HNR Issue 105 (August 2023)
Loot
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The word that does justice to the British Raj’s plunder in India had to be borrowed: “Loot,” as Tania James has explained ...Read Review
Once Upon a Time World: The Dark and Sparkling Story of the French Riviera
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The One-Upon-A-Time-World is the French Riviera, that tiny strip of land which has had such a disproportionate impact on the cultural history of ...Read Review
St. Agnes and the Selkie (Cuthbert’s People)
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One day, a drenched and seemingly mute young woman knocks on the gate to the abbey of Whitby. Her dark colouring has the ...Read Review
The Cypress Maze
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The Cypress Maze is an intensely moving dual-timeline novel set in World War II and 2015, at a lovely villa in Tuscany. In 2015, Tess ...Read Review
The Girl from the Papers
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In 1929, Beatrice Carraway seems to be going nowhere. Her glory days on the child beauty pageant circuit are long behind her, the college ...Read Review
He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, 2)
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Parker-Chan completes her award-winning historical fantasy epic begun in She Who Became the Sun, returning to its fascinating blend of medieval Chinese history, ...Read Review
The Scarlet Papers
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Dr Max Archer has never forgotten the injustice of being turned down by the intelligence services as a young man, so now writes ...Read Review
Path of Peril
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In January 1947, Maurice Cooper Latta reveals information he witnessed and kept secret as the president’s secretary for 41 years: threats to the life ...Read Review
Murder in Dublin (Blind Detective)
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You might wonder how someone who is visually impaired could be instrumental in bringing together so many elements and clues to assist in ...Read Review
Sinners of Starlight City
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This riveting story plays out at the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago (Starlight City), but its setting also encompasses Sicily during the years ...Read Review
