth and meaning, beautifully written…
A Dead Man in Tangier
In Tangiers of 1912, pig-sticking is a popular recreation, albeit a dangerous one, and is enjoyed by Monsieur Bossu –…
Blood and Circuses
This is the 6th in a series of sixteen mysteries Kerry Greenwood has written featuring the Honourable Phryne Fisher, a…
Signed, Mata Hari
In October 1917, Margaretha Zelle, better known as Mata Hari, sits in a prison cell in Paris, accused of being…
A Week from Sunday
Set in the 1930s American heartland, young and sheltered Adrianna Moore receives a double shock when her father dies and…
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