Putnam
Robert B. Parker’s Ironhorse
This is the fifth book in the Cole & Hitch saga, in which lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are…
Prague Fatale
Prague Fatale continues Philip Kerr’s popular Bernie Gunther series. It is June of 1942, and the cynical homicide detective is…
A Ship of War
The Terror is at its height. Charles Hayden, captain of HMS Themis, is on the point of setting sail for…
The Train of Small Mercies
The year is 1968, and Americans are wondering what has gone wrong with their country; the war in Vietnam rages…
The Yard
London, 1889. Jack the Ripper has finished his work, but the police’s inability to apprehend him results in an openly…
Overseas
Editors' choice
I loved this book. It rates as one of the best romantic novels I’ve read. Not only does Beatriz Williams…
The Gods of Gotham
Editors' choice
It’s 1845 and, until now, New York City has had no police force. Many citizens believe that government interference in…
Prince of Ravenscar
In 1831, Lord Julian is being pressed to find a second wife by his mother. She has in mind Sophie,…
The Lions of Little Rock
Twelve-year-old Marlee lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. The year is 1958. The high school is closed because some people do…
Shakespeare’s Mistress
We all know that William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, albeit unwillingly, because she was pregnant with their first child, a…
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