John R. Vallely
The Tick of Death
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Peter Lovesey richly deserves the many awards and honors bestowed upon him since his premier novel, the extravagantly titled Wobble to Death, in 1970. ...Read Review
Broken Jewel
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A Japanese prison camp in the Philippines is the setting for a tense novel of brutality, endurance, hope, and, most of all, love. ...Read Review
The Inheritance of Rome
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A distinguished professor of medieval history at Oxford and author of the award-winning Framing the Middle Ages, Chris Wickham presents a comprehensive and ...Read Review
An Artist in Treason: The Extraordinary Life of General James Wilkinson
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James Wilkinson (1757-1825) is one of the most obscure figures in American history. His life was spent as a Revolutionary War hero, American ...Read Review
To Know Evil
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Any reader searching for a less densely detailed description of medieval monastic life than that provided by Umberto Eco may wish to join ...Read Review
A Plague of Poison
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Maureen Ash’s Templar Knight mystery series has introduced Bascot de Marins to scores of readers in previous volumes. Her latest finds the ...Read Review
Seen the Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Gettysburg
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The young Chandler brothers, brash 18-year-old Luke and soft-spoken 16-year-old Thomas, advance to maturity in the blood-soaked fields of Gettysburg in John Hough’...Read Review
The Patriot Witch
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I must admit that I approached this novel predisposed to write a negative review. I was not a fan of fantasy fiction and ...Read Review
The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British and French Navies, 1650-1815
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The “ship of the line” was the equivalent of the battleship in navies in the age of sail. While numerous smaller types of ...Read Review
Eiffel’s Tower
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The 1889 Exposition Universelle would be forgotten by all but a few were it not for the centerpiece of the affair—the brand new ...Read Review
