Nicky Moxey
Faithful Unto Death: A Bradecote and Catchpoll Mystery
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This is the sixth, and most recent, of the Bradecote and Catchpoll murder mystery series, and both our heroes (and their trusty apprentice, ...Read Review
Divine Heretic
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I have a confession to make; I’ve always hated the mealy-mouthed Joan of Arc of legend, the Maid of Orleans who was ...Read Review
The Mountains Sing
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This was a difficult book to read with the world as we know it being torn apart by the Corona virus, but it ...Read Review
Lionheart (Richard the Lionheart)
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I know Ben Kane as a writer in the Roman era, where his fast-paced, impeccably researched books are a joy to read – especially ...Read Review
Hostage to Fortune (Bradecote & Catchpoll)
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It’s the time of the Anarchy in 1144; Bradecote is now a wet-behind-the-ears undersheriff, and Catchpoll is the experienced Serjeant tasked with babysitting ...Read Review
Genius and Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947
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This is a galloping tour of some of humanity’s brightest minds and the impact they had on society. In almost every aspect ...Read Review
Barbarians: Rebellion and Resistance to the Roman Empire
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I went to the kind of school where we learned Roman history via Latin lessons, and I’m afraid that Roman history has ...Read Review
Commodus (The Damned Emperors)
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My all-time favourite kind of historical novel is the kind where I learn about a real person I know very little about, and ...Read Review
The Office of Gardens and Ponds
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Set in Heian Japan, the book gives us two startlingly opposed worldviews – the imperial court is described in all its effete, rigid, exquisite ...Read Review
Patriot or Traitor: The Life and Death of Sir Walter Ralegh
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It’s said that good non-fiction should be as gripping as a tense murder-mystery. With this fascinating biography, Anna Beer has indeed met ...Read Review