2001
Old Men at Midnight
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This trilogy of related stories features one woman, Ilana Davita Dinn, writer, feminist and collector of stories. In the first tale, she tutors ...Read Review
Alexandra: The Last Tsarina
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The author of thirteen previous books, Carolly Erickson approaches the story of Alexandra, the Tsarina who was assassinated during the Bolshevik Revolution in 1918, ...Read Review
The Marriage of Meggotta
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The reputation of Ellis Peters as author of the Brother Cadfael series has eclipsed that of Edith Pargeter, her real name, under which ...Read Review
Tom’s Lawyer
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Sixth in Heck’s mystery series featuring Mark Twain and narrated by his secretary Wentworth Cabot during Twain’s cross-country lecturing days, this ...Read Review
The Bermuda Indenture
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The Bermuda Indenture hinges on a title search, which sounds like one of the most boring tasks in the world, but to give ...Read Review
Selkirk’s Island: The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe
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While Defoe’s Crusoe was fictional, Alexander Selkirk inspired the tale. In 1703 this Scotsman signed aboard William Dampier’s expedition to capture the ...Read Review
A Potion for a Widow
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In the fifth installment of the Chronicles of Isaac of Girona, the blind Jewish physician decidedly takes a back seat, as though you ...Read Review
Enchanting Pleasures
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This is the final volume of James’s Regency trilogy (Potent Pleasures, Midnight Pleasures) and it is a pleasure to read. The main ...Read Review
Tallapoosa
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The novel takes place in the Tallapoosa River region of present-day Alabama in 1813. Settlers are stirring up the native tribes, called Creeks since ...Read Review
Murder at the President’s Door
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A dead body is found just outside President Roosevelt’s door. Preferring that the murder be kept from the public, First Lady Eleanor ...Read Review