2012

Derby Day

By DJ Taylor - Published 2011Published 2012

Genres:

Literary

Any reader who likes the gentle and considered narratives of the novels of Trollope or Thackeray should enjoy this work of fiction. Indeed ...Read Review

The Lost Wife

By Alyson Richman - Published 2011Published 2012

Genres:

Literary

I struggled with a review that would do this gorgeous book justice. Richman takes what could be a sorrowful story and renders it ...Read Review

Death of Kings

By Bernard Cornwell - Published 2011Published 2012

Genres:

Adventure

King Alfred is dying, and Uhtred, his ill-rewarded war captain, is faced again with the choice of his life: will he fight for ...Read Review

A Tangle of Magicks

By Stephanie Burgis - Published 2011Published 2012

Genres:

Children/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy

  Bath, 1803. Twelve-year-old Kat Stephenson has inherited a talent for magic from her mother. It’s dangerous stuff and, several times, Kat’s ...Read Review

Fear Itself

By Andrew Rosenheim - Published 2011Published 2012

Genres:

Thriller

In 1937 Milwaukee, young FBI agent Jimmy Nessheim comes across several odd bits of information (and a murder) leading to the German American Bund, ...Read Review

Young Henry: The Rise of Henry Vlll

By Robert Hutchinson - Published 2011Published 2012

Genres:

Nonfiction

This new biography concentrates on Henry VIII’s life up until the triumphant coronation of the pregnant Anne Boleyn in 1533. The first chapters ...Read Review

Island of Bones

By Imogen Robertson - Published 2011Published 2012

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

In 1783, the excavation of an old family tomb in the Lake District reveals a bloody mystery. Called to investigate a murder, Gabriel Crowther ...Read Review

The Absolutist

By John Boyne - Published 2011Published 2012

Genres:

MilitaryRomance

John Boyne is a consummate storyteller, and in his new novel he doesn’t disappoint. You might think there was little more to ...Read Review

The Wettest County in the World

By Matt Bondurant - Published 2009Published 2012

Genres:

Literary

During the Prohibition era, moonshine flowed freely through the mountains of Franklin County, Virginia, and few bootleggers were more productive, violent, and notable ...Read Review

The House of Special Purpose

By John Boyne - Published 2009Published 2012

Genres:

Thriller

When Georgy Jachmenev inadvertently stops a bullet meant for the Tsar’s uncle, his life is changed forever. It is 1916 and the 17-year-old ...Read Review