HNR Issue 61 (August 2012)
The Story of Ireland
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In this companion volume to a BBC television series, Hegarty presents a panoramic view of Irish history that sweeps from 433 AD to the ...Read Review
Danger in the Wind
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This fourth Aurelia Marcella mystery set in Roman Britain opens with a birthday invitation sent to the innkeeper sleuth from her cousin with ...Read Review
The Tintern Treasure
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Roger Chapman is a peddler who has, quite by accident, become an agent of King Richard III. His reputation as the king’s ...Read Review
Empire of the Moghul: The Tainted Throne
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1606. It is five months since the death of the Moghul emperor Akbar, and his son Jahangir is crowned as ruler of the empire. ...Read Review
Miss Lizzie’s War
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While Richmond, Virginia suffers through the American Civil War, the wealthy Elizabeth van Lew supports the war effort—for the Union. Starting by ...Read Review
Imperial Scandal
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In Brussels fresh from the intrigues of the Congress of Vienna, British agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife Suzanne investigate a young lady’...Read Review
Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’Art
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Begun as a history of the color blue, this book evolves into a detective romp through Montmartre, Paris, historical haunt of artists. After ...Read Review
HHhH
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HHhH (“Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich,” that is, “Himmler’s brain is called Heydrich”) tells the thrilling story of Slovak Jozef Gabćik and ...Read Review
The Map of Lost Memories
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Fay’s debut novel begins in Shanghai in 1925, the second part takes place in Saigon, and the third is set in Cambodia. Irene ...Read Review
The Uninvited Guests
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This is a bizarre and fantastic story, which takes place over 24 hours in Sterne – a substantial English country house. But the Swifts, the ...Read Review
