James Hawking
Captain of Rome
The Roman Republic was just beginning naval warfare during what has come to be known as the First Punic War.…
The Confession of Katherine Howard
At the opening of this novel, the fate of Henry VIII’s fifth queen has already been sealed, even though she…
Roman Games
Often the suspect in Roman mystery novels is a slave, so the detective must work to prove someone else did…
Den of Wolves
The modern historical novel tends to stay within the bounds of known facts, confining its invention to the areas where…
Still Waters
The head of the Krypteia (Spartan secret police) enlists the high priestess Iliona, ostensibly to bless a crossroads tavern and…
False Patriots
Anne Cartier, an Englishwoman living in revolutionary Paris, continues to solve crimes in the ninth of this series of mysteries.…
Snowbound
This novel describes Pathfinder John Charles Frémont’s fourth expedition, an effort to find a railroad route over the Rocky Mountains.…
The Time of Terror
This novel opens in 1793 with Nathaniel Peake, master and commander of the British brig sloop Nereus, patrolling the sea…
Blood’s a Rover
This concludes the Underworld USA Trilogy, which began with American Tabloid and continued through The Cold Six Thousand. Flashbacks and…
SPQR Xlll: The Year of Confusion
The year of confusion in the subtitle refers to the year that Caesar introduced his new calendar, and the dictator…
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