Judith Starkston
Foreign Bodies
Foreign Bodies is the 18th in the Marcus Corvinus series. In AD 42, the emperor Claudius sends Corvinus off to…
An Honorable Man
Set in Washington, DC in 1953, this spy thriller depicts the CIA against the backdrop of the Cold War and…
A Gilded Grave
In A Gilded Grave, Shelley Freydont creates an entertaining murder mystery set amidst the lavish wealth and Victorian strictures of…
Three Great Lies
Three Great Lies starts in modern Egypt, with a tourist named Jeannette enticed to a newly uncovered tomb. Once there,…
The Edge of Lost
The Edge of Lost opens on Alcatraz in 1937, with an elusive prologue describing a moment from an apparent escape…
Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther
This is a sprawling tale that, despite the title, is as much about two men, Daniel and Hegai, as it…
A Darker Shade of Magic
Magic, in Schwab’s fantasy novel, is a mixed blessing. Too much magic and the world self-destructs, too little and life…
Death Ex Machina
Gary Corby has delivered another delightful mystery set in Classical Greece. He combines intriguing historical details with a dry sense…
Orhan’s Inheritance
“And if he is Turkish, what does that mean? Is he the prodigal son of a democratic republic or a…
Queen of Hearts
Rhys Bowen’s latest, Queen of Hearts, offers all the fun her readers associate with her Royal Spyness series. In these…
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