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Lies of the Flesh
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Lies of the Flesh is set during the 14th-century border wars between England and Scotland. Fran Hilton has become lord of the manor ...Read Review
Redfalcon
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Redfalcon is the second of Robert J. Harris’ books based on the adventures of John Buchan’s hero Richard Hannay. The action has ...Read Review
Beyond Summerland
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The liberation of the Channel Islands in 1945 ought to bring joy and relief to the inhabitants of Jersey. But to Jean Parris, awaiting ...Read Review
Queen Macbeth
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Gruoch, Macbeth’s widowed queen, lives secretly on a small isle in a lowland loch, inseparable from her three lady companions, safeguarded by ...Read Review
Columba’s Bones: Darkland Tales
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Iona, 825 AD, and a gang of Vikings raids a Celtic monastery. In one brutal day, a multitude of characters is reduced to three ...Read Review
Burnt Offerings
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It is 1589, and King James VI of Scotland believes himself to have been the victim of witchcraft. This leads to a frenetic routing ...Read Review
Three Fires
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This short, vibrant novella from acclaimed Scottish author Denise Mina immerses the reader in the life of Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican priest. In ...Read Review
The Berlin Gambit
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Berlin, 1942. Police Chief Investigator Rolf Schneider takes no interest in politics. All he cares about is catching criminals – until he is tasked with ...Read Review
Nothing Left to Fear from Hell: Darkland Tales
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Warner is known for his literary and comic novels, all in modern settings. His contribution to Polygon’s Darkland Tales series is a ...Read Review
The Edinburgh Skating Club
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The story recounts how poet Alison Cockburn accepts a challenge from philosopher David Hume and his sister Katherine to bring her intellect to ...Read Review
