Random House
The Five Acts of Diego Leon
The Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century disrupted the quiet rural life of the Leon family; loss, disease, and…
Golden Girl
Golden Girl is the second book in the American Fairy Trilogy. It continues the story of Carrie, a teenaged half-fae…
Written in Stone
Pearl Carver is the daughter of whalers. Her people, the Makah, depend upon the whales that flourish in the waters…
The Tin Horse
Editors' choice
Elaine Greenstein is downsizing to a retirement home, but her life as a fierce civil rights lawyer is important enough…
Capital Crimes: Seven Centuries of London Life and Murder
London, as one of the world’s principal cities for many years, has been the focus for incalculable crimes and misdemeanours,…
Death and the Maiden: A Max Liebermann Mystery
Sixth in a series starring psychoanalyst Max Liebermann, a “consulting” psychiatrist to the Prague police department, Death and the Maiden…
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
If you think you know all about Thomas Jefferson, read Jon Meacham’s brilliant 2012 biography, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of…
Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel
Was Thomas Becket a saint or sinner? John Guy comprehensively describes medieval sacred and political history so that one understands…
Mission to Paris
While this novel opens dramatically with a murder in Bulgaria, its settings change rapidly, and finally the protagonist appears on…
Racing the Moon
It’s 1947 and 11-year-old Alexis Hart wants to be the next Amelia Earhart. She and her 17-year-old brother Chuck have…
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