20th Century
The One From The Other
Think Sam Spade as a German PI in postwar Europe, only here the streets are meaner than any in Dashiell…
Witch Cradle
Although set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 1950, Hunter’s Dance, Kathleen Hills’ previous book in her John McIntire series, could…
Golden Country
Jennifer Gilmore’s debut novel is a sweeping story of Russian Jewish immigrants in New York during the twentieth century. Many…
The Hunter’s Dance
For fans of detective mysteries, there is a lot to enjoy in this, the second appearance of township constable John…
A Song At Twilight
This is a nostalgic wartime novel set at RAF Harrowbeer and in Milton Combe on the fringes of Dartmoor. In…
When Madeline Was Young
In 1940s Chicago, ornithologist Aaron Maciver marries the beautiful, fashion-conscious Madeline. Shortly after their wedding, Madeline suffers a bicycle accident,…
Murder On The Ballarat Train
This is the third book of the adventures of the Honourable Phryne Fisher, lady detective, set in 1920s Australia. Phryne…
Arms Of Deliverance
Subtitled “A Story of Promise,” this is the fourth of the author’s Christian works that focus on World War II.…
Flying Too High
Sprightly, witty, fast-moving – all describe both this mystery and its heroine. Phryne (pronounced fry-nee) Fisher is named for an…
Death At Victoria Dock
This is the fourth in that delightful 1920s mystery series by Kerry Greenwood about the Honourable Phryne Fisher. Phryne is…
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