2012

The Tintern Treasure

By Kate Sedley - Published 2012

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Roger Chapman is a peddler who has, quite by accident, become an agent of King Richard III. His reputation as the king’s ...Read Review

Empire of the Moghul: The Tainted Throne

By Alex Rutherford - Published 2012

Genres:

AdventureMilitary

1606. It is five months since the death of the Moghul emperor Akbar, and his son Jahangir is crowned as ruler of the empire. ...Read Review

Miss Lizzie’s War

By Rosemary Agonito - Published 2012

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

While Richmond, Virginia suffers through the American Civil War, the wealthy Elizabeth van Lew supports the war effort—for the Union. Starting by ...Read Review

Imperial Scandal

By Teresa Grant - Published 2012

Genres:

AdventureMystery/CrimeRomance

In Brussels fresh from the intrigues of the Congress of Vienna, British agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife Suzanne investigate a young lady’...Read Review

Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’Art

By Christopher Moore - Published 2012

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Begun as a history of the color blue, this book evolves into a detective romp through Montmartre, Paris, historical haunt of artists. After ...Read Review

HHhH

By Laurent Binet - By Sam Taylor (trans.) - Published 2012

Genres:

Literary

HHhH (“Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich,” that is, “Himmler’s brain is called Heydrich”) tells the thrilling story of Slovak Jozef Gabćik and ...Read Review

The Map of Lost Memories

By Kim Fay - Published 2012

Genres:

Adventure

Fay’s debut novel begins in Shanghai in 1925, the second part takes place in Saigon, and the third is set in Cambodia. Irene ...Read Review

The Uninvited Guests

By Sadie Jones - Published 2012

Genres:

This is a bizarre and fantastic story, which takes place over 24 hours in Sterne – a substantial English country house. But the Swifts, the ...Read Review

A Mind of Winter

By Shira Nayman - Published 2012

Genres:

LiteraryThriller

Oscar Harcourt is an enigmatic English art collector living on an opulent estate on Long Island, six years and thousands of miles from ...Read Review

Catherine of Deepdale

By Millie Vigor - Published 2012

Genres:

Romance

In 1946, Catherine Jameson leaves Southampton for the Shetland Isles, home of her new husband, Robbie, anticipating an idyllic island life. Despite discovering his ...Read Review