Reviews

Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books

On Secret Service

By John Jakes - Published 2000

Genres:

Saga

On Secret Service is an informative read that will entertain both men and women. My husband took possession of the book the minute ...Read Review

Texas Glory

By Lorraine Heath - Published 2000

Genres:

RomanceWestern

Dallas Leigh’s dream is beginning to come true. A town called Leighton is being built on his land. There are stores opening, ...Read Review

The Gates of the Alamo: A Novel

By Stephen Harrigan - Published 2000

Genres:

Western

The single most retold incident of the American West, studied and pored over, could easily be that of General Custer’s misadventures at ...Read Review

Sold Down the River

By Barbara Hambly - Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Big, black, and smart, Ben January signs on as private detective for the man who once owned him and his mother. He’s ...Read Review

Graveyard Dust (Benjamin January)

By Barbara Hambly - Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

In 1834 New Orleans, just prior to his death, Isaak Jumon accuses his spouse Celie of poisoning him. At least that is the conclusion ...Read Review

Grant Speaks

By Ev Ehrlich - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

Ev Ehrlich’s career to date has spanned writing, US government service, consulting/advisory work with major corporations, and radio assignments on the ...Read Review

Grange House

By Sarah Blake - Published 2000

Genres:

Literary

Grange House is an elegant, charming recreation of a late Victorian gothic novel, complete with ghostly appearances, long-lost family secrets, and a narrative ...Read Review

[Jane and the Genius of the Place] [by: Stephanie Barron]

By Stephanie Barron - Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

In August of 1805, sisters Jane and Cassandra Austen leave Bath to travel to their brother Edward’s estate in Kent in order to ...Read Review

Peerless Theodosia (Reprise)

By Rebecca Baldwin - Published 2000

Genres:

Romance

England and the United States are at war. An overzealous British lieutenant has stopped a ship flying under a neutral flag and taken ...Read Review

The Year of Jubilo

By Howard Bahr - Published 2000

Genres:

Literary

Howard Bahr’s Civil War fiction has already earned praise from critics, casual readers, and the ever-growing number of Americans who remain consumed ...Read Review