HNR Issue 72 (May 2015)
House of Thieves
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John Cross is a successful architect working in New York in 1886. He is married, although not happily, and has three children the eldest ...Read Review
Golden Earrings
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In 1970s Paris, a dejected ballet dancer, Paloma, is living with her grandmother, Mamie, in a townhouse-cum-ballet school. One morning she is confronted ...Read Review
Arctic Shadow
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AdventureChildren/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy
In 1909, the All Alaska Sweepstakes dog race has ended in defeat for 14-year- old Anya, a Siberian girl from Chukchi, who arrived in ...Read Review
The Bluestocking and the Rake
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In this Regency romance the Earl of Marcham decides to settle down and marry, not only to fulfill his duty to provide an ...Read Review
Mightier Than the Sword
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On the maiden voyage of a transatlantic liner, Emma, the chairman of the board of Barrington’s, the owner, and her husband Harry ...Read Review
Captain of Dragoons
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1704. The expansionist designs of Louis XIV of France, who has his eye on the Spanish Netherlands, threatens European stability. The British army under ...Read Review
The Nuns of Sant’ Ambrogio: The True Story of a Convent in Scandal
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In 1853, Katharina von Hohenzollern, twice widowed, finally followed her heart’s desire and entered a convent. But she got a little more than ...Read Review
Deadly Election
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Flavia Albia, originally from Britain, is the adopted daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, a well-known detective in ancient Rome. When a rotting corpse ...Read Review
The Dragon of Handale
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Fifth in the Abbess Hildegard mystery series, this installment sees Hildegard returning to England after a year abroad, with the decision before her ...Read Review
The Midwife’s Revolt
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In the spring of 1775, America finds itself at war with England. Young Jeb and Lizzie Boylston said goodbye to one another after settling ...Read Review
