HNR Issue 50 (November 2009)
The Unbelievers
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In Victorian Edinburgh in an age when the Highlands were being cleared of the local peasants in order for the wealthy landlords to ...Read Review
The Tehran Conviction
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The third novel to feature Gabbay’s CIA sleuth, Jack Teller, pivots between Teller’s 1953 assignment in Iran and his return in 1979. In 1953 ...Read Review
Lady Blue
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Raised on a cattle ranch in the American West, Harmony Simmons must move to England to live with her older sister Agatha when ...Read Review
The Bride’s Farewell
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Pell Ridley has seen the ravages of marriage, and she has firmly decided against it. Her mother’s health and well-being have been ...Read Review
The Captain’s Table
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This is the second in the Bella Wallis series: Bella is an attractive widow, who writes thrilling and highly successful tales under ...Read Review
Bury Me Deep
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Phoenix, Arizona, in 1931 is a combination of a dusty Wild West town and a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. Marion Seeley, the naï...Read Review
The Tale of Applebeck Orchard
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In this installment of the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter series, facts from Potter’s world mix with a fictional mystery set in ...Read Review
All the Nice Girls
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It’s a pity this book has come up for review for the autumn magazine as it is a perfect beach read. ...Read Review
Letters for a Spy
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In April 1943, the British set up Operation Mincemeat with the aim of fooling the Germans into thinking that the Allies would attack ...Read Review
The Daisy Club
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Daisy, Freddie, Aurelia and Laura are the Daisy Club, formed from their year at the finishing school at Twistleton Court. When war ...Read Review