Multi-Period
The First Murder
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Here is the eighth compilation of interwoven historical mysteries by the changing cast of The Medieval Murderers. As per usual it is the ...Read Review
The Secret Keeper
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It’s 1961, and 16-year-old Laurel Nicolson is hiding in a tree house during a family celebration, wanting only a few minutes alone as ...Read Review
The Girl on the Cliff
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Riley’s second novel uses a familiar but intriguing device in which secrets of long ago impact a love story today. Moving from ...Read Review
Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City
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This is a broad-brush account of London’s most notorious crimes from the Middle Ages up to the present day, together with descriptions ...Read Review
Tower: An Epic History
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This is a fascinating look at the infamous Tower of London, from its beginnings as a motte-and-bailey castle built by William the Conqueror, ...Read Review
Able Seamen: The Lower Deck of the Royal Navy, 1850-1939
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Brian Lavery presents his second book describing the world of sailors and naval vessels, covering 1850-1939. He discusses the transition of sailing vessels ...Read Review
The Aleppo Codex
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A codex called the Crown begins life in 930 AD Tiberius at the hand of a rabbinical scribe. It is masoretic, meaning it includes ...Read Review
The Boy Who Stole the Leopard’s Spots
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In 1935, in the Belgian Congo, two young boys of the Bapende tribe participate in the ancient tradition of cannibalism. Twins, one of them ...Read Review
The House of the Wind
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Readers of multi-period epics will relish this story. Hardie has skillfully blended the themes and settings of the 21st-century United States and 14th-century ...Read Review
Dead Men
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Dual-time novels seem to be in vogue these days. Some feel contrived and out of balance, shifting mechanically between decades or centuries to ...Read Review
