HNR Issue 60 (May 2012)
The House of Rumour
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At first sight this is a conspiracy thriller, although more ‘literary’ than most, as one would expect from Sceptre. It has the usual ...Read Review
The Mysterium: A Hugh Corbett Mystery
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The 17th entry in the Sir Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries opens with a “locked cell” murder of a much-hated, highly placed judge who ...Read Review
A Lasting Impression
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Featuring the courageous Civil War figure Adelicia Acklen, this first in a series begins with the risky romance between Adelicia’s newest personal ...Read Review
The Irish Healer
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An inspiring yet predictable story of love blooming between different social classes, The Irish Healer depicts the story of Rachel Dunne, accused murderer. ...Read Review
Hawkwood
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The Bow Street Runners, generally accepted as London’s first professional police force, was founded in 1749 and operated in London until 1839, when the ...Read Review
Where Wildflowers Bloom
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Faith has little faith in herself or her aging grandfather. They are both struggling to overcome the losses of the War Between the ...Read Review
Echoes of Titanic
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InspirationalMystery/CrimeRomance
Kelsey Tate is a rising star in the family business built by her great-grandmother Adele, a survivor of the Titanic. But just when ...Read Review
Home for Christmas
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The second of the No. 13 Article Row (a street address) series continues with the lives of three girls lodging with a widow and ...Read Review
The Secret Children
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1925. When James MacDonald, a lonely Scots tea planter in Assam, took a beautiful Indian girl as a concubine, he did not foresee two ...Read Review
The Shoemaker’s Wife
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This sprawling history begins in the Italian Alps in the early 20th century. It takes a while for teenaged Ciro and Enza to ...Read Review