Kathryn Johnson
The Cook’s Tale: Life Below Stairs As It Really Was
This nonfiction book will appeal to admirers of BBC series Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs. Beyond the atmosphere it offers…
Wise Men
Writing fiction set in the near-history of the mid-20th century is a sticky task. Characters may seem too familiar or…
The Lost Casebooks of Sherlock Holmes: Three Volumes of Detection and Suspense
Few fictional characters continue to populate new novels after the demise of their creator-authors. Arthur Conan Doyle attempted (twice) to…
A Gentleman Never Tells
The hero and heroine of this jauntily-paced, romantic novel set in 1890 have a history. Elizabeth Harewood and Lord Roland…
The Birthday Scandal
Popular Regency romances are rarely steeped in rich historical detail. What they do best is to entertain with perky heroines,…
Death in the Floating City
In Tasha Alexander’s most recent addition to her Lady Emily mystery series, we find the delightful Lady Emily Hargreaves accompanied…
The Lady Risks All
Fans of the Regency romance enjoy a classic love story, sensual play between hero and heroine, and favorite historical elements…
The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Swedish noir may be a hot literary commodity, but apparently Swedish writers are also capable of producing humor on a…
Ether Frolics: Nine Tales from the Etheric Explorers Club
The conceit of this collection of short stories, as expressed in the author’s foreword, is that an organization known as…
The War That Came Early: Coup d’Etat
In this fourth installment of Harry Turtledove’s latest series, set during World War II, he asks the same questions that…
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