Richard Bourgeois
The Golem and the Jinni
Editors' choice
All the world is coming to New York City in 1899, and they are bringing a part of the Old…
Fields of Glory
This deeply moving little book comes to the reader softly, like a rainstorm of the lower Loire. Words patter on…
The Other Typist
Police typist Rose Baker records confessions in a precinct on New York’s Lower East Side. There’s plenty of work to…
They Also Serve
Born the son of a gamekeeper in 1902, Bob Sharpe’s life “in service” spans the latter era of classist society…
Orders from Berlin
Life goes on in London, even under the Blitz—people work, fall in love, and occasionally get murdered. Deputy Chief Inspector…
Honorable Lies
American naval intelligence officer Peter Wake embarks on a secret mission to Cuba to rescue two members of his network…
The Wicked Wedding of Miss Ellie Vyne
This Regency romance opens in masquerade: James Hartley, dressed as a notorious highwayman, doesn’t realize the “Marie Antoinette” he kisses…
The Dark Unwinding
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Ever since her father died at sea, Katherine Tulman has known her place in the world. She acts as account-keeper…
Fishtale
Anything can happen in “Catfish Time,” as young Sawyer Brown learns when a monster cat named Ol’ One Eye eats…
Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out
For a landlord, Ximen Nao wasn’t such a bad man. He was kind to his tenants, his wife, his concubine,…
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