Editors' Choice

Nile Cat

By Angela Cecil Reid - Published 2020

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

In December 1871, 14-year-old twins Rose and Lily accompany their mother and Egyptologist father to Egypt. After Rose is given a small cat statue, ...Read Review

Late City

By Robert Olen Butler - Published 2021

Genres:

Literary

When I heard that Robert Olen Butler had come out with a new historical novel, I was expecting a well-written, tightly plotted thriller ...Read Review

Mrs England

By Stacey Halls - Published 2021

Genres:

It’s 1904, and Ruby May, a recently graduated nanny, moves to a new post in Yorkshire. All seems well at first: Mr and ...Read Review

Skelton’s Guide to Domestic Poisons (Skelton’s Guides, 1)

By David Stafford - Published 2021

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Birmingham, 1928. A funeral is halted thanks to an accusation that the deceased has been poisoned. His widow is arrested for murder. The self-deprecating ...Read Review

City of Dark Corners

By Jon Talton - Published 2021

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeWestern

1933: Eugene Hammons departed the Phoenix police force under a dark cloud. Now he searches for missing persons as a P.I. One night ...Read Review

Nightshade (Jem Flockhart)

By E. S. Thomson - Published 2021

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

London 1851. This latest glimpse into the fascinating world of Jem Flockhart, esteemed apothecary and expert in poisons and their effects, finds her redesigning ...Read Review

Answering Liberty’s Call: Anna Stone’s Daring Ride to Valley Forge

By Tracy Lawson - Published 2021

Genres:

Adventure

As the American Revolution is on the verge of potential collapse and internal political intrigue abounds, Anna Stone receives news that her preacher/...Read Review

From the Ashes

By Melissa Addey - Published 2021

Genres:

In 79 AD Pompeii, a slave and scribe, Althea, is offered to Marcus, a former soldier, and operator of the amphitheater. Althea’s master ...Read Review

Libertie: A Novel

By Kaitlyn Greenidge - Published 2021

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On the surface, Libertie is a coming-of-age novel. Libertie Sampson, free-born, dark Black daughter of the much lighter and more self-assured Dr. Catherine ...Read Review

The Personal Librarian

By Marie Benedict - By Victoria Christopher Murray - Published 2021

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

Marie Benedict’s historical novels have been entertaining and educating historical fiction readers for years, and award-winning author Victoria Christopher Murray has penned ...Read Review

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