Judith Starkston
The Harlot’s Tale
Second in Thomas’ Midwife Mystery series, The Harlot’s Tale is set in York in 1645, a year after the city…
The Mountain of Light
The Mountain of Light is the story of a diamond – the famous Kohinoor now on display in the Tower…
A Rescue for a Queen
Eleventh in Fiona Buckley’s series featuring Elizabeth I and her spy Ursula Blanchard Stannard, A Rescue for a Queen opens…
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…
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