HNR Issue 40 (May 2007)
Too Great a Lady
Elyot (the pseudonym used by actress-novelist Leslie Carroll for her historical novels) presents a sweeping, emotionally intense portrait of Emma,…
The Water Thief
The Water Thief is a puzzle within a conundrum – an academic mystery turned deadly. In 304 C.E. Aelius Spartianus,…
A Treasury of Regret
When investigator Aristide Ravel enters the office of his local police commissariat, he’s met by Laurence Dupont, a young woman…
Napolean’s Pyramids
American expatriate Ethan Gage wins an ancient and possibly cursed medallion in a card game in revolutionary France. Threatened by…
The Winter Prince
Sawyer delivers up a broad canvas of love and war set against the backdrop of the early years of England’s…
Tamar
In 1944, two Dutch SOE agents return to occupied Holland on a mission to help the resistance. They are soon…
The Wayward Muse
In every era, artists have naturally banded together—the Bloomsbury Group in the 1920s, the Rat Pack in the 1960s, and…
In Pursuit of Glory
In 1807, the fledging American merchant marine and naval ships continued to be harassed by the British Royal Navy in…
Conan Doyle, Detective: The True Crimes Investigated by the Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the legendary detective, didn’t confine his interest in criminology to the pages of his…
The Sun Over Breda
Editors' choice
This is the third in the adventures of Captain Alatriste in 17th century Spain, following Captain Alatriste and Purity of…
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