Tag Archives: Historical
State Counsellor
by Boris AkuninFrom the writer who reinvented the Russian crime novel, a gripping tale of political subterfuge and murder in turn-of-the-century Moscow featuring the inimitable hero…
A Son of Thunder
by Henry Mayer“A fine job of placing Henry’s idea of republican rectitude in context without ignoring the many ironies of his life as a mediator between the yeomanry and the elite. Best of all, Mr. Mayer helps us understand the significance of Henry’s enduring image.” –The New York Times Book Review…
The Siege
by Ismail KadareWinner of the inaugural 2005 Man Booker International Prize, Ismail Kadare’s The Siege is an absorbing, timeless, psychological study into human cunning, battlefield strategy,…
Sherlock Holmes
by Nick Rennison“Rennison does a marvelous job of overlaying his own extensive research on clues from Doyle’s tales of Watson and Holmes, deciphering much for this…
Shadow-Box
by Antonia Logue“That three such wildly contrasting characters can coexist in the same novel is indicative of the era’s (and the author’s) bracing audacity. . ….
See What I Have Done
by Sarah SchmidtPraised by Paula Hawkins as the “next great thriller” (Town & Country), Sarah Schmidt’s debut is a masterful reimagining of the infamous Lizzie Borden…
The Retreat
by Patrick Rambaud“In The Retreat, a novel much praised for its level of historical detail, French writer Patrick Rambaud locates little grandeur in the ghastly carnage of Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow. . . . Readers of Bernard Cornwell Sharpe’s novels will no doubt relish the prize-winning Rambaud’s hallucinogenic, frost-edged vision of Napoleon’s…
The Pure Land
by Alan Spence“The Pure Land by Alan Spence, based on the true story which inspired Madame Butterfly, is part thrilling adventure, part lyrical reflection, and characterized…
The Pistoleer
by James Carlos Blake“A genuine tour de force . . . an ingenious reconstruction of the life and times of the West’s most feared gunman, John Wesley…
Napoleon’s Exile
by Patrick Rambaud“Enfeebled, sick, dispirited, abandoned, the ruler only becomes more fascinating. The epoch is no more, but the intimate Napoleon replaces it. No hagiography or…
