Tag Archives: Historical
Jam on the Vine
by LaShonda BarnettAn explosive debut novel that chronicles the life of a trailblazing African American woman journalist through the start of the twentieth century.
The Giant of the French Revolution
by David LawdayThe Giant of the French Revolution tells the story of George-Jacques Danton—visionary leader and tragic hero—in a work The Economist called “a gripping story,…
The Falcon of Palermo
by Maria R. Bordihn“Bordihn’s scrupulously researched debut brims with drama, passion and personalities ranging from the scandalous to the sublime. . . . Bordihn renders vivid descriptions…
Exposure
by Helen Dunmore“Much like a slick, shape-shifting spook, Exposure is many things at once–an espionage thriller, a forbidden-love story, an immigrant’s tale—and it assumes these varied…
The Dress Lodger
by Sheri Holman“Holman seduces you. Her prose, tart, racy and somber, will sing in your soul a long while.” —Frank McCourt, author of Angela’s Ashes
The Dark Clue
by James Wilson“A luscious Victorian thriller that . . . sends two characters from [Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White] on a brilliant literary mission. . . . We are soon exposed to the dark heart of a city that never loses its fascination.” –Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review…
The Cosgrove Report
by G. J. A. O'Toole“Dazzling . . . A superior example of this genre.” —Nicholas Meyer, author of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
