HNR Issue 43 (February 2008)
Macbeth’s Niece
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Tessa, Macbeth’s niece of the title, is on her way to join her uncle’s household when she is waylaid by the ...Read Review
The Jewel Trader of Pegu
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In the 1590s, news reached Italy of the source of Asia’s outstanding jewels. Sailors’ tales were backed by samples, and so Abraham, ...Read Review
All for Love
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Elyot has written three fictional memoirs about women whose passions ruled their lives. Like Helen of Troy (The Memoirs of Helen of Troy) ...Read Review
Wizard’s Daughter
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Historical FantasyMystery/CrimeRomance
Catherine Coulter mesmerizes readers with a blend of history, fantasy, and a touch of the paranormal in her tenth book in the Brides ...Read Review
An Infamous Army: A Novel of Wellington, Waterloo, Love and War
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This is a well-documented account of the Battle of Waterloo from the British army’s point of view. The social events surrounding and ...Read Review
Whispers Along the Rails
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In this, Miller’s second novel set in the 1890’s “company town” of Pullman, Illinois, Olivia Mott is not only working as an ...Read Review
The Cliff House Strangler
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In this, Tallman’s third Sarah Woolson mystery, the spunky late 19th-century attorney deals with the titled investigation while working to establish her ...Read Review
Never Surrender
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Of all the iconic images of the Second World War, none is more etched in the public mind than the picture of a ...Read Review
Touchstone
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Laurie R. King gave us the brilliant recreation of Sherlock Holmes with more depth than Conan Doyle ever mustered in her Mary Russell ...Read Review
Vienna Blood
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In this, the second installment of the Liebermann Papers, Tallis, a practicing clinical psychologist, beautifully evokes the upheaval in the highest echelons of ...Read Review
