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Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris
As swastikas decorate their national monuments, French authorities make an even more horrific discovery at a house in the fashionable…
Before Versailles
Editors' choice
In Koen’s fourth fine novel (after Dark Angels, 2009), Louis XIV’s reign as French monarch is unique in unpredictable ways.…
The Way
In a debut certain to spark conversation, Kristen Wolf takes the story of Christianity and spins it in an entirely…
In the Garden of Beasts
“Once, at the dawn of a very dark time, an American father and daughter found themselves suddenly transported from their…
Before Ever After
Get ready for the unexpected when you pick up this offbeat, incredibly enjoyable novel, which will transport you on a…
Centuries of June
Bestselling author Keith Donohue (Angels of Destruction) delivers a new spellbinding tale with Centuries of June, a perfect blend of…
The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush
One of the underappreciated joys of studying history lies in tapping into the lives and times of some of the…
The Land of Painted Caves
Having read the previous five books of this series, I looked forward to this sixth volume, expected to be the…
Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland
Margaret is a young Saxon princess shipwrecked on the shores of Scotland. The only way that she, her mother, sister…
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Editors' choice
Everyone knows Madame Tussaud’s; the name conjures photo ops of smiling celebrities standing next to perfect likenesses of themselves in…
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