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Murder on Principle (A Will Rees Mystery, 10)
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A man garbed in a bright yellow waistcoat, fawn-colored pantaloons, and red-trimmed Hessian boots is an unusual sight in the Maine woods, and ...Read Review
The King’s Sword: The First Novel of The Metzlingen Saga
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“Take their words, labels, expectations, and find a way to define them on your own terms.” 15th-century Germany. A man trying to bury ...Read Review
Deadly Summer Nights (A Catskill Summer Resort Mystery)
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Notwithstanding the murder of a guest at Haggerman’s Resort in the heart of the Catskill region, this narrative offers the reader a ...Read Review
Death’s Long Shadow (A Harriet & Matthew Rowsley mystery, 3)
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Set during an unprecedented winter storm, Death’s Long Shadow, third in the Matthew and Harriet Rowsley mysteries, is a standalone without need ...Read Review
Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows
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In 13th-century Norway, Olav and Ingunn are betrothed to each other as children. As teenagers, romantic love grows between them, but their passion ...Read Review
Victoria II
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Victoria II focuses on Princess Vicky, daughter of Queen Victoria, who has become the heir to the throne due to changed historical facts, ...Read Review
Ariadne Unraveled: A Mythic Retelling
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Best known in Greek mythology as the Princess of Crete who helped the Athenian prince Theseus escape the labyrinth and kill the Minotaur, ...Read Review
Beneath the Veil of Smoke and Ash
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Set amid the factories and coal mines of western Pennsylvania, Pasterick’s novel follows several interconnected families over the course of seven years. ...Read Review
The Prince of the Skies
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Iturbe’s second novel opens at Le Bourget Aerodrome, Paris, in 1922. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s plane is described as an ungainly, oversized ...Read Review
Orphans of the Storm
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September 1911, Nice, France. A terrified young woman sits in a lawyer’s office, struggling to explain why she is there. So begins Celia ...Read Review