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Sacrilege
S.J. Parris offers the reader a multisensory, cinematic experience surrounding the deadly black plague of London in 1584. Sacrilege, her…
Unrest in Eden
Unrest in Eden is the fourth novel in a series about the adventures of Father Ignaz Pfefferkorn, a character based…
The Anatomist’s Apprentice
In 1781, when young Lord Crick dies of convulsions, his sister Lydia seeks the help of Dr. Silkstone to ascertain…
The Judas Blade
Betsy Brand, an actress in the relaxed culture of Restoration England, is doing well financially, but her friends and family…
Southern Gods
Pacific war veteran “Bull” Ingram is big, coldly competent, and quick to break a deadbeat’s fingers. Just the man a…
Agent 6
This sprawling novel begins with Moscow in 1950 with the chilling observation, “The safest way to write a diary was…
The Third Section
It is 1855, and after 40 years of peace in Europe, war rages in the Crimea. Sevastopol is in ruins…
Three Weeks in December
Editors' choice
Schulman has written two stories here in alternating chapters; each stands on its own, so good you hate to leave…
The Book of Lost Fragrances
Jac L’Etoile and her brother, Robbie, are heirs to the House of L’Etoile, a famous perfumery that has been a…
The Crown
Nancy Bilyeau’s debut novel begins in London in 1537, where the narrator, Joanna Stafford, a novice nun, breaks the sacred…
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