Morrow
Proof of Guilt
The fifteenth Inspector Rutledge mystery will not disappoint Todd fans and should encourage new readers. The plot, set between 1916…
Circles of Time
This second volume in Rock’s engrossing trilogy (after The Passing Bells) about the titled Grevilles of Abingdon Pryory in Surrey…
The Secret of the Nightingale Palace
In her second novel, Dana Sachs delivers a satisfying story about an estranged grandmother and granddaughter who are able to…
The Passing Bells
Readers should be forgiven if they delve into Phillip Rock’s former bestseller and initially find themselves picturing Downton Abbey’s famous…
Live by Night
Editors' choice
Live by Night is the powerful story of a kid from a good family who becomes a petty crook, goes…
The Wild Princess
Upon the death of her mother, Queen Victoria, in 1901, Princess Louise, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Victoria…
The Secrets of Mary Bowser
Mary Bowser is born into slavery, freed by her mistress and sent to be educated in Philadelphia. Ten years later,…
The Confession
Inspector Ian Rutledge, veteran of the Great War and Scotland Yard inspector, returns in his 13th outing, faced with an…
All the Flowers in Shanghai
One of this book’s discussion questions asks if it’s surprising it was written by a man, given its first-person female…
Jane Austen: Blood Persuasion
Fact: Vampires have haunted bookstore shelves for some time now. In recent years, they’ve poked their fangs into many a…
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