Thriller
The God Machine
Several hidden pieces of a map focus the quest to find the Gospel of Judas, a puzzle spanning A. D.…
The Blood Lance
In 1935 Otto Rahn publishes a book about the Holy Grail that catches the eye of Himmler. Rahn agrees to…
The Secret Speech
Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s 1956 detailing of the monstrous crimes of the Joseph Stalin era had an enormous impact on both…
Abandon
In 2009, Abigail Foster, a journalist enticed by the prospect of a good story, is recruited by her estranged father,…
The Guardians of the Covenant
If you liked The Da Vinci Code (and millions did despite the ridicule) then you will be delighted with The…
The Tiger Warrior
This is the fourth novel by underwater archaeologist David Gibbins, and although it is not presented as a sequel, there…
The Devlin Diary
Have you ever read a book that you wish did not end? The author’s second novel focuses on Hannah Devlin,…
Twelve
This book is described in the publicity as ‘genre breaking’ and the ‘first Napoleonic historical vampire novel’. I do not…
Twelve
Set in 1812, this book tells the story of Napoleon’s assault on Moscow. Russian city after Russian city has fallen…
The German Woman
The German woman of the title is an English woman, Kate Zweig, a trained nurse married to a German surgeon,…
About our Reviews
Over the last 15 years The Historical Novels Review (the society’s print magazine for our members) has published reviews of some 12,000 historical fiction books. We plan to upload them all and make them searchable here.

























