Reviews

Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books

Murder at Whitby Abbey (An Abbess of Meaux Mystery)

By Cassandra Clark - Published 2019

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Mystery/Crime

When Hildegard, a nun in the little Yorkshire priory of Swyne, receives orders from the prioress to fetch a holy relic from a ...Read Review

Sign of the White Foal (Arthur of the Cymry trilogy)

By Chris Thorndycroft - Published 2019

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480 A.D. Only moments after the Pendraig dies, his castle is overtaken by Gaels. Pendraig’s son Cadwallon has barely been named the ...Read Review

The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing

By Mary Paulson-Ellis - Published 2019

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In 2016, down-on-his-luck heir hunter Solomon Farthing knows his only route out of debt is to track down the closest living relative of Thomas ...Read Review

An Echo of Scandal

By Laura Madeleine - Published 2019

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This novel effortlessly spans a fifty-year time gap with a story that keeps the reader turning until the last page. Accused of murder, ...Read Review

A Universe of Sufficient Size

By Miriam Sved - Published 2019

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It is Brooklyn, 1950, and the appearance of a mysterious parcel containing mathematical workings arrives in the afternoon mail. Its contents, however, are from ...Read Review

The Bridge (The Airborne Trilogy)

By Robert Radcliffe - Published 2019

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AdventureMilitary

This is Part III and the final instalment of Robert Radcliffe’s Airborne trilogy, following the wartime career of paratrooper Theo Trickey.  I ...Read Review

The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave: A Western Mystery

By Bill Pronzini - Published 2019

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Mystery/CrimeWestern

In 1914, Peaceful Valley, Montana, is a calm, quiet town with little reason for Sheriff Monk to make many arrests. Then in October, a ...Read Review

Beyond the Horizon: A Novel

By Ella Carey - Published 2019

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In 1977 Los Angeles, Eva is at a farmers’ market when her eighteen-year-old son Alex comes rushing over and nearly knocks her shopping bag ...Read Review

Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd.

By Christy Nicholas - Published 2019

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Time-slip

Set in near-future Toronto, Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. tells the story of former Temporal Agent Wilda, who runs the titular shop. There, she ...Read Review

The Body in Griffith Park (An Anna Blanc Mystery Book 3)

By Jennifer Kincheloe - Published 2019

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Mystery/Crime

Working as a police matron in Los Angeles in 1908 is a far cry from Anna Blanc’s former life as an heiress, but ...Read Review