Great Depression
The Kind One
Danny Landon knows his hoodlum acquaintances call him Two Gun Danny, but that is about all he knows about himself.…
The World in Pancho’s Eyes
When Mikey is born in August of 1930, his father, Paul Summers, is working hard as a cowboy. He is…
Baby Doe Tabor
Elizabeth McCourt “Baby Doe” Tabor was as famous in her day as any personality gracing the cover of a…
Touchstone
Laurie R. King gave us the brilliant recreation of Sherlock Holmes with more depth than Conan Doyle ever mustered in…
Till Morning is Nigh
December 1932. Money is scarce, the children are sick, and memories are raw. Christmas approaches, but so does the anniversary…
Beating the Devil
In the 1930s near the Texas town of El Paso, young Carlos has grown to become a tough-minded fighter. He…
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…
A Week from Sunday
Set in the 1930s American heartland, young and sheltered Adrianna Moore receives a double shock when her father dies and…
Tennyson
In 1932 Louisiana, Emery Fontaine leaves daughters Tennyson and Hattie on the decaying ancestral doorstep while he searches for their…
Sweethearts
Cordelia and Lexa are heartbroken when they lose the family greengrocery, but soon find work and love in very different…
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