John Kachuba
Steering to Freedom
It is fitting that this novel should be published in the sesquicentennial of the last year of the Civil War.…
Will Starling
Editors' choice
After five years on the Continent, where he assisted military surgeon Alec Comrie during the Napoleonic Wars, nineteen-year-old Will Starling…
Only Wounded: Stories of Irish Troubles
It seems fitting that this book, a collection of connected short stories, is written by a physician, since it deals…
The Prince
Bruschini, a renowned Italian journalist, delivers a riveting and fast-moving tale about Prince Ferdinando Licata, a man for whom the…
The Brewer of Preston
Editors' choice
Camilleri, a bestselling author in Italy and Germany, is the author of the Inspector Montalbano mystery series and historical novels…
The Girl Next Door
Editors' choice
Fans of prolific and award-winning author Rendell will not be disappointed by her latest novel. On the outskirts of war-torn…
The Prince’s Boy
In a book review, Ambrose Bierce once wrote: “The covers of this book are too far apart.” That same criticism…
Spirit House
At first blush this novel seems to be a coming-of-age story about 13-year-old David, who is dumped on his grandparents’…
The Cane Creek Regulators
Spur Award winner Boggs is known for his fast-paced, exciting novels, and this latest novel, set in pre-Revolutionary War South…
Bitter Spirits
In San Francisco, during the Roaring Twenties, Aida Palmer makes a living conjuring up the spirits of the dead at…
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