Bethany Latham
Why Mermaids Sing
In Regency-era England, wealthy, aristocratic young men are being murdered, and the bodies are mutilated in grisly ways that seem…
My Theodosia
This novel is one in a series of reprints Chicago Review Press is publishing of the work of the great…
Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford
I’ve always been fascinated by the shadowy Jane Boleyn, a court intriguer who went so far as to provide the…
The Book of Loss
This novel is presented in diary format, making it reminiscent of historical works such as Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book. Set…
Femme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari
Misperceptions about Mata Hari abound—many due to the persona that she herself promulgated with convenient lies. Though often thought to…
Nefertiti: A Novel
Nefertiti is chosen to marry Amunhotep IV, heir to the throne ofEgypt, and her future of power and wealth seems…
Luncheon of the Boating Party
Editors' choice
Paris, 1880. Pierre-Auguste Renoir is thirty-nine, his enchantment with the revolutionary Impressionist style is fading, and the movement threatens to…
Liszt’s Kiss
Editors' choice
Paris, 1832. A cholera epidemic rages, and Anne de Barbier-Chouant has lost her beloved mother to its deadly grasp. Alone…
Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead
Queen Nefertiti, wife of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten, has disappeared right before the all-important Jubilee celebration. Theban detective Rai Rahotep…
Marta’s Promise
In 1766, many German Protestant religious minorities respond to Russia’s offer of open immigration, which includes free farmland, and they…
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