Great Depression
The Hidden Dance
Set mainly during the 1930s, this novel follows the escape to America of Lily Sutton. Most of the action takes…
The Storm in the Barn
This graphic novel, aimed at ages 10 and up, uses a dash of fantasy to make the 1930s come…
Under this Unbroken Sky
Editors' choice
Lured by promises of prosperity and fertile land for farming, Theo Mykolayenko and his family immigrated to Canada to escape…
An Incomplete Revenge
As a Maisie Dobbs newcomer, for me this book was a revelation. It is fresh, unpretentious, and totally gripping. Unlike…
Cast the First Stone
Trinidad (Trini) Bates is a dowser, which means that she uses either a crystal pendulum or a divining rod…
Blood Money
Blood Money is set in America during the Wall Street crash of 1929. Joe Quinn is a young detective…
A Trace of Smoke
Trolling for a story at Berlin’s Hall of the Unnamed Dead, crime reporter Hannah Vogel is shocked to find a…
Blown Away
Midway along the Florida Keys lies the island village of Islamorada. The original community was present in the early 1900s,…
Winnie and Wolf
The title refers to Winifred Wagner, the English wife of Richard Wagner’s son Siegfried, and Wolf, the self-chosen nickname of…
Cursebreaker: Order of the Scrolls
Ten-year-old Luke runs away from his home near Denver, because his father’s abuse is potentially lethal. Rescued by a pastor…
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