2000
Sign-Talker
While the story of the exploration and settling of the American West by white Americans in the face of stubborn…
Chang and Eng
In this enthralling first novel, Darin Strauss has combined meticulous historical research with imaginative storytelling to create a richly detailed,…
Death on a Silver Tray
Beau Brummell is narrator in this frothy Regency mystery. I am a bit surprised that his dressing ritual and the…
Gone for Soldiers
Gone for Soldiers does not echo Peter, Paul and Mary’s pacifism in the song which provides the title. Rather, it…
A Twist at the End: A Novel of O’Henry
Jack the Ripper is arguably the most notorious serial killer of all time, fictional and non-fictional. And yet “The Servant…
Memoirs of Pontius Pilate
Mills mixes the Roman historical genre with the early Christian form. The blurb stated that Mills started with what he…
Lord of Emperors (The Sarantine Mosaic, Book 2)
In this sequel to Sailing to Sarantium (Harper, 1999), Kay demonstrates yet again his mastery of the historical (fantasy) novel.…
Guardian of the Balance
Arylwren, called Wren, was born of a single night of passion between Myrddin Emrys, better known as the Merlin, and…
The Armada Boy
Past and present again intertwine in the second of the Wesley Peterson crime novels (first up was The Merchant’s House),…
The Waters of Babylon: A Novel of Lawrence After Arabia
T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) easily qualifies as one of the most fascinating and controversial military figures in Britain’s…
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