HNR Issue 40 (May 2007)
The Devil’s Dance
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Timothy Ryland stands accused by his father, Josh, and his father’s best friend, Nick Marriott, of a terrible deed. Nick’s teenage ...Read Review
His Boots Under Her Bed
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1867 California: Rory O’Grady tartly informs Garth Fraser that, unlike the other saloon girls, she doesn’t take men upstairs to her room. ...Read Review
The Terror
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In 1845, two ships of the Royal Navy, the HMS Terror and the HMS Erebus, led by Sir John Franklin, attempted to sail through ...Read Review
House of Meetings
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Written as a confession, House of Meetings is the story of two brothers—the unnamed narrator and Lev—and the beautiful, free-spirited woman ...Read Review
Brother Fish
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This is the story of three people thrown together through circumstances beyond their control and the friendships that develop through the years of ...Read Review
The Unfinished Clue
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The scene is 1933: a weekend country house party at The Grange, courtesy of General Sir Arthur Billington-Smith and his good lady wife Lady ...Read Review
A Tropical Place Like That
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This book of short stories is set in the mountainous part of Michoacan in the 1960s. Lou (Luis) Becton, an American living temporarily ...Read Review
The Seventh Gate
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Set mostly in 1930s Berlin, Richard Zimler’s latest novel charts the experiences of Sophie Reidsel, a thoroughly likeable and feisty young woman ...Read Review
Snakehead
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Children/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy
This is a stylish and fascinating retelling of the Medusa myth. Ann Halam has given the ancient Greek story a thoroughly modern twist, ...Read Review
Josie Under Fire
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London 1941. When 12-year-old Josie goes to stay with her cousin Edith in Chelsea, she is glad to start a new life. Back home, ...Read Review