HNR Issue 53 (August 2010)
The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno
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In 1865, the complacent Bartholomew Fortuno, billed as the World’s Thinnest Man by P.T. Barnum, enjoys his life as one of Barnum’...Read Review
Kings of the North
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Kings of the North opens with England being ruled ineffectively by Ethelred, his sons ripe for rebellion, and the Danes poised for usurpation. ...Read Review
A Murder of Crows
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I am delighted to see the return of Sir Robert Carey and Sergeant Dodd after so many years! This is the fifth in ...Read Review
The Pindar Diamond
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This is a beautiful book set in a beautiful city, Venice at the beginning of the 17th century. It is the sequel to ...Read Review
Sword and Song
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Charles Patterson, musician by trade and detective by inclination, returns for another 18th-century murder mystery. This time he is called to the murder ...Read Review
My Dangerous Duke
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Kate Madsen was orphaned as a girl and raised by a family friend in an isolated cottage near the sea. She’s surprisingly ...Read Review
The Illusion of Murder
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This is the second book in the adventures of Nellie Bly, ‘America’s first female investigative reporter’. The first book, The Alchemy of ...Read Review
Promise Bridge
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Promise Bridge is the debut novel from Schwab, a talented new voice in historical fiction. The novel is set in pre-Civil War Virginia, ...Read Review
The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag
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Flavia de Luce is eleven years old, bold, precocious and great fun. In 1950 in the village of Bishop’s Lacey, Flavia lives in ...Read Review
The Jewel of St Petersburg
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In 1910, Valentina Ivanova is arguably the most beautiful girl in aristocratic circles of St. Petersburg. In addition, she is an accomplished pianist who ...Read Review