17th Century
Kill The Shogun: A Samurai Mystery
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This is the third in the trilogy that began with Death at the Crossroads and Jade Palace Vendetta, all set in 17th century ...Read Review
Artemisia
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This extraordinary novel is a must read for anyone remotely interested in Baroque Italy, art, or painter Artemisia Gentileschi. I have very ...Read Review
The Abyssinian
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Abyssinia, cut off from Westerners for generations, is an irresistible goal for a number of Western contingents at the start of the 18th ...Read Review
Sor Juana’s Second Dream: A Novel
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This lovely novel can be read without any previous knowledge of the famous Mexican nun. The author evokes the feel of 17th century ...Read Review
The Blind in Darkness
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Old Man Powell is found murdered in his cabin, the crime disguised as a scalping. The natural suspect is Massaquoit, an Indian whom ...Read Review
The Samurai’s Wife
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Normally the most absorbing aspect of even a historical whodunit is the plot, but in Rowland’s superb Sano and Reiko series her ...Read Review
Dorcas Good: The Diary of a Salem Witch
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Choosing to tell the tale of the 1692 Salem witches as a diary written by one of them seemed like a brilliant idea to ...Read Review
Soul of the Sacred Earth
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Except for a brief prelude set in 1599, the events in this book take place during the summer and fall of 1628 in what is ...Read Review
