James Hawking
The Poisoned Crown
George R. R. Martin wrote an enthusiastic introduction to this novel, acknowledging that it was a source for A Game…
The Boy in His Winter
Huckleberry Finn floats down the Mississippi without aging until the early 21st century, when he encounters Hurricane Katrina. Arrested for…
The End of the Book
Two narratives alternate in this fictional experiment. The first is set in Chicago beginning in 2008. In order to pay…
Murder at Westminster Abbey
Red-headed women are being murdered – two in brothels and one at the court of Elizabeth I. The possibility that…
The Smoke at Dawn
Jeff Shaara wrote his first two Civil War books as a continuation of his late father Michael’s inspired Gettysburg novel,…
The Man Who Loved Dogs
Three men who loved dogs play major roles in this novel about the assassination of Leon Trotsky. A Cuban veterinary…
In the Night of Time
We meet Ignacio Abel, a prominent Spanish architect, at Penn Station in 1936 as he flees from Madrid, where he…
She’s Leaving Home
Although primarily a police procedural, this novel, set in 1968, successfully portrays a rapidly changing British culture. A young woman’s…
The Fiery Alphabet
We first meet Daniela Meso in 1764 as a 17-year-old prodigy, proficient in mathematics and fluent in Greek and Hebrew,…
Lion and Leopard
Editors' choice
Multiple narrators combine to paint a picture of the Philadelphia art world around 1820, beginning with some young men who…
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