HNR Issue 104 (May 2023)
Shield Maiden
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Set in the late 10th century, Shield Maiden is loosely based on the Old English poem Beowulf. Although the poem was not written ...Read Review
A Restless Truth
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Historical FantasyMystery/Crime
This second book in The Last Binding trilogy is set on an ocean liner between New York and Southampton. The story is told ...Read Review
The Mystery of Raspberry Hill
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Children/Young AdultMystery/Crime
Stina is a girl of about nine who comes from a large, poor family in Helsinki in 1920 and who has TB. She is ...Read Review
No Comfort for the Undertaker (A Carrie Lisbon Mystery)
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A combination of fine historical detail, an appealing protagonist, and perceptive writing make Keefer’s turn-of-the-century debut mystery a real page-turner. Carrie Lisbon, ...Read Review
Oath Undo Me (Viking Trading Lands Series)
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880 CE. Astrid travels to her aunt, hoping for a place to stay after being widowed. It was not a love match, and Astrid ...Read Review
The Shadows of London (James Marwood & Cat Lovett, 6)
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The Shadows of London is the latest in Andrew Taylor’s enjoyable series of novels set in Restoration London. It is 1671, and Cat ...Read Review
Molasses Murder in a Nutshell (A Nutshell Murder Mystery)
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Minutes after Theresa Ryan finds her sister Maggie dead in her bathtub, the floor beneath her rumbles and caves, and waves of thick, ...Read Review
Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell Series, 3)
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Electra “Ellie” McDonnell, a former safecracker who is now working for the British government during World War II, is sent off on a ...Read Review
The Secret Life of Sunflowers
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In this dual-timeline novel, author Dana Marton, writing as Marta Molnar, offers two interlinked stories. In the present day, auctioneer Emsley Wilson is ...Read Review
How to Best A Marquess (The Widow Rules, 3)
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After the disaster of an illegal marriage to Meri, a ‘trigamist,’ Beth Howell vows never to marry again. Thus when her irresponsible brother ...Read Review