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A Secret Alchemy
A Secret Alchemy is a book of three parts and three voices. First there is Una Pryor, brought up, after…
The Diamond Frontier
In 1880, in the South African province of the Transvaal, Simon Fonthill and his sidekick “352” Jenkins are on a…
The Mathematics Of Love
1819: Waterloo veteran Stephen Fairhurst has lost his leg and his true love to war. Returning to England, he is…
Red River
Editors' choice
“This is not a story to go down easy, and the backwash still got hold of us today. The history…
Born To Rule
This biography chronicles the tumultuous lives of the five granddaughters of Queen Victoria who became consorts to European ruling monarchs.…
Dark Assassin
While on boat patrol with the Thames River Police, Inspector William Monk watches helplessly as Mary Havilland falls to her…
Master of Souls
This is the 16th mystery for Sister Fidelma. On a bitter winter’s night, a ship is driven by wreckers onto…
The Lost Art Of Keeping Secrets
Rice, daughter of lyricist Tim Rice, has created a brilliant portrait of post-World War II London and of a specific…
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