Judith Starkston
The Lincoln Deception
Lincoln is a popular topic. David O. Stewart, a respected historian, has made a strong contribution with The Lincoln Deception,…
Here Comes Mrs Kugelman
Here Comes Mrs. Kugelman is an allegorical sort of novel about remembrance. Mrs. Kugelman is a Holocaust survivor, and she…
Teatime for the Firefly
Teatime for the Firefly creates a vivid portrayal of the exotic world of the Assam tea plantations and Indian life…
Seven for a Secret
Set in New York just before the Civil War, Seven for a Secret depicts a mystery involving the kidnapping of…
A Question of Honor: A Bess Crawford Mystery
Fifth in the Bess Crawford series, A Question of Honor moves between India in 1908, when Bess is fifteen, and…
The Dervish
The novel, set primarily in Turkey, opens with a prologue set in 1961 after the Turkish military has crushed the…
The Tin Horse
Editors' choice
Elaine Greenstein is downsizing to a retirement home, but her life as a fierce civil rights lawyer is important enough…
Proof of Guilt
The fifteenth Inspector Rutledge mystery will not disappoint Todd fans and should encourage new readers. The plot, set between 1916…
Fear in the Sunlight
In Nicola Upson’s fourth Josephine Tey mystery, nothing is what it appears—no surprise with Alfred Hitchcock involved. “Hitch” thinks he’s…
The Chalice
Bilyeau’s first book, The Crown, brought us the determined but naïve Joanna Stafford, Dominican nun and daughter of a disgraced…
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