2011
Washed in the Blood
I’d only vaguely heard of the Melungeons before reading Washed in the Blood. Lisa Alther has brought this mysterious Appalachian…
In A Milk & Honeyed Land
We are introduced to the hill country of Canaan here and the life of a village priest. His life, his…
Cat and Mouse
Set as the Great War of 1914 is about to break, Cat and Mouse is a gripping story of ideals,…
Gang Petition
1941 – Britain is at war with Germany. But the children in the Lions Avenue Gang are focused on a…
The Blood Upon The Rose
Set in Ireland in the year 1919 when tension is dividing the loyalties of family and friend alike, heiress Catherine…
Death and the Maiden: A Max Liebermann Mystery
Sixth in a series starring psychoanalyst Max Liebermann, a “consulting” psychiatrist to the Prague police department, Death and the Maiden…
The Balloonist
It’s seldom you read a book that’s both funny and terrifying, deeply unsettling and deeply satisfying, all at once. The…
Villa Triste
In modern-day Florence, Italy, Inspector Alessandro Pallioti has his hands full investigating a series of execution-style murders. The victims, all…
How Angels Die
This riveting and thought-provoking historical tale is set in occupied France in 1944 and the French resistance fighters are hard…
All the Diamonds in the World
The world of Byzantine Icon hunting is brought to life here by Mark Guscin. A scholar’s life is a lonely…
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