2006

Iron Ties

By Ann Parker - Published 2006

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

In Leadville, Colorado, in 1880, the town is waiting for the railroad to be constructed, but not everyone is happy about the way things ...Read Review

Billy Boyle

By James R. Benn - Published 2006

Genres:

Thriller

Barely promoted to detective in his native Boston, William ‘Billy’ Boyd is sent to England to work with his ‘uncle’ Ike Eisenhower. It ...Read Review

Sixpence In Her Shoe

By Frances McNeil - Published 2006

Genres:

Saga

This novel opens in working class Leeds in the 1920s.  Jessica Price, the central character, comes from a Catholic family whose father makes ...Read Review

Liberation Movements

By Olen Steinhauer - Published 2006

Genres:

For those not familiar with Steinhauer, this is far from being a brain candy novel. It requires work and attention, but the rewards ...Read Review

The Evidence Of The Sword And Other Mysteries

By Rafael Sabatini - Published 2006

Genres:

Short Stories

Master of the swashbuckler novel, the author of Captain Blood and Scaramouche also wrote short fiction, and this is a fine collection of ...Read Review

Getorix: The Eagle And The Bull

By Judith Geary - Published 2006

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

Claodicos is a leader of the Celts, and he and his son Getorix are captured by Romans after a mighty battle. They are ...Read Review

The Mislaid Magician

By Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer - Published 2006

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

It has been ten years since Kate and Cecy married Thomas and James in The Grand Tour. With budding families, the four friends ...Read Review

Edge Of Empire: Conquest and Collecting in the East 1750-1850

By Maya Jasanoff - Published 2006

Genres:

Nonfiction

The breathtaking scope of this book, which was recently awarded the 50th Duff Cooper prize, is infused by Jasanoff’s imaginative approach to ...Read Review

Twelve Days

By Victor Sebestyen - Published 2006

Genres:

Nonfiction

Everyone knows about the defeated Hungarian revolution of 1956, but few know the details. Although the rebellion does not start until a hundred pages ...Read Review

Song of the Crow

By Layne Maheu - Published 2006

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Song of the Crow retells what is, perhaps, the Western world’s most widely-known creation myth – the story of Noah and the flood – ...Read Review