Editors' Choice

A Manuscript of Ashes

By Antonio Muñoz Molina (trans. Edith Grossman) - Published 2008

Genres:

LiteraryMystery/CrimeRomance

Resolving to flee the tumult of the university in the late 1960s, Minaya, a young student, decides to leave Madrid and write his ...Read Review

Early Bright

By Ami Silber - Published 2008

Genres:

Literary

It’s a rare feat of literary prowess not only to create an unappealing character who is completely sympathetic, but also for a ...Read Review

Veil of Lies

By Jeri Westerson - Published 2008

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

               Poor Crispin Guest!  In Jeri Westerson’s debut novel, set in 14th-century London and described as “a medieval noir,” Crispin is slapped, backhanded, ...Read Review

The Sin Eaters

By Andrew Beahrs - Published 2008

Genres:

Adventure

Set in Jacobean England, The Sin Eaters follows the path of the herbalist Sarah, runaway wife Mary, and outcast Bill away from Monkshead ...Read Review

A Mercy

By Toni Morrison - Published 2008

Genres:

LiterarySaga

A Mercy takes place in the late 1680s and follows Florens, a young black slave girl suddenly alone and relying on herself for ...Read Review

The Black Tower

By Louis Bayard - Published 2008

Genres:

LiteraryMystery/Crime

In 1818, a street beggar follows Hector Carpentier to his home in the Latin Quarter, only to transform himself into Vidocq, Paris’s master ...Read Review

Broken Wing

By Judith James - Published 2008

Genres:

Romance

When I think of what constitutes a superior historical romance, I think of real characters connecting on many levels with a believable setting ...Read Review

Little Hut of Leaping Fishes

By Chiew-Siah Tei - Published 2008

Genres:

Saga

This is the story of Minghzi, the first grandson of Master Chai, a feudal landlord and opium farmer who is determined that Minghzi ...Read Review

The Outlander

By Gil Adamson - Published 2008

Genres:

EpicMystery/Crime

This captivating story opens with a 19-year-old widow running for her life through the woods of western Canada, sometime in the early 20th ...Read Review

Veil of Lies

By Jeri Westerson - Published 2008

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Poor Crispin Guest! In Jeri Westerson’s debut novel, set in 14th-century London and described as “a medieval noir,” Crispin is slapped, backhanded, ...Read Review

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