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The Crocodile’s Last Embrace
American Jade del Cameron returns in her sixth mystery set in Africa in the 1920s. She misses Sam Featherstone, who…
The Queen’s Pawn
Eleanor of Aquitaine is a personal hero of mine, so I was very intrigued to read Christy English’s take on…
The Queen’s Pawn
Eleanor of Aquitaine is a personal hero of mine, so I was very intrigued to read Christy English’s take on…
O, Juliet
Editors' choice
Maxwell delivers a mesmerizing retelling of the famous star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, in her latest novel, set in Italy…
Treasure of the Golden Cheetah
1920s heroine Jade del Cameron returns in her fifth mystery set in Africa. Independent Jade is mulling over a marriage…
The Queen’s Mistake: In the Court of Henry Vlll
Catherine Howard is living as a poor relation in her grandmother’s house, passing the dull days in dalliance with Francis…
The French Mistress: A Novel of the Duchess of Portsmouth and King Charles II
Editors' choice
Susan Holloway Scott’s latest novel revolves around the life of the controversial and much maligned Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of…
The Virgin’s Daughters
Editors' choice
It seems as though everything that could be written about the Tudors has been done in recent years, with a…
Rooftops of Tehran
In this stirring coming-of-age story set in Iran under the Shah, Mahbod Seraji pens a poignant tale of forbidden love…
Signora Da Vinci
An imaginative speculation on the life of Caterina, Leonardo da Vinci’s mother, this first-person account begins in 1452, when a…
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Over the last 15 years The Historical Novels Review (the society’s print magazine for our members) has published reviews of some 12,000 historical fiction books. We plan to upload them all and make them searchable here.
