Tag Archives: Historical
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…
My Life and Loves
by Frank Harris“Extraordinary entertainment. . . . We are given a scope of significant experience on a history-making level that is like nothing else conceived during…
Mr. Darwin’s Shooter
by Roger McDonald“Earthy, economical prose . . . wisdom and subtle understanding . . . Evolution, as Mr. Darwin’s Shooter demonstrates, is driven by forces more…
The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner
by Tim Flannery“Lively . . . exciting . . . Nicol has made a lasting place for himself in the literature of the sea and ships…
