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Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of Diamonds
This latest instalment of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes contains the usual ingredients: the correct address (221B Baker Street), Mrs…
Henry Tilney’s Diary
Henry Tilney’s Diary is a delightful retelling of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey from the hero’s point of view. Grange’s novel…
A Country Gentleman
Lavinia Muir and her friend, the flirtatious Isobel Macclesfield, visit Lavinia’s godmother and her son, Lord Thurlby. He can only…
The Judas Blade
Betsy Brand, an actress in the relaxed culture of Restoration England, is doing well financially, but her friends and family…
The Butterflies Are Free
The Butterflies are Free, a quotation from Bleak House, is the title of Vukelic’s excellent new novel about Charles Dickens.…
Hawke’s Tor
Nineteenth-century Cornwall provides the setting for this tale of illicit affairs and murder. Superintendent Amos Hawke and Sergeant Tom Churchyard…
The Unexpected Miss Bennet
Among the plethora of Jane Austen continuation novels, this story is distinct in that its central character is the least…
Off the Rails
Set in York, England, from 1830, this book is mainly a true account of George Hudson, the most remarkable rogue…
Paint on the Smiles
Although a prolific author with many books to her name, this writer was new for me. I will not be…
Tyranny and the Lash
Stephen Wade’s brief survey of the history of the penal system in Britain from the 12th to the 21st century…
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