2007
A Prayer for Blue Delaney
1950s Australia. Colm McCabe is one of thousands of children torn from their families in the U.K. and sent ‘for…
The Needle in the Blood
The Norman Conquest of England was one of the pivotal events of the Middle Ages. In 1066, William the Conqueror…
On Ugliness
A companion piece to Eco’s On Beauty, this book explores the culture, politics and aesthetics of ugliness through a history…
Mandarin: A Novel of Vietnam
Born in the late 19th century, Bach is the cherished oldest son of a patrician Vietnamese family. His is a…
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice
This is the first book in Laurie R. King’s highly popular Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series, relaunched by the publisher, along…
The Messengers of Death
If you missed the opportunity to spend a week in rural Provence during the 1960s, don’t despair. Instead, set a…
The Disappearance at Pere-Lachaise
Fin-de-siècle Paris was a macrocosm of art, literature, dancers in the Moulin Rouge and lovers walking along the Seine. However, a…
Sand Daughter
This is the first U.S. release of Sand Daughter, originally published in 2007 in the U.K. It is a sweeping…
The Lute Player
I first read this recently reissued novel over twenty years ago. A sweeping saga about Richard the Lionhearted and the…
House of Shadows: A Historical Mystery by the Medieval Murderers
This compendium of short stories by five well-known and talented authors of medieval mysteries, each a star in his or…
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