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What do readers say about The Name of the Rose?
a series of murders an ode to ignorance a murder mystery monster of a bookAn international sensation and winner of the Premio Strega and the Prix Médicis Etranger awards, this enthralling medieval murder mystery is "a brilliant deconstruction of the traditional crime novel" (Iain Rankin).
The year is 1327. Benedictines in ... More details on The Name of the Rose
ON AUGUST 16, 1968, I WAS HANDED A BOOK WRITTEN BY A CERTAIN Abbé Vallet, Le Manuscrit de Dom Adson de Melk, traduit en français d’après l’édition de Dom J. Mabillon (Aux Presses de l’Abbaye de la Sou...
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What do readers say about Dissolution?
smooth and elegant perfect plot line a historical mystery wry and bitterFrom the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion comes the exciting and elegantly written first novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series
Dissolution is an utterly riveting portrayal of Tudor England. The year is 1537, and the c... More details on Dissolution
AS I PASSED DOWN Ludgate Hill, I noticed a stall brimming with apples and pears and, feeling hungry, dismounted to buy some. As I stood feeding an apple to Chancery, I noticed down a side street a cro...
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What do readers say about The Devil in the White City?
easy to digest mystery and intrigue nonfiction historical book america's first serial killerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.
"Relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonf... More details on The Devil in the White City
THE DATE WAS APRIL 14, 1912, a sinister day in maritime history, but of course the man in suite 63–65, shelter deck C, did not yet know it. What he did know was that his foot hurt badly, more than he ...
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What do readers say about An Instance of the Fingerpost?
incredibly detailed and labyrinthine historical and religious elements nicely wrought prose complex and meatyA national bestseller and one of the New York Public Library's Books to Remember, An Instance of the Fingerpost is a thrilling historical mystery from Iain Pears.
"It is 1663, and England is wracked with intrigue and civil strife. When an Oxford don ... More details on An Instance of the Fingerpost
Marco da Cola, Gentleman of Venice, respectfully presents his greetings. I wish to recount the journey which I made to England in the year 1663, the events which I witnessed and the people I met, thes...
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What do readers say about The Daughter of Time?
logic and deduction humorous and light massive historical research bright and lively"One of the best mysteries of all time" (The New York Times)-Josephine Tey recreates one of history's most famous-and vicious-crimes in her classic bestselling novel, a must read for connoisseurs of fiction, now with a new introduction by Robert Barn... More details on The Daughter of Time
Grant lay on his high white cot and stared at the ceiling. Stared at it with loathing. He knew by heart every last minute crack on its nice clean surface. He had made maps of the ceiling and gone expl...
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What do readers say about Mistress of the Art of Death?
unique and clear historical murder mystery medieval murder mystery nicely developed plotsThe national bestselling hit hailed by the New York Times as a "vibrant medieval mystery…[it] outdoes the competition."
In medieval Cambridge, England, Adelia, a female forensics expert, is summoned by King Henry II to investigate a series of grues... More details on Mistress of the Art of Death
They’re a pleasant interruption in the traffic of carts whose drivers and oxen are surly with fatigue from plowing and sowing. These people are well fed, noisy, exultant with the grace their journey h...
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What do readers say about The Hangman's Daughter?
slice of history dreary and disturbing a well-plotted historical mystery medieval murder mysteryTaking us back in history to a place where autopsies were blasphemous, coffee was an exotic drink, dried toads were the recommended remedy for the plague, and the devil was as real as anything, New York Times bestselling author Oliver Pötzsch's The H... More details on The Hangman's Daughter
Chapter 1 Schongau, The morning of April 24, A.D. 1659 Thirty-five years later Magdalena Kuisl was sitting on a wooden bench in front of the small, squat hangman’s house, pressing the heavy bronze mor...
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What do readers say about My Name is Red?
kant and joyce an elaborate murder mystery storytelling and illustrations a false mysteryThe Sultan secretly commissions a great book: a celebration of his life and the Ottoman Empire, to be illuminated by the best artists of the day - in the European manner. In Istanbul at a time of violent fundamentalism, however, this is a dangerous p... More details on My Name is Red
I am nothing but a corpse now, a body at the bottom of a well. Though I drew my last breath long ago and my heart has stopped beating, no one, apart from that vile murderer, knows what’s happened to m...
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What do readers say about The Queen's Man?
a medieval murder mystery medieval murder mysteries great historical fiction lighter in toneSharon Kay Penman's The Queen's Man is the first book in her bestselling medieval mystery series featuring Justin de Quincy
Epiphany, 1193: the road out of Winchester was hidden by snow, and Justin de Quincy was making slow progress when he heard the... More details on The Queen's Man
Aubrey de Quincy was caught off balance and furious with himself for his negligence; he ought to have expected this. Throughout their meal, the sole topic had been King Richard’s disappearance. All of...
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What do readers say about Maisie Dobbs?
social climbing and status interesting and informative intelligent, determined, insightful easy and engaging"A female investigator every bit as brainy and battle-hardened as Lisbeth Salander."
-Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air, on Maisie Dobbs
Maisie Dobbs got her start as a maid in an aristocratic London household when she was thirteen. Her employer, su... More details on Maisie Dobbs
Even if she hadn’t been the last person to walk through the turnstile at Warren Street tube station, Jack Barker would have noticed the tall, slender woman in the navy blue, thigh-length jacket with a...
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