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Devoured
This debut novel by Denise Meredith is an entertaining read. It reminded me of Masterpiece Mystery with the many characters…
The Pericles Commission
“A dead man fell from the sky, landing at my feet with a thud.” With this opening line, Corby promises…
The Templar
The astonishing events of the First Crusade are the subject of P. C. Doherty’s newest novel The Templar, which is…
Peril at Somner House
In this charming mystery, the young, yet-to-be-published Daphne du Maurier is cast in the role of younger sister to her…
The Insane Train
Like an old Humphrey Bogart movie, this second Hook Runyon mystery features wisecracking tough guys making their way through a…
The Demon’s Parchment
London, 1384. Crispin Guest, aka “The Tracker,” returns in the third of Jeri Westerson’s medieval noir mysteries. The story opens…
Scandal on Rincon Hill
In 1881, San Francisco is still a rough and rowdy city, with bordellos lining the streets near the busy wharves…
The Edge of Ruin
In the early days of film production, competition between movie companies often resembled gang warfare; with every new start-up ruthlessly…
Murder on the Cliffs
In 1921, aspiring novelist Daphne du Maurier undertakes a holiday in Cornwall to explore ancient records in an abbey. What…
The Last Illusion
It is a hot, muggy July in 1903. Molly Murphy, private investigator, is lamenting her lack of new cases. She…
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