Chiara Prezzavento
Hannibal: Enemy of Rome
Don’t let the title fool you: this is not a book about Hannibal. It is, however, about the beginning of…
Fear Itself
In 1937 Milwaukee, young FBI agent Jimmy Nessheim comes across several odd bits of information (and a murder) leading to…
The Repentant Rake
In a London still recovering from the Great Fire, Christopher Redmayne is busy pursuing his architect’s career when his rakehell…
Railway to the Grave
When a retired Army officer throws himself under a train leaving a note for his old friend, Superintendent Tallis of…
Poppy’s War
It is 1939 when fate and an air of cleanliness bring Poppy Brown, a thirteen-year-old evacuee from East London, to…
The Hidden Heart of Emily Hudson
As a devoted reader of Henry James, I was drawn to this book by the Jamesian feel of even the…
The Hidden Heart of Emily Hudson
As a devoted reader of Henry James, I was drawn to this book by the Jamesian feel of even…
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