HNR Issue 16 (May 2001)

After the War

By Alice Adams - Published 2000

Genres:

MilitaryRomance

After the War takes place during and after World War II in a college town in North Carolina. The novel follows the characters ...Read Review

In the Mood for Murder (Homefront Mysteries)

By M.T. Jefferson - Published 2000Published 2000-09-01

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

The author of The Victory Dance Murder continues her series on the exploits of amateur detective Kate Fallon with a murder mystery set ...Read Review

Mortal Sins

By Penn Williamson - Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeThriller

New Orleans’ reputation for political corruption and urban violence serves as an intriguing backdrop for the outlandish behavior and Mardi Gras mayhem also ...Read Review

Wainewright the Poisoner: The Confession of Thomas Griffiths Wainewright–Regency Author, Painter, Swindler and Probable Murderer–Woven from Historical Fragments

By Andrew Motion - Published 2000

Genres:

LiteraryMystery/CrimeNonfiction

Thomas Griffiths Wainewright began life in a household of leisured literati and ended, through attempts to maintain that life, as convict number 2325 in ...Read Review

The Hostage

By Mary R. DeMaine - Published 2000

Genres:

AdventureBiographical Fiction

Although knowledge of the controversies over the Greek poet Homer may not be necessary for enjoyment of the story, readers should still take ...Read Review

Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan

By (tr. William Scott Wilson; abridged) - By Eiji Yoshikawa - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical FictionEpicMilitary

This book spans a period between 1536 and 1583, and is essentially the story (very well-known there) of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s rise from street brat ...Read Review

Down to Marrowbone

By Judson Gray - Published 2000

Genres:

AdventureWestern

This is an action-packed western. The story tells of two men: one, a freed slave who took advantage of the Underground Railroad to ...Read Review

What the Body Remembers

By Shauna Singh Baldwin - Published 2001

Genres:

Literary

Set against the rich backdrop of India during the Raj, sweeping across time and space, this is a wonderful story in all senses ...Read Review

In the Company of Angels

By N.M. Kelby - By Nicole Kelby - Published 2001Published 2001-04-01

Genres:

Inspirational

Germans were bombing Belgium in 1940, and the small border town of Tournai was no exception. This novel takes the reader through the sordid ...Read Review

Crooked River Burning

By Mark Winegardner - Published 2001

Genres:

Literary

Winegardner’s insightful and witty novel of Cleveland from 1948 to 1969 documents the decay of a great city and reveals much of what was ...Read Review